1. Although Jesus bodily ascended and is hidden from our earthly eyes, he is not far off.
  2. This is an excerpt from part two of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  3. This week we are taking a closer look at 1 Corinthians 15:14-19 and what we lose if Christ has not been raised from the dead.
  4. By mandating the promise, Christ states something stronger than just an invitation.
  5. Maundy Thursday is your big night. For the Passover Lamb is given for you, given to you.
  6. If we just say to God, “We don’t get it, please explain,” he will. He will send us a preacher to point us to his words for more clarification.
  7. This is an excerpt from the prologue of “On Any Given Sunday: The Story of Christ in the Divine Service” by Mike Berg (1517 Publishing, 2023).
  8. My fear of this coming darkness only lasts a moment.
  9. We can’t predict the harvest. We can only sow.
  10. Nothing moves or drives Paul more than preaching about “Christ and him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2).
  11. We don't make Church "happen." Only Christ can do so. It's his happening.
  12. The hardest thing you and I will ever be called to do is to believe that it is done already, that it really and truly is finished.