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20 Highlights from 2020

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 […]

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2 Peter 3:8-13 Sermon Outline

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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Faith in Christ: the GREAT EQUALIZER

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 […]

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In Person Church Worship Service In Naperville

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 […]

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2 Peter Sermon Series

Starting this Sunday I’ll be preaching through 2 Peter at Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville. The idea behind this sermon graphic is drawn from 2 Peter 1:19 “And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place…”

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1 Peter 4 and TIME

I’m preaching through book of 1 Peter at our church (Cross of Christ Fellowship in Naperville, IL). One think I noticed while working through 1 Peter 4:1-11 is the notion of TIME. It is fascinating to see how following Jesus transforms how we think about it. 1 Peter 4:1-11 Challenges How We View TIME: We […]

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A Letter to North Central College Students (Fall 2021)

Dear North Central College Student,

What is God? Can I know God? What happens to us after we die? Who is Jesus? What do Christians believe?

As you begin your semester at North Central College, we invite you to consider these important questions.

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Daniel 9:24-27 Sermon Outline

Here’s my outline for a sermon I preached on Daniel 9:20-27 (mostly 9:24-27), which I preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. It was a very tough text to preach, but full of wonderful insights and pronouncements of God’s mercy and grace.( If you want to hear it, you can find it […]

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Preaching Daniel

Our church in Naperville (Cross of Christ Fellowship) is going through the book of Daniel together on Sunday mornings. And as I write this post we have made it through the first five chapters so far. This Sunday a friend of mine is coming to preach chapter 6 and then we’ll be in a new […]