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How Should We Think about Humanity? 5 Ways Ephesians 2:1-3 Reshapes Our Thinking

Ephesians 2:1-3: And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience– 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of […]

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Eph 2:1-3 SERMON OUTLINE

Here’s the notes and audio for my sermon on Ephesians 2:1-3 “The PROBLEM” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Eph 2:1-3 “The PROBLEM”Intro: MLJ (the Dr); The loss of ‘wonder’ among Christians (speaking glibly about glorious realities)-Part of solution: remembering what we were before we were Christians—our radically hopeless state        –Today’s passage shows us our […]

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Eph 1:15-23 “Paul’s Prayer” SERMON OUTLINE

Here are notes for my sermon preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship  on Ephesians 1:15-23 “Paul’s Prayer” Ephesians 1:15-23 “Paul’s Prayer” Intro: Became Christian at 18; Before: God was real, but not important; after: God more important and wonderful than all! -Continuing as a Christian: Growing in my knowledge of God, finding fresh joy and […]

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Ephesians 1:13-14 Sermon “Praise God the Holy Spirit!”

Here’s my notes and audio for my sermon on Ephesians 1:13-14 “Praise God the Holy Spirit!” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 9.22.24. INTRO: Companies selling products give guarantees: Money-back gaur, satisfaction gaur, lowest price gaur-A guarantee increases our confidence in a product or company, and when done well shows them worthy of trust        […]

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Christ’s Kingdom is a Spiritual Kingdom (Tsouloufis)

GUEST POST by Dan Tsouloufis From a biblical perspective, God’s plan to fight all the evils in the world is twofold: 1) Christ’s death on the cross, and 2) Christ’s desire to build His kingdom through the church (the body of Christ).  Moreover, this is a spiritual kingdom, not a worldly, political kingdom.  We must […]

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Praise God the Son! Eph 1:7-12 Sermon Outline

Here’s the audio and notes for my sermon “Praise God the Son!” based on Ephesians 1:7-12 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 9/15/2024.  “Praise God the Son!” Eph 1:7-12Intro: It would have been really hard to live as a Christian in Ephesus in the 1st Century.-Temple of Artemis; social pressures; allurements of the city; […]

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Praise God the Father (Eph 1:1-6 Sermon Outline)

Here’s the audio and notes for my sermon “Praise God the Father” based on Eph 1:1-6, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Ephesians 1:1-6: “Praise God the Father!”Intro: As Christians we are tempted with situations and actions that clearly will ruin us: adultery, theft, rage, drunkenness–More subtle and insidious temptation: finding the things of this […]

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5 Principles for Married Couples (Tsouloufis)

Here’s a post by my friend Dan Tsouloufis. 5 PRINCIPLES FOR MARRIED COUPLES Below are 5 principles for married or engaged couples to contemplate and commit to.  First, the primary goal of marriage isn’t to be happy (although we of course desire happiness), but it’s to honor the Lord in our marriage covenant. Honoring the Lord […]

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Wonderful Redemption: Zephaniah 3:9-20 Sermon Outline

Here’s the audio and notes for my sermon “Wonderful Redemption” from Zephaniah 3:9-20 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Zeph 3:9-20 “WONDERFUL Redemption”INTRO: Wrote Song for proposal; Song expressed the depth of love & emotion; Our God SINGS over us!!     M.I.: God’s redemption is more wonderful than we imagine AND more relevant than we realize.CONTEXT: […]

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Preaching Zephaniah

In August 2024 I had the pleasure of preaching through Zephaniah at Cross of Christ Fellowship. Here are the audio files for those interested: 1. Zephaniah 1-2:3 “The Wrath of God” 2. Zephaniah 2:4-3:8 “Wrath and Redemption” 3. Zephaniah 3:9-20 “Wonderful Redemption”