1. The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
  2. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  3. The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
  4. It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
  5. God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
  6. We live for the most part, on the strength of our moral fiber, under the law, by our zeal for God and all that which tickles our proud fancy.
  7. What might Christians of the Reformation tradition think of claims like these about the nature of salvation?
  8. Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
  9. What if sin was truly removed and what if the one who took it from us had the power to conquer it’s curse and spit in the face of death?
  10. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.
  11. Ash Wednesday's purpose is not to motivate our resolve to redouble our efforts to do better.
  12. Even as he was dying, the heart of God poured itself out for the sake of sinners.