Here’s the sermon notes for my sermon on Romans 11:1-10 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville on 6/12/22. You can listen to the audio here. Romans 11:1-10 “Remnant Chosen by Grace” Intro: Today, there are roughly 15 million people in the world who identify as Jewish -Do you know what country has the […]
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The Happiness of Man
“The happiness of man in this life consists, 1. In his union with God; 2. In his communion with God; 3. In his conformity to God; 4. In his spiritual fruition and enjoyment of God.” -Thomas Brooks
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Summer Fellowship
This summer our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting a weekly time of fellowship for its members: “summer fellowship.” We’ll be sharing a meal together, discussing “Dark Clouds , Deep Mercy” by Mark Vroegop, and praying together.
Here’s the sermon outline for Romans 10:5-13, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. If you like to listen to the audio, it can be found here. Romans 10:5-13 “TWO WAYS TO TRY TO BE RIGHT WITH GOD”INTRO: Paul had a difficult question to answer:‘If the gospel is God’s promised salvation to His […]
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A REAL Theologian
“Whoever know well how to distinguish the Gospel from the Law should give thanks to God and know that he is a real theologian” -LUTHER
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Moo on Romans 10:5-13
Here’s a helpful quote from NT scholar Douglas Moo on Romans 10:5-13 ““Central to the Reformers’ teaching about salvation was their distinction between “law” and “gospel.” “Law is whatever God commands us to do; “gospel” is what God in his grace gives to us. The Reformers uniformly insisted that human depravity made it impossible for […]
Here’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 9:30-10:4 “A Wrong Way to Get Right With God” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. Romans 9:30-10:4 “A Wrong Way to Get Right with God” INTRO: Ice Cream sundae with ketchup fixed with mustard -These are wrong ways to try and make things right. […]
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is located with walking distance of North Central College in downtown Naperville. We love connecting with and ministering to the students at North Central College. It has been a blessing to see the gospel bear fruit in their lives and have them take part in the life of our […]
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ELECTION and EVANGELISM
A thought from my time of preaching and studying Romans 9-11 at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. It is interesting to note that in a section (Romans 9-11) where God‘s ultimate sovereignty over the eternal destiny of every human is most forcefully stated (esp Rom 9:14-23), we also see one of the most clear […]
This past weekend I preached on Romans 9:14-29 “God’s Unfailing Word: Part 2” at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. The main point is that God’s Word has not failed. But in this sermon I also addressed the topics of election, predestination, and double predestination–and it was Mother’s […]
