Tom Schmidt's BlogHere’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 […]
I’m preaching a short 3 part series on the “Death of Death” (title inspired by John Owen!) at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Here’s the notes for my first sermon “Problem of Death and PLAN of God.” DEATH OF DEATH SERMON 1: The PROBLEM OF DEATH & PLAN TO OVERCOME IT. Intro: Everyone of us faces […]
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting an Easter Egg Hunt in downtown Naperville on Easter Sunday, April 9 at 9:30. It is free and all are welcome. All are also welcome to join us for our worship service after, which starts at 10. To learn more, go to our website: https://www.crossofchristfellowship.org/easter-egg-hunt-2023
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, recently had a combined community group seminar on “What is elder?” Here are some of the notes. The quotes are from Rinne’s book on elders. What is an Elder?A Cross of Christ Fellowship Combined Community Group Seminar3/16/23 Initial Questions: When you hear the term “elder,” what comes to your […]
Can I be confident that I actually have the Holy Spirit if do not speak in tongues? Did I really experience the ‘baptism of the Holy Spirit?’ Didn’t the Holy Spirit fill the Christians on the day of Pentecost and empower them to speak in tongues (Acts 2:4)? Shouldn’t we expect this today? Aren’t there […]
Here’s the sermon notes for my “Pentecost” sermon on Acts 2:1-13, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. You can find the audio here. Acts 2:1-13 “The Day of Pentecost”Intro: Some events change your life (marriage, birth, injury, move); Some change the world (July 4, 1776, electricity, internet, smart phone). -In today’s passage, […]
Here’s the sermon outline for “Church in WAITING” (Acts 1:12-26), preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Acts 1:12-26 “WAITING”INTRO: Waiting in Chicago traffic; seasons of waiting (Abraham, Egypt, 40 years in dessert, Messiah) -Christians go through seasons of waiting: (spouse, job, relief, help) -The scene […]
I recently finished Louise Perry’s book “The Case Against the Sexual Revolution.” Although I don’t agree with everything she says, and as a Christian I think Louise Perry lacks the metaphysical/moral foundation necessary to make her arguments (she borrows from Christian worldview), I agree with quite a bit of this book and think it can […]
A Biblical Theology of Anger by Dan Tsouloufis Regarding a biblical definition of anger, one helpful definition is from Robert Jones in his book Uprooting Anger: “Anger is the whole person’s active response of negative moral judgment against a perceived evil.” A brief way to summarize anger is that it is a displeasure in our […]
A Biblical Theology of Emotions by Dan Tsouloufis It is healthy to feel our emotions, and then we are more easily able to let them go. We cry out in utter honesty to God, and the Holy Spirit helps to calm our hearts. As the psalmist proclaims, “I love the Lord, because He has heard my […]