1. We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
  2. 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.
  3. Even if the numbers are bad, the news about Jesus crucified for sinners and raised to new life hasn’t become any less good.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. The answer to our messages is God's "yes," Jesus, who sends his preachers to proclaim that there's no place for us now other than in the grip of our God and Savior.
  7. The usual acclamation when one becomes King is: “Long live the King!” But this King of kings, this son of David, has come to die.
  8. That great truth of creedal Christianity – that God is man in Christ – is not set forth for our speculative enjoyment.
  9. Despite our best efforts to avoid him, King Jesus remains very much unavoidable.
  10. God the Father sent us – his wayward, sinful, and naughty children – his own series of Father Christmas Letters.
  11. Psalm 8 is a trailer for the entire biblical movie, and the entire biblical movie centers on Christ.
  12. 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.