1. Who would ever want all these screamers and haters? It turns out that Christ does.
  2. For with God we look not for the order of nature, but rest our faith in the power of him who works.
  3. From the beginning to the end of his letter, John really wants one thing: for us to be in Jesus.
  4. We don’t start with behavior and work toward Christ. We start with Christ and everything works out from there.
  5. Through water, blood, and word, the Spirit never stops pointing us to Christ, and even more, giving us Christ.
  6. Even though All Saints is a day for remembering the dead, it is not a day of mourning.
  7. The reason that God’s commandments are not burdensome is that Jesus has fulfilled them.
  8. Both now and forever, the bruised and crucified Lord nailed to a cross is our assurance of deliverance.
  9. Every day is a Sabbath for Christians. Every day is the day the Lord has made. Every day is a day to find rest in Christ.
  10. Righteousness before God is possessed only by grace and that through the currency of faith.
  11. The love mentioned in 1 John 4:15-21 fourteen times (!) is a love that needs no apology but is determined at all times to sacrifice for the other.