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Redeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 8:14-21: How to Develop a Hard HeartDull in understanding, slow to believe, and lazy in obedience … all characteristics of the disciples. Mind you, these Twelve were with Jesus, learning by His side. If that’s the case with them, we ought all to be on guard that we don’t develop a hard heart. Jesus warns them against the little “leavens” that corrupt the heart, and we would do well to listen in on His warnings too! 2025-06-0141 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 8:1-13: No Sign but The SignHere we go again … another feeding, more fights with the Jewish leaders, and a lack of complete understanding by the disciples. Why does John Mark (under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit) include these events here in chapter eight? If we look carefully, we see the compassion of Jesus spreading as the disciples understand a little bit more. As for the Pharisees, they can’t see what’s right in front of their faces. Oh God, give us understanding of your Son Jesus so that we follow Him with our whole hearts!2025-05-2546 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 7:31-37: He Has Done All Things WellA gentile mom had greater understanding of, and faith in, Jesus than the disciples. How did that happen? Simply – Jesus opened her heart to believe in Him. In our narrative today, we see that beautiful picture of the work of Jesus to open deaf ears and make speechless tongues to give praise to Him. This story brings the cohesive teaching of Mark 7 to a glorious conclusion – Jesus does all things well!2025-05-1841 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 7:24-30: A Mother's FaithAfter the strong rebukes of Jesus to the religious leaders who operated from the outside in, we now meet and experience the faith of one who operates from the inside out. We meet a woman, a Gentile, a foreigner … all identities of which the Jews were dismissive. But not Jesus! His posture is one that welcomes genuine faith and rewards those who seek Him. Come meet this mother of faith.2025-05-1141 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchLiving on Mission #2: The Selfless ChurchLeading Theme is the Church of Antioch changed the world. They were Selfless with their leaders. They had an A-Team Church Planting Team and rather than keeping them, they sent out their best. We will talk about being a church that is constantly focused on being Selfless.2025-05-0429 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchLiving on Mission #1: Learning from the Life of the Greatest Missionary of All TimeEaster reminds us that we have put our faith in one who predicted his own death and resurrection and pull it off! Jesus Christ is in fact God incarnate who paid the price of our sin and then conquered death. All this means those who trust him will live forever with God and his people. In light of this good news—we have to tell others! We must live on mission. This morning we’ll learn from the life of the great Apostle Paul: the GOAT of missionaries! 2025-04-2737 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchEaster Sunday - 2 Corinthians 1:18-22: Promises KeptWho can you trust? The politicians and leaders of our day seem hardly the place to put our confidence. The entrepreneurs and marketers cleverly create and communicate that your needs and desires will be met in their products. But are you sure about that? There is a story, a true story, where promises were made and men and women wondered if and how they would be answered. It’s the grand story of the Bible. Simply put it is a story of Promises Kept. It is a sure and solid place to rest your mind and calm your heart. Go...2025-04-2026 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 7:14-23: Inside OutJesus despised external religion. The Law of Moses was a shadow that pointed to the substance yet to come, and Jesus was the substance who had come. That the Jewish religious leaders continued to operate out of the law, and press it onto others, was the source of much of Jesus’ corrective teaching. Here, He upends the idea that we live by an outside-in mentality and describes the Gospel mentality of living from the inside-out. 2025-04-1342 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 7:1-13: Religion or Relationship?The religious leaders of Jesus’ day had used the Bible, and gone way beyond it with their traditions, to create a religion of scrupulous law-keeping. Jesus understood the Bible to be THE means of coming into and growing in a relationship with the living God. He also understood that to read it correctly, we need to see him at its very center.2025-04-0641 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 6:45-56: Look for Jesus in the StormWhat happens when we don’t get the rest that we need? Will we look to Jesus as our hope or will we miss Him? 2025-03-3043 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 6:30-44: The Shepherd's RestWhile theories swirled about the identity of Jesus, Mark shows us His identity – The Shepherd of Israel. Jesus is the Good Shepherd (unlike Herod) who leads His people in the wilderness to green pastures and feeds them until they are satisfied. He alone provides the rest we need, always generous so that we lack no good thing. 