The next time you meet a Mormon friend or missionary, ask this basic question: “How many gods are there in all of existence and reality?” For those unacquainted with Mormon theology, and who might think Mormonism is just another kind of Christianity, this question will expose how wide is the divide between a historic, Bible-based […]
When two people get married, they are often full of heightened emotions and delight in each other. They are in the honeymoon stage: the other person can do no wrong! But in time, reality sinks in and the initial excitement fades way: each of them realizes they have married a sinner and the happy feelings […]
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Easter 2021 Sermon
Here are the notes for my 2021 Easter sermon on John 20:11-18 at our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio under ‘stand alone sermons’ here (near bottom of the page). [If you listen, you will hear the birds chirping because this was preached outside!] Easter 2021 “Believing with Mary […]
There are many benefits to preaching straight through a book of the Bible on Sundays. Preaching straight through makes you deal with a variety of topics, some you may tend to avoid. So far, in our Romans series, we have looked at Romans 1:1-2:11 over 6 different sermons, breaking the passage down into smaller parts. […]
Here’s the notes from my sermon on Romans 1:16-17, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship (our church in Naperville). You can here the audio here. “Unashamed of the GOSPEL” Rom 1:16-17 INTRO: The passage we are considering today changed the life of a man named Martin Luther. Martin was a Roman Catholic monk, and very […]
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Calvin on Romans 1:16-17
“For if we seek salvation, that is life with God, righteousness must be first sought, by which being reconciled to him, we may, through him being propitious to us, obtain that life which consists only in his favor; for in order to be loved by God, we must first become righteous, since he regards unrighteousness […]
In Gordon’s book “Why Johnny Can’t Preach,” he lists 4 prominent alternatives to preaching Christ a sermon: MORALISM (be a good person) HOW TO-ISM (here’s how to be a better spouse/parent, how to be more happy, etc) INTROSPECTION (you’re probably not a Christian because of how pathetic you are at following him) CULTURAL WARS (we […]
Here’s the notes for my sermon on Romans 1:8-15 “The EVERYONE Gospel,” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:8-15 “The Everyone Gospel” Intro: The gospel is the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. It is good news from God about God. It […]
I recently read through Hopkins’ biography on Charles Simeon. Simeon was a pioneer of expository preaching and lived had a faithful preaching ministry of over 50 years in Cambridge, England in the late 1700’s to early 1800’s. Here’s some quotes from the biography about Simeon’s approach to preaching: “Simeon believed that his task was to […]
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A KNOWN GOSPEL
Here’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 1:2-7 at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Intro: Is it actually POSSIBLE to know who God is? Can we REALLY know what God is like? Could we ever actually hear a message from Him? Many around us would […]
