Lectionary: Series C (330)
  1. Luke does not tell us who asked it. But it’s a good question. “Lord, will those who are saved be few?”
  2. Jesus is still in the business of dividing. He has come to divide us from our sinful thoughts and habits. He has come to divide us from false views of the world and distortions of His Word.
  3. The Father knows our needs because he knows everything. This is a comforting thought, but only if He is gracious.
  4. Indeed, baptism is life because resurrection is life. Nothing short of regeneration—renewal of life—is accomplished by God through sheer grace because of Christ Jesus.
  5. Jesus names what life does not consist of, and in doing so he gets to something near and dear to our hearts as Americans—our possessions.
  6. When we pray, we should have in mind His name and His provision and His forgiveness. In other words, we ask God to do what God promises to do.
  7. Believers are reminded—and the preacher is to remind them—baptism marks the forgiveness of sins, the end of legal demands, justification and regeneration, and the ultimate triumph over rulers and powers.
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