Kirk E. Miller - Preaching & Teaching

Ministry Built on a "Foolish," Cross-Shaped Foundation (1 Corinthians 3:10-15) CrossWay Community Church October 16th, 2022

Fulfillment of Immanuel-Child Come to Save (Matthew 1:18-25) CrossWay Community Church November 20th, 2022

Jesus, the Fulfillment of Israel's Story (Matthew 1:1-17) CrossWay Community Church November 6th, 2022

Tethered to the Text: Why Expository Preaching? CrossWay Community Church October 16th, 2022

Partnership in Gospel Ministry (Colossians 4:7-18) CrossWay Community Church October 9th, 2022

Christ's Lordship Over Our Relationships (Colossians 3:18-4:1) CrossWay Community Church September 25th, 2022

Living as Christ's New Community (Colossians 3:5-17) CrossWay Community Church September 18th, 2022

Resurrection Life in Christ (Colossians 2:16-3:4) CrossWay Community Church September 11th, 2022

Don't Let Anyone Disqualify You (Colossians 2:16-3:4) CrossWay Community Church September 4th, 2022

Fullness of Salvation in Christ (Colossians 2:6-15) CrossWay Community Church August 28th, 2022

A Gospel Worth Laboring For (Colossians 1:24-2:5) CrossWay Community Church August 21st, 2022

The Gospel's Productive Power (Colossians 1:1-14) CrossWay Community Church August 7th, 2022

Complete in Christ: An Introduction & Overview of Colossians CrossWay Community Church July 31st, 2022

Doing Right in Our Own Sight, Pt. 2: Civil Anarchy (Judges 19:1-21:25) CrossWay Community Church June 26th, 2022

Doing Right in Our Own Sight, Pt. 1: Religious Anarchy (Judges 17:1-18:31) CrossWay Community Church June 19th, 2022

The Jephthah Cycle: A Salvation Marred by Tragedy (Judges 11:12-12:15) CrossWay Community Church May 8th, 2022

The Jephthah Cycle: A God Impatient with Misery (Judges 10:6-11:11) CrossWay Community Church May 1st, 2022

The Abimelech Account: Returning Deliverance with Disloyalty (Judges 8:29-10:5) CrossWay Community Church April 24th, 2022

Death Swallowed Up! (Isaiah 25:1-12) CrossWay Community Church April 17th, 2022

A Tale of Two Cities: Reception vs. Rejection (Acts 17:1-15) Christ the King Church, Kenosha, WI April 3rd, 2022

Authentic Christianity (1 John 1-2) Milwaukee School of Engineering | InterVarsity January 27th, 2022

A Christian Vision for Racial Solidarity: An Alternative to Hostility, Hysteria, and Apathy Christian Camp and Conference Association Wisconsin Sectional Annual Conference March 15th, 2022 Lately, our society has witnessed increased attention and concern for matters of racial justice. Of course, as Christians, the equitable treatment of others aligns with our deepest moral convictions. However, many in society, including some Christians, have raised an alarm around this racial reckoning. Other Christians experience frustration or despair, interpreting this reaction as an attempt to hijack and derail progress on race. Where are Christians to begin when so many are given over to hysteria, hostility, and apathy? And how might the Bible and a Christian worldview lead us to a better alternative--namely, racial solidarity?

The Barak Cycle: A Song of Triumph (Judges 5:1-31) CrossWay Community Church March 13th, 2022

The Barak Cycle: Fight Like a Girl? (Judges 4:1-24) CrossWay Community Church March 6th, 2022

Insufficient Saviors: Rebellion, Ruin, Rescue, Repeat (Judges 2:6-3:6) CrossWay Community Church February 13th, 2022

An Insufficient Conquest: Prelude to Apostasy (Judges 1:1-2:5) CrossWay Community Church February 6th, 2022

Church Membership: Publicly Belonging to Christ's People CrossWay Community Church January 23rd, 2022

