1. How vast the treasure we possess! How rich thy bounty, King of Grace! This world is ours, and the worlds to come Earth is our lodge, and heaven our home. 2 All things are ours, the gifts of God; The purchase of a Saviour’s blood: While the good Spirit shews us how To use […]
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Col 4:2-18 SERMON
Here’s the audio for my sermon on Colossians 4:1-18. My outline: Col 4:2-18 “Closing Words” Intro: Suburban Family A and B: yard, home, school, programs, pressures of finances and time -Suburban A are “religious nones” and B are professing Christians -Will these families live look different? And how? 1. Prayer; 2. Outside World; 3 Church […]
“There Are So Many Religions Argument” from Skeptics By Dan Tsouloufis I saw a recent post in social media that sought to address the “there are so many religions” argument, which skeptics of Christianity often bring up. One way that I address this argument is by appealing to the nature of ‘trust’. All of us […]
Lord, deliver me from delusions of grandeur. Protect me from thinking I am better than I am, that I deserve more praise from others, that I am smarter and more capable than everyone else. Rescue me from believing I ought to be recognized more for my achievements, good looks, wise insights, or cleverness. Thwart my […]
God is Irrelevant. God is Unable to Satisfy. God Does not Care if We Reject Him. These lies about God are not unique to suburbia, but I think they very loud here. They are not so much explicitly stated as they are implicitly assumed by the decisions, advertisements and values we embrace. Insidious and persuasive, […]
Col 1:15-23 “Getting Right with God” AUDIO HERE. INTRO: 25 years ago: making friends w/Japanese; sushi; friendships; classmate married Japanese classmate -Not possible 85 years ago: WWII. At war w/Japan; hostile; enemies. -Reconciliation: Now we are RECONCILED with Japan, over 3 million Americans visit every year -A troubling truth: because of sin, we are born […]
Here’s my sermon outline for Colossians 1:3-14 “Paul’s Prayers” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL. AUDIO here. Colossians 1:3-14 “The Prayers of Paul” Intro: Experience of praying with a godly, mature Christian; edified, instructs us to pray and we learn about God. -Paul’s prayer—edifies, instructs us to pray and teaches us about […]
Here‘s the audio for my Colossians sermon series intro. NOTES: Colossians 1:1-2 “The Supremacy and Sufficiency of Christ” Intro: 10 years ago public worship services; people born & die; arrive & move away; new Christians & growth as believers -God has provided financially, sustained us as a congregational; new venue; covid; and tonight—elder install […]
Here’s the sermon notes for “Hope in the Darkness” (Genesis 34-36) preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 6/21/26. Audio here. Genesis 34-36: Jacob’s Return to Bethel Intro: Movies have different ratings: G, PG, PG13, R. -If you had to give the Bible a rating for explicit content, how would it […]
