1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  4. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  5. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  6. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  7. The Lord’s Prayer is liturgy and catechism, action and instruction, praxis and theology.
  8. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  9. Praying the Word of God back to God carries didactic import. It teaches us.
  10. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  11. The Lord’s prayer is a prayer in perfect accord with the will of God, and Jesus gifts it to us to plagiarize at will.