What are Elders? Pt. 2 CrossWay Community Church January 9th, 2022

What are Elders? Pt. 1 CrossWay Community Church January 2nd, 2022

The Incarnation as God's Tabernacling (John 1:1-18) CrossWay Community Church December 19th, 2021

God's Word Enfleshed (John 1:1-18) CrossWay Community Church December 5th, 2021

The Purpose of Prayer CrossWay Community Church November 7th, 2021

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God (Jonathan Edwards) CrossWay Community Church October 31st, 2021

The Basis of Prayer (Romans 8:12-39) CrossWay Community Church October 24th, 2021

The Necessity of Prayer CrossWay Community Church October 17th, 2021

Final Destinies (Revelation 20:11-21:8) CrossWay Community Church September 12th, 2021

The Martyrs' Reign (Revelation 20:1-10) CrossWay Community Church September 5th, 2021

God’s Vengeance Poured Out, Pt. 2 (Revelation 15:5-16:21) CrossWay Community Church August 8th, 2021

God’s Vengeance Poured Out, Pt. 1 (Revelation 15:5-16:21) CrossWay Community Church August 1st, 2021

The Beast's Propagandist, His False Prophet (Revelation 13:11-18) CrossWay Community Church June 27th, 2021

The Dragon's Monstrous Minion (Revelation 13:1-10) CrossWay Community Church June 20th, 2021

God's Warning & Witnesses (Revelation 8:2-11:18) CrossWay Community Church May 30th, 2021

The Church's Prophetic Commission, Pt. 2 (Revelation 10:1-11:18) CrossWay Community Church May 23rd, 2021

The Church's Prophetic Commission, Pt. 1 (Revelation 10:1-11:18) CrossWay Community Church May 16th, 2021

This is Your Final Warning (Sound the Alarm) | Revelation 8:2-9:21 CrossWay Community Church May 9th, 2021

The Conquering Lamb (Revelation 5:1-14) CrossWay Community Church April 4th, 2021

Anesthetizing Affluence (Revelation 3:14-22) CrossWay Community Church March 21st, 2021

Baptism Service CrossWay Community Church March 14th, 2021

The Name That Ultimately Matters (Revelation 3:1-6) CrossWay Community Church March 7th, 2021

Dangerous Tolerance: To Whose Works Do You Hold? (Revelation 2:18-29) CrossWay Community Church February 7th, 2021

Recover Your Love! (Revelation 2:1-7) CrossWay Community Church February 7th, 2021

A Revelation of Christ's Coming Kingdom (Revelation 1:1-8) CrossWay Community Church January 24th, 2021

Ancestry of Redemption: Tamar (Mt 1:1-17; Gen 38:1-30) CrossWay Community Church December 6th, 2020

He Hears Us (1 John 5:14-17) CrossWay Community Church November 22nd, 2020

Faith Conquers for Love (1 John 4:21-5:5) CrossWay Community Church November 1st, 2020

Love's Assurance (1 John 4:12-20) CrossWay Community Church October 18th, 2020

Love is From God (1 John 4:7-11) CrossWay Community Church October 11th, 2020

Love One Another (1 John 3:11-18) CrossWay Community Church September 20th, 2020

Sin & the Christian (1 John 3:4-6) CrossWay Community Church September 6th, 2020

Abide (1 John 2:24-27) CrossWay Community Church August 16th, 2020

Do Not Love the World (1 John 2:15-17) CrossWay Community Church August 2nd, 2020

This sermon was delivered during COVID, outside of our regular facilities. So please excuse the poor audio quality. Our Righteous, Wrath-Satisfying Intercessor (1 John 2:1-2) CrossWay Community Church July 5th, 2020

This sermon was delivered outdoors during COVID. So please excuse the poor audio quality. Fellowship in the Apostolic Gospel (1 John 1:1-4) CrossWay Community Church June 14th, 2020

This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom. God Cannot Need Anything, Be Indifferent to Evil, or Fail to Accomplish His Purposes CrossWay Community Church May 24th, 2020

This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom. God Cannot Lie, Change, or Improve CrossWay Community Church May 10th, 2020

This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom. God Cannot Make a Mistake; God Cannot Waste Our Suffering CrossWay Community Church April 26th, 2020

This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom. Raised for Our Justification (Romans 4:25) CrossWay Community Church April 12th, 2020

This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order, and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom. Gethsemane: Prelude to the Cross (Mark 14:32-42) CrossWay Community Church March 29th, 2020 *This sermon was delivered during the Coronavirus "stay at home" order," and so was conducted virtually as we held our services over Zoom.

