Redeemer Bible Church Sermon Audio

In the midst of such busy and stressful lives, how do we learn to rely on the Spirit’s life giving freedom? Let’s dive into Corinthians 3:12-18 to find out.

At the heart of our ministry lies this mission statement: To glorify God by making disciples.  This isn't a mission we came up with but is a mission Jesus left us with in his teaching of the Great Commission.  If we are going to make disciples and fulfill our mission, we better be able to answer some simple questions about disciples and discipleship.  In this four week series, we tackle four basic...

At the heart of our ministry lies this mission statement: To glorify God by making disciples.  This isn't a mission we came up with but is a mission Jesus left us with in his teaching of the Great Commission.  If we are going to make disciples and fulfill our mission, we better be able to answer some simple questions about disciples and discipleship.  In this four week series, we tackle four basic...

Let’s dive into the five features of the Parable of the Sower: the secret, the sower, the seed, the soil, and the success.

In two verses, Isaiah prophesies of the majesty of the child who would one day come as Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  He also in these verses shows us what will mark the Kingdom of this coming Savior-King. Isaiah 9:6-7 contain the truths our hearts need again this Christmas to behold the majesty of Christ and take hold of the marks of His Kingdom.  These are...

We see in Isaiah 7 that we are called to a faith in Christ to save, not a faith in man. But as we make our way through this passage, we’ll notice four things play out: a problem for God’s people, a plea for faith, a pious faithlessness, and a promise to faithfully save.

Of all the places in the world, it was Bethlehem that hosted the birth of the Messiah.  Micah says, "But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel..." From this little place came the Christ.  God, once again, working in an unexpected way in an unexpected place. The highest of Kings born in the hu...

So many advent sermons are soft and sentimental.  This is not one of them.  We begin Advent in a passage that at first glance might not strike you as much of a Christmas passage. As we look at Genesis 3:15, though, I hope we see the cosmic war that was being raged as Christ came that holy Christmas night.  I also hope we can see how the scriptures had already predicted and promised the winner of t...

Pastor Robbie Symons of Hope Bible Church Oakville leads us through a study of Isaiah 66:1-2, and the three character traits God promises to show favor toward.

Ok, here we are. The final words of Paul's letter to the Romans. The letter closes with a worshipful doxology, declaring that God is worthy of all glory forever. As Paul glorifies God, he reminds us of an important reality that we must cling to as we close this book: the gospel is not only the power to save us, it is the power to strengthen us as well. So as we close our series in the book of Roma...

The end of Romans has many features customary of how Paul closes a letter, but there are two unique features. One of these uniquenesses is that he interrupts his greeting section for some final exhortations and encouragements to the church.  Today we look at what was so important to Paul that he interrupts his greetings to make sure he says these final words to the Romans.  In this, he highlights...

You open to Romans 16, and what do you find dominating the first 16 verses?   Names.  27 of them to be exact.   It's easy to come to sections like this of Paul's letters and speed read through them.  But we need to slow down here. What do all these names and descriptions tell us about a congregation and people known and loved by Paul?  How does this section help us understand that all the gospel d...

Paul had an ambition to preach the gospel where Christ had not yet been named.  In other words, Paul lived with a passion for the gospel frontiers.  He wanted to go to the places where the gospel had yet to go and announce the good news of Christ there. In this week's passage, we see Paul's eyes fixed on a new gospel frontier of Spain. As we walk through this together we want to pull out four fact...

Why witness? How should we witness? This morning we unpack the heart of witness—We witness to the glory of God, so the lost can experience our glorious God.

In the church at Rome there were some conscience controversies: "Should we eat that or not?  "Should we drink that or not?  "Should we celebrate that day or not?" In our congregation today there are unique matters of conscience as well. Last week we looked at Five Gospel Unifiers for us on matters of conscience.  Those Five Gospel Unifiers from last week lay a foundation for us to build on as to h...

It is evident how much Paul wants to drive home the reality that people who have come to believe the gospel will now live lives marked by gospel-empowered love.  In this passage, Paul summarizes that to love is to fulfill the law.  He also helps us see that walking in love and walking in the light go hand-in-hand.  Let's look together at what a gospel-empowered life of love and light looks like.

It is evident how much Paul wants to drive home the reality that people who have come to believe the gospel will now live lives marked by gospel-empowered love.  In this passage, Paul summarizes that to love is to fulfill the law.  He also helps us see that walking in love and walking in the light go hand-in-hand.  Let's look together at what a gospel-empowered life of love and light looks like.

"Let every person be subject to the governing authorities..." Crickets. Really? But Paul, do you have any idea what our governing authorities are doing?  Certainly this doesn't apply to us in the political climate we are in, right?  Well, let's take a look at what this passage says. It is very clear. The Word here has important truth for us to understand in the political climate we live in and thi...

Paul comes to what we call a "rapid fire" section of his letter.  A series of commands and instructions that come quickly and pointedly in Romans 12:9-21.  Though it is rapid fire, they aren't entirely disconnected.  Verse 9 serves as a proper header for these verses around the theme of genuine love. Last week we looked at what genuine love for one another in the body of Christ looks like. This we...

Paul comes to what we call a "rapid fire" section of his letter. A series of commands and instructions that come quickly and pointedly in Romans 12:9-21. Though it is rapid fire, they aren't entirely disconnected. Verse 9 serves as a proper header for these verses around the theme of genuine love. This week we look at what genuine love for one another in the body of Christ looks like. Next week we...

Lord, keep me low. Lord, build your church. Lord, use me.

As Paul moves to his instructions for what a life shaped by the gospel looks like, he begins with an appeal.  His appeal is that his readers would live as sacrifices to God.  What kind of sacrifices are we to be?  How does this define for us what true worship is?  What would prevent us from becoming these sacrifices?  What is the catalyst that leads us to this kind of gospel-shaped sacrifice?  All...

As Paul moves to his instructions for what a life shaped by the gospel looks like, he begins with an appeal.  His appeal is that his readers would live as sacrifices to God.  What kind of sacrifices are we to be?  How does this define for us what true worship is?  What would prevent us from becoming these sacrifices?  What is the catalyst that leads us to this kind of gospel-shaped sacrifice?  All...

Noah's Ark. This remarkable story of a catastrophic, global flood where God's wrath is poured out on the utter depravity of the world. And yet, God's mercy and kindness is all over this story as he preserves some through an ark-shaped vessel of his mercy. As we look at this story, I pray we see both the fullness of God's wrath toward wickedness, and the riches of his grace and mercy. Most of all,...

It is time to come back to the Lord. There are times we run from God. Sometimes those are blatantly obvious by the outward expressions of our life. Other times everything looks good on the outside, but we are spiritually cold on the inside. In 1 Kings 18 we see a showdown between Elijah and the prophets of Baal that turns the people's hearts back to the Lord. As we walk through this story together...