Hosea 6-7 “Repentance” Intro: Texting while Driving; Junk Food; Wreckless Spending –>Repentance Repentance=turning from one way of living/thinking/feeling to another way of living/thinking/feeling. -Christianity=Repentance is turning away from sin and unbelief and turn to God and His ways. -If we are to follow God, we must see both the goodness of repentance and our need […]
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Hosea 4-5: “Knowledge of God” (Preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 5.11.25) INTRO: Atheists=God does not exist; Agnostics=God cannot be known. -Philosophical agnostics; Practical agnostics; Religious agnostics -God’s Word shows us the great error and evil of this position: It is possible, right, and good to know God. –Man’s great problem: they do not […]
Eph 6:10-13 “Armor of God” Part 1 Intro: Imagine you were born in France in the 1350—you were born into a war (100 years war [France/England]) -We too were born into a time of war—spiritual war. Conflict between the devil and God’s angels and people. -Jesus Christ is our victor, and won a decisive victory […]
Eph 5:22-24 “A Word to Christian Wives” Intro: Life is full submitting: traffic officer; doctor; employer. -Goodness of submission to legitimate authorities: protection, care, and benefit to self & others. –Today we consider the goodness of another kind of submission: wives to their own husbands. -This is an offensive idea to our culture and also […]
Matt 25:31-46 “Jesus, Lord of History Part 5” INTRO: Busy schedules. Playdates. Installing new windows in our home. Hoping for a promotion at our job. Striving for a work-life balance. Wondering if we’re doing enough for our children to help them succeed. Grocery shopping. Schoolwork. Seeing friends. Deadlines. Trying to exercise more. Keeping our homes […]
Matt 25:1-30: “Jesus, Lord of History: Part 4” INTRO: Today we continue our time in the gospel of Matthew. Matthew was one of Jesus’ apostles and this is historical account of Jesus’ life and ministry. It is called a gospel because it tells us the good news of Jesus’ person and work. Jesus is the […]
Matt 24:15-35 “Jesus, the Lord of History: Part 2” Intro: Is history moving in a particular direction? Is there a story to history? Is there a ‘meta-narrative,’ or a big story that all of history fits within? Theologian Michael Horton accurately describes how many around us answer this question today in our modern secular culture. […]
Matt 24:1-14: “Jesus, the Lord of History (Part 1)” INTRO: 8 years ago, my wife and I were preparing for our wedding, which was scheduled for May 21, 2011. This was also the date that Christian radio personality Harold Camping famously predicted the world would be ending! Well, it is safe to save that the […]
John 7:37 “If Anyone Thirsts…” A Sermon at the Baptism Service of Jackson Gregor (Naperville, IL) on 2.1.2025 John 7:37: “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink.” Intro: Invitations can be wonderful (party/wedding); Fearful (Principals Office; Court Date); Irrelevant (Junk Mail). -Tonight I want you to consider an invitation that Jesus gave […]
Here’s the notes and audio for “Put Off, Put On” (Ephesians 4:17-24) preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Eph 4:17-24 “Put Off, Put On” INTRO: Viking River Cruise: explore the world in luxury. Sit back and relax, and they’ll do all the work. -This is not the normal Christian life=one of coasting, cruising, […]
