1. God is the end of living, the destination, the point of it all.
  2. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  3. This hymn is not for people who feel strong, but those who are weak.
  4. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  5. The drama of Scripture is about God renaming us by bringing us into his image-bearing family once again. And it would take “a name above all names” to accomplish it.
  6. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  7. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  8. The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.
  9. I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
  10. I can guarantee you that when Paul was overtaken by the Spirit and inspired to write these words, he did not have in mind your local school's boys' basketball tournament.
  11. When I finished this book, I loved the Bible, and the Bible’s author, even more. And I can’t imagine a better endorsement than that.
  12. There is a revival, no less real and even more definitive, taking place in every church, every weekend, where God’s people gather around his gifts.