1. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  2. He shows up when we are at our worst to usher us back to his side, lead us to repentance, rescue us, and reclaim us as his own.
  3. Sometimes, we get prayer dementia. We can’t remember what we were going to pray for, we can’t put the words together, and, frustrated, there is nothing we can do but sigh and groan.
  4. The number forty calls to remembrance narratives of God’s great acts of redemption, but also our conformity to and participation in those narratives.
  5. We are the fruit that grows from the branch, which extends from the trunk of the tree, which is rooted in the soil that it grows out of, which is all Christ.
  6. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  7. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  8. In the Word, you find peace. It proclaims peace first between you and God because of Jesus. That empowers you to deal peacefully with others and brings you peace of mind.
  9. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
  10. This is an excerpt from Chad Bird’s book, Your God is Too Glorious, 2nd Edition
  11. Every Christian should understand what it means to have a Great High Priest
  12. Jesus is always interceding for us