1. This is the Christian word: grace. Such grace is found only with this Lamb who is also our Shepherd.
  2. 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.
  3. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.
  4. 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.
  5. This is the prelude of Easter. Is a dead Jesus still resting in the tomb? No!
  6. Dear hearers of the word of God, you are finished. You cannot be the same now. All that is ended, over.
  7. Unprompted, without any warning, for no reason at all, without any instigation say, "I love you." And that will wash over your parents like a beautiful absolution.
  8. I hate to break it to you, but "are" is not an action verb. "Are" is a being verb.
  9. 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.
  10. His love for you is so deep that in his mercy, while you were yet a sinner, God sent his only begotten Son to die for you.
  11. Rightly distinguishing between law and gospel, as Paul helps us see in 2 Corinthians 3, is, quite literally, a matter of life and death.
  12. God gives us the power and authority to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to burdened sinners who entrust us with their pain, guilt, and defeat.