1 My little children, these things I write to you, so that you may not sin. And if anyone sins, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous. 2 And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world. Ever since Adam…
Light
The last Sunday morning in January we studied 1 John 1:5-10. The title of the sermon was “Light.” The essence of the message was this: God is light & His children walk in light. When John says that God is light, he is not saying, “God is an illuminating figure, and His very being emanates…
Do I Have to Keep the LAW?
A couple of Thursday nights ago at Redeemer Church we studied Romans 7:1-6. In that examination of the text we addressed the different attitudes believers have toward God’s law. What we said is that people generally fall into three different categories: legalism, antinomianism, and Christian freedom. Legalism is the commitment to obey God’s laws in order…
Helpful Christian Resources Online
One of the most obvious observations in our digital-technology age is that there is great spiritual danger lurking around every corner. A Christian can easily, even innocently stumble onto a website or chat-room or Facebook page that ultimately leads to a destination called “Sin.” It happens every day, thousands of times. For this reason, every…
The Rest of the Sermon
I grew up listening to Paul Harvey on the radio. He was famous for informing the public on very interesting facts that we otherwise would not know. And after he gave us the punch-line of the story he would always say, “Now you know the rest of the story.” Well, Sunday night I preached a…
Camp
I am pretty sure that the phrase “summer camp” is not found anywhere in the Bible. Wait a minute. Let me check in my electronic Bible (pause)… Nope, just as I suspected: there is no mention of summer camp anywhere in the Scriptures. However, I believe that the Christian summer camp experience is one of…
Pillar #3: Discipleship
Redeemer’s four pillars of ministry are worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission. We have spent the last four Sundays addressing the first two pillars. We will spend the next four weeks addressing the last two (discipleship & mission). Sunday’s sermon is designed to introduce the subject of discipleship and call every believer to a commitment to…
BUILD!
Redeemer Church exists to pursue the glory of God and joy of all people through worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission. We are building something here. We are building worshipers. We are building relationships. We are building disciples. And we are joining God in the building of His kingdom. For this reason, we call our mid-week…