2025-03-2346 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 6:14-29: Haunted by the Message of RepentanceThe word had gotten out. As the disciples went about preaching repentance and making much of Jesus, His name had become even more known. So much so that even King Herod Antipas had heard about what was going on. He was haunted by this message of repentance that Jesus and the disciples preached. It was a message he had heard before. A message that had kept him up at night, but a message he failed to embrace. Will you embrace it or be haunted by it? 2025-03-1642 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 6:1-13: Rejection RealitiesJesus has power over creation, demons, disease and death, but still faces the rejection of those closest to him. Headed home to Nazareth, he is not welcomed with a hero’s parade, rather his lineage is questioned, his authority and wisdom dismissed, and unbelief runs as high as any time up to this point in ministry. He knows what rejection feels like, and the disciples soon will too.2025-03-0942 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 5:35-43 - Bothering JesusJesus doesn’t play favorites. He came to save sinners – young and old, rich and poor, marginalized and influential. From the woman suffering for twelve years to the twelve-year-old girl who had died. In coming to individuals, He always calls them away from fear and into faith. Our fears may keep us from bothering Jesus, but faith will lead us into real life and intimacy with Jesus. 2025-03-0238 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchRomans 12:1-2: A Life of WorshipPaul exhorts believers to live their lives sacrificially onto God in response to the merciful blessings they have received from Him. He encourages them to live a life of holiness in response to God's manifold blessings in their lives. He admonishes followers of Christ to refuse to live according to the philosophies of the world which are governed by Satan. Instead, he directs those of the faith to have their minds transformed by the word of God so they'll be able to discern the will of God.2025-02-2334 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 5:21-34: Suffering, Spent and SpiralingKing Jesus has power! He has demonstrated His decisive authority over creation, over the enemy kingdom, and now we will see His power over disease and death. Always the master teacher, Jesus never just coldly communicates His authority, but teaches real lessons of faith to real people in need. Come and meet Jesus as He brings healing to an unclean woman in need … a healing even deeper than she knew she needed! 2025-02-1646 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 5:1-20: The King and the Enemy Kingdom - Part 2The accounts like we studied last week in Mark 5:1-20 where Jesus demonstrates His authority over the enemy kingdom raise numerous questions that we want to understand. The subject of Satan and demons is one that needs to be handled clearly, Biblically, and practically. We have no reason to fear the power of the enemy, but we have every reason to seek Biblical clarity, so we unmask the schemes of Satan as we stand firm in truth for the glory of the King.2025-02-0946 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 5:1-20: The King and the Enemy Kingdom - Part 1Jesus had powerfully demonstrated His authority over creation in the calming of the storm, even as He exposed the fears of the disciples’ heart and calmed the storm of their doubts. Now, He is demonstrating His authority over the demonic realm, even as He shows the great faith of the man now freed from bondage. Such power over the kingdom of darkness produces two clear responses begging two clear questions: Will you leave with Jesus? or Tell Jesus to leave?2025-02-0245 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 4:35-41: The Fear that Keeps us from FaithJesus has taught the disciples the principles of the Kingdom through parables. Now the principles will be put on display through powerful miracles to demonstrate Jesus’ Kingdom identity. For as much as the disciples had been taught, they still had deep seated fears that blinded them from truly seeing and trusting Jesus. Here we see Jesus as having power and authority over creation. The storms of life are simply a tool of the King to reveal the storms in our own hearts.2025-01-2646 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMaking and Maturing Disciples #3: Telling the StoryGod has an Extraordinary Mission, that he wants to accomplish thru Ordinary People, who Tell Their Story.2025-01-1946 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMaking and Maturing Disciples #2: Your StoryEach human life tells a story that proclaims what we believe about the biggest questions. As Christ followers we believe profound “truth claims” about God, creation, and eternity. God is powerful. Jesus is God. We are redeemed. In God’s sovereign wisdom he uses stories, your story, to proclaim these truths to the world around us. God is actively redeeming our stories for His glory, our good, and the salvation of others. And with the Psalmist, we proclaim, “Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul” (Ps. 66:16).2025-01-1241 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMaking and Maturing Disciples #1: God’s StoryWe often study a few verses of scripture or a section at a time.  