God is Irrelevant. God is Unable to Satisfy. God Does not Care if We Reject Him. These lies about God are not unique to suburbia, but I think they very loud here. They are not so much explicitly stated as they are implicitly assumed by the decisions, advertisements and values we embrace. Insidious and persuasive, […]
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Col 1:15-23 “Getting Right with God” AUDIO HERE. INTRO: 25 years ago: making friends w/Japanese; sushi; friendships; classmate married Japanese classmate -Not possible 85 years ago: WWII. At war w/Japan; hostile; enemies. -Reconciliation: Now we are RECONCILED with Japan, over 3 million Americans visit every year -A troubling truth: because of sin, we are born […]
Here’s the sermon notes for “Hope in the Darkness” (Genesis 34-36) preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 6/21/26. Audio here. Genesis 34-36: Jacob’s Return to Bethel Intro: Movies have different ratings: G, PG, PG13, R. -If you had to give the Bible a rating for explicit content, how would it […]
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Andrew Hill on Haggai 2
I found commentator Andrew Hill on Haggai 2:1-9 to be helpful. The promised ‘latter glory’ of the temple finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ: “The true glory of the Second Temple that Haggai calls the people to build will not be the gold and silver of the nations (v. 8). Rather, the stunning glory of […]
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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Death’s Death
Here’s my sermon “Death’s Death” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on Good Friday 2023. Audio here. Luke 23:44-46 “Death’s Death”Intro: DARKNESS, ISOLATION, DEATH. -Is there a way to find hope in the face of darkness, isolation, and death? -The way to find hope is in the death of Jesus. His death brought about […]
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Jesus, the GREAT LIGHT
Here’s the outline to the sermon I preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship for our Carol Service 2021 (Cookies & Carols) The GREAT LIGHT of Jesus (Matt 4:16) Matthew 4:16: “the people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light,and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has […]
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Ruth 4 Sermon Outline
Here’s my sermon out for Ruth 4. You can listen to the sermon here. Ruth 4: A Costly Redemption INTRO: Ecclesiastes 3:11: “God has made everything beautiful in its time.” We see this in the book of Ruth. It is a story that began with a famine and death but ends with a marriage and […]
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Better Than
“For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere.” (Ps 84:10a) Becoming a Christian involves a radical reorientation of the heart. A heart that once found God boring, now finds Him thrilling. A heart that once thought God irrelevant, now sees Him supremely important. A heart that once spurned God’s love, now […]
Here’s the second week for our “Curious about Christ” outreach, that our church in Naperville Cross of Christ Fellowship is hosting. In this study we considered the question “How Does Christ Bring us Back to God?” Curious about Christ Week 2: How Does Christ Bring us Back to God? This week we consider the question […]
