1. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  2. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  3. 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.
  4. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  5. 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.
  6. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  7. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  8. Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
  9. The sign of the cross, according to the earliest centuries of Christians, is “the sign of the Lord,” and every baptized Christian was “marked” with it.
  10. Rejoice with Mary as she would rejoice with you. Be blessed, like her, with humility from God, so that you may serve joyfully and willingly wherever and in whatever role God has placed you.
  11. We live again, not so that we will now pay our debt, but to proclaim that we live because our debt was paid!
  12. You are a child of God. You’re blameless, holy, perfect, and righteous. Don’t feel that way? Too bad. God is greater than your heart.