1. It’s not our eloquence or persuasive rhetoric that changes hearts, but the Word of God that pierces through the hardened shells of unbelief and breathes life into the dead bones of sinners.
  2. God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
  3. Tim wanted everyone to know to the deepest part of their being that they were justified by Christ alone.
  4. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  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. 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).
  7. Paul thinks the consequences of Christ not being raised are worse for those who believe than those who never did if it were to be true Christ was not raised.
  8. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  9. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  10. The needs of the people remain the same, but now the people are you and me. We still sin, and that sin causes so many challenges in our lives.
  11. It’s scary to share my struggle and to show that I have cracks because once I’ve shown my cards, I open myself up for judgment.