Here’s the notes from my sermon on Romans 1:16-17, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship (our church in Naperville). You can here the audio here. “Unashamed of the GOSPEL” Rom 1:16-17 INTRO: The passage we are considering today changed the life of a man named Martin Luther. Martin was a Roman Catholic monk, and very […]
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Calvin on Romans 1:16-17
“For if we seek salvation, that is life with God, righteousness must be first sought, by which being reconciled to him, we may, through him being propitious to us, obtain that life which consists only in his favor; for in order to be loved by God, we must first become righteous, since he regards unrighteousness […]
In Gordon’s book “Why Johnny Can’t Preach,” he lists 4 prominent alternatives to preaching Christ a sermon: MORALISM (be a good person) HOW TO-ISM (here’s how to be a better spouse/parent, how to be more happy, etc) INTROSPECTION (you’re probably not a Christian because of how pathetic you are at following him) CULTURAL WARS (we […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Romans 1:8-15 “The EVERYONE Gospel,” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:8-15 “The Everyone Gospel” Intro: The gospel is the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. It is good news from God about God. It […]
I recently read through Hopkins’ biography on Charles Simeon. Simeon was a pioneer of expository preaching and lived had a faithful preaching ministry of over 50 years in Cambridge, England in the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Here’s some quotes from the biography about Simeon’s approach to preaching: “Simeon believed that his task was to […]
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A KNOWN GOSPEL
Here’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 1:2-7 at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Intro: Is it actually POSSIBLE to know who God is? Can we REALLY know what God is like? Could we ever actually hear a message from Him? Many around us would […]
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Shaped by the GOSPEL
Here’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 1:1, which I preached at our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:1 “Shaped by the Gospel”INTRO: We learn from the book of Acts, that the first Christian martyr was a man named Stephen. The Jews hated what they […]
Several years ago someone took me out to dinner and asked me, “Why have preaching in a church service?” I was challenged on theological and biblical grounds. That conversation always stuck with me. I think we do need to know why we have preaching of sermons in a church service, and I think there is […]
Our church in Naperville recently met together to think through “how to listen to a sermon.” It was a fruitful and very edifying time! Here’s the notes we gave out. There is nothing revolutionary or Earth-shattering in these points, some are drawn from personal experience and others from the resources listed at the bottom. While […]
Here’s a few quotes from Bonhoeffer’s excellent book on Christian community “Life Together.” These are all taken from the first chapter: “It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians.” “It is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather […]
