Tom Schmidt's BlogA SEASON IN GALATIANS (Below is an approach to reading Galatians that our church Cross of Christ Fellowship here in Naperville will be attempting this year) Reading the Bible regularly and consistently is a vital spiritual discipline for Christians. It is here that we HEAR the voice of God, learn true truths (as Francis Schaeffer […]
Teach Us to Number Our Days: Psalm 90:12 (Adapted from a sermon given on Psalm 90:12 at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 1/1/17 in Naperville) NOTE: I preached this Psalm again on 1/1/2023. Here’s a link to it. Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to Number Our Days” Intro: In 120 years it is almost certain that […]
16 Highlights from 2016 Church Planting in Naperville. Here’s 16 Highlights from 2016 as we plant Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. 16 HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2016 1. Cross of Christ Fellowship was officially sent out by Redeemer Fellowship in March 2. We hosted our first public worship service at the Dupage Children’s Museum in downtown […]
COOKIES & CAROLS I’m really excited about Cookies & Carols event in downtown Naperville on December 17 at the DuPage Children’s Museum. This event was a lot of fun last year and was a great opportunity for us to connect with members of the community, sing Christmas songs, and consider the story of Christmas afresh. […]
Pursuing a Biblical Exegesis Degree from Wheaton College? Do THIS… A few years back I went to Wheaton College Graduate School and completed a Master’s Degree in Biblical Exegesis. (If you are considering whether or not to pursue this degree, here’s a post I wrote back in 2013 on my experience: http://www.ttschmidt.com/blog/wheaton-college-ma-biblical-exegesis-degree ). Maybe you […]
Putting on the Ways of the New Creation (Col 3:12-17) One imagery the Bible uses to speak of becoming a Christian is being raised from death to life. We once were dead in our sins, without spiritual life and estranged from God. But Jesus came and killed death by dying on the cross for our […]
From Church Planting Assessment to Launching I made a video recently showing the process of church planting assessment to launching Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can watch it here: [youtube height=”HEIGHT” width=”WIDTH”]PLACE_LINK_HERE[/youtube] God has been so kind to us! We went through the Acts 29 Network Assessment back in 2014 and trusted God to provide […]