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4 Things that Lead Us Away From the Faith

4 Things That Lead Us Away from the Faith “Follow the pattern of the sound words that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” 2 Tim 1:13 Paul’s exhortation to Timothy demonstrates the reality that holding onto the truth of the gospel requires effort and diligence. Timothy […]

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Cross of Christ Fellowship August Newsletter

Cross of Christ Fellowship August Newsletter If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s our church plant’s latest newsletter: http://eepurl.com/0Zqov   [Cross of Christ Fellowship is a gospel-centered church being planted in downtown Naperville and is affiliated with the Acts 29 Network and the Southern Baptist Convention]

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Cross of Christ Fellowship Booth at Naperville’s Last Fling

Cross of Christ Fellowship Booth at Naperville’s Last Fling This Labor Day weekend (8/29-9/1), Cross of Christ Fellowship will be hosting a booth at a city-wide event called ‘Last Fling.’ (Specifically, we’ll be out on 8/29 from 5-9 PM, Sat 8/30 from 10 AM-6 PM, Sun Aug 31 from 10 AM -6 PM, and Mon […]

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Being Spiritual But Not Religious Does Not Work

Being ‘Spiritual But Not Religious’ Does Not Work One phrase I frequently hear from non-Christians is, ‘I’m spiritual, but not religious.’ This might be translated as following: I have a general interest in who God is, but don’t see the need to exclusively identity with a particular religion or religious perspective. What usually results is […]

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The Conviction to Lead by Al Mohler

The Conviction to Lead by Al Mohler (Favorite Quotes) I tend to spend more of my time reading books about theology and exegesis, but was given Al Mohler’s recent book on leadership “The Conviction to Lead” at T4G Conference. It was a great read and has encouraged me to lead with confidence and boldness, out […]

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Podcast About Cross of Christ Fellowship

Podcast About Cross of Christ Fellowship Last month I had the privilege of taking part in a podcast called ‘The Sower’s Almanac,” which is hosted by the guys at Ransom City Church (another church plant sent by Redeemer Fellowship).  These guys are doing the extremely hard work of planting a church, and their podcast gives […]

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3 Ways We Can Know God (Machen) Machen gives us 3 ways we can know God in his book “What is Faith,’  with the third being the most vital and essential: 1. We can know God through Nature: Nature reveals God. It tells of an incredible designer, who Creator and ordered the universe. In it, […]

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3 Common Errors of Thinking About God Today (Machen

3 Errors of Thinking About God Today (Machen) Machen, in his book “What is Faith,” identifies 3 errors of thinking about God which were common in his day (and happen to be in ours too): 1.God is everything (Pantheism): This view identifies God as “the totality of the world” (69). Everything is a part of […]

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The Folly of Mysticism

The Folly Of Mysticism There are many today who fall for the folly of mysticism. Mysticism can be defined in many ways, but put simply it is to allow feelings, rather than objective facts which are understood to align with reality, and information found outside of the Bible to dictate one’s view and approach to […]

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What is Theology? Is it Comparable to Science?

What is Theology? Can it be Compared to a Science? (Machen) Machen gives a very helpful definition of theology and an explanation of why it is comparable to science: “Theology, we hold, is not an attempt to express in merely symbolic terms an inner experience which must be expressed in different terms in subsequent generations; […]