Tom Schmidt's BlogHere’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 […]
In our latest Cross of Christ Fellowship newsletter we gave 20 highlights from 2020. If you missed it, here it is.
I start preaching a new sermon series this Sunday at our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship, on the book of Ruth. I’ve been using Daniel Block commentary as help in thinking through the text more. Here’s his 5 “practical and theological lessons” to be learned from the book: 5 Practical and Theological Lessons […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…”
I’m preaching through book of 1 Peter at our church (Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL). One think I noticed while working through 1 Peter 4:1-11 is the notion of TIME. It is fascinating to see how following Jesus transforms how we think about it. 1 Peter 4:1-11 Challenges How We View TIME: We […]
