1. The gospel is for sinners – both the tax collector and Pharisee, both in need of the Great Physician.
  2. Five promises were seemingly all those apostles, staring into the sky, had to go on. Five promises that were more than enough.
  3. Applying the pressure of law to ensure you do not to take grace for granted squeezes the life and power out of the gospel.
  4. Sin is a heavy thing to bear. Its jacket is shame, its medals are guilt.
  5. The love of God in Christ Jesus never changes. That love is for you.
  6. Your champion steps forward.
  7. Christ's resurrection does not merely negate the bitterness of sin; it changes it into a source of divine sweetness, embodying the promise of a new life for us and a restored existence overshadowed by heavenly hope.
  8. God demonstrates his great love for us in the actions of Jesus, who came down into the flesh and soaked up all our sin.
  9. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  10. Yes, Christmas brings joy, but no less danger