Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

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.

God's Purpose & Plan For Creation

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 1:3-2:3

Big Question: What is the meaning of life?

Sermon Points:

1. A God who speaks
2. A couple who bear His image
3. A mission to fill the Earth
4. A pattern of work & rest

Big Idea: God created all things so that he would be glorified through us.

Application Points:

1. By cherishing & protecting all human life
2. By getting married & having children
3. By working hard to fill & subdue the earth

Creation From Chaos

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Genesis 1:1-2

Big Idea: If we want to make sense of life, then we need to know this God. 

Sermon Points:

1. The God Who created all things
2. The chaos He started with

Application Points:

1. This God is infinitely greater than we are
2. This God is the source of everything else we need
3. Life without this God is chaos

Rejoicing Made Possible

Preacher: Carl Dernell

Passage: Philippians 4:4-9

Big Idea: It is possible to rejoice always because the God of peace is with you.

Sermon Points:

1. It is possible to rejoice always.
2. It is possible to deny anxiety.
3. It is possible to think spiritually.

Application Points:

1. Take an inventory of your thought life.
2. After filtering our ungodly thoughts, what is left?

Long Live The King

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 15:40 - 16:8

Big Question: What will it be like to follow a resurrected King?

Sermon Points:

Portraits of:

1. Faithfulness: A group of women witness King Jesus' death.
2. Courage: Joseph asks to bury Jesus' body.
3. Fear: The women tremble at King Jesus' resurrection.

Big Idea: It still takes courage to follow a resurrected King.

Application Points:

3 Fears:

1. The world still rejects His authority.
2. I'm not very influential.
3. This is way more than I bargained for.