But, what about the big picture of the Bible?  What we call around Redeemer, “God’s story.”  How does the whole of the Bible cohere as one divine narrative of God’s plan for history?  This morning we will consider that as we trace the theme of the kingdom of God throughout the Bible.  We will see that from Genesis to Revelation, God is bringing to pass what Jesus prayed for in ⁠Matthew 6:10⁠ “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”2025-01-0544 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchZephaniah 3:9-20: God Sings Over UsBe the few who humbly rest in God’s extravagant salvation.2024-12-2939 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchAdvent #4 The Joy of Faith: Luke 1:5-45This morning, we celebrate the 4th Sunday of Advent and the heavenly declaration of God announcing the birth of His Son. This event was so glorious and incomprehensible that it took several angelic messages to bring clarity to just what was happening. As we visit with those the angels met, we find various responses. Responses not so different than we might find today … ones that you may even be wrestling with at this time of year. Can I believe what God says, and will I stake everything on it? Will I hear the word from heaven and demand things ar...2024-12-2238 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchAdvent #3 The Joy of Obedience: Luke 2:8-20In case you’re not yet convinced of the unconventional way God has of doing things, let’s just move on to the next piece of the Christmas story – the shepherds. God sent angels (a multitude of the heavenly host to be exact) to announce the birth of the Son of God, the Savior of the world to a group of shepherds. Shepherds, mind you, were not the upper class of society, not the news media of the day, and not the cool group. They were lowly, often smelly, exceedingly normal, and in this case, quite Godly men. Who these...2024-12-1537 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchAdvent #2 The Joy of Humility: Micah 5:2-5, Matthew 2:1-6One of my favorite things about the birth of Christ is that just about nothing is how you or I would have orchestrated it. We wouldn’t have picked a cave for the labor and delivery, a bunch of cows as the observers, or a cold hard stone to lay the newborn in. We wouldn’t have picked stinky shepherds, and we wouldn’t have picked the small village of Bethlehem. But that’s just how the Father did it. He did it in part to teach us that the wisdom of the world is foolishness next to the wisdom o...2024-12-0839 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchAdvent #1 The Joy of Anticipation: Isaiah 9:1-7This first Sunday of Advent we start the story of the coming King way back in the words of the prophet Isaiah. Isaiah’s words are a call and comfort to have a joyful anticipation of the light breaking through the darkness of the day. His was not a pie-in-the-sky kind of hope-it-happens anticipation in the way a child hopes he gets something good for Christmas. No, his was a have-no-doubt certainty of the deliverance of God for His people. Isaiah’s prophecy teaches us how to have a joyful anticipation … the kind of anticipation that gives courage for today...2024-12-0138 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 4:21-34: Come Meet Jesus, and Bring the Truth to LightJesus delivers a crucial message to his disciples – Your life should bring the truth of the Kingdom to light. You now have the “secret to the Kingdom” (Mark 4:11) and you better not keep it a secret. You don’t have the power to grow the Kingdom, the Spirit of God does that. You don’t have to make excuses for the Kingdom, it will be great. You have only to proclaim the Kingdom, and you must do it diligently and generously.2024-11-2442 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 4:1-20: Come Meet Jesus, and Have a Fruitful LifeJesus called out a committed core from the curious crowd. He called them disciples. His disciples, then and now, hear His voice and obey His heart. But those who are only following for what’s in it for them lack the ability to truly hear and obey His words. There are common obstacles that have kept people from trusting Jesus throughout all human history. Will you consider where these hold your heart captive?2024-11-1746 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 3:20-35: Come Meet Jesus, and Understand His True IdentityThe most important question someone can ask and answer is: who is Jesus Christ? Many in our day say about Jesus that he was a great moral teacher and then move on. C.S. Lewis ran into the same response in his day, but refused to let people off the hook. In his seminal work Mere Christianity, Lewis posed a trilemma concerning Jesus. He must be one of three things in light of his claim to be God: a lunatic who thought he was God but wasn’t, a liar who knew he wasn’t God but lied about it...2024-11-1035 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 3:7-19: Come Meet Jesus, and Walk with HimJesus was popular, make no mistake. At this point in His ministry people were coming from far and wide to see His traveling road show of miracles. But Jesus wanted something more from them. He wasn’t interested in massive crowds as much as He desired calling disciples. These are far different roles with clearly different tasks. Come and consider what it is to be a disciple of King Jesus.2024-11-0341 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 2:23-3:6: Come Meet Jesus, Guided by Love, the Higher LawSome people use their power and rules to control others, while Jesus puts the freedom and dignity of people first. Sadly, the Jewish leaders around Jesus were more concerned with what was lawful rather than what brings life. King Jesus not only brings good things to His children, but also the ability to enjoy those good things. 