1. It is terribly easy to set up our theology as a buffer against the real coming of the Lord and its consequences.
  2. All our sin and shame is answered for in the death and resurrection of our Lord.
  3. We ache in eager anticipation as we see Christ in action and as we take in the snapshots of his life, death, and resurrection.
  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. The good news is that with our God there is always more: more than we deserve, dare, ask, or expect, more than we can see, hear, feel, or think.
  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. 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.
  10. Logos theology is a theology of presence without division. It is a way of unification, of which the incarnation is the greatest visible example.
  11. We need to hear the gospel because it is good news that is not from you, or about you, or because of you.