1. Forty days after giving birth, Mary, along with her husband Joseph, presented their firstborn Son at the temple and "bought" him back with a sacrifice of two small birds. This is known as the "Presentation of Our Lord."
  2. Christ our Word, as with a two-edged sword, burst the devil's belly.
  3. All of Scripture, every last syllable of it, is meant to drive us to "consider Jesus," the One who comes to "make us right" by gifting us his righteousness.
  4. As the writer to the Hebrews affirms, what makes the Christian gospel so much better is that we are no longer dealing with “types and shadows."
  5. God resolves his wrath through the unexpected giving of his Son.
  6. The king has arrived and has already begun his reign forever and ever.
  7. Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
  8. The lesson of Malachi reveals God’s love for his people. When the people ask for proof of God’s love, he reminds them of their election.
  9. We will not become hopeless because the Lord is with us.
  10. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  11. The Church stands firm on the word of promise that Christ will one day return to change what we know by faith into sight.
  12. Preachers and church workers must also hear the gospel preached to them.