In our latest Cross of Christ Fellowship newsletter we gave 20 highlights from 2020. If you missed it, here it is.
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5 Lessons from Ruth
I start preaching a new sermon series this Sunday at our church in Naperville, Cross of Christ Fellowship, on the book of Ruth. I’ve been using Daniel Block commentary as help in thinking through the text more. Here’s his 5 “practical and theological lessons” to be learned from the book: 5 Practical and Theological Lessons […]
I recently finished reading Childers’ book on progressive Christianity called “Another Gospel?” It’s a helpful contrast between what is known as “progressive Christianity” (the latest version of theological liberalism) with historic, biblical Christianity. I appreciated her section on critical theory as well. Here’s how the wholehearted embrace of a critical theory worldview contrasts with biblical […]
I preached on 2 Peter 3:8-13 at our church in Naperville (Cross of Christ Fellowship) this past weekend. Here’s the outline (here’s the audio page if you are interested in listening). 2 Peter 3:8-13 “God’s Timeline” (Part 2)Intro: There are some glorious and weighty things to consider in this passage today: the ETERNAL nature of […]
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3 Be’s of FALSE TEACHING
Here’s the notes for my sermon on 2 Peter 2 “False Teaching” which I preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church here in Naperville. You can listen to the audio here. 2 Peter 2 “FALSE TEACHERS”Intro: It has been said that in today’s culture, the only HERESY left is to claim that some things […]
Here’s the sermon outline from 2 Peter 1:12-21 “TRUTH or MYTH?”. You can hear the audio here. 2 Peter 1:12-21 “TRUTH OR MYTH?” Intro: This weekend our oldest child turned 6. One of the gifts she received is a book of fairy tales. Last night we read some together and they are delightful stories, but […]
Here’s some thoughts from my sermon prep on 2 Peter 1:12-21. In particular, it is worth considering what this passage has to teach us on the transfiguration of Jesus. -I believe this passage is best broken up into 3 parts: 12-15; 16-18; 19-21. In 12-15, Peter tells us why he is writing the letter—to remind […]
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From US to YOU
Here’s the notes from the sermon I preached in our backyard on 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From Us to You” at Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio here. 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From US to You”INTRO: Remember the context of 2 Peter. The apostle Peter knows that his death is near and is burdened […]
Our faith in Christ is the ‘GREAT EQUALIZER.’ It puts all Christians on level ground with one another. We see this in 2 Peter 1-2. Here’s the notes from the sermon I preached on the passage at Cross of Christ Fellowship here in Naperville (You can find the audio here [note this was preached in […]
Our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, in Naperville is beginning to host in person indoors Sunday morning worship services, starting on Sunday Nov 1 at the Century Memorial Chapel on Naper Settlement. (We just concluded meeting outdoors on Sunday mornings). Our in person attendance is limited, due to COVID, but we are thankful to be […]
