Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

The King & Our Marriages

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 10:1-12

Big Idea: We cannot just end our marriages because we did not begin them.

Sermon Points: 

1. Controversy: Should divorce be allowed?
2. Clarification: Who begins a marriage?
3. Consequence: What happens when we divorce?

Application Points:

1. Marriage and sex are always messy - and meaningful.
2. Divorce is always a problem and never a solution.

The King's Path to Greatness

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 9:30-41

Big Idea: We Become truly great by serving who are not.

Sermon Points:

1. The strange path of Jesus
2. The self-serving pride of the disciples
3. The supreme purpose of Gods people

Application Points:

1. How do you define greatness?
2. Who do you serve, and how?

The King & Our Inadequacy

Preacher: Bobby Salb

Passage: Mark 9:14-29

Big Idea: Because we're inadequate, we must depend on God by praying.

Sermon Points:

1. The disciples are inadequate.
2. Jesus is more than adequate.
3. The solution to inadequacy.

Application Points:

1. Why should we pray?
2. How should we pray?
3. When should we pray?

The Bible: What About Other Sources?

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Psalm 119:89-96

Big Idea: All other truth is measured by Scripture.

Sermon Points:

1. We should never add to Scripture.
2. We should never take away from Scripture.

The Bible: Can We Trust It?

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Hebrews 4:12-13

Big Idea: All of Scripture is trustworthy & true.

Sermon Points: 

Let's examine the:

1. Evidence
2. Claims
3. Heart

Application Points:

How should we read the Bible?

1. Confidently
2. Spiritually
3. Self-Critically

The Bible: Where Did It Come From?

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Deuteronomy 8:3

Big Idea: God Is The Ultimate Source Of Scripture.

Sermon Points:

1. Meet the authors
2. Understand the process
3. Discover the source

Application Points: 

We should approach the Bible with

1. Reverence
2. Patience
3. Anticipation

The King's Glory

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 9:1-13

Big Idea: Jesus has the greatest kind of glory - glory that we least expect.

Sermon Points:

1. The King's glory Revealed
2. The King's glory Concealed

Application Points:

1. Are you amazed by Him?
2. Are you grateful for Him?
3. Will you follow Him?

The King, His Cross & Ours

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 8:27 - 9:1

Big Idea: To follow Jesus we need to die to ourselves - just like Jesus.

Sermon Points: 

1. The Christ that Peter had hoped for
2. The Cross he did not expect
3. What it really means to follow Jesus

Application Points: 

1. REQUIRED: Must decide who Jesus is
2. Following Jesus often results in suffering & rejection
3. Following Jesus always leads to death

The Vision Of The King

Preacher: Dave Cartwright

Passage: Mark 8:22 - 26

Big Idea: Jesus restores my sight to fully see Him so that I can fully follow Him.

Sermon Points: 

1. Jesus personally removes me from my setting.
2. Jesus patiently invites me into the process.
3. Jesus powerfully gives me understanding.

The King They Misunderstood

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Mark 8:10-21

Big Idea: Unless actually trust in Jesus, we don't really understand him.

Sermon Points:

1. The Pharisees obviously misunderstand Jesus
2. The disciples less obviously misunderstand Jesus

Application Points:

Two signs that prove that you understand Jesus, and one that does.

1. You can explain Him rationally 
2. You connect with Him emotionally
3. You trust in him personally