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Waiting in Hope (Romans 8:18-25)

Here’s the sermon notes for “Waiting in Hope” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to it here. Rom 8:18-25 “Waiting in Hope”  INTRO: Story of waiting 9 months for our visa.-All of us go through seasons or times or waiting.        -You are probably waiting for something in your life right […]

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A GLORIOUS TRANSFER

Here’s my sermon notes for Romans 8:5-11, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can hear the audio here. Romans 8:5-11 “A Glorious Transfer”Intro: Imagine a poor woman, saddled with debt and difficulties, marries a prince. What happens? (I got the idea for this from Glen Scrivener and my wife also suggested the […]

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The Freedom we REALLY Need (Romans 8:2-4 Sermon Outline)

This past week I was privileged to preach on Romans 8:2-4 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Here’s my outline (you can listen to it here). Romans 8:2-4 “The Freedom We REALLY Need” INTRO:  Braveheart illustration: William Wallace shouting FREEDOM      -Our society also values freedom (voting, speech, religion, choice, travel, pursue our dreams, follow […]

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Psalm 111 Sermon

I preached this sermon at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville (you can hear the audio here under “stand alone sermons”). “The Great Works of God” Psalm 111Intro: What do you do when you feel bored with God? Heart feels dry and cold toward Him? World feels more real?        -Psalms lead us back to worship […]

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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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Jesus is TRULY God

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 […]

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Rightly Understand Grace (Part 2) Romans 6:15-23 Outline

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 […]

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A Better Adam (Romans 5:12-14)

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 […]

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3 Reasons to Be Glad in God (Romans 5:2-5 Sermon Outline)

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 […]

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Ordinary Means of Grace: Fellowship

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 […]