Redeemer Church

Christ was a faithful servant of the Father. Though He was the Son, He became a slave to free us from slavery and make us sons. Because of the work of the Suffering Servant who gave Himself to make us sons, we are those most free to serve in every situation under any leader. Therefore, both earthly Christian workers and earthly Christian bosses have been set free to be the greatest servants of all...

In Paul’s treatise on the Christian family, he now addresses parents and children. We see two interrelated commands that produce powerful emotional responses – good or bad. A changed heart changes the manner of a father’s leadership … and that changes the whole family.

In Colossians 3:18, 19 Paul provides gender specific commands for the Christian husband and wife to properly live out their distinct roles within the marriage. These principles follow the overarching theme of marriage seen through scripture and allow Christian marriages to ultimately reflect Christ and the Church.

If you are a Christian, you have been made new! The Bible says you have a new heart, have been regenerated, have the Spirit within you—you have a new identity in Christ. But, just as we live in the already-not-yet kingdom, our experience in the Christian life is already-not-yet. We are free from the condemning power of sin, but not yet free from its presence. Nevertheless, just like clothes, we ne...

In Colossians 3:5-11, the Apostle Paul instructs Christians on how to live out their faith by “putting to death” and “put away” the sins in his or her life. Paul specifically instructs the believer to put to death sins of immorality and put away sins of the tongue because they have died in Christ and are now hidden in Christ. We are to put on the new self, which is being renewed in the knowledge o...

Having extolled the Gospel and provided some necessary warnings to the Colossian believers in chapters 1-2, Paul now is ready to instruct this local church on the Christ-like behavior that ought to characterize their ordinary Christian living in chapters 3-4. Doctrine must always lead to stirred affections and holy obedience. In these opening verses, the call is to look up to the things above – Se...

What do we want people to say about our local church? Our prayer is that above all they recognize a group of people who are committed to holding high the beauty of our Lord Jesus Christ. We want others to see that our main preoccupation is not to make a name for ourselves, but to make the name of Jesus famous. These are other ways of simply saying – We want to be all about the glory of God!

Discipleship isn’t a spiritual mystery. It is simply the progress and joy of our Christian faith. It is never done alone; it is always deeper than information; and it ends not only in the growth of one person, but the growth of many. If we are growing and multiplying disciples, then we are a healthy church.

The New Testament calls every believer to several identities which we will seek to live out at Redeemer. We are trusting God that every member would be a minister—using their spiritual gifts to edify the body. A missionary—seeking to live and speak the gospel to people they are naturally in relationship with. A disciple-maker—seeking to be part of winning people to Christ, building them in their f...

Where there is authority, there is submission; and where there is ultimate authority, there is ultimate submission. Let’s just be clear right from the start – Ultimate authority only rest in the hands of the Creator of all things. God alone has ultimate authority. For the Christian, submission isn’t a dirty word, but one to be embraced with joy and delight.

Everyone who has trusted Christ is connected to God’s Kingdom. Everyone who is connected to the Kingdom has a commitment to their local embassy of the Kingdom – the local church. Therefore, church membership is not something you join like a social club, rather it is something you embrace as true and submit to as a loyal subject.

When Christ saves an individual, He unites them to every other Christ-follower as brothers and sisters. These brothers and sisters, now connected at a level deeper than blood, recognize they need each other to sustain and deepen spiritual life. A healthy church is one that takes seriously the New Testament calls to life and mission centered on King Jesus.

This sermon exposits the wise counsel given by a godly mother to her son regarding the character traits he should seek in a woman as he searches for his future wife and mother of his children.

Paul cares about your spiritual freedom and so do I. At the cross, It Was Finished! “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). The supremacy and sufficiency of Christ not only deals a death blow to sin, but it also stands in the face of religion. Make no mistake, the enemy of your soul wants to entice you not only with secular philosophies, but nice so...

We tend to look a lot of different places to meet our needs before we look to Jesus. We’re like Israel of old who the Lord confronts through the prophet: “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters, and hewed out cisterns for themselves, broken cisterns that can hold no water” (Jeremiah 2:13). But the good news of the gospel is that Jesus is suffic...

I want to become a mature disciple – how do I do that? I don’t want to be deceived by enticing arguments – how do I make sure that doesn’t happen? In this text, Paul gives some of the most beautiful and simple pictures of a growing Christian. From what they have received in the past, to how they must walk in the present, and how to be on guard in the future. Let’s learn obedience and unmask the to...

At the end of Colossians chapter one we felt the heartbeat of Paul to see disciples made. Now as chapter two opens we see the great agony he has that the Colossian church be healthy and strong. What undermines that health? Division that comes when enticing words draw people away from their firm understanding of the supremacy of Christ. If you lose full confidence that Christ is enough, you open yo...

Friend … whether this is the first time you’ve been to church, or the first time in a long time, victory can be yours today. It’s not about jumping through a hoop, walking an aisle, or doing religious duties. It is all about dying to yourself and trusting Christ alone as King of your kingdom. Because He died and rose again, He alone is victorious and the only one who can give you victory in life a...

As a new church, we get to start with a fresh plan to help each other grow as disciples … a clear plan, a simple plan, a do-able plan. Before the ministries and programs of the church start, we intend to establish a framework for spiritual progress and joy that we can all commit ourselves to, for the good of each other and the glory of God.

It’s been said that people are messy, ministry is people, therefore ministry is messy!  It’s true.  Ministry is messy, and it is also hard.  In the Christian world, we often hear of the latest methods and fads about how to “best do ministry.”  Paul kept it simple.  He kept it Christ-centered.  That’s what we want to do at Redeemer.  If you were to open the chest of the Apostle Paul and see his hea...

We need stability. While the world around us twists and turns, causing all of us to feel quite unsettled, we need resolve. That resolve comes through the reconciling work of Jesus Christ. He took hostile enemies and made them blameless sons who can confidently and steadfastly stand without fault on the last day. Paul wants nothing more than for his friends in Colossae to continue in the faith stab...

What would keep your heart from chasing after other things? What would keep you from doubting that Jesus is enough in your life? Answer: To know the absolute supremacy of Christ over all things. He is all you need for salvation, growth, and victory. Paul’s most persuasive argument to the Colossian church to not give in to the lies that you need something more was simply to hold up the beauty, exce...

The Colossian church was being challenged – “Are you sure you have the full Christian life?” That’s a question anyone who calls themself a Christian should want to be able to answer definitively. Paul’s answer – “Absolutely!” He wanted to make sure the Colossians could answer it that way too. Here in our text, he describes what they already possess so that they don’t go looking for anything else. ...

The Colossian church was solid. Epaphras had ministered the Gospel to his hometown and a great foundation had been laid. But now, they wonder – “Is that enough? Do we need something more than Christ?” Epaphras reaches out to Paul for help. This letter is what ensues. Paul is so thankful for what he has heard of their faith, and before he launches into his warnings, he expressed his thanksgiving. I...