2024-10-2741 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 2:13-22: Come Meet Jesus, He is Here (This Is The Way)We are often in conflict about choices and perspectives. Over and over, Jesus encountered opposition that stressed religious piety and personal holiness but was shown to be shallow without the power to change lives. We see Jesus redeem Matthew and, with a parable, illustrate what truly following Jesus looks like. Jesus shows us the way to live as Christ followers and those who have been changed.2024-10-2037 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 2:1-12: Come Meet Jesus, He Forgives SinMen need forgiveness. Only God has the power and prerogative to provide it. The condition of a man’s heart to receive it is faith alone. Jesus saw in this paralytic, both a deep need and great faith. The comfort all Christ-followers need is that our sins have been forgiven, and that forgiveness is finished in total freedom from sin and total healing in the Kingdom yet to come! 2024-10-1344 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 1:35-45: Come Meet Jesus, Always SeekingThe Son was seeking to always do the will of the Father. His mission was returning hearts to the Father, not merely healing bodies and casting out spirits. He resisted fame and mere miracle-chasers. What He wanted was repentant, believing, surrendered disciples … devoted followers not fair-weather fans. Jesus always sought the right things while the people sought the selfish things. 2024-10-0639 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 1:21-34: Come Meet Jesus, the Man with AuthorityLike the prophets of old, Jesus possessed authority to speak on behalf of the Divine, but in this case, He was the Divine. He had a greater authority than the Jewish scribes, so they could not conclude that He was simply a good rabbi. He had power over the physical and demonic realm, and they could not conclude that He was simply an earthy king. He is the Sabbath rest foreshadowed from Genesis and in the Law. A rest not captured one day a week or upheld by religious traditions, but a forever rest for the soul! 2024-09-2941 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 1:14-20: Come Meet Jesus: The King and His KingdomThe way has been prepared by John. Jesus has passed the test of the wilderness, and now he emerges proclaiming that the time has been fulfilled. A massive pivot point has been reached in the story of God which marks a new chapter in redemptive history: the king has arrived with his kingdom. Jesus proclaims the good news and calls people to follow him—to enter life in his kingdom. This comes with great demands, but results in our participation in his mission and our joy.2024-09-2241 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMark 1:1-13: Come Meet Jesus in the WildernessThere is no sanitized hospital delivery room nor even a mention of a dirty stable, just the wilderness. Mark has a point to make as he begins his gospel narrative – The Servant of God has come. He is on a mission to accomplish what those who had gone before Him could not … not Adam in the garden, not Moses on the mountain, nor even Israel in the wilderness. The beginning of the story is all about the beginning of victory over Satan, joy in the Father, and new life in the Spirit. It starts with a bang, so buckle up.2024-09-1542 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWhere God Works #3: Isaiah 55:1-3aGod works where we pursue our joy in Him. “God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him.” This is far more than a bumper sticker John Piper made up, it is at the heart of pursuing Christ. We flee “working to achieve” (Pt 1), we “die to self” (Pt 2), and we run to Him with a heart stirred with delight, joy, and pleasure. There He works for our Joy and for His Glory! 