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Summer Fellowship

This summer our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting a weekly time of fellowship for its members: “summer fellowship.” We’ll be sharing a meal together, discussing “Dark Clouds , Deep Mercy” by Mark Vroegop, and praying together.

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Getting Right With God: 2 Ways

Here’s the sermon outline for Romans 10:5-13, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. If you like to listen to the audio, it can be found here. Romans 10:5-13 “TWO WAYS TO TRY TO BE RIGHT WITH GOD”INTRO: Paul had a difficult question to answer:‘If the gospel is God’s promised salvation to His […]

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Romans 9:14-29 Sermon Outline

This past weekend I preached on Romans 9:14-29 “God’s Unfailing Word: Part 2” at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. The main point is that God’s Word has not failed. But in this sermon I also addressed the topics of election, predestination, and double predestination–and it was Mother’s […]

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Heartache (Romans 9:1-5 Sermon Outline)

Here’s the sermon outline for Romans 9:1-5, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 9.24.22 in Naperville. Romans 9:1-5 “Heartache” Intro: If you become a Christian you will experience a broken heart.      -Becoming a Christian will lead new pain, grief and broken-heartedness you have never experience before.                  -You will experience sorrow and sadness that […]

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Romans 8 Sermon

Here’s the outline for my sermon Romans 8–a review sermon–preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. One More Look at Romans 8 (4/10/2022) INTRO: It has been a privilege to preach through Romans and I’ve enjoyed our time in Romans 8 these past 3 months.        -Today is […]

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Easter Sermon (2022)

Here’s the outline for the sermon I preached on Easter 2022 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here under “Stand Alone Sermons.” “Believing with Thomas” (John 20:19-31) Intro: Is it good to believe in Jesus? Are we believing in something which is true? Does it matter if one […]

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Help in our Weakness (Rom 8:26-27)

Here’s my note from my sermon on Romans 8:26-27 “Help in our Weakness” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. Romans 8:26-27 “HELP in our Weakness” Intro: Jesus describes being a Christian as “taking up our cross and following him.” It is HARD.        -Pressures from outside: cultural, […]

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Waiting in Hope (Romans 8:18-25)

Here’s the sermon notes for “Waiting in Hope” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to it here. Rom 8:18-25 “Waiting in Hope”  INTRO: Story of waiting 9 months for our visa.-All of us go through seasons or times or waiting.        -You are probably waiting for something in your life right […]

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A GLORIOUS TRANSFER

Here’s my sermon notes for Romans 8:5-11, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can hear the audio here. Romans 8:5-11 “A Glorious Transfer”Intro: Imagine a poor woman, saddled with debt and difficulties, marries a prince. What happens? (I got the idea for this from Glen Scrivener and my wife also suggested the […]

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The Freedom we REALLY Need (Romans 8:2-4 Sermon Outline)

This past week I was privileged to preach on Romans 8:2-4 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Here’s my outline (you can listen to it here). Romans 8:2-4 “The Freedom We REALLY Need” INTRO:  Braveheart illustration: William Wallace shouting FREEDOM      -Our society also values freedom (voting, speech, religion, choice, travel, pursue our dreams, follow […]