Redemption Hill Church

Easter Sunday at Redemption Hill Church covering Mark 12:18-27.

The passage paints a striking picture of injustice to expose a deeper spiritual truth. A landowner provides everything needed for a flourishing vineyard, yet when he sends servants to collect what is rightfully his, the tenants beat, shame, and kill them. This parable, drawn from Mark 12 and rooted in imagery from Isaiah 5, reflects God’s relationship with His people. He is the generous owner, and...

Have you ever had a moment where you thought, “Just who do they think they are?” That instinctive resistance to authority runs deep in all of us. It’s easy to laugh at it in everyday situations, but beneath the surface is something more serious—a desire to be our own authority. That same struggle is at the heart of Mark 11:27–33 . When Jesus returns to the temple after confronting its corruption,...

What does a tree and a temple have to do with one another? Listen to learn more.

While history remembers the grand triumphs of Caesar and Alexander—conquerors who entered cities in gold chariots with chained enemies in their wake—the Scriptures present a different kind of King. When Jesus approached Jerusalem from the Mount of Olives, He wasn't looking for a military spectacle, but the fulfillment of an ancient messianic thread. From the prophecy of Jacob in Genesis to the hum...

Mark 10:46 picks up with Jesus passing by the ancient city of Jericho, surrounded by a large group of disciples. He is roughly 15-18 miles away from his final destination, Jerusalem—it is a journey that will be both physically strenuous and spiritually heavy as he approaches the cross. Yet, before He sets off on this final leg, Jesus makes one last stop to add a final disciple. This individual, Bl...

The Servant Savior Mark 10:32–45 reveals a repeated pattern that appears each time Jesus predicts His death: Jesus declares His plan, the disciples respond with pride, and Jesus redirects them to the true path of discipleship. In this third prediction, Jesus gives the most detailed description yet—He will be handed over, condemned, mocked, flogged, killed, and after three days rise again. This suf...

In the Gospels, we find a haunting contrast between the children who come to Jesus empty-handed and leave blessed, and the rich young ruler who arrives with hands full of morality and wealth only to walk away empty. This is the only story in the New Testament where someone sincerely approaches Jesus with a spiritual need but leaves in a worse state than they arrived. It serves as a vivid illustrat...

Imagine standing in the crowd that day—heat pressing in, people jostling around you, your toddlers tugging at your legs. You’re not there for a conversation or because you think you have anything impressive to offer. You’re just hoping Jesus might lay His hands on your children and bless them. But just as you approach, a disciple stops you cold and tells you to leave. In that moment it becomes pai...

Divorce has touched nearly all of us in some way, and it carries real pain, loss, and long-lasting wounds. Jesus does not speak here to shame or condemn, but to reorient our understanding of marriage around God’s good design—so that married people pursue faithfulness, unmarried people understand the weight and beauty of marriage, and all of us learn to honor what God has created. The Pharisees app...

We are refocusing ourselves on our mission as a church. Listen as Joe refocuses on what it looks like to be sent as God's church to carry his gospel to the world.

We are refocusing ourselves on our mission as a church. Listen as Joe refocuses on what it looks like to belong to a body from Ephesians 4.

We are refocusing ourselves on our mission as a church. Listen as Rob refocuses on what it looks like to behold the gospel from Isaiah 6.

Isaiah 25:6-9 provides us with great hope - death does not get the final word!

Isaiah 53 - The Suffering Servant is the Promised King!

History is full of leaders who rose in moments of crisis and appeared capable of bringing the peace people longed for. Napoleon Bonaparte is a vivid example. After the French Revolution left France in political and economic ruin, he emerged as a brilliant and promising leader who rebuilt institutions and restored national pride. But over time, compromise crept in. He silenced dissent by censoring...

Isaiah 7 draws us into a moment of real fear in the life of God’s people. Judah faced a crisis as Syria and Israel formed an alliance against them, and King Ahaz’s heart trembled “like the trees of the forest shake before the wind.” Yet standing behind this political threat was something far greater—the unwavering promise God had made to the house of David. Though Ahaz panicked, God had already de...

The opening chapters of Isaiah confront us with a scene of deep spiritual darkness—a people who have rejected God’s counsel, trusted political alliances over His promises, and now face the shadow of Assyrian invasion. Into that gloom Isaiah speaks a staggering word of hope: a light is coming. Though Zebulun and Naphtali would soon be crushed and scattered, Isaiah promises that this very region—Gal...

The closing section of Mark 9 exposes a kind of spiritual nearsightedness in the disciples—a blindness we often share. They had just been arguing about who was the greatest, and now they try to stop a faithful believer from casting out demons simply because he wasn’t part of their group. Jesus responds by widening their vision: “Do not stop him… For the one who is not against us is for us.” The di...

Mark 9:30-37 examines the tension between two conflicting value systems: the world’s pursuit of “achieved status” and the “upside-down kingdom” introduced by Jesus. As we find the disciples arguing about who among them was the greatest, Jesus offers a stunning and deeply counter-cultural correction. He redefines greatness not as rank or recognition, but as radical, selfless service. This guide is...

Last week, we saw the radiant glory of Jesus on the mountaintop. This week, in Mark 9:14–29, we find Him stepping down into the valley—a place filled with confusion, chaos, and weak faith. The contrast is striking: on the mountain, a Father’s voice declared His pleasure in His Son; in the valley, a father pleads for the life of his son. The disciples who had just witnessed divine glory are now pow...

When Jesus led Peter, James, and John up the mountain in Mark 9, He gave them a glimpse of His divine radiance. The veil of His humanity was pulled back, and the disciples caught a momentary vision of His eternal glory—His face shone like the sun, His garments gleamed beyond description. Moses and Elijah appeared beside Him, representing the Law and the Prophets, both bearing witness that every pr...

What is the most important test you will ever take? This morning, Mark 8:27–9:1 presents that test—not with multiple-choice questions, but with three simple, life-altering questions. Jesus asks His disciples, and now asks us: “Who is Jesus?” “What has He come to do?” and “How will you respond?” The hinge of Mark’s Gospel comes here: because the King bore the cross for us, we take up our cross and...

Mark 8 opens with a second miraculous feeding—this time among Gentiles. Jesus’ provision overflows to all , showing that His compassion isn’t bound by geography, culture, or prejudice. Where the disciples saw a problem—too many mouths, too few loaves—Jesus saw opportunity to reveal God’s heart for outsiders. His care and power stretch beyond Israel; He feeds those who simply came to hear Him. In o...

Few stories capture the tragedy of lost hearing like that of Beethoven. The great composer gave the world breathtaking music, yet could not hear his own creations. But the man we meet in Mark 7 faced an even deeper tragedy—he was both deaf and mute, cut off from the sounds and voices around him. His story, however, is not just about physical silence; it reveals a deeper spiritual reality about all...