1. Chains may have restricted Paul, but nothing can restrict the gospel.
  2. The existence of aliens can not negate the promise given to us by God courtesy of the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
  3. Everything in Scripture is God revealing himself to his people, you and me.
  4. Christ Jesus brings his word and presence to where you are and he is even willing to do so through the likes of your personally present pastor.
  5. The Parable of the Lost Sheep bursts through the confines of convention and demands that we embrace the messiness of life and the unpredictable ways in which God's grace and forgiveness operates.
  6. One word from one God says it all to our tired hearts.
  7. God's faithfulness is constant and consistent. It knows no season. His love for us doesn't fade with the summer sun.
  8. Prayer is not just about asking for things. It's about receiving what has already been given to us in Christ.
  9. God cares about our real life where we actually are. He is present in the everyday.
  10. We number our days not according to our timeframe but according to God’s work and his rhythms.
  11. Jesus is the only answer to the nagging question. He is the only way to make sense of this unsettling story in Exodus 4.