Here’s the sermon notes for my sermon on Acts 7:53-8:3, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Audio here. Stephen’s Death (Acts 7:54-8:3) INTRO: Sometimes faithfully following Jesus will result in dying a bloody, painful death -11 of 12 apostles, martyrs through the ages, -Jim Elliott and friends in South America, today in […]
Here’s the sermon outline for my sermon on Acts 7:1-53 “Stephen’s Speech” preach in Naperville, IL at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Audio here. “Stephen’s SPEECH” Acts 7:1-53INTRO: The church has a mission: PREACH THE GOSPEL and make disciples for the glory of God. -As the Gospel is preached, those called by God respond in saving […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Acts 6:8-15 “Stephen’s SETUP” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. INTRO: A persistent myth we hear as Christians is this: if we faithfully follow Jesus, then we will avoid suffering. -REALITY: Following Christ will not exempt us from suffering in this life, but lead us […]
Here’s the sermon for my “Preaching’s Priority” Acts 6:1-7 sermon, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. “Priority of Preaching” Acts 6:1-7Intro: Nehemiah built Jerusalem wall faced many challenges: getting to Israel, resources, enemies slandering & threatening. -Also faced internal challenges: nobles refusing to serve, oppression of poor, compromise from with community -John Stott […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon Acts 5:17-42 “Indomitable Kingdom of God” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. Audio here. Acts 5:17-42 “The Indomitable Kingdom of God” INTRO: Futility of trying to stop something that is unstoppable: trying to stop Earth from going round the sun. -Some things are unstoppable from […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Acts 4:32-5:16 “Great Works of God” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can find the audio here. “Great Works of God” (Acts 4:32-5:16) INTRO: Much of the Christian life, is what we would consider ordinary seasons of God’s grace in our lives. -God sustains us, […]
Here’s my sermon outline for Acts 4:1-31 “We Cannot but Speak!” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Audio here. ‘We Cannot but Speak!’ (Acts 4:1-31) INTRO: Experience in Crossfit; members reputation for always speaking about it; we speak about what we value. -As Christians we know there is nothing more important than Jesus. […]
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Acts 3 Sermon
Here’s the notes to my sermon on Acts 3 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Acts 3 “A Sign and a Sermon”Intro: Miraculous Signs: 1 SHOW the Truth from God; 2. STRENGTHEN Believer’s Faith -Moses: Exodus (ch 4: Staff/hand/water; ch 7-12: 10 Plagues). -Jesus: miracles, healings: [John […]
Here’s the notes from my Easter sermon “Death Defeated” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, Il. Audio here. Luke 24:36-43 “Death Defeated” (Easter 2023 sermon) INTRO: Have you ever heard good news about something and struggled to believe, because it seemed too good to be true? -A friend who thought she could not […]
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Death’s Death
Here’s my sermon “Death’s Death” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on Good Friday 2023. Audio here. Luke 23:44-46 “Death’s Death”Intro: DARKNESS, ISOLATION, DEATH. -Is there a way to find hope in the face of darkness, isolation, and death? -The way to find hope is in the death of Jesus. His death brought about […]
