1. We do not choose our struggles, but there is One who has chosen to always be with us.
  2. The Lord has remembered to help his servant Israel, to fulfill his promises to Abraham and to his offspring forever, not mostly or mainly because of his mercy, but exclusively so.
  3. In the tumultuous sea of information, opinions, and ideologies that break over us each day, we hold fast to the anchor of our faith—Jesus, the true prophet.
  4. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  5. His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
  6. We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
  7. The Holy Spirit isn’t so much the one you look at, as he is the one who turns you from looking at yourself and your sin to your Savior, Jesus.
  8. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  9. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  10. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  11. We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
  12. This is the message of Lent. We are not called to sacrifice for Jesus in order to earn our salvation. Rather, we are called to remember the sacrifice that Jesus made for us.