1. The Lord assures Jeremiah he has not forgotten him. He is there and will rescue him.
  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. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  4. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  5. It is of the utmost importance that pastors teach their congregation that through faith in Jesus Christ, they are fortified against the machinations of the adversary.
  6. In that moment of greatest despair, we find the antidote for all our fears. We know we are beloved of God and there is salvation in Christ’s atoning death.
  7. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  8. 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.
  9. A pastor is sent to proclaim the unconditional grace of God, reminding us again and again that it is our Heavenly Father who reaches out to us in love through his Christ-won forgiveness, and not the other way around.
  10. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  11. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.