I recently finished reading Childers’ book on progressive Christianity called “Another Gospel?” It’s a helpful contrast between what is known as “progressive Christianity” (the latest version of theological liberalism) with historic, biblical Christianity. I appreciated her section on critical theory as well. Here’s how the wholehearted embrace of a critical theory worldview contrasts with biblical […]
Author: Tom Schmidt
Christian, husband of Rach, Church Planter,musician,
I preached on 2 Peter 3:8-13 at our church in Naperville (Cross of Christ Fellowship) this past weekend. Here’s the outline (here’s the audio page if you are interested in listening). 2 Peter 3:8-13 “God’s Timeline” (Part 2)Intro: There are some glorious and weighty things to consider in this passage today: the ETERNAL nature of […]
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3 Be’s of FALSE TEACHING
Here’s the notes for my sermon on 2 Peter 2 “False Teaching” which I preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church here in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. 2 Peter 2 “FALSE TEACHERS”Intro: It has been said that in today’s culture, the only HERESY left is to claim that some things […]
Here’s the sermon outline from 2 Peter 1:12-21 “TRUTH or MYTH?”. You can hear the audio here. 2 Peter 1:12-21 “TRUTH OR MYTH?” Intro: This weekend our oldest child turned 6. One of the gifts she received is a book of fairy tales. Last night we read some together and they are delightful stories, but […]
Here’s some thoughts from my sermon prep on 2 Peter 1:12-21. In particular, it is worth considering what this passage has to teach us on the transfiguration of Jesus. -I believe this passage is best broken up into 3 parts: 12-15; 16-18; 19-21. In 12-15, Peter tells us why he is writing the letter—to remind […]
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From US to YOU
Here’s the notes from the sermon I preached in our backyard on 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From Us to You” at Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio here. 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From US to You”INTRO: Remember the context of 2 Peter. The apostle Peter knows that his death is near and is burdened […]
Our faith in Christ is the ‘GREAT EQUALIZER.’ It puts all Christians on level ground with one another. We see this in 2 Peter 1-2. Here’s the notes from the sermon I preached on the passage at Cross of Christ Fellowship here in Naperville (You can find the audio here [note this was preached in […]
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, in Naperville is beginning to host in person indoors Sunday morning worship services, starting on Sunday Nov 1 at the Century Memorial Chapel on Naper Settlement. (We just concluded meeting outdoors on Sunday mornings). Our in person attendance is limited, due to COVID, but we are thankful to be […]
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2 Peter Sermon Series
Starting this Sunday I’ll be preaching through 2 Peter at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. The idea behind this sermon graphic is drawn from 2 Peter 1:19 “And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place…”
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A Catechism on Suffering
A Short Catechism on Suffering: Q. What is suffering? A. “Having what we do not want to have or not having what we do want to have” (Elisabeth Elliot’s definition) Q .Why is there suffering in the world? A. Because of the sin of our first parents Adam and eve, our sin, and the sin […]
