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Once we were at war with God, but now we have peace with God. How do we live in this world and age of anxiety and experience that peace? Usually we try to remove things that destroy our peace or numb ourselves to our anxiety with medicine. But the only way to experience the peace of God is to "Stand firm in the Lord". And how you "Stand firm in the Lord" is what this sermon on Philippians 4 is all...

What do you do when the Bible says one thing about you but it doesn't seem to line up with the world you live in? You press on! Paul encourages the church to quit looking at their lives through the lens of their past and begin to start seeing themselves through the lens of what God says is true about them!

Paul was an elite in his culture he was born in the right country. He was born to an affluent family. He had power and influence. And here in this passage Paul makes one of the most offensive statements in the word of God. Paul says that all these things are worthless in comparison to knowing God.

Paul encourages a weary and discouraged church to continue in faith, love and obedience. Be encouraged by the weight of Christs Love for you, and work out your salvation with fear and trembling. 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://Redeemer-Church-Rockwall-517189.churchcenter.com/...

A literal translation of this passage is "do nothing out of a hunger for glory". He pushing hard against the Roman culture of self exaltation. That same spirit is hard at work today in our culture. But the upside down gospel of Jesus says that if we seek humility then Christ will exalt us! He will lift us up!!! So wake up. Jesus is calling you to die to yourself and follow him. Will you answer? To...

We naturally live a very circumstantial life. We see the world and even Christ through the lens of circumstance. How would our lives change if we could learn to see circumstance through the lens of Christ? Like Paul we might be able to say in truth "To live is Christ, to die is gain" To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax de...

It's a strange wisdom from Paul to say "This will turn out for my deliverance by life or by death" It seems wrong to think of our deliverance via death but there's a lot more going on in this story than we might think. Is he foolish? How is this even a question for Paul?? Paul sees a different world than we do. O Lord may we see the world like Paul. May we be fools for you. Spiritual people with a...

How does Paul speak of this un circumstantial joy while locked in a Roman in prison? It's because he recognized that God put him there. Paul's joy was not tethered to his comfort. Rather then asking God "why is this happening to me" he asked, "How can I be a part of what God is doing here?" So If you want joy that isn't tied to your circumstances, pray like Paul... "Lord use me today, my life is a...

We begin a new series on the book of Philippians this week. What is Paul saying to the struggling church? He says he is certain that God is at work in them, and that he's going to finish what he started. Maybe you are disenchanted with the church? Or hurt by it? But Christ started His work in the church... And he's going to finish the work he started! Don't miss out on this promise! Join the peopl...

Jesus is the Vine. We are the branches. The Cross is the trellis. We can only find life if we are in the vine. A branch has no root. How do we do that? It's simple. And It's found in John 15 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://Redeemer-Church-Rockwall-517189.churchcenter.com/givi...

There's a volume war going on. The "Thief" is trying to fill your ears with voices that will steal, kill, and destroy. Do you know the voice of the "Good Shepherd"? Can you tell the difference? Listen closely, Jesus is calling. 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://Redeemer-Church-...

Pauls letter to Philemon tells a great story with a greater message. And It's all about reconciliation. We, like Paul, are called ministers of reconciliation. So how do we reconcile ourselves to those who have wronged us? And who do we need to reconcile with? 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...

So.... Easter was awesome! We brought our best, and felt really great, but here we are a week after easter and we find ourselves still tethered to this broken world. So what happens now? What should life look like after resurrection? It's a risen life! You were "Raised With Him" so set your eyes on on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of the father and live! To support the wor...

As we bring this sermon series on Rest and Sabbath to an end, let's consider how we look everywhere to find the peace but it never satisfies? It's because we were made to rest in God. But what is the "Rest of God"? What is this "Eternal Sabbath" it talks about in Heb 4:9-10?

We can only rest when we enter into the mission of God. What is the mission of God? Isaiah 58 describes it as a fast that looses bonds of wickedness and frees the oppressed. And sharing bread with the hungry and bringing the homeless/poor into your house. Jesus says what you have done to the least of these you have done unto me. We pray you are encouraged by this sermon from Isaiah 58 to live out...

If you want to enter into the rest of God, you need to release those who have sinned against you. Unforgiveness is like drinking poison and waiting for the other person to die. So who do you need to forgive? 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

Luke tells us about Jesus in a very unique way. It's all through the lens of "sabbath". Jesus defines, and begins his own ministry in terms of sabbath. Our God is committed to giving rest. If that is what Jesus was doing then.... Isn't that what Jesus would be doing now? To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift...

The blessings for following God's law apply to the sabbath! But so do the curses. Find your rest entering into Christ's sabbath, and be blessed. 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

So God is calling us to rest. And He's calling us to bring rest to our house. So we're resting together? What does that look like in real life? 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

Sabbath is war against anything that would take God's place in your life. This week we take a peek deeper into God's rest. How God is inviting us into His rest. And how rest is an act of worship, not for us, but rather, for God! And how we image God when we give rest to others! To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductib...

Sheep are restless. The hardest thing, is getting them to rest. Sheep would rather be consumed than rest. Sound familiar? The sheep think they know best, but the shepherd makes them rest. 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

We can only rest if we trust God. In Exodus 16 God is teaching his people to trust him by providing them daily bread. Just enough for each day. They had to let go of their anxiety about what they would eat tomorrow and trust that he would provide for them. 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 be...

Rest is war in the cosmic realm. It's a war against the "taskmaster". There a four snapshots from Exodus that show us who the taskmaster is and how he tries to keep us from rest.

What is your relationship to work? Do you feel like work keeps you from rest? God taught Adam to rest before he taught him to work. Rest is a more important part of the liturgy of our lives than we may think. Join us on the journey to find rest for our souls in Christ.

Rest is intertwined into creation, we were created for rest. But it's hard to rest when there's so much to do! It's easy to trade rest for escape. But God wants us to worship Him by resting. 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