Redlands Christian Church

Bible Text: Acts 18:9-10 In the message Bill hopes to share something about how the Lord leads and encourages his people in their work of outreach in the light of Acts 18:9-10, which tells us how the Lord led and encouraged the Apostle Paul. We trust this will encourage all Christians in their outreach and walk with the Lord.

Ps Jono Deenik - Bible Text: Genesis 29:1-30 We return this week to our series following the family of Abraham, the family through whom God chose to bless the world. As we have seen this doesn't mean that perfect, far from it. When we left off at the end of last year Jacob was on the run after tricking his farther and brother. God had appeared to Jacob and assured him of His care and blessing....

Ps Jim de Witte - Hebrews 1:1-3

We are called to live for the glory of God. I'm sure we accept that's what we are supposed to be doing. But what does it actually mean? Does it mean singing a lot? Does it mean telling people in every conversation how good God is? Does it just mean being a good or nice person? In today's passage Paul, who is facing possible execution, shows us what it means to live a life completely de...

Over the past few weeks we have been looking at the church gathered. On Sunday mornings, and at other times during the week, the church gathers under the name of Christ. We sing together, pray together, sit under the authority of God’s word together, and give together. But where is the church between Sundays? Is it frozen in time till we meet again? We gather to build up each other up, to spur eac...

In a way, to say that the church 'gathers' is to repeat yourself because the word church means to gather. It would be like saying 'the congregation congregates.' Nevertheless, it's worth thinking together about why the Bible tells us to gather. Indeed, why that is so central to what we are as a group of believers that we are simply called a 'gathering'. Why do we gather...

Bible Text: Ephesians 4:1-16  Here is Paul’s vision for the church, which is an expression of God’s design for His church. God’s church is to display charity, unity, diversity and growing maturity. These are the characteristics of ‘a life worthy of the calling’ to which God has called us, and which the apostle begs us to lead. It is the picture of a deepening fellowship, an eagerness to maint...