Here’s my sermon notes for Romans 11:25-32 “The GREAT Reversal” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. The GREAT REVERSAL of Israel (Romans 11:25-32)INTRO: Imagine this: wake up a vast majority of Jewish people on Earth have turned and place their faith in Jesus. -Could we ever […]
What is the good life? What is a life well lived? How does our worldview shape and inform how we understand this question? I believe we all seek to answer the question in someway—if not overtly, then through how we live, spend our time and money, hope and hate particular things, and how we consider […]
Here’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 11:11-24 “Hope and Humility” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You find the audio here. INTRO: BOAT ILLUSTRATION (saved by Coast Guard). Expected response HOPE and HUMILITY. -Christians ought to be hopeful and humble.*A right understanding of who God is and what He has […]
The doctrine of an ETERNAL hell has many objectors today. A lot of people cannot fathom how God could be just and send anyone to hell, especially if it is an eternal hell for sins committed in this temporary life. The question is ‘How could such a thing be fair?’ This is an not a […]
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 […]
