Redeemer Church - Lynnwood, WA
Synopsis: Refusing to bow to the idols of the age is a declaration of war on those idols. Worship is warfare and Esther goes to war on behalf of her people, God's people, by fasting, praying, and submitting herself to the will of God, the only being worthy of our prostration. Sermon Text: Esther 3-4
Synopsis: Esther opens like an elegant Chess game as each person is moved into position with divine cunning and sovereignty. Sermon Text: Esther 1-2
Sermon Text: Luke 18:9-14
Synopsis: To address the habitual sin of anxiety biblically, we must understand its individual causes and its universal cure. Sermon Text: Psalm 56:3-4; Philippians 4:6
Synopsis: No evidence can convince the man who rejects the living Word of God. Sermon Text: Luke 16:19-31
Sermon Text: Luke 8:26-39
Message from Sebastian Smolarz on July 12, 2025
Message from Sebastian Smolarz on July 12, 2025
Message from Sebastian Smolarz on July 12, 2025
Message from Sebastian Smolarz on July 12, 2025
Sermon Text: Luke 12:13-21
Introduction to Logic: Propositional Logic
Synopsis: What is the nature of the relationship between faith and fruit? In the Parable of the Barren Fig Tree Jesus forces those who would trust God to reckon the reality that true faith produces real fruits of faith. Sermon Text: Luke 3:1-9
Chapters 31-38
Synopsis: When we settle for lesser-lords and lesser-rewards our view of work becomes broken. The remedy for this is to recognize the supreme Lordship of Christ over everything. We explore the much richer view of work that scripture paints for our work in this life and the next. Sermon Text: Colossians 3:22-24
Synopsis: YAHWEH has done great things with his holy arm, and his gospel will continue to do great things, until all the the ends of the earth shall see his salvation. The right response of the saints is to sing, sing, sing! Sermon Text: Psalm 98
Chapters 8 - 15
Synopsis: John does not want merely to instruct but to visit and rejoice with his fellow Christians. This incarnational ministry is a means of expressing our shared joy and affection in Christ. a. The Necessity of face-to-face fellowship (v. 12a) b. Full expression of Joy (v.12b) c. An affectionate Family (v.13) Sermon Text: 2 John 12-13
Chapters 4 - 8
Synopsis: As the Church matures in its interpretation of the bible and development of doctrine, she must avoid innovation and innovators who go beyond Jesus' teaching and Jesus' example. Our reception of one another is bounded by gospel faithfulness. a. Warning against innovation (v. 9a) b. To abide in Christ's teaching is to abide in Christ. (v. 9b) c. Do not welcome or greet innovators (vv.10-11) Sermon Text: 2 John 9-11
Chapters 1 - 3 (audio cuts out)
Synopsis: John is overjoyed by the faithful witness of his fellow churchmen who he holds up as an example for true Christian living. But John is also concerned they preserver unto external life by a proper understanding of Christ. a. John's Joy (v. 4) b. John's Command; Live by Love (vv. 5-6) c. John's Concern (vv. 7-8) i. Incarnation ii. Works Sermon Text: 2 John 4-8
Synopsis: Psalm 19 lays out the perfection of the law of the Lord and gives us a basis for understanding how the law works in our hearts, our lives, our communities, and our nation. Sermon Text: Psalm 19
Synopsis: Just as the kingdoms of the heavens and the earth are multilevel, so too is Hades beneath the earth, where all human dead and the fallen angels dwell. After descending to earth and dying on the cross, Jesus descended further to Hades to take control of its gates and plunder its vast treasures. Jesus now controls all the kingdoms in the cosmos, including the kingdom of the dead. 1. The seen and unseen realms of Christ's Cosmos 2. The Descending Messiah 3. Hades; the conquered kingdom of the dead
Synopsis: John writes to assure the Saints of the truth that establishes their Agape community--the Love of the Triune God flows into and transforms Christ's followers by the Holy Spirit. a. Elder to the Elect Lady and her Children (v. 1a) b. Love in the Truth (v.1b), c. Being and Becoming (vv. 2-3). Sermon Text: 2 John 1-3
Synopsis: The Lord declares the death of Israel but promises a resurrection life in the Messiah. Unrepentant sinners will die, but those who repent have hope in the renewed life of the Messiah's eternal reign. Sermon Text: Amos 8-9
Synopsis: The Lord expects that both the church and the state owe him obedience. Every human institution and sphere of authority must kiss the Son of God or be crushed with a rod of iron. When a nation rejects God and his messengers at every level, God rejects that nation at every level. God places before every nation life and death and the N. Kingdom has chosen death. Sermon Text: Amos 6:1-7:17
Synopsis: Amos Issues an oracle of repentance followed by an oracle of woe. Chapter five advance the case for Israel's destruction and chapter 6 is a funeral sermon of lamentation. The N. Kingdom had sought salvation in false sanctuaries stripped of their real purpose, fellowship with God and conformity to God's word through true worship. Idolatrous and presumptuous worship has led to a harsh loveless society that Yahweh will now visit with destruction. Sermon Text: Amos 5:1-6:14
Sermon Text: Proverbs 28:13, 1 John 1:9
Synopsis: God's grace and longsuffering love have been rejected for the idol of “self.” The Lord has roared and so Amos cannot be silent. A hearing date has been set, witnesses have been called and the sentence has been determined. Sermon Text: Amos 3:1-4:13
