Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

The Justice & Mercy of God

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 6:1-8

Big Question: Will this God be just, or will He be merciful?

Sermon Points:

1. The Ultimate Spiritual Chaos
2. The Perfect Divine Response
   1. He puts a limit on human life.
   2. He is burdened by grief & regret.
   3. He promises to blot out life on earth.
   4. He preserves the line of his redeemer.

Big Idea: This God is totally just and truly merciful.

Application Points:

1. We cannot overestimate our spiritual corruption.
2. We should not underestimate God's justice.
3. We must not take for granted God's mercy.

The Lineage of a Death-Defying God

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 5

Big Question: How does God feel about death?

Sermon Points: 

1. God's image-bearers are broken.
2. Death reigns as a result.
3. God makes a strange exception.

Big Idea: God is at work to conquer death and restore His people to eternal life.

Application Points:

1. We need a God-exalting view of death.
2. We need to long for eternal life with God.

A Chosen Line

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 4:17-26

Big Question: How can God use a human to redeem sin, when they are all corrupted by it?

Sermon Points:

1. Cain's Line: A Zealous Family of Self-exalting Sinners.
2. Seth's Line: A Humble Family of God-exalting Worshippers.

Big Idea: That in a world full of proud sinners, God is raising up humble worshippers.

Application Points:

1. No amount of darkness can stop God's redemption.
2. God gets all the credit for our redemption.
3. We exist to humbly worship God.

A Sacred Gathering

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Hebrews 10:19-25

Big Question: Why are these gatherings so sacred?

Sermon Points:

1. Why we can gather for worship.
2. Why we should gather for worship.

Big Idea: Jesus shed his very own blood to make our worship gatherings possible.

Application Points:

1. Our worship is confident.
2. Our worship is collective.
3. Our worship is commanded.

The Chaos & Injustice of Murder

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 4:1-16

Big Question: Why is murder such a wicked & evil act?

Sermon Points:

1. Two offerings & an internal struggle.
2. One murder & an external judgement.

Big Idea: God detests murder because it's the exact opposite of his plan for creation.

Application Points:

1. Murder is the ultimate injustice
2. Murder - like all sin - comes from the heart.
3. All of us are capable of murder.

Conclusion: Christ was murdered - to justify murderers.

Dealing With Affliction

Preacher: Isaac Miller

Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:8-11

Sermon Points: 

1. A Description of Affliction
2. A Purpose of Affliction
3. Certainty in Affliction
4. Pray through Affliction

Life without God in a Fallen World

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 3:8-24

Big Question: How does God respond to our sin?

Sermon Points: 

1. Bad News: The Chaotic Consequences of Sin
2. Good News: The First Foretastes of Redemption

Big Idea: God has every right to condemn all people, but He will redeem some people.

Application Points:

1. Sin destroys everything
2. Christ redeems everything

The Chaos of our Sin

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 3:1-7

Big Question: What went wrong?

Sermon Points: 

1. Confusion: God's Word gets twisted.
2. Deception: God-like freedom is promised.
3. Corruption: Adam & Eve are thrown into chaos.

Big Idea: We tried to put ourselves in the place of God, and it corrupted us.

Application Points: 

1. Sin starts by twisting God's Word.
2. Sin always promises us God-like freedom.
3. Sin always delivers death.
4. Let Jesus bear the wight of your sin and shame.

God's Design for Men & Women

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 2:18-25

Big Question: What does it mean to be a man, or a woman?

Sermon Points:

1. The Problem: God says the man is insufficient.
2. The Solution: God creates the woman as his helper.
3. The Result: God begins the pattern of marriage & family.

Big Idea: God designed men & women differently, for a very good spiritual purpose.

Application Points: 

1. Men & women are not interchangeable.
2. Men & women must flourish together.

Final Point: God's glory is at stake in gender & marriage.

Life With God In The Garden Of Goodness

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 2:4-17

Big Question: What makes life good?

Sermon Points:

1. The God who gave us life
2. The God who made life good
3. The only way to die

Big Idea: Trusting in God's word is the key to this good life with God.

Application Points: 

1. God's word is the only true standard of good & evil.
2. God's word is always good for us.