1. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  2. Jesus will lead us through the deep waters onto the dry land of that celestial shore, where he will wipe away every tear from our eyes.
  3. God gives his church a story that helps to make sense of this life.
  4. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  5. Jesus reveals to them again who He is. And that life can only be given when we feed on Christ.
  6. What’s the big deal about Jesus’ name?
  7. God has a hall ready for us, for us and for so many more
  8. When the waters of anxiety and depression rise, there is One who understands.
  9. 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.
  10. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.