Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

A Different Kind of King

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Matthew 2:13-23

Primary Claim: King Jesus may not seem very powerful …. but he is.

Application Question:What kind of power are you looking for?

A King Worth Worshiping

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Matthew 2:1-12

Primary Question: What does King Jesus’s birth mean for outsiders?

Primary Claim: God wants all people to worship King Jesus.

Application Points:

1. He draws those who are far from King Jesus.
2. He will stop those who oppose King Jesus.
3. He is with King Jesus & all who worship him.

From our Crisis to God’s Kingdom

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Matthew 1:18-25

Primary Focus: From Seeing Jesus as a Crisis, to seeing Jesus as His King

Primary Claim: King Jesus’s birth is much bigger and more spiritual than it may first appear.

Application Points:

1. Let’s look further back than just our lifetime.
2. Let’s think bigger than just our circumstances.
3. Let’s embrace the rescue of “God with us.”

The King is Here

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Matthew 1:1-17

Primary Claim: This man, Jesus, is the Messiah-King we’ve all been waiting for.

Sermon Points:

Three Groups in Matthew:

1. Jerusalem Elites
2. Galilean Commoners
3. Gentile Outsiders

Three Groups for Today:

1. Religious Elites
2. Less-Religious Commoners
3. Irreligious Outsiders

Application Points:

1. Do you need a King?
2. What kind of King do you want?
3. What does it mean to submit to this one?

Awe: Delighting in the Righteous God

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Romans 3:21-31

Primary Claim: Awe-struck delight in this God is what empowers our new spiritual life.

Sermon Points:

This Gospel-Awe must empower:

1. Our Obedience
2. Our Fellowship
3. Our Mission

Grace: The Free Gift of Righteousness

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Romans 3:21-31

Primary Claim: God must get all the credit for making us righteous.

Application Points: 

1. This God sees all of our unrighteousness.
2. He still offers us His righteousness, as a gift.
3. There are only two ways to respond.

Faith: Relying on the Righteous One

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Romans 3:21-31

Questions: 

1. What is faith?
2. How does faith in Christ make us righteous?
3. Is faith in Christ really enough to make us righteous?

Primary Claim: Rely on Christ alone to make you righteous.

Application Points:

1. Let go of all self-reliance.
2. Rely on the finished work of Christ.
3. Live all of life by this faith.

Propitiation: A Righteous Substitute

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Romans 3:21-31

Main Focus: Redemption by Propitiation

Primary Claim: God's righteous Son was condemned for us, so that we can be made righteous like Him.

Application Points:

Three Reasons Jesus was Crucified for You:

1. Wto absorb the just condemnation you deserve.
2. To show you just how righteous God truly is.
3. To make your righteous obedience possible.

Sin: No One is Righteousness

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Romans 3:21-31

Primary Claim: We are all unrighteous.

Takeaways:

1. We all deserve God's just condemnation.
2. Righteousness will never come from us.
3. None of us has any reason to boast.

Even in Exile

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Esther 8:1 - 10:3

Primary Claim: We are still God's people, even in exile.

Application Points: 

This is how we never forget:

1. Let's keep reminding one another.
2. Let's keep seeking the welfare of all.
3. Let's keep longing for a better Kingdom.