1. Abraham is not a heroic example for imitation, but a witness to the God who justifies the ungodly by promise!
  2. Proclaim the person and work of Jesus Christ for the salvation of your hearer. If it is good enough for the Athanasian Creed, it is good enough for your pulpit.
  3. The Spirit is not the endpoint of the sermon, but the means by which this name is delivered and confessed.
  4. When Peter says to resist him, firm in your faith, he is not sending you out to do battle on your own. He is locating you. You are baptized into Christ.
  5. What ought the Christian to be prepared with, to faithfully, lovingly, and honestly defend the hope they have? The answer is her confidence in salvation which is located outside of herself, in the person and work of Christ.

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