1. 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.
  2. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
  3. Sing of Jesus’ Easter victory for you, and watch Satan flee with his worries and cares!
  4. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  5. God wants his word of promise to be the only thing we bank on, the only thing we have confidence in.
  6. May you believe, in this thin-line world, that this Jesus is for you, not against you.
  7. Christ's words of exclusive salvation are not just a warning but a sure promise for you.
  8. Jesus cries on the cross for us. He suffers and cries and dies in our place. He is forsaken by his father so we don’t have to be.
  9. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  10. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  11. A father's struggle to pray for his child's healing is one of the most difficult experiences he can face.
  12. 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).