2024-09-0839 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWhere God Works #2: John 12:20-26God works to bring spiritual life and power where there is first a death. The death of Christ frees us from the natural self-preservation that loves this life and labors to protect ourselves and our comforts. Yet it is in a daily dying that spiritual power is discovered … and where God works!2024-09-0139 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWhere God Works #1: Mark 4:26-29Our God does not work in ways men can watch and duplicate. He is not merely a great craftsman who has honed His skills. His power is not of this world and His works are not explained by human reason. People need to see power, and they need to know there is more than what they can see. We alone can show then that. Do you believe?2024-08-2535 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 4:7-18: A Community on MissionChrist, who alone could have accomplished the mission of the Father, chose a team to walk with in life and ministry. How much more then, did the apostle Paul, and do we today need a community to accomplish the mission of making disciples. The joy outweighs the mess, so jump on in! 2024-08-1821 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 4:2-6: Speak ChristChrist is the center of the mystery of God’s plan for redemption. We must be prayerful for His name to be declared and ready to declare His name. It is in our persevering-prayer and wisdom-walking that Christ is honored in our everyday living. Ultimate truth is made clear through the gracious speaking of God’s people. 2024-08-1140 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:22 - 4:1: Servants of The ServantChrist was a faithful servant of the Father. Though He was the Son, He became a slave to free us from slavery and make us sons. Because of the work of the Suffering Servant who gave Himself to make us sons, we are those most free to serve in every situation under any leader. Therefore, both earthly Christian workers and earthly Christian bosses have been set free to be the greatest servants of all.2024-08-0442 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:20-21: The Power of a Parent's LoveIn Paul’s treatise on the Christian family, he now addresses parents and children. We see two interrelated commands that produce powerful emotional responses – good or bad. A changed heart changes the manner of a father’s leadership … and that changes the whole family.2024-07-2848 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:18-19: New Life in MarriageIn Colossians 3:18, 19 Paul provides gender specific commands for the Christian husband and wife to properly live out their distinct roles within the marriage. These principles follow the overarching theme of marriage seen through scripture and allow Christian marriages to ultimately reflect Christ and the Church. 2024-07-2138 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:12-17: You be THE NEW YouIf you are a Christian, you have been made new! The Bible says you have a new heart, have been regenerated, have the Spirit within you—you have a new identity in Christ. But, just as we live in the already-not-yet kingdom, our experience in the Christian life is already-not-yet. We are free from the condemning power of sin, but not yet free from its presence. Nevertheless, just like clothes, we need to take off the old and put on the new. We need to put on the new way of life that is consistent with our new creation he...2024-07-1441 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:5-11: Kill Sin Before It Kills YouIn Colossians 3:5-11, the Apostle Paul instructs Christians on how to live out their faith by “putting to death” and “put away” the sins in his or her life. Paul specifically instructs the believer to put to death sins of immorality and put away sins of the tongue because they have died in Christ and are now hidden in Christ. We are to put on the new self, which is being renewed in the knowledge of God who is our creator. 2024-07-0743 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 3:1-4: The Above ThingsHaving extolled the Gospel and provided some necessary warnings to the Colossian believers in chapters 1-2, Paul now is ready to instruct this local church on the Christ-like behavior that ought to characterize their ordinary Christian living in chapters 3-4. Doctrine must always lead to stirred affections and holy obedience. In these opening verses, the call is to look up to the things above – Seek them and Set your minds on them. You died to the earthly, ‘below things’ and you belong to the ‘above things.’ 2024-06-3041 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #6: A Commitment to Being CommittedWhat do we want people to say about our local church? Our prayer is that above all they recognize a group of people who are committed to holding high the beauty of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want others to see that our main preoccupation is not to make a name for ourselves, but to make the name of Jesus famous. These are other ways of simply saying – We want to be all about the glory of God! 2024-06-2344 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #5: Discipleship is Growing and MultiplyingDiscipleship isn’t a spiritual mystery. It is simply the progress and joy of our Christian faith. It is never done alone; it is always deeper than information; and it ends not only in the growth of one person, but the growth of many. If we are growing and multiplying disciples, then we are a healthy church.2024-06-1642 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #4: Gifted Members on MissionThe New Testament calls every believer to several identities which we will seek to live out at Redeemer. We are trusting God that every member would be a minister—using their spiritual gifts to edify the body. A missionary—seeking to live and speak the gospel to people they are naturally in relationship with. A disciple-maker—seeking to be part of winning people to Christ, building them in their faith, and sending them to win others!2024-06-0937 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #3: Submission Isn't a Dirty WordWhere there is authority, there is submission; and where there is ultimate authority, there is ultimate submission. Let’s just be clear right from the start – Ultimate authority only rest in the hands of the Creator of all things. God alone has ultimate authority. For the Christian, submission isn’t a dirty word, but one to be embraced with joy and delight. 