1. The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
  2. We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
  3. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  4. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  5. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.
  6. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  7. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  8. This is an excerpt from Chad Bird’s book, Your God is Too Glorious, 2nd Edition
  9. Every Christian should understand what it means to have a Great High Priest
  10. How Leviticus 17 is a key passage for understanding atonement
  11. Jesus is always interceding for us