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Acts 27 SERMON

Here’s the audio for my sermon on Acts 27:1-28:10, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville.

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Acts 26 Sermon

Here’s my sermon on Acts 26, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL on 3.10.24.                                           “Paul Before Agrippa” Acts 26INTRO: Dune II hype; we share about what we care about; when we find something beautiful/true/goodThere is NO greater news than the news of the gospel.      When we grasp […]

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Acts 25 Sermon Outline

Here’s the notes for sermon on Acts 25, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 3.3.24. “I Appeal to Caesar!” Acts 25INTRO: VIRITUAL REALIY; Apple’s Vision Pro; Dinosaur; EVERYTHING belongs to that world. ALL belongs to God!        -Everything belongs to God: Provides for and works through non-Christian persons and systems to bless his people                    […]

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Acts 24 Sermon

Here’s the audio and notes from my sermon preached in Naperville, Illinois at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 2/25/24. “Faithfulness Amid Suffering” ACTS 24INTRO: UNJUST SUFFERING: Steals your package; Excludes you; Gossip; Unfairly passed by at work.      -Good to seek justice…But how do we live as faithful Christians in the midst of unjust suffering?        -We […]

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Acts 23 Sermon Outline

Here’s my sermon audio and notes for my sermon on Acts 23, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 2/18/2024. “Paul before the Sanhedrin” Acts 22:30-23:35 Intro: A key to text to understanding book of Acts is Acts 1:8: ‘You will be my witnesses…”-This was the task of the church in the first century and […]

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Acts 20:17-36 SERMON

Here’s the audio for my sermon on Acts 20:17-36 “Paul’s Speech to the Elders of Ephesus” preached on 1/28/24 at Cross of Christ Fellowship.

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Why Worship on a Sunday Instead of a Saturday?

Why do Christians worship on a Sunday morning rather than on Saturday–since Saturday is the “Sabbath” day of the Jewish people? Is there any biblical evidence for Christians gathering on Sundays? Recently I preached on Acts 20 and came to Acts 20:7. This verse is very relevant to the question of Sunday morning worship: Acts […]

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Learning from Paul’s Gospel Ministry (Acts 20:1-16 SERMON OUTLINE)

Here’s the notes and audio from my sermon on Acts 20:1-16 “Learning from Paul’s Gospel Ministry” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville.    Acts 20:1-16: Learning from Paul’s Gospel Ministry Intro: A KEY WAY we learn how to do something is through imitation: cutting a big piece of ham, trumpet, preaching.      -This is […]

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Acts 19:11-41 Sermon Outline

Here’s my sermon and sermon notes for Acts 19:11-41, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville on 1.14.24. Acts 19:11-41: 3 Approaches to ChristINTRO: As Christianity reaches a new area, it generates different responses        1 MEANS OF GAIN. (Use Christianity for mere personal profit or gain) [USE Christ]        2 THREAT TO GAIN. (Christ is […]

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Acts 19:1-10 Sermon Outline

Here’s my sermon on Acts 19:1-10 “Gospel Ministry in Ephesus” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 1/7/24 in Naperville. You can hear it here and below. Acts 19:1-10 “Gospel Ministry in Ephesus” Intro: Stanley Cup: 40-ounce, $50 cup, some hundreds even thousands [29k]      -Recently went viral (Target selling out); Initial spread: Mom’s blog; Influencers      […]