Redeemer Church Sermons

Rev. Scott Wright He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. (Colossians 1:15–16 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. (Acts 17:17–18 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland "Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the sake of the faith of God's elect and their knowledge of the truth, which accords with godliness..." (Titus 1:1 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so. (Acts 17:11 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Scott Wright Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” (1 Chronicles 16:31 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright And Paul went in, as was his custom, and on three Sabbath days he reasoned with them from the Scriptures, explaining and proving that it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.” (Acts 17:2–3 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland These are the commandments that the LORD commanded Moses for the people of Israel on Mount Sinai. (Leviticus 27:34 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly, uncondemned, men who are Roman citizens, and have thrown us into prison; and do they now throw us out secretly? No! Let them come themselves and take us out.” (Acts 16:37 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Scott Wright When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. But Paul cried with a loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” (Acts 16:27–28 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Note: Due to technical difficulties a portion of audio starting at the 26:22 mark was lost. The lesson then picks up at a later point. Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism View on YouTube Download MP3 https://redeemerohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/24-2022.10.16-Westminster-Shorter-Catechism-Q29-and-Q30.mp3 UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-1"));

Rev. Jason Piland “If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit." (Leviticus 26:3–4 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. (Acts 16:16 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Note: Due to technical difficulties the first 6 minutes of this lesson was lost and the audio picks up at a later point. Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a jubilee for you, when each of you shall return to his property and each of you shall return to his clan. (Leviticus 25:10 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. Do not drag me off with the wicked, with the workers of evil, who speak peace with their neighbors while evil is in their hearts. (Psalm 28:2–3 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Scott Wright I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know, God knows. (2 Corinthians 12:2 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. (Acts 16:13–14 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil from beaten olives for the lamp, that a light may be kept burning regularly. (Leviticus 24:1–2 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. (Acts 16:9–10 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. (Leviticus 23:1–2 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Paul wanted Timothy to accompany him, and he took him and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew that his father was a Greek. (Acts 16:3 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Scott Wright You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” But who are you, O man, to answer back to God? Will what is molded say to its molder, “Why have you made me like this?” (Romans 9:19–20 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright And there arose a sharp disagreement, so that they separated from each other. Barnabas took Mark with him and sailed away to Cyprus, but Paul chose Silas and departed, having been commended by the brothers to the grace of the Lord. (Acts 15:39–40 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Jason Piland The LORD spoke to Moses, saying, “Speak to the people of Israel and say to them, These are the appointed feasts of the LORD that you shall proclaim as holy convocations; they are my appointed feasts. (Leviticus 23:1–2 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1 ESV)

Rev. Jason Piland Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism

Rev. Scott Wright Immediately she fell down at his feet and breathed her last. When the young men came in they found her dead, and they carried her out and buried her beside her husband. And great fear came upon the whole church and upon all who heard of these things. (Acts 5:10–11 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Since we have heard that some persons have gone out from us and troubled you with words, unsettling your minds, although we gave them no instructions, it has seemed good to us, having come to one accord, to choose men and send them to you with our beloved Barnabas and Paul (Acts 15:24–25 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright Adult Sunday School Westminster Shorter Catechism View on YouTube Download MP3 https://redeemerohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/16-2022.08.21-Westminster-Shorter-Catechism-Q21.mp3 UNCODE.initRow(document.getElementById("row-unique-1"));

Rev. Jason Piland “You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD. (Leviticus 19:17–18 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright And God, who knows the heart, bore witness to them, by giving them the Holy Spirit just as he did to us, and he made no distinction between us and them, having cleansed their hearts by faith. (Acts 15:8–9 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wright So it will be at the end of the age. The angels will come out and separate the evil from the righteous and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. (Matthew 13:49–50 ESV)

Rev. Scott Wight But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this question. (Acts 15:1–2 ESV)