Redemption Church in Brookfield, WI

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.

Human Flourishing

Preacher: Greg Alles

Passage: Psalm 16

Big Idea: The greatest human flourishing is found when we live in God's presence.

Sermon Points:

1. A Prayer
2. A Lord
3. A Flourishing Life

Application Points:

1. Biblical and secular flourishing are fundamentally different.
2. There is no ultimate human flourishing apart from Jesus.

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.

The Surprising Power of God’s Providence

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Esther 5:9 - 7:10

Sermon Points: 

1. Pride: Haman's grandiose longing for power.
2. Providence: God's quiet-but-powerful control.
3. Protection: Haman & Mordecai trade places.

Primary Claim: The quiet providence of God is more powerful than the grandiose pride of our enemies.

Application Points:

1. Don't fear the grandiose pride of our enemies.
2. Have faith in the quiet providence of our God.

Standing with God & His People

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Esther 4:1 - 5:8

Primary Claim: It may seem dangerous to stand with God & his people, but we must.

Sermon Points:

Three Reasons We Must Stand with God & His People:

1. He will deliver his people, with or without us.

2. We cannot escape the risk of pershing.

3. God may use us in powerful ways.

Application Points:

Three Ways to Stand with God & His People:

1. Courageously
2. Winsomely
3. Patiently

Will He Still Deliver Us?

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Esther 2:19-3:15

Primary Claim: It may not seem like our God will deliver us...but He will.

Application Points:

1. Expect opposition from an unjust world.
2. Count on the deliverance of a sovereign God.

Two Kinds of Power

Preacher: Danny D'Acquisto

Passage: Esther 1:1 - 2:18

Sermon Points:

 

1. The Grandiose Power of King Ahasuerus

2. The Under-stated Power of our God

Primary Claim: God’s power may not seem grandiose, but it is great nonetheless.

Application Questions

Two questions about power:

 

1. Do we believe that God is still powerful?
2. Will we rely on His power, or another kind?