Tom Schmidt's BlogHere’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 […]
I am preaching this Sunday (over ZOOM) on Daniel 12:5-13. This is our final sermon in the book of Daniel. The title at this moment is “Working While We Wait.” Here’s some thoughts from it: Working While We Wait. Daniel 12:5-13 is the close of the book of Daniel. Throughout the book, we have been […]
Spiritual Warfare (Daniel 10) God’s Word is always timely and relevant. As I worked on today’s sermon I wondered if I should change texts and try to directly address what is happening with the Corona Virus. But as I worked through the passage, I came to see just how relevant Daniel 10 is to us […]
Here’s my notes for a sermon on Daniel 8. Audio can be found here. Daniel 8: Hope in the Pain and Perplexities of Life Intro: Being a Christian will NOT exempt you from suffering and pain. Christians experience all kinds of pain: pain of persecution for believing in Jesus, pain of being excluded or mocked […]
Introduction: Starting on September 22nd at Cross of Christ Fellowship, we will be going through the book of Philippians together as a church. This sermon series will take us through the end of 2019. To prepare for this series, tonight we will spend some time becoming more acquainted with the book. Philippians is a letter […]
I’m preaching through Habakkuk at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. Here’s a few thoughts from my sermon prep: -The theme of Habakkuk is ‘the righteous living by faith.’ or, ‘The righteous living by faith in God who is just, good, and sovereign even when it seems that God is absent or uninvolved.’ […]
This week we gathered together to celebrate the life of Craig Worley. Here’s the text for the sermon I preached at his service. (audio can be found here) Craig Worley CELEBRATION OF LIFE SERVICE SERMON: Philippians 1:18b-23 “To Be with Christ is FAR Better” Yes, and I will rejoice, 19 for I know that through […]
In a sermon based on the life of Joseph (Gen 37-50), Dick Lucas gives 3 qualities of a leader that God uses. We see these as three things that God develops about in Joseph as He uses him to save Israel. 1. Patience Joseph had to learn patience. Although God revealed to him in a […]
Hark the Herald Angels Sing SERMON Here’s the manuscript of a message I preached on the text of ‘Hark the Herald Angels Sing’ at our Cookies & Carols service at Cross of Christ Fellowship in 2017: Cookies and Carols 2017 Message Before we continue singing, I wanted us to pause and take a few minutes […]