Living Life Backwards: Living Life Now in Light of Its End (Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:7) CrossWay Community Church March 1st, 2020

Act Like You Don't Know: Living in Light of Uncertainty CrossWay Community Church February 23rd, 2020

The King's an Idiot (Ecclesiastes 9:13-10:20) CrossWay Community Church February 16th, 2020

Christian and pastoral reflections on death following the death of Rick Sluss, a member of CrossWay Community Church.

The Wisdom of Knowing the Limits of Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 7:15-29) CrossWay Community Church January 26th, 2020

Economic Woes (Ecclesiastes 5:8-6:9) CrossWay Community Church January 12th, 2020

Sharing Our Flesh; Tasting Our Death (Hebrews 2:5-18) CrossWay Community Church December 22nd, 2019

A Better Name: "Son of God" CrossWay Community Church December 15th, 2019

A Dysfunctional Social Order (Ecclesiastes 4:1-16) CrossWay Community Church November 17th, 2019

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From Nothing Matters to Everything Matters (Ecclesiastes) CrossWay Community Church October 6th, 2019

The Importance of Sound Doctrine CrossWay Community Church September 8th, 2019

Paul’s Gospel Testimony Preserved to Rome, Pt. 2 (Acts 24:1-26:32) CrossWay Community Church August 11th, 2019

Paul’s Mandate & Model for Ministry (Acts 20:1-38) CrossWay Community Church July 14th, 2019

From John to Jesus (Acts 18:24-19:7) CrossWay Community Church June 23rd, 2019

Jealous Opposition vs. Eager Examination (Acts 17:1-15) CrossWay Community Church June 2nd, 2019

Work What God Is Working (Philippians 2:12-13) CrossWay Community Church May 5th, 2019

Today I had the privilege of delivering the charge at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission where some men from their recovery program, New Journey, were graduating from the program today. Two of these men were individuals I was assigned to and worked with directly when I worked for this program last year. Work What God Is Working (Philippians 2:12-13) Milwaukee Rescue Mission April 26th, 2019

Death, Deliverance, and Divine Judgment (Acts 12:1-24) CrossWay Community Church March 10th, 2019

Gentile Pentecost (Acts 10:1-11:18) CrossWay Community Church February 24th, 2019

The Gospel’s Extension & Preservation (Acts 8:1-25) CrossWay Community Church January 27th, 2019

Unstoppable (Acts 5:12-42) CrossWay Community Church January 6th, 2019

You Don’t Have What It Takes Graduation charge New Journey program at the Milwaukee Rescue Mission December 28th, 2018 More info at kirkmillerblog.com.

The Angels’ Song: Gloria in Excelsis (Luke 2:1-20) Songs of Advent: From Luke's Gospel CrossWay Community Church December 16th, 2018

Deception in the Ranks (Acts 4:32-5:11) CrossWay Community Church November 25th, 2018

The Product of Pentecost: Birthmarks of the Newborn Church (Acts 2:41-47) CrossWay Community Church November 4th, 2018

Restoring the Roster of God’s End-Time Israel (Acts 1:12-26) CrossWay Community Church October 14th, 2018

God’s Faithfulness: The Promise-Keeping God CrossWay Community Church August 26th, 2018

Take Care: Guard & Grow (2 Peter 3:16b-18) CrossWay Community Church July 29th, 2018

The Resume of a False Teacher (2 Peter 2:10-16) CrossWay Community Church June 17th, 2018

