Tom Schmidt's BlogHere’s the outline for my sermon on Romans 1:1, which I preached at our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:1 “Shaped by the Gospel”INTRO: We learn from the book of Acts, that the first Christian martyr was a man named Stephen. The Jews hated what they […]
Several years ago someone took me out to dinner and asked me, “Why have preaching in a church service?” I was challenged on theological and biblical grounds. That conversation always stuck with me. I think we do need to know why we have preaching of sermons in a church service, and I think there is […]
Our church in Naperville recently met together to think through “how to listen to a sermon.” It was a fruitful and very edifying time! Here’s the notes we gave out. There is nothing revolutionary or Earth-shattering in these points, some are drawn from personal experience and others from the resources listed at the bottom. While […]
Here’s a few quotes from Bonhoeffer’s excellent book on Christian community “Life Together.” These are all taken from the first chapter: “It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians.” “It is by the grace of God that a congregation is permitted to gather […]
Here’s my sermon out for Ruth 4. You can listen to the sermon here. Ruth 4: A Costly Redemption INTRO: Ecclesiastes 3:11: “God has made everything beautiful in its time.” We see this in the book of Ruth. It is a story that began with a famine and death but ends with a marriage and […]
A cursory reading of the Book of Ruth may lead you to conclude that it is a love story between Boaz and Ruth. Ruth comes to town after the death of her husband, and she happens to work in the field of a generous and godly single man named Boaz. They are both in a […]
Does theology make any difference in our everyday lives? Does it actually change how we live? YES. I believe a right understanding, a right perception of the truth of who God actually is, and what has actually occurred in the gospel has incredible relevance for our everyday lives. It changes how we live. It brings […]
7 Helps When you are Tempted to be BITTER TOWARD GOD As Christians we will suffer in this life. It has been graciously granted to us not only to be believe in Christ, but also to suffer for him (Phil 1:29). Suffering is part of living in a fallen world under the curse of sin. […]
This was a good read year of reading books for me. I think the pandemic afforded more time to read. This year we read more outloud as a family together , which is a practice I would like for us to continue. It was a lot of fun to read through the Narnias together and […]
A big theme in the book of Ruth is the providence of God. I like how John Piper describes providence as God’s purposeful sovereignty. God is in control of all things (He is SOVEREIGN) and the exercise of His sovereignty in our lives and in the world is what we would describe as providence. Daniel […]
