Here’s the notes for my sermon on Acts 6:8-15 “Stephen’s SETUP” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. INTRO: A persistent myth we hear as Christians is this: if we faithfully follow Jesus, then we will avoid suffering. -REALITY: Following Christ will not exempt us from suffering in this life, but lead us […]
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Here’s the sermon for my “Preaching’s Priority” Acts 6:1-7 sermon, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. “Priority of Preaching” Acts 6:1-7Intro: Nehemiah built Jerusalem wall faced many challenges: getting to Israel, resources, enemies slandering & threatening. -Also faced internal challenges: nobles refusing to serve, oppression of poor, compromise from with community -John Stott […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon Acts 5:17-42 “Indomitable Kingdom of God” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. Audio here. Acts 5:17-42 “The Indomitable Kingdom of God” INTRO: Futility of trying to stop something that is unstoppable: trying to stop Earth from going round the sun. -Some things are unstoppable from […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Acts 4:32-5:16 “Great Works of God” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can find the audio here. “Great Works of God” (Acts 4:32-5:16) INTRO: Much of the Christian life, is what we would consider ordinary seasons of God’s grace in our lives. -God sustains us, […]
Here’s my sermon outline for Acts 4:1-31 “We Cannot but Speak!” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Audio here. ‘We Cannot but Speak!’ (Acts 4:1-31) INTRO: Experience in Crossfit; members reputation for always speaking about it; we speak about what we value. -As Christians we know there is nothing more important than Jesus. […]
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Acts 3 Sermon
Here’s the notes to my sermon on Acts 3 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Acts 3 “A Sign and a Sermon”Intro: Miraculous Signs: 1 SHOW the Truth from God; 2. STRENGTHEN Believer’s Faith -Moses: Exodus (ch 4: Staff/hand/water; ch 7-12: 10 Plagues). -Jesus: miracles, healings: [John […]
Here’s the notes from my Easter sermon “Death Defeated” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, Il. Audio here. Luke 24:36-43 “Death Defeated” (Easter 2023 sermon) INTRO: Have you ever heard good news about something and struggled to believe, because it seemed too good to be true? -A friend who thought she could not […]
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Death’s Death
Here’s my sermon “Death’s Death” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on Good Friday 2023. Audio here. Luke 23:44-46 “Death’s Death”Intro: DARKNESS, ISOLATION, DEATH. -Is there a way to find hope in the face of darkness, isolation, and death? -The way to find hope is in the death of Jesus. His death brought about […]
I’m preaching a short 3 part series on the “Death of Death” (title inspired by John Owen!) at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Here’s the notes for my first sermon “Problem of Death and PLAN of God.” DEATH OF DEATH SERMON 1: The PROBLEM OF DEATH & PLAN TO OVERCOME IT. Intro: Everyone of us faces […]
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt in downtown Naperville on Easter Sunday, April 9 at 9:30. It is free and all are welcome. All are also welcome to join us for our worship service after, which starts at 10. To learn more, go to our website: https://www.crossofchristfellowship.org/easter-egg-hunt-2023
