1. A heart that wants nothing that is not from God can only occur by the Holy Spirit speaking the Gospel into our hearts.
  2. But where love is necessary we pray for our enemies and bless them in the hope that God will repent and convert them to the Gospel.
  3. This week, he tackles the idea behind the phrase "Here I Stand" and why Lutherans continue in the tradition of Standing firm in the Gospel.
  4. True faith, saving faith that receives the good news about the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world is a faith created in us by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel.
  5. True faith, saving faith that receives the good news about the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world is a faith created in us by the Holy Spirit through the Gospel (Eph 2:8-9).
  6. We just can't stop ourselves from putting the brakes on the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
  7. A Christian is justified—saved from sin, death, and hell—by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone.
  8. Can one still find a church that teaches that Christianity, and the Christian life, can be summed up as: "We are saved by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone?"
  9. Take away the water, words, bread and wine. Can you be a Christian without water, words, bread and wine?
  10. Imagine a church's mission statement is: "You Don't Have to Fake It Till You Make It." That is, you walk into church and an usher hands you a bulletin