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Ordinary Means of Grace Sermon: Word of God

Here’s the my sermon outline for my sermon on Word of God as an ordinary means of grace, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. Means of Grace Week 1: Word of God Series intro: If you have been a Christian for very long, you know that sometimes it can be really […]

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Our Souls’ Rest

(The following is the sermon outline for Romans 4:13-22, preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship) “OUR SOULS’ REST” Romans 4:13-22 Intro: God has given many promises to His people. He has promised forgiveness of sin; being rescued from the darkness and brought into the light; adoption into the family of God; living forever in a […]

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Everyone Gospel (Rom 1:8-15)

Here’s the notes for my sermon on Romans 1:8-15 “The EVERYONE Gospel,” preached at Cross of Christ Fellowship, our church in Naperville. You can find the audio here. Romans 1:8-15 “The Everyone Gospel” Intro: The gospel is the good news of Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. It is good news from God about God. It […]

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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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The TRANSFIGURATION of Jesus

Here’s some thoughts from my sermon prep on 2 Peter 1:12-21. In particular, it is worth considering what this passage has to teach us on the transfiguration of Jesus. -I believe this passage is best broken up into 3 parts: 12-15; 16-18; 19-21. In 12-15, Peter tells us why he is writing the letter—to remind […]

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From US to YOU

Here’s the notes from the sermon I preached in our backyard on 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From Us to You” at Cross of Christ Fellowship. You can find the audio here. 2 Peter 1:3-4 “From US to You”INTRO: Remember the context of 2 Peter. The apostle Peter knows that his death is near and is burdened […]

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Christ RULES the FUTURE not COVID

I am preaching this Sunday (over ZOOM) on Daniel 12:5-13. This is our final sermon in the book of Daniel. The title at this moment is “Working While We Wait.”  Here’s some thoughts from it: Working While We Wait. Daniel 12:5-13 is the close of the book of Daniel. Throughout the book, we have been […]

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Corona Virus Sermon

Spiritual Warfare (Daniel 10) God’s Word is always timely and relevant. As I worked on today’s sermon I wondered if I should change texts and try to directly address what is happening with the Corona Virus. But as I worked through the passage, I came to see just how relevant Daniel 10 is to us […]

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Daniel 8 Sermon Outline

Here’s my notes for a sermon on Daniel 8. Audio can be found here. Daniel 8: Hope in the Pain and Perplexities of Life Intro: Being a Christian will NOT exempt you from suffering and pain. Christians experience all kinds of pain: pain of persecution for believing in Jesus, pain of being excluded or mocked […]

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A Small Group Intro to Philippians

Introduction: Starting on September 22nd at Cross of Christ Fellowship, we will be going through the book of Philippians together as a church. This sermon series will take us through the end of 2019. To prepare for this series, tonight we will spend some time becoming more acquainted with the book. Philippians is a letter […]