1. We must also address the stigma surrounding addiction within so many churches.
  2. What if Jesus had said on the cross, “Earn it”?
  3. 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.
  4. Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
  5. I’ve experienced firsthand the promise that God never leaves a congregation empty-handed.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  9. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  10. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  11. 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.