1. If Jesus did not rise, then religion is just religion — a mere anthropological phenomenon.
  2. The resurrection of Jesus encompasses the total and comprehensive glorification of a human being, not merely his restoration.
  3. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  4. Caesar boasted: “I came. I saw. I conquered.” Christ can rightly say: “I came. I saved. I ascended.”
  5. His successes were not the result of his brilliance, might, and ability as an apostle. They were the result of the all-sufficient grace of God.
  6. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  7. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  8. May you believe, in this thin-line world, that this Jesus is for you, not against you.
  9. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  10. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  11. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  12. The story of salvation is the true story of God doing his unexpected work of salvation for us.