1. God is not calling us to “grow up.” He is calling us to dependence.
  2. It all starts with God; and it all ends with God. He is the alpha and omega of giving and generosity.
  3. You’re not new because of what you do. You’re new and so you do new things, even in spite of yourself, because of your sinful nature.
  4. Our God is a living God and he listens to our cries for help.
  5. This is an excerpt from the Sinner/Saint Advent Devotional (1517 Publishing, 2022), written by Kathy Morales and Kyle G. Jones.
  6. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  7. Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
  8. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  9. Every incendiary move of God’s Spirit is accompanied by a group of penitent people rediscovering the power and preeminence of God’s Word.
  10. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  11. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.