Redeemer Church Lynnwood

Synopsis: The opposition the Philippians are experiencing calls for steadfastness, and steadfastness is impossible without spiritual unity, and if unity arises from an attitude of humility, then surely Paul must reinforce the critical importance of humility in the heart of believers. And what better way to reinforce this thought than by reminding the Philippians of the attitude and conduct of him...

Synopsis: Paul makes an impassioned appeal for the humility necessary for true unity in Christ. Unlike the Selfish ambition of his enemies (1:17), partners in the gospel must put the corporate interests over any other motivation. This properly ordered affection allows partners in the gospel of Jesus Christ to increase in humility by pursing the corporate interests over personal ambition. Sermon Te...

Synopsis: Philippians are partners with Paul in the suffering and conflict of the Gospel. To live as worthy citizens of heaven, the Philippians must have unity in Christ’s Spirit, putting on the Mind of Christ - to stand firm and toil together in the suffering God has granted, as God’s sign to the world that Christ is Victorious. Sermon Text: Philippians 1:27-30

Synopsis: Rightly ordered affections means getting first things first. Paul declares that the gospel partnership is not dependent on and is more important than his circumstances, his conflicts and his personal inclinations. Sermon Text: Philippians 1:12-24

Synopsis: The context of Paul's prayer is the affection he has for the Philippians. Paul prays with joy, giving thanks to God for them all. Now, Paul tells us the content of his mediatorial prayer. This is one of those times we are actually given six steps to more effective prayer. Paul knows that God is at work in Philippians, that the gospel is effectually transforming them into images of Christ...

Synopsis: The kingdom of God is a Kingdom of rightly ordered loves. Paul and the Philippian’s affections are shaped by the Lord Jesus Christ. They affections are positive, mediatorial, grateful, hopeful and unified. The Love of God shapes Paul’s affections and flows through Paul outward toward his fellow citizens. This is the Mind of Christ Paul wants to remind the Philippians about. Sermon Text:...

Synopsis: Paul opens his letter of joy, unity and encouragement by reminding the Philippians that they are slaves of Christ and saints in Christ who receive the grace and peace that proceed from the Father and from Christ. Though there is hierarchy in the structure of the church, all are unified together in the Lord Jesus Christ. Their unity in the Triune God through Christ is the source of God’s...

Synopsis: The rich content of Paul’s epistle to the Philippians comes out of the rich context of the Lord’s kingdom coming on earth as it is in heaven. Philippi is where the Lord decided to first invade the continent of Europe and spread the citizenship of heaven to the gentiles in Macedonia. Paul was led to the city by Jesus and experienced profound examples of Jesus’ power as he demonstrated his...

Synopsis: In the final verses of chapter 4, the contrasts continue between a passive, weak Jonah whose heart is yearns solely for his creaturely comforts and the active powerful Lord whose heart yearns on fallen man. The enacted parable and final question force us to choose what kind of heart are we going to have, Jonah’s or God’s? Sermon Text: Jonah 4:5-11

Synopsis: Chapter 4 returns to the big themes of Jonah, the reluctant but successful prophet. Jonah knows he is being sent to Nineveh because of God’s promise in Deut. 32:21 and his mission is to activate Assyria against Israel as God’s judgement for the Northern Kingdom’s sins. Jonah’s loyalty to his own people, and his own word, is greater than his loyalty to God’s people and God’s word. So, Jon...

What does biblical revival consist of? In Nineveh there was a royal decree, there were outwards signs of internal changes of heart throughout the whole community that God saw and so mercifully relented. Sermon Text: Jonah 3:6-10

Synopsis: Jonah is sent to Nineveh that they may believe and believing comes through hearing. Great cities need great, supernatural preaching that results in great acts of heartfelt repentance. Sermon Text: Jonah 3:3b-5

Synopsis: The word of the Lord came to Jonah again, “declare the message I give you,” and so Jonah arose to obey the word of the Lord. What Jonah experienced is now the backdrop for Nineveh, showing forth the Triune God’s left-handed power in pursuit, forgiveness, and restoration of sinners. Sermon Text: Jonah 3:1-3a

Synopsis: The Lord pursues us to outrageous depths of rebellion, to lend his ear to our prayers with outrageous displays of grace, answering our cries for mercy with outrageous acts of salvation. Sermon Text: Jonah 1:17-2:10

Synopsis: The fear of the sailors bookends the story of Jonah 1:4-16 because the story reveals that fear is at the heart of true Christian living. Amid our various circumstances, our fear reveals our idols, but also reveals the true God of heaven and earth who is greater than both and in control of both. The greater fear that comes from knowing God leads to true covenant faithfulness, fellowship a...

Sermon Text: Isaiah 61:1-4

Synopsis: Jonah is a type of Israel. His selfish self-righteousness led to his worshiping a local tribal god of his own making. Yahweh, the true and living God, is the Lord of every nation of the whole earth and welcomes all to his covenant loves and faithfulness. Sermon Text: Jonah 1:3

Synopsis: The success of Jonah’s message of Israelite expansion failed to drive the nation to repentance, so God sent Jonah to preach destruction to the Assyrian capital in hopes of driving Israel to repentance. And this is a sign pointing to Jesus’ relationship with the jews and gentiles in his own day. Sermon Text: Jonah 1:1-2

Synopsis: Before turning to the familiar story of Jonah, we must first orient ourselves to Jonah’s place in the history of Israel and the history of redemption. Just as understanding what the Deuteronomistic history was, helped us comprehend the literary themes of Samuel, so understanding what texts of the Minor Prophets are, helps us understand the themes of Jonah. So, what is a prophet, what are...

Synopsis: God made woman to be the glory of man and so marriage is the process by which a man shapes a crown of glory from the rare, raw gold that is his bride. Sermon Text: Proverbs 12:4; 1 Peter 3:7

Synopsis: Standing on God's promises, fathers must lead their wives in nurturing their Children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. This means that we should have a robust theology of discipline, as well as education. Biblical Childrearing is ruling children well by setting and keeping boundaries of behavior and thought, providing the security and discipleship for children to thrive. Se...

Synopsis: Standing on God's promises, fathers must lead their wives in nurturing their Children in the discipline and instruction of the Lord. This means that we should have a robust theology of discipline, as well as education. Biblical Childrearing is ruling children well by setting and keeping boundaries of behavior and thought, providing the security and discipleship for children to thrive. Se...

Synopsis: Husbands and wives unite under Christ to form the basis of Christian households, and God uses these households as key war strategies to take ground for His Kingdom. Sermon Text: Ephesians 6:10-12

Synopsis: The fall drastically effected Man’s ability to image and imitate God because Adam and Eve failed to fulfill their calling as male and female. Masculine headship and Feminine Subordination were damaged, and the harmony of man fell into discord. Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-21

Synopsis: The fallen world seeks unity by removing natural differentiation. God reveals in Genesis 1-2 that true unity exists through harmonizing differentiation; light and dark, day and night, land and sea, man and woman. The differentiation of man into male and female is the only way to image God and fulfill His purpose for man; dominion and fruitfulness. Sermon Text: Genesis 1:26-28, 2:18-25