Synopsis: Without a heart for God and neighbor - greed, debauchery and avarice become the controlling interests of a nation. A wholesale rejection of God and His word leads to the destruction of the symbiotic relationship necessary to have a righteous people and a righteous nation. God will endure only so much injustice and wickedness, before utterly destroying such a nation for the sake of the oppressed. Amos delivers 8 oracles of judgement. Beginning with Samaria's neighbors, God declares in a formula of woe that he will judge each nation for their unrepentant lack of brotherly love. The worst of the judgements is reserved for the final overflowing oracle against his own covenant people who are faithless, selfish, greedy and debauched. Sermon Text: Amos 1:3-2:16
Synopsis: Gods children ought to be a feasting and joyful people. Christ has fulfilled the promises contained within each old covenant feast and has instituted a new feast, for his people to celebrate the new covenant. Sermon Text: Leviticus 23
Synopsis: Jesus' authority is not merely spiritual but extends over every nation and throne of human history. The Great Commission includes the declaration of the universal Lordship of Jesus over every kingdom throughout human history. Sermon Texts: Psalm 47:2; Revelation 19:16
Synopsis: The Word of God is law, gospel and power. Sermon Texts: John 1:1-3; Revelation 19:13-16; Hebrews 1:1-2; Hebrews 4:12-13
Synopsis: That Jesus is the Lord of a New Creation requires our understanding first, the expectation of a New Creation, second, the Coming of a New Creation and last, the Consummation of a New Creation. This will clarify our doctrinal stance on Jesus' Lordship now; where is he right now and what he is doing right now. It will clarify the place of each believer and the church in His rule and finally, we will better understand what to expect during the final advent of Christ on the last day. Sermon Texts: Romans 8:18–21; Isaiah 65:17-25, 66:22-23; Matthew 19:28; Hebrews 1:3; 2 Peter 3:13; Revelation 21:1
Synopsis: The Central message of the Bible is that the Triune God is Lord, and that Lordship is the reason we are alive and the purpose of living. It's the source of everything and the telos of everything. Sermon Texts: Exodus 3:1-6, 13-5, John 8:54-59, Philippians 2:5-11
Synopsis: The presentation of Jesus at the temple demonstrates the piety of Mary and Joseph while fulfilling the hopes of two faithful old prophets. Their response to and messages about Jesus offer the gospel in clear terms; Jesus is the consolation of Israel that reveals every human heart. Sermon Text: Luke 2:22-40
Synopsis: Zechariah's prophecy has shaped the worship of Christians, East and West, for centuries. But the last we saw Zechariah, he was made mute for his unbelief. How did this disobedient priest come to write the words sung by millions of Christians over the last two millennia? Luke 1:57-66 describes how an old barren woman gives birth to the joy of the whole community. But the baby challenges the traditions of his people, and then repentant John is given both his voice and a divine voice of thanksgiving, shaping the worship of the Church of Jesus Christ. Sermon Text: Luke 1:57-80
Mary believes the Angel's message and so seeks out Elizabeth. Those who receive God's favor seek fellowship with one another. Elizabeth and her baby greet Mary and her baby with overflowing with warmth, admiration and gratitude, inspiring Mary to respond with a song praising God's covenantal loving kindness. Sermon Text: Luke 1:39-56
The Angel Gabriel's next stop is an obscure town in Northern Judea to announce the birth of the messiah to a young Jewish Virgin. This scene has shaped the imagination and liturgy of the Church in profoundly positive and harmful ways. Mary, the God-bearer, is a picture of Mother Church and the true Christian; favored of God, thoughtful, obedient, believing, worshipful and a faithful follower of God's word. Sermon Text: Luke 1:26-38
God visits his people in answer to prayer, fulfilling through the hope of one faithful couple, the hope of all Israel. The story and setting are familiar and full of typology from all over the OT, yet something is terribly amiss, which does not prevent the overwhelming grace of a loving and faithful God. Sermon Text: Luke 1:5-25
Luke investigated everything carefully to write an orderly account to provide certainty to his readers. Sermon Text: Luke 1:1-4
Synopsis: First Paul is generous in his gratitude to the Philippians for the generous gratitude they have shown him. Paul then goes on to encourage the Philippians by explaining how God has taught him true contentment. Lastly, Paul concludes his letter in the same spirit of brotherly affection and grace with which he opened the letter. Sermon Text: Philippians 4:10-23
Synopsis: Peace is given to us and yet we also must strive to sustain it. Not just some nebulous spiritual “inner peace” but our peace with one another. It is attained in Christ and maintained in Christ. Paul closes out his epistle by addressing the lack of unity head-on. The conflicts in Philippi need to end, for the saints serve the God of Peace. We keep the peace with one another by agreeing in the Lord, by calmly and joyfully praying to the Lord with thanksgiving, and by meditating on and imitating the holiness of God. Philippians 4:1-9
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