Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

Elders: The Family Shepherds

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passages: 1 Timothy 3:1-7 & 1 Peter 5:1-5

Big Idea: God has called elders to shepherd his family on his behalf.

Sermon Points:

1. Who Elders Are
2. What Elders Do
3. Why Elders Serve

Lord's Supper: The Family Meal

 Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

 Passage: 1 Corinthians 11:17-34

 Big Idea: God is using the Lord's Supper to bring us together as his blood-bought family.

 Sermon Points:

 Two Problems:

1. Personalizing the Lord's Supper
2. Provoking the Lord's Judgement

 Two Solutions:

1. Discerning the Lord's body
2. Eating with the Lord's family

 Application Points:

1. I am one member of Jesus' body
2. We all desperately need his blood

Membership: The Family Bond

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Big Idea: God is gathering us together, like different parts of the same body.

Sermon Points:

1. What the body is
2. Why we belong to it
3. Who is most important
4. How it all fits together

Application Points:

1. Are you a member of Jesus' body?
2. Do you truly love the whole body?

Baptism: The Family Welcome

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: 1 Peter 3:18-22

Big Idea: God is using baptism to identify us as his blood-bought family.

Sermon Points:

1. Part 1: The Sanctity of Suffering
2. Part 2: The Symbol Of Salvation

Application Points:

Who should we baptize?

1. Those who have died to this world.
2. Those who are spiritually alive in Christ.
3. Those who are part of Jesus' family.

The Gospel: A Family-Creating Message

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Ephesians 2:11-22

Big Idea: God Is using the Gospel to gather us Into His blood-bought family.

Sermon Points:

1. Part 1: There was a barrier between us and God.
2. Part 2: Jesus broke down this barrier on the Cross.
3. Part 3: God is building us into His spiritual temple.

Application Points:

1. The Church is a tangible family
2. The Church is a spiritual family
3. The Church is the most essential family on earth.

God Our Redeemer

Preacher: Brett Wendle

Passage: Psalm 130

Sermon Points:

1. A Desperate Situation
2. A Dependable Lifeline
3. A Durable Hope

Big Idea: Knowing God as our Redeemer replaces desperation with Hope.

God's Promise To Bless His Creation

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 11:10 - 12:3

Big Question: Who will prevail over the chaos of sin?

Sermon Points:

1. Patriarch - The next chosen one emerges in the line of Seth
2. Problem - Abram & his wife cannot be fruitful or multiply
3. Promise - God will make them fruitful & use their offspring to bless his creation

Big Idea: God has promised to prevail over the chaos of sin.

Application Points: 

1. He has promised to bless us
2. He has promised to bless the world through us
3. All of his promises are fulfilled in Jesus Christ

A Big God's Little World

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 10

Big Idea: This God has dominion over every nation.

Sermon Points:

1. God's Vision is taking shape.
2. God's Reign is all-encompassing.
3. God's stage is set for redemption.

Application Points:

1. Nothing is more important than this God & this story.
2. This God is not worried right now.

The Extent of God's Covenant Commitment

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 9

Sermon Points:

1. God re-blesses life on earth.
2. Noah re-introduces sin on earth.

Big Idea: God is committed to giving us life, even in spite of our sin and death.

Application Points:

1. God wants to give us life.
2. We choose death instead.
3. Jesus died to share his life with us.

Awaiting God's Deliverance

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 7:24 - 8:22

Big Question: When will God deliver us?

Sermon Points:

1. Noah's first hint of deliverance.
2. Noah's long wait for deliverance.
3. Noah worships his deliverer.

Big Idea: God delivers His people in His timing for His glory.

Application Points:

1. God has not forgotten us.
2. God is worth the wait.
3. God is the goal of our deliverance.