2024-06-0246 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #2: Kingdom AmbassadorsEveryone who has trusted Christ is connected to God’s Kingdom. Everyone who is connected to the Kingdom has a commitment to their local embassy of the Kingdom – the local church. Therefore, church membership is not something you join like a social club, rather it is something you embrace as true and submit to as a loyal subject. 2024-05-2641 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMeaningful Church Membership #1: A Healthy Church Happens on PurposeWhen Christ saves an individual, He unites them to every other Christ-follower as brothers and sisters. These brothers and sisters, now connected at a level deeper than blood, recognize they need each other to sustain and deepen spiritual life. A healthy church is one that takes seriously the New Testament calls to life and mission centered on King Jesus.2024-05-1938 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchProverbs 31:10-31: A Godly Woman, Wife, and MotherThis sermon exposits the wise counsel given by a godly mother to her son regarding the character traits he should seek in a woman as he searches for his future wife and mother of his children. 2024-05-1242 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 2:16-23: Flee From ReligionPaul cares about your spiritual freedom and so do I. At the cross, It Was Finished! “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). The supremacy and sufficiency of Christ not only deals a death blow to sin, but it also stands in the face of religion. Make no mistake, the enemy of your soul wants to entice you not only with secular philosophies, but nice sounding religious wisdom. Don’t be fooled. Don’t be cheated. Don’t give in! 2024-05-0546 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 2:9-15: When You’ve Got All You NeedWe tend to look a lot of different places to meet our needs before we look to Jesus. We’re like Israel of old who the Lord confronts through the prophet: “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water” (Jeremiah 2:13). But the good news of the gospel is that Jesus is sufficient to meet our deepest needs!2024-04-2835 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 2:6-8: Walk This WayI want to become a mature disciple – how do I do that? I don’t want to be deceived by enticingarguments – how do I make sure that doesn’t happen? In this text, Paul gives some of the mostbeautiful and simple pictures of a growing Christian. From what they have received in the past, tohow they must walk in the present, and how to be on guard in the future. Let’s learn obedience andunmask the tools of the enemy who wants to hold you hostage this morning.2024-04-2138 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 2:1-5: Protection from DeceptionAt the end of Colossians chapter one we felt the heartbeat of Paul to see disciples made. Now as chapter two opens we see the great agony he has that the Colossian church be healthy and strong. What undermines that health? Division that comes when enticing words draw people away from their firm understanding of the supremacy of Christ. If you lose full confidence that Christ is enough, you open yourself up to error. When you open yourself up to error, you open the door in the church for unity to be wrecked. We need the firm and loving...2024-04-1440 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchEphesians 2:1-10: Good Works2024-04-0736 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchEaster Sunday - 1 Corinthians 15:50-58: Walking in the Victory of GodFriend … whether this is the first time you’ve been to church, or the first time in a long time, victory can be yours today. It’s not about jumping through a hoop, walking an aisle, or doing religious duties. It is all about dying to yourself and trusting Christ alone as King of your kingdom. Because He died and rose again, He alone is victorious and the only one who can give you victory in life and in death. “Believe on the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved (Acts 16:31).”2024-03-3132 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchMaking & Maturing Disciples: A Path of Spiritual ProgressAs a new church, we get to start with a fresh plan to help each other grow as disciples … a clear plan, a simple plan, a do-able plan. Before the ministries and programs of the church start, we intend to establish a framework for spiritual progress and joy that we can all commit ourselves to, for the good of each other and the glory of God.2024-03-2550 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 1:24-29: Christ-Centered MinistryIt’s been said that people are messy, ministry is people, therefore ministry is messy!  It’s true.  