1. The notion that your goodness is “good enough” to make you right with God is a lie straight from the father of lies himself.
  2. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  3. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  4. Don’t get in the habit (or, if you already do it, get out of the habit) of saying, “I could never talk about these things the way my pastor does.”
  5. Zwingli the Pastor provides an excellent introduction to the Swiss reformer’s life and work, focusing on Zwingli’s philosophy of church reform, biographical details, and mode of exegesis.
  6. Are you on the receiving end of freedom? Or are you trying to make yourself free?
  7. We can interpret "be the Church" as either law or gospel.
  8. There is no AA for legalists. At least not officially. But there ought to be, and it should be called your local church.
  9. Regularly reading and hearing God’s Word helps us to keep a song in our hearts.
  10. At the Transfiguration, we say farewell to alleluia and hello to the horrific reality of our lost condition.
  11. One way or another, Rod always found a way to bring whatever story he was telling back to the gospel and God's grace in Christ.
  12. In a world—and even a church—full of distractions, thank God for Rod Rosenbladt. He pointed us to Jesus and Jesus alone.