Tom Schmidt's BlogTITUS SERMON SERIES Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville IL, just started a sermon series in the book of Titus. I’m looking forward to working through this letter and see how God uses it to shape, instruct, and encourage us. Here’s a link to the sermons: http://www.crossofchristfellowship.org/sermon-audio/ And Craig did a great job […]
How Vast the Treasure We Possess (Watts) Isaac Watts wrote a hymn called “How Vast the Treasure We Possess.” I think the lyrics are wonderful and really reorient our hearts and our thinking in biblical ways. We’re going to sing it at our church (Cross of Christ Fellowship here in Naperville). Here’s a version I […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship May Newsletter 2018 As we strive to plant a gospel-centered church in downtown Naperville, we post monthly newsletters about what we have been up to. Here’s the latest newsletter if you missed it: https://mailchi.mp/662dece15d28/new-baby-new-venue-more-cross-of-christ-fellowship-may-newsletter
FOUR-fold FOCUS For Cross of Christ Fellowship in 2018 (The following is a document we sent out to the congregation to share about what we are praying and working toward together in 2018) A FOUR-FOLD FOCUS FOR CROSS OF CHRIST FELLOWSHIP IN 2018 Another year is before us and under way. Every day, and every […]
Hark the Herald Angels Sing SERMON Here’s the manuscript of a message I preached on the text of ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’ at our Cookies & Carols service at Cross of Christ Fellowship in 2017: Cookies and Carols 2017 Message Before we continue singing, I wanted us to pause and take a few minutes […]
December Church Plant Newsletter Here’s the latest newsletter for Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church plant here in Naperville IL. http://mailchi.mp/60083ae2eec2/prayer-requests-and-update
Advent Over Anxiety Sermon Series We recently started a new sermon series at Cross of Christ Fellowship called ‘Advent Over Anxiety.’ I’m excited about this series. Over four weeks we’ll look at different aspects of the incarnation (God’s coming in the flesh) and how they minister to us in our anxiety. Here’s a link to […]
My Experience of TEDx Naperville Last week I attended a TEDx conference in Naperville. It was my first time going, and I’m glad I went! If you’ve never heard of TEDx, it is a regional/local gathering of volunteers who host a conference in the same mindset and approach as TED talks—informative, engaging lectures and presentations […]
Cross of Christ Fellowship: Sept 2017 Newsletter Here’s the latest newsletter for our church plant here in downtown Naperville: http://mailchi.mp/362d7b86d904/prayer-requests-and-update In it, there is a recap of our Naperville Mission week, info about our upcoming outdoor worship service, and some information about a new ministry for moms we are launching this month.
Psalm 96 Sermon Prep Part 4 (Continued work on Psalm 96 sermon prep for Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville) Here’s some questions I asked in looking at Psalm 96. What do this text say? This is a Psalm that leads us to worship God, tell us others about Him, and wait for Him and […]