Ministry is messy, and it is also hard.  In the Christian world, we often hear of the latest methods and fads about how to “best do ministry.”  Paul kept it simple.  He kept it Christ-centered.  That’s what we want to do at Redeemer.  If you were to open the chest of the Apostle Paul and see his heart you would find that it beat with a passionate love for Jesus Christ.  This is what fueled his service, his ministry philosophy, and all he did for the pro...2024-03-1741 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 1:21-23: Stable & SteadfastWe need stability. While the world around us twists and turns, causing all of us to feel quite unsettled, we need resolve. That resolve comes through the reconciling work of Jesus Christ. He took hostile enemies and made them blameless sons who can confidently and steadfastly stand without fault on the last day. Paul wants nothing more than for his friends in Colossae to continue in the faith stable and steadfast. We want that for you too!2024-03-1041 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 1:15-20: Christ: Supreme & SufficientWhat would keep your heart from chasing after other things? What would keep you from doubting that Jesus is enough in your life? Answer: To know the absolute supremacy of Christ over all things. He is all you need for salvation, growth, and victory. Paul’s most persuasive argument to the Colossian church to not give in to the lies that you need something more was simply to hold up the beauty, excellency, and authority of Jesus. It’s true for you today – King Jesus is all you need!2024-03-0343 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 1:9-14: The Full Christian LifeThe Colossian church was being challenged – “Are you sure you have the full Christian life?” That’s a question anyone who calls themself a Christian should want to be able to answer definitively. Paul’s answer – “Absolutely!” He wanted to make sure the Colossians could answer it that way too. Here in our text, he describes what they already possess so that they don’t go looking for anything else. They already have it all. Their Gospel cup is full and will never run dry.2024-02-2548 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchColossians 1:1-8: Faithful & FruitfulThe Colossian church was solid. Epaphras had ministered the Gospel to his hometown and a great foundation had been laid. But now, they wonder – “Is that enough? Do we need something more than Christ?” Epaphras reaches out to Paul for help. This letter is what ensues. Paul is so thankful for what he has heard of their faith, and before he launches into his warnings, he expressed his thanksgiving. In this opening text that’s what we see – Gratitude for a group of faithful people who are growing in the Gospel. 2024-02-1844 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWorship Christ (Redeemer Distinctives)Welcome to Redeemer Church - a new church plant in Santa Clarita Valley. Our vision is to help people everywhere find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ the Redeemer. We seek to live out this vision by Worshipping Christ, Walking together, and Working for the good of our city. Visit https://www.redeemerscv.org for more information and upcoming events. Sign up for updates + weekly blog: https://www.redeemerscv.org/connect Follow Redeemer: https://www.instagram.com/redeemerscv/ https://www.facebook.com/redeemerscv/2024-01-2702 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWalk Together (Redeemer Distinctives)Welcome to Redeemer Church - a new church plant in Santa Clarita Valley. Our vision is to help people everywhere find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ the Redeemer. We seek to live out this vision by Worshipping Christ, Walking together, and Working for the good of our city. Visit https://www.redeemerscv.org for more information and upcoming events. Sign up for updates + weekly blog: https://www.redeemerscv.org/connect Follow Redeemer: https://www.instagram.com/redeemerscv/ https://www.facebook.com/redeemerscv/2024-01-2702 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWork For The Good Of Our City (Redeemer Distinctives)Welcome to Redeemer Church - a new church plant in Santa Clarita Valley. Our vision is to help people everywhere find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ the Redeemer. We seek to live out this vision by Worshipping Christ, Walking together, and Working for the good of our city. Visit https://www.redeemerscv.org for more information and upcoming events. Sign up for updates + weekly blog: https://www.redeemerscv.org/connect Follow Redeemer: https://www.instagram.com/redeemerscv/ https://www.facebook...2024-01-2703 minRedeemer ChurchRedeemer ChurchWhat is Redeemer?Welcome to Redeemer Church - a new church plant in Santa Clarita Valley. Our vision is to help people everywhere find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ the Redeemer. We seek to live out this vision by Worshipping Christ, Walking together, and Working for the good of our city. Visit https://www.redeemerscv.org for more information and upcoming events. Sign up for updates + weekly blog: https://www.redeemerscv.org/connect Follow Redeemer: https://www.instagram.com/redeemerscv/ https://www.facebook.com/redeemerscv/2023-12-1802 min