1. Jesus never promised me a World Series championship. He never promised that my children would always succeed or that life would go according to plan. He promised something better.
  2. In Jesus, God acted first, even when we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph. 2:5).
  3. Yahweh who is pierced and mourned in prophecy is Jesus who is pierced and mourned in fulfillment.
  4. The promise of Philippians 4:13 isn't that Christ will always make you strong enough to change your circumstances. It's that Christ will always be strong enough to hold you through them.
  5. There is indeed a responsibility for the church to share the gospel in the world, but never at the expense of the church’s charity and mercy for those neighbors who are nearby.

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