What happens when 20 or so juniors in high-school go Christmas caroling in your neighborhood? I did this with some friends, and can answer from experience: – Half of the group doesn’t sing. – Those that do sing sound fairly awful. – The four-year old neighbor boy gets beamed in the head with a football.…
Tell the Truth
Recently I have had a few interchanges at the coffee shop with a man of a different religion. We’ve had one very long conversation and one or two short ones. Our communication has been interesting, intense, and very respectful. I praise God for that! This man understands that I want him to believe in Christ…
Just as I envisioned, except better
I had played it over in my mind a hundred times. What would Sunday night, August 26th look like? What would it feel like? How would it go? I had an idea of how it would go. I certainly had prayed very specific prayers for how it would go. But seriously, how often do things…
Pillar #4: Mission
Redeemer Church exists to pursue the glory of God and the joy of all people through worship, fellowship, discipleship, and mission. I have actually been thinking about that purpose statement so regularly for so long now that it just rolls right off my fingers as I type, which I think is a very good thing.…
Yippee! Yard Sale
Tomorrow morning we will host a yard sale for the community. From 7am to 1pm the members of Redeemer Church, along with our trusted yard-sale guru Wanda Sprayberry, will seek to meet and serve guests who come to our facility to shop, browse, or kill time. We will offer free doughnuts, coffee, water, live music,…
August 26th – Launch
On Friday morning I met with Carlton Weathers (pastor of Grace Fellowship Community Church) and Bob St. John (pastor of Anniston Bible Church). The purpose of our meeting was to plan and prepare the official commissioning service of Redeemer Church Oxford. As most of you know, Redeemer is being planted as a joint-Gospel-effort of these…
Our First Month Together
Redeemer Church gathered for worship services every Sunday in June. It was our first month together. Frankly, we had a great time! The team rolled up their sleeves and worked hard to get the facility ready for worship. Then we were able to enjoy the blessing of becoming one body. It is obvious that there…
How was Redeemer Church born?
Church planting is quite a popular endeavor these days. In many circles, church planting is even a “cool” thing to do. Whether or not it is “cool” I am really grateful that God has placed a conviction of heart among thousands of Christians all across the world to establish new Gospel churches for the building…