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. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
  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. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  7. God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.
  8. What I desperately needed was not to preach to myself, but to listen to a preacher—not to take myself in hand, but to be taken in the hands of the Almighty.
  9. We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
  10. God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
  11. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  12. Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.