Redeemer Church Lynnwood

Synopsis: The grace of God has appeared as the true sun of the world. The light that rose at Easter climbs higher and will not set until it has touched everything. We work in that light — and that seeing is the ground of our hope and the reason we plow. Sermon Text: Titus 2:11-14

Sermon Text: Romans 8:12-17

Synopsis: We are reminded of our identity as citizens of a kingdom not of this world. From the culture of this kingdom we ought to wage war against our sinful passions, and the culture of the world, to the glory of God. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 2:11-12

Synopsis: Genesis 17 is the fullest expression of the covenant of grace in the Old Testament and is the framework both Jesus and the Apostles use to explain the gospel. God recut the covenant of Grace with Abram with Command and Promise, which Abraham received and obeyed as a model for everyone in covenant with God. Sermon Text: Genesis 17:1-27

Synopsis: We attempt to rush the fulfillment of God's promises through our own means and create greater sin and suffering. Yet the gracious Lord sees and hears, guiding our every action—both faithful and unfaithful—toward his ultimate purpose to bless us and the nations. Sermon Text: Genesis 16

In the Persian royal court, the grand vizier sat at the king’s right hand not as a guest of honor but as executive ruler on the monarch’s behalf. That is the image the New Testament reaches for when it says Christ sits at the right hand of God. He does not ascend to rest. He ascends to rule. But here is the question Pentecost asks us: How does a King enthroned in heaven rule the earth? How does th...

Synopsis: This is the theological pivot of the Abraham narrative. From this point forward the series focuses less on the land and more on the seed. The covenant made here in the dark — sealed by God’s own passing through — is the foundation on which every subsequent promise rests. And it is the same covenant renewed in our baptism, re-enacted each Lord’s Day at the table, confirmed again every wee...

Synopsis: Genesis 14 is Abram’s only recorded military engagement in Scripture. He is drawn into it not by ambition but by kinship obligation — Lot has been taken captive. He fights brilliantly, wins decisively, and then does something that requires more courage than the battle itself: he gives everything back. The chapter is less about what Abram achieves than about what he refuses. And what he r...

Synopsis: What we believe about God shapes how we worship Him — and how we worship Him shapes the kind of people we become. Lot's doctrine is too small to govern his choices. His worship has lapsed. And so he is selfish, graspy, and puts his household in harm's way. Abram believes the promises. He worships. And so he is magnanimous, generous, and secure. Lot chooses by sight. Abram chooses by fait...

Synopsis: The Egypt narrative teaches us that God is faithful in famine, that the bride will be protected even when the serpent seems to have her, and that the man of faith emerges from the furnace enriched, not destroyed. Sermon Text: Genesis 12:10 - 13:4

Synopsis: Genesis 12:1-9 provides the paradigm of obedient faith. The man of Faith leaves and puts self to death in obedience to the word of the Lord and who also proclaims his faith publicly. This is seen in two cycles; the word of the Lord comes to Abram, and he responds in obedience and then the Lord appears and Abram responds in obedience. Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-9

Synopsis: The transition between the primeval history and the history of the Patriarchs is one that reveals the quiet work of God to bless the world by blessing his people. God’s subtle and quiet work in the grand narrative of redemptive history gives hope to those in trying and seemingly hopeless circumstances. Our challenges are not setbacks to God’s plan, they are part of His plan. Sermon Text:...

Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the bodily, historical event by which the living God defeated death, vindicated his Son, and secured - for all who believe in him - true forgiveness, new life, and a definite hope of future glory. Because Christ truly died under Pontius Pilate, truly descended into the realm of the dead, and truly rose on the third day - death and resurrection are not...

Sermon Text: Nehemiah 8:9-10

Synopsis: The topic of Preparedness is a contentious topic. When it comes to our generation we tend to view it in one of two ways. Either we avoid it, or we are consumed by it. We will explore the two errors of complacency and conceitedness, and understand the correct balance between being prepared and trusting the Lord. Sermon Text: Proverbs 21:31

Synopsis: The unity of man is potent and when used idolatrously for man’s self-glory leads to potent rebellion and sin. God frustrates the false unity of mankind, scattering them and confusing their religion and language to weaken their rebellion. The antidote to the confused babel of man is the harmonious word of Christ. Sermon Text: Genesis 11:1-9

Synopsis: God blesses Noah whose family multiplies and spreads over the whole earth just as God commanded him in Genesis 9:1. However, the threat of the pre-flood culture of violence and human rebellion remains strong. Despite the counsel of the principalities and rulers of this world against the Lord, God is directing human history to its proper and glorious end. Sermon Text: Genesis 10

Synopsis: Noah, like Adam, fails to protect his garden from the serpent Ham. But Ham's sin is covered faithfully by his brothers Shem and Japheth. Noah blesses God for his own faithful sons and curses the later generations of Ham, knowing what kind of sons he would produce. Sermon Text: Genesis 9:18-29

Synopsis: To be “remembered by God” is a great act of His covenant grace. To be a part of God’s remnant, a participant in his new creation and an object of his memory gives life purpose in the present and hope for the future. Sermon Text: Genesis 8:1-9:17

Synopsis: Yahweh sees the rampant, all-consuming violence of men and takes action by uncreating the world. He accomplishes this by washing it clean of its corruption, so that He can begin again with Noah who is provided with a way of escape. Sermon Text: Genesis 6:9-7:24

If we are to suffer by the hands of others, it should be for doing good. However, enduring sufferings does not necessarily mean that we must stay still and suffer in silence. There is a time when suffering can lead to action. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:8-17

Synopsis: The natural and blessed state of marriage and fruitfulness were violated to produce great evil on earth. God moves against this evil while graciously leaving a way of escape from his wrath. Moses is not only explaining to Israel where sin ultimately leads but is preparing them to fight the giants in the Promised Land. The giants are mighty but mortal. All men deserve God’s wrath and the...

Though man lives in the valley of the shadow of death, he has hope because God’s divine favor remains with man in God’s presence and God’s promises. 1. Creation and Blessing (Genesis 5:1-2) 2. Death Reigned (Genesis 5:3, 4-36; Romans 5:14) 3. Hope for those who walk with God (Genesis 5:22-24, 28-29)

Synopsis: Van Til said that culture is religion externalized. The religion of the city of man is contrasted with the city of God by their cultural endeavors. While the city of man sings songs defiantly taunting God and His creation, the city of God proclaims the name of the Lord. Sermon Text: Genesis 4:17-26

Synopsis: Just as some harmony returns to Adam and Eve, the full truth of the fall is laid open to them. The first natural born man, Cain, envies his younger brother because Abel’s worship is honest, heartfelt, and acceptable to God while Cain’s is selfish, half-hearted, and disingenuous. The antithesis is revealed to be that the wicked envy the righteous because of what they have – God’s favor. L...