Redemption Church - Sermons

There is someone reaching through all of the noise to embrace you, and bring you to everything for which you ache. Listen. Can you hear His song?Text: John 20:1-18

Text: Luke 22:14-53 Our ideas of the way things should go and God's ideas of the way things should go don't always line up. So how does Jesus show us what it means to be fully human when it seems like all is lost?

Text: John 12:1-8 What does Jesus mean "You will always have the poor with you?" The answer explodes our notions of what church is and what Jesus is doing in the world.

Text: Luke 15:1-3; 11b-32 There is a plethora of self help advice out there centered on hacking your way to wholeness. But what if you already have everything you need to be whole?

Text: Luke 13:1-9Jesus is confronted with the question of why seemingly senseless suffering happens. His actions show us God's answer.

Text: Luke 13:31-35 In an age when it seems as if all we hold dear is at stake, Jesus offers us God's counterintuitive way forward.

Text: Luke 4:1-13Jesus journey towards the cross begins in a familiar place. Jesus shows us what it means to be human in the wastelands and wandering of life.

Text: Galatians 6:1-18 The mosaic of Christ in the world is made up of a variety of people, cultures, ideas, and identities. But the Church will inevitably look like Jesus.

Text: Galatians 5:1-26 God's gift does not guarantee us an easy life. It doesn't even guarantee us a happy life. What God's gift does offer us is a beautiful life.

Guest preacher Rev. Jacob Breeze

Text: Galatians 4:12-31How does what Jesus is doing seep into our every day lived experience? Galatian's uncomfortable allegory opens our eyes to the reality of our life with God, even in this present chaos.

Text: Galatians 3:19-4:1-11 So much of life is driven by our attempts to grab for ourselves what God freely offers as a gift. So what might happen if we actually accepted it?

Text: Galatians 3:1-18 God's plan to undo the fracturing of humanity has always been to create a people marked by faith. This faith is not about being intellectually right but about trusting—entrusting ourselves to the crucified Messiah who is bringing blessing to all the nations of the earth. Includes "A Liturgy for the Ritual of Morning Coffee” from Every Moment Holy Vol. 1 by Douglas McKelvey.

Text: Galatians 2:11-21 If at some point it was made clear to you that the good news didn't include you, this sermon is for you.

Text: Galatians 1:1-10 With a new year come new reflections, reminders, resolutions, and often some resolve. In the midst of all that, what is the number one thing to keep in mind?

We expect God's glory to be in power and might, but Jesus reveals in His humanity and divinity His glory by being lifted up through suffering and death.

As we reflect on this past year and pray about the year ahead, we are reminded of the overarching truth that the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it. Text: John 1:1-5

Mary's Magnificat is a powerful song of revolution and rectification in a broken world. But have we missed the entire point of it?

Preparing the way of the Lord means acknowledging the darkness without and within. Doing so will mean drawing this one fundamental conclusion…

John the Baptist is standing in the wilderness, calling us to repent, for the one greater is to come and make all things new. We are then invited into Jesus' salvation and restoration, giving up the old to a life far better than we can ever imagine.

Ready to hope again? Hope is often something overlooked (or abandoned) in post evangelical churches like ours. But Jesus' insists that we be a strange people who hope when it seems like we have absolutely no reason for hope. And oddly enough, Jesus uses this truth to ignite our hearts to hope again.

Sunday after Sunday our gathering culminates in our entering into love itself. Its given to us as a meal.

The waters of baptism transport us into a new reality, one which stands in opposition to all the so called ways of life promised in the old.

Jesus invites us in to send us out. But what it is we are meant to be doing is often confused, and in some instances harmful. So what does it mean to live sent?

When we come to Jesus' table week after week, we are being invited into the very heart of God's reign in the world. We are then invited to be transformed into people who see the world through the lens of God's great love and generosity.

God's love is good, but it is not always comfortable. The question we face week in and week out is “what difference will I allow it to make?” Our pattern of worship helps us encounter the love of God that refuses to leave us unchanged.

The world is brimming with the voice of God at every moment, a God who knows us very deeply. Our pattern of worship can offer us ways of practicing listening for this God who is so near.

Want the secret to a happy life? Jesus makes it pretty clear. The thing you need most is the simple thing that you've been skipping.

The God who makes all things new transforms us into a radically inclusive community of hope. But what exactly is the work of a community like this? Simply put, to let our hearts be set on fire.

The Light of the World offers new sight. This new vision changes everything about our present existence.

Our salvation may be personal but it is never individual. God's redemption of the world and God's transformation of your life will happen around a meal. It turns our that the Kingdom come looks a lot like dinner.

Radical Inclusion goes beyond acceptance, it is an invitation into Jesus' life changing love. The triune God welcomes us into himself by the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ into eternal love, His eternal communion. We then as people leading Jesus centered lives are sent out invites to see the world as He does, beautiful, diverse and deeply loved by God.

Why are we a radically inclusive community of hope? We start with God and what God is up to in order to understand who we are and what we should be up to. And the really good news is that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is at work making all things new.

The Old Testament ends much the same way life happens, in an unremarkable, unresolved waiting. Waiting for life to change, waiting for things to get better, waiting for God to break through, Malachi is the prophet of the Old Testament who leaves us waiting.

Ever felt like God is absent or at least asleep at the wheel? Yeah me too. But the fever dream that is the book of Zechariah offers us a compelling vision of a God who has not forgotten us, and who is very much up to something in the chaos we call life.

What does a Jesus centered life look like when the past seems to be better than the present? When the church, or our faith, or even God lets us down? There's a way forward that is wildly subversive and unexpected.

Zephaniah offers a grand picture of God's judgement and God's love. In the process we find that the heart of God is to make all things new. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

In the face of yet even more “unprecedented times” where is God? And what does hope and victory look like right now? Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

How do we trust in God's goodness in times of chaos when evil seems to always win? What does this look like? It involves us letting go and leaving justice up to God. He declares in no uncertain terms that he is not indifferent to evil and the suffering it causes. Even in the midst of declaring that he will bring judgment on evil, he promises to be a safe place to those who come to him.

In a world complicated by endless demands and distractions, what does God truly require of us? Today we'll dive into Micah 6:6-8 and explore the timeless and transformative call to "do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with your God." We'll uncover how these basic principles can simplify our spiritual journey and align our lives with God's heart. Join us as we strip away the non-essentials and return to the core of our faith, finding purpose and peace in the simplicity of God's requirements. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

The book of Jonah tells us of two groups of people: a practiced, knowledgeable Israelite and outsiders who know nothing of Yahweh. It may surprise us to see that throughout this book, knowledge about God does not lead to communion and encounter with God. Through this, God reveals the tension between knowledge about a system of beliefs and trust in God. Sometimes knowing doesn't lead to closeness. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠

What is God's idea of justice and how does this square with what Jesus is doing in our lives? The prophet Amos gives us insight into the profound depths of injustice and how the path to justice is not as obscure and unfamiliar as we might think. Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/redemptionhou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RedemptionHou⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.redemptionhou.com⁠⁠⁠⁠