Tom Schmidt's BlogHere’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 […]
This weekend I preached a sermon on John 1:14 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Below is the outline. You can listen to the audio on our sermon page. John 1:14 “The WORD… who is GOD” INTRO: If someone you asked to explain what Christians believe about Christmas, using only one verse from the […]
Here’s the notes from my sermon on Romans 6:15-23, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, Illinois. Romans 6:15-23 “Rightly Understanding Grace” (Part 2) INTRO: There are lots of misunderstandings of Christianity in the world around us. Today: bigots and homophobic. -1st century Christians were accused of being cannibals and incestuous.The apostles themselves had […]
Here’s the notes from my sermon on Romans 5:12-14, that I preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville, on 9/19/21. You can hear the sermon here. A Better Adam (Part 1): The 1st Adam and the Hope of Another (5:12-14) Intro: This week I saw something that my wife and my children […]
Here’s the notes from my sermon outline for Romans 5:2-5 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can listen to the sermon on this page. Romans 5:2-5 “3 Reasons to be Glad in God” Intro: There are many things in life that are wonderful, but we don’t realize how wonderful they […]
Here’s my sermon outline for “Ordinary Means of Grace Part 2: FELLOWSHIP” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. Means of Grace Week 2: Devoted to Fellowship (Acts 2:42) Intro: 1st of the LOTR Trilogy is Fellowship of the Ring. This “fellowship” refers to 9 individuals united in the purpose of seeing […]
Here’s the my sermon outline for my sermon on Word of God as an ordinary means of grace, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. Means of Grace Week 1: Word of God Series intro: If you have been a Christian for very long, you know that sometimes it can be really […]
(The following is the sermon outline for Romans 4:13-22, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship) “OUR SOULS’ REST” Romans 4:13-22 Intro: God has given many promises to His people. He has promised forgiveness of sin; being rescued from the darkness and brought into the light; adoption into the family of God; living forever in a […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Romans 1:8-15 “The EVERYONE Gospel,” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:8-15 “The Everyone Gospel” Intro: The gospel is the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. It is good news from God about God. It […]
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 […]
