A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus: Gospel Story and Doctrine that Trains (2:11-14) “11 For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, 12 training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, 13 waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing […]
Outreach in Downtown Naperville (Last Fling 2015) A couple weeks ago our Naperville church plant, Cross of Christ Fellowship, participated in a festival in called Last Fling. This was our second year and it turned out to be another great opportunity to share the gospel, give away Bibles and engage the community. We used a […]
2 Motivations to Plant a Church: Haggai 1:8 Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. (Haggai 1:8 ESV) Upon returning from exile, God raised up the prophets Haggai and Zechariah to encourage the people […]
Adorning the Doctrine of God in Naperville: A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus (2:9-10) “9 Bondservants are to be submissive to their own masters in everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative, 10 not pilfering, but showing all good faith, so that in everything they may adorn the doctrine of God our Savior.” – […]
Sound Doctrine and Sound Lives: A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus 2:1-8 “1 But as for you, teach what accords with sound doctrine. 2 Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. 3 Older women likewise are to be reverent in behavior, not slanderers or slaves to […]
A Church Planter’s Reflections on Titus: Titus 1:10-16 ‘Dealing with False Teachers’ “10 For there are many who are insubordinate, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision party. 11 They must be silenced, since they are upsetting whole families by teaching for shameful gain what they ought not to teach. 12 One of […]
Titus: A Church Planter’s Reflections: ‘Qualifications for Elders’ 1:6-9 “6 if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination. 7 For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a […]
Why We Should NOT Pray about the Book of Mormon A common appeal from Mormon friends and acquaintances is this: “I challenge you to read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, and you will see that it is true, just as I also have read and prayed about it and know in my […]
“Left with a Purpose”: Titus 1:4-5 “4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior. 5 This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed […]
TITUS: A Church Planter’s Reflection– Titus 1:1-3 “1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness, 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began 3 […]
