1. The existence of aliens can not negate the promise given to us by God courtesy of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  2. It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
  3. As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
  4. The Holy Spirit unleashes his power through us, his vines, and we then get to watch as his fruits blossom and ripen.
  5. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  6. One word from one God says it all to our tired hearts.
  7. 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.
  8. Church historians attempt to determine why Melanchthon made those controversial decisions.
  9. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.
  10. Luther's emphasis on the need for sinners to have preachers who can provide them with the comfort and support they need for their faith in Jesus Christ and life is as relevant today as it was in his time.
  11. Jesus makes David’s words his own, because David’s words were Christ’s to begin with.
  12. What greater legacy could you claim than that of Mark? Listen to the Word. Learn from Jesus.