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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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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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Wrath & Redemption (Zeph 2:4-3:8 SERMON)

Here’s the audio and notes for my sermon “Wrath & Redemption” based on Zephaniah 2:4-3:8 preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship in August 2024.                                                 Zeph 2:3-3:8 “Wrath and Redemption”Intro: Friend who only spoke about God’s wrath; 2 errors—not mentioning it; only mentioning it. Bible=God of wrath & redemption!        M.I. Because our […]

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SOME KEY THEOLOGICAL TERMS AND IDEAS CONNECTED TO CHRISTMAS

KEY THEOLOGICAL TERMS FROM ADVENT 2024 GAL 4:4-5 SERMONS Galatians 4:4 “But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.” Each week of my Advent sermon series […]

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Even Greater Work of Redemption (Thomas Brooks)

Thomas Brooks reminds us that while the work of Creation is glorious, but the work of redemption in the gospel is even more glorious: “If you compare the work of redemption with other great works, you must necessarily conclude that the work of redemption is a great work. The making of the world was a […]

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Ruth 4 Sermon Outline

Here’s my sermon out for Ruth 4. You can listen to the sermon here. Ruth 4: A Costly Redemption INTRO: Ecclesiastes 3:11: “God has made everything beautiful in its time.” We see this in the book of Ruth. It is a story that began with a famine and death but ends with a marriage and […]