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The story of Esther forces you to think that maybe Christianity is way more than you "signed up for". You might have even been taught that following Jesus was supposed to make you healthier and wealthier. Or maybe that the gospel was there to make you cozy and happy on this side of heaven? But the gospel message in Esther looks less like comfort and a lot more like a cross. Consider the cost of fo...

The story of Esther points back to Eve and Bathsheba, but it also points forward to Mary! They were put in just the right time and place to deliver God's people! To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link below. https://pushpay.com/g/redeemerchurchrockwall

The story of Esther is reaching a boiling point. Esther and Mordecai bide their time waiting for exactly the right time to make their moves. But the story of Esther is connected to the rest of Scripture in a unique way. The only way to understand the significance of this story is to find Jesus in this passage. He's there To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and con...

In one of the most epic passages in the Old Testament Esther goes from a complicated bride to a consecrated queen with one simple decision to trust her God. But what does this have to do with Jesus? Or with us for that matter? Well, you live in the palace too. And you have to make a decision to either live the palace life or trust in God. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to o...

In Esther 3, Haman gets the power to kill all the Jews. He sends out an edict to proclaim that every Jewish man, woman, and child, is to be killed, and everything they own is theirs for the taking. The Serpent is still at work trying to stomp out the seed of the woman before the one who will come and crush the serpents head can be born. But the Lord is at work too. And in the face of total annihil...

Esther is one of the most misunderstood characters in the Bible. Most think she is either a victim, a coward, or a sellout. The author of Esther gives us a complicated and compromised view of Esther. But those typical views of Esther look at her in isolation from the rest of the grand story of God. Maybe we should ask what does God think of Esther? In this sermon on Esther 2, we look a little deep...

This sermon is the beginning of a new series on the book of Esther. As we walk through this story we will try to see it through the eyes of Jesus. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link below. https://pushpay.com/g/redeemerchurchrockwall

The kingdom of God is built with perfectly hewn stones fitting perfectly together crafted by God. And we are the stones. What does this have to do with The Lord's Prayer? The answer is... Everything! Come with us as we look deeper into The Lord's Prayer. We pray that you will be drawn closer to Christ as you learn to pray the way Jesus taught His disciples in your daily devotion to God. To support...

The devil is real, and he's at work. Waiting for just the right moment to attack. He is patient, motivated, personal, and he seeks to devour you. The Lord's Prayer shows us that this life is a battle and this prayer is how we prepare for that battle! We pray that you will be drawn closer to Christ as you learn to pray the way Jesus taught His disciples in your daily devotion to God. To support the...

James 1:13 says "God does not tempt anyone" and in Matthew 6:13 Jesus teaches his disciples to pray "... Lead us not into temptation". How can both of these be true? As we seek to grow deeper in prayer and in union with God in our fight against temptation, consider that Jesus would rather die than sin, but we would rather sin than feel like we were dying. We pray that you will be drawn closer to C...

Forgiveness is hard. But Jesus' teaching on forgiveness is even harder. Jesus challenges our ideas about forgiveness in these passages, but the question you have to answer is "Is hanging onto that grudge worth your relationship with God"? We pray that you will be drawn closer to Christ as you learn to pray the way Jesus taught His disciples in your daily devotion to God. To support the work and wo...

What does it mean to pray for our daily bread? More than likely, you have heard it taught, that one should pray, only for the provision of one days food. If so... you're not wrong.... but the bread makes all the difference. Jesus coins a new term when he says "Bread". It's a word that is found no where else in the Bible. And it means so much that if you do eat of it.... you will never hunger again...

What does it mean to pray for God's kingdom to come in the Lord's Prayer? The kingdom of God can be something mysterious to us, yet Jesus puts it at the very front of our prayer. When we see the gospel in light of the kingdom, it reveals how Jesus was teaching us to pray for the power of the gospel to be at work in our lives, especially when life gets hard and we struggle to know what to pray. We...

Prayer is the means of leading us into communion and closeness to God. But sometimes the more we pray the more distant we feel from Him. How can prayer make us feel so close and so far from God at the same time? What really is the purpose of prayer? We search deeper into The Lord's Prayer this week in search for the answers! We pray that you will be drawn closer to Christ as you learn to pray the...

"Is God dead"? God is not dead, he is surely with us. And He is redeeming our world. We continue our Lord's Prayer sermon series and take a deep dive into the first section of the Lord's prayer. "Our Father who art in Heaven" We pray that you will be drawn closer to Christ as you learn to pray the way Jesus taught His disciples in your daily devotion to God. To support the work and worship of Rede...

We begin a new journey this week into the Lord's Prayer. Maybe you've thought "I don't really know how to pray, or what to pray for"? Maybe you've been embarrassed to pray in front of others? Maybe you start to pray but you get distracted? Or maybe you're a seasoned veteran of prayer and are asked to lead groups in prayer all the time? No matter what you think you know or don't know about prayer....

"Mea maxima culpa" is traditionally used in a prayer of confession, and is most emphatic expression of guilt. In Luke 18 Jesus reveals what He's really after! We pray for a softness of heart for you and all of God’s people. That you would come to Jesus like the tax collector, and with empty hands, give your whole heart to Him. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel a...

We close our sermon series on the seven deadly sins this week with "Anger". Looking at Absalom in 2 Sam 13 we see Absalom's desire for justice turn into a lust for vengeance. When he gets his vengeance, instead of his anger being quenched, it is only kindled until it destroys him. Stop planning your revenge and turn your eyes upon Jesus

Sloth = Laziness right? That's not me. I'm so busy. Im barely keeping my head above water. How am I a sloth? To understand sloth we need to start from scratch. Forget what you think you know about sloth and join us on this introspective journey into the most misunderstood of the seven deadly sins. We pray for conviction, and a softness of heart for you and all of God’s people, as you look inward t...

Is pride the deadliest of the seven deadly sins? Ezekiel 28 tells us that Satan opened the door to pride and pride grew into all the other deadly sins. Pride is the deadliest because it spits in the face of God. Pride removes God from His throne and places its host there. Pride makes a new covenant with us, that “we will be like God, and that we will surely not die” We pray for conviction, and a s...

Lust, is a rejection of Gods covenant love for us. It teaches us to always receive and never give. We pray that this sermon series on the 7 deadly sins would inspire you to put to death the Lust and pray that God will give you a new heart that longs only for Him! To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the...

Greed, its not about what you own, its about what owns you! We pray that this sermon series on the 7 deadly sins would inspire you to put to death the Greed in your own heart and that you would find in it's absence the satisfaction of belonging to Jesus! To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link belo...

Gluttony is about the habits of your heart, and the health of your soul. If we're careful to examine our own hearts we shall surely find gluttony at work in us regardless of our waist size. Because gluttony is not just about food. It is a disordered appetite for more _____. Fill in the blank. We pray that this sermon series on the 7 deadly sins would inspire you to put to death the gluttony in you...

This sermon on envy begins a new sermon series on the 7 deadly sins. The idea of the seven deadly sins comes out of Proverbs 6:16-19. As we dive into what envy is, and why it is "deadly". We pray you would find the tools to put to death the envy in your own heart and that you would find in it's absence the pure joy of the Spirit of God! To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our...

There are two ways of life according to 1 Peter 5. The way of The Lion, and the way of The Lamb. Peter warns us against the way the lion. Find out what Peter is talking about with us as we finish our sermon series on 1 Peter. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link below. https://pushpay.com/g/rede...