Truth Remembered; Truth Confirmed (2 Peter 1:12-21) CrossWay Community Church May 13th, 2018

A Salvation that Produces Godliness (2 Peter 1:5-9) Milwaukee Rescue Mission April 30th, 2018

Standing in Christ; Growing in Christ (2 Peter 1:1-2) CrossWay Community Church April 15th, 2018

If It Hadn’t Been For God (Psalm 124) South City Church March 18th, 2018

Habakkuk: From Complaint to Confidence; From Protest to Praise CrossWay Community Church (Milwaukee) February 25, 2018

God’s Precious Word (Psalm 119:129-136) South City Church January 28, 2018

5 Imperatives for Suffering Sojourners (1 Peter 5:6-14) South City Church January 14, 2018

The following sermon was preached at South City Church on December 17, 2017. In anticipation of Christmas, it explores the theme of Christ’s incarnation, based out of Paul’s words in 2 Corinthians 8:9.

Suffering with Christ (1 Peter 4:12-19) South City Church December 3, 2017

Resolute Suffering (1 Peter 4:1-6) South City Church November 19, 2017

The Suffering Christian’s Victorious Christ (1 Peter 3:18-22) South City Church November 12, 2017

The Christian Approach to Mistreatment (1 Peter 3:8-12) South City Church October 29, 2017

The following sermon is the first half of a two-part series on the Protestant Reformation, in celebration and memorial of its 500th year anniversary. The series covered the formal cause of the Reformation (sola scriptura, “scripture alone”), as well as its material cause (sola fide, “faith alone”). I preached on the former topic, as found here. The Formal Cause of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura South City Church 10/15/2017

Why Church Membership? South City Church September 10, 2017

Stepping Up to the Plate: Every Member a Disciple-Making Disciple (Ephesians 4:7-16) South City Church August 27, 2017

The Church: Myths and Misconceptions (Part 2) South City Church August 6, 2017

The Church: Myths and Misconceptions (Part 1) South City Church July 30, 2017

Serious Church: Taking the Christian Life Seriously through the Church’s Practice of Discipline (Matthew 18:15-20; 1 Corinthians 5:1-13) South City Church July 9, 2017

Missional Submission (1 Peter 3:1-7) South City Church June 11, 2017

How to Relate to the State as Sojourners & Citizens of a Different Kingdom (1 Peter 2:13-17) — Part 2 South City Church May 14, 2017

How to Relate to the State as Sojourners & Citizens of a Different Kingdom (1 Peter 2:13-17) — Part 1 South City Church May 7, 2017

Our Identity & Calling in Christ (1 Peter 2:4-10) South City Church April 23, 2017

An Insatiable Appetite for Growth (1 Peter 2:1-3) South City Church April 9, 2017

Fear-Filled Foreigners (1 Peter 1:17-21) South City Church March 26, 2017

Our Salvation — The Yearning of the Prophets; The Gawking of Angels (1 Peter 1:10-12) South City Church March 12, 2017

Preservation by Mean of Perseverance (1 Peter 1:5) South City Church February 26, 2017

Our Identity as Saved Strangers (1 Peter 1:1-2) South City Church February 12, 2017

Perseverance: A Community Project (James 5:19-20) South City Church February 5, 2017

An Integrity That Needs No Oaths (James 5:12) South City Church January 22, 2017

The following sermon was preached at South City Church on January 1, 2017. It is a Christmas sermon exploring the theme of Christ’s incarnation utilizing the work of the Athanasius (296-373).

