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Evangelists Podcast Appearance

Evangelists’ Podcast Appearance One of my favorite podcasts is the ‘Evangelists Podcast,‘ hosted by a British evangelist named Glen Scrivener. This podcast always encourages me to share my faith with others and gives me practical steps. I had a great opportunity to serve with Glen on a mission week in Wootton, England this summer and […]

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SUMMER CELEBRATION IN NAPERVILLE JUNE 14 2017

SUMMER CELEBRATION IN NAPERVILLE! On Wednesday June 14th our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is hosting a SUMMER CELEBRATION event in downtown Naperville from 5-8. We’ll be at the Riverwalk Grand Pavilion and there will be free food, games, a choir concert and a hymn sing. If you are in Naperville area we would love […]

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The Good Life

The Good Life This week at Cross of Christ Fellowship we look at Matt 5:1-12, which are the Beatitudes. Jesus begins the ‘sermon on the mount’ with these 8 statements (the 8th is followed with an elaboration, which is the 9th statement). Each of the “beatitudes” are made up of 3 parts: 1 Category; 2 […]

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Suburban Beatitudes: The Good Life For Us in Suburbia

Suburban Beatitudes: The Good Life for us in Suburbia Blessed are those who live in the suburbs, for theirs is the comfort, ease, and convenience of the American Dream. Blessed are those who maintain the facade of a perfect life and family, for theirs is the praise of neighbor and of co-worker. Blessed are those […]

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Parent Child Dedication Service 2/19 in Naperville

Parent Child Dedication Service 2/19 in Naperville This Sunday our church, Cross of Christ Fellowship in downtown Naperville, is hosting its first Parent Child Dedication service. I’m excited that we’ll be having 5 of our couples dedicating their children that morning. We’ll be blessed to have pastor Pat Aldridge from Redeemer Fellowship with us that […]

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College Ministry Internship in Naperville

College Ministry Internship in Naperville Our church plant, Cross of Christ Fellowship, is looking for an intern to lead and pioneer our college ministry at North Central College. Here’s some information for any interested: College Ministry Internship at Cross of Christ Fellowship  Cross of Christ Fellowship is looking for a college ministry intern to help […]

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Cross of Christ Fellowship 2017 January Newsletter

Cross of Christ Fellowship 2017 January Newsletter In case you missed our latest newsletter, here’s a link to it: http://eepurl.com/czhNs1 We are so thankful to host church at the DuPage Children’s Museum on Sunday mornings and are praying over these goals as listed for 2017. In particular, we really hope to focus on discipleship. Please […]

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A SEASON in Galatians

A SEASON IN GALATIANS (Below is an approach to reading Galatians that our church Cross of Christ Fellowship here in Naperville will be attempting this year) Reading the Bible regularly and consistently is a vital spiritual discipline for Christians. It is here that we HEAR the voice of God, learn true truths (as Francis Schaeffer […]

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Sermon Series in Matthew

Sermon Series in Matthew I recently started preaching through the Gospel of Matthew at Cross of Christ Fellowship. This will likely take us 2-3 years to finish–with breaks of course! Here’s a sermon graphic Craig Worley designed for us: Here’s a link to a sermon archive page if you want to hear some of the […]

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Teach Us to Number Our Days: Psalm 90:12

Teach Us to Number Our Days: Psalm 90:12 (Adapted from a sermon given on Psalm 90:12 at Cross of Christ Fellowship on 1/1/17 in Naperville) NOTE: I preached this Psalm again on 1/1/2023. Here’s a link to it. Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to Number Our Days” Intro: In 120 years it is almost certain that […]