Sacraments (98)
  1. Kleinig continually directs the reader's attention to Christ and his gifts.
  2. Lent isn't simply a season. It's the Christian life in microcosm.
  3. Jesus satisfies, fills, and saves because he is the Son of God, who, with the Father and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns forever.
  4. In the liturgy, Christ is present, self-giving, and ever-addressing his people.
  5. The liturgy ensures that the gospel is never something inward, merely a thought or sentiment of the believer.
  6. The gospel is his weapon that beats back the darkness — “I AM the Resurrection and the Life. Bow your head, bend the knee when I walk by.”
  7. Symbols throw together a physical artifact we can see, hear, touch, taste, and/or smell, with a truth beyond the tangible.
  8. This week, when you go to church, take a moment to reflect that you are being summoned by a loving Father, hands full of gifts he wants to give.
  9. Elsewhere makes promises that can’t be kept, but God’s promises are secure, reliable, and certain.
  10. Like the serpent on the pole, God still puts real-life things up for us to look to for salvation.
  11. A “good death” and “good life” are not accomplished through personal striving but are grasped by faith in the promises of God.
  12. It would serve us well to embrace the beauty of our diversity within the unity of the body of Christ.
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