Wealth: It’s Misuse, Abuse, & Nonuse (James 5:1-6) South City Church December 4, 2016

There’s One Judge, and It Isn’t You (James 4:11-12) South City Church November 13, 2016

Fights, Unfaithfulness, and Future Grace (James 4:1-10) South City Church November 6, 2016

The Trouble With Our Talk (James 3:1-12) South City Church October 23, 2016

The Problem With Partiality (James 2:1-13) South City Church October 9, 2016

What Does a Miserable Christian Sing? (Lament Psalms; Psalm 13) Sermon: Learning to Sing God’s Songs (Psalms) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday Morning Sermon 4.3.2016

A Compassionate God and an Uncompassionate Prophet (Pt. 2 – Jonah 3-4) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday Morning Sermon 3/13/2016

The Gospel According to Jonah (Jonah 1:17-2:10) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday Morning Sermon 3/6/2016

A Compassionate God and an Uncompassionate Prophet (Pt. 1 – Jonah 1) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday Morning Sermon 2/28/2016

Learning to Sing God’s Songs of Trust (Psalm 4) Series: Learning to Sing God’s Songs (Psalms) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday Morning Sermon 2.14.2016

The following was a sermon I delivered on November 22, 2015 as a guest preacher at Living Water Community Church in Vancouver, WA. You can find my sermon notes at kirkmillerblog.com.

The following is a sermon delivered at Lake Drive Baptist Church on Sunday morning August 2nd, 2015. You will find sermon notes at kirkmillerblog.com.

The following is a sermon delivered at Lake Drive Baptist Church on Sunday morning June 14th, 2015. You will find sermon notes at kirkmillerblog.com.

The God Worthy to Be Praised (Psalm 145) Lake Drive Baptist Church Sunday School Notes available at kirkmillerblog.com.

The following is an adult Sunday School lesson based out of James 2:1-13 that I taught at my church, Lake Drive Baptist Church, in Milwaukee, WI on July 22th, 2012. Notes and presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

The following is an adult Sunday School lesson based out of James 1:2-18 that I taught at my church, Lake Drive Baptist Church, in Milwaukee, WI on July 8th, 2012. Notes and presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

This message is the fourth and final message I delivered at Winterfest, 2011, at Lake Lundgren Bible Camp in Pembine, WI. Up until this point we had looked at the Gospel [Good News] of Christmas, the Gospel According to Jesus (the cost of discipleship), the Gospel’s [Inevitable] Effects on Those Who are Saved, and finally, in this message we looked specifically at Philippians 1:27-30 and how the Gospel is still the most important thing for us as believers. We took Paul’s principles from this passage and made multiple applications to our contemporary context of how the Gospel ought to effect our lives as believers. Video presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

This is the third of four messages I gave at Winterfest at Lake Lundgren Bible Camp in December, 2011. In the previous message, The Gospel According to Jesus, we looked at what it takes to follow Christ. In this message we examined the book of 1 John to see exactly what a follow of Jesus looks like. One of John’s goals in this epistle is to give assurance to those who are saved. On the other hand, his message is hopefully one of conviction for those who are not. Video presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

What does it take to follow Christ? What does Christ have to say about the Gospel? The answers to these questions are hard pills to swallow, but a reality we need to be confronted with and must not ignore. This is the the second of four messages I spoke at Winterfest 2011 at Lake Lundgren Bible Camp, Pembine, WI. In this message we took a look at Luke 24:15-35, as well as several cross references, and examined what it means to follow Christ. [NOTE: I apologize for some of the audio malfunctions. Some of the audio was lost in the file and so there are moments when the audio only plays out of either the left or right speaker and at times neither. After a certain point, the audio is fine.] Video presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

This is the first of four messages I delivered at Winterfest at Lake Lundgren Bible Camp in December of 2011. In this message I used Christmas as a springboard to examine the Gospel. We asked what Christmas is all about, why Jesus came, and finally, why Jesus died. We found our answers to these questions and more in the great “suffering servant” passage of Isaiah chapter 53. Video presentation available at kirkmillerblog.com.

This was a topical sermon I preached at Lake Drive Baptist Church, Milwaukee, WI in the spring of 2011 on the issue of what true saving faith is. Although more could certainly be said about the nature of true saving faith, in this sermon I addressed three vital characteristics of faith that saves: drastic, visible, and persevering. Notes available at kirkmillerblog.com.