Redeemer Community Church

Matthew 6:19–24 ( Listen ) Lay Up Treasures in Heaven 19  “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust 1 destroy and where thieves break in and steal, 20  but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. 21  For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 22  “The eye is the lamp of...

Matthew 6:1–18 ( Listen ) Giving to the Needy 6:1  “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no reward from your Father who is in heaven. 2  “Thus, when you give to the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others. Truly, I say to you, they hav...

Matthew 5:38–48 ( Listen ) Retaliation 38  “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39  But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40  And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, 1 let him have your cloak as well. 41  And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two...

Doug Webster on the spiritual discipline of prayer, specifically the Psalms as Jesus’ Prayerbook.

Matthew 5:31–37 ( Listen ) Divorce 31  “It was also said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.’ 32  But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. Oaths 33  “Again you have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not swear...

Matthew 5:20–30 ( Listen ) 20  For I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Anger 21  “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ 22  But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother 1 will be liable to judgment; whoever insul...

Matthew 5:17–20 ( Listen ) Christ Came to Fulfill the Law 17  “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18  For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the Law until all is accomplished. 19  Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches...

Matthew 5:13–16 ( Listen ) Salt and Light 13  “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. 14  “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. 15  Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it give...

Matthew 5:9 ( Listen ) 9  “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons 1 of God. Footnotes [1] 5:9 Greek huioi ; see Preface ( ESV ) James 3:16–18 ( Listen ) 16  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial an...

Redeemer member Lindsey Smith speaks on the spiritual discipline of Cultivating Christian Community and Friendship

Matthew 7:24–27 ( Listen ) Build Your House on the Rock 24  “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25  And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26  And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be...

Psalm 62 ( Listen ) My Soul Waits for God Alone To the choirmaster: according to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. 62:1    For God alone my soul waits in silence;     from him comes my salvation. 2    He alone is my rock and my salvation,     my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken. 3    How long will all of you attack a man     to batter him,     like a leaning wall, a tottering fence? 4    They onl...

1 Corinthians 13:4-7, Galatians 5:22-23, James 5:7-10

Philemon 1 ( Listen ) Greeting 1:1  Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker ( ESV )

We have the pleasuring of hearing from Joel Busby, Lead Pastor of Grace Fellowship in Homewood. Joel sets the stage for how to think about the spiritual disciplines and why they matter, and then teaches, practically, on the discipline of reading Scripture. Following his teaching, questions.

Acts 28:11–31 ( Listen ) Paul Arrives at Rome 11  After three months we set sail in a ship that had wintered in the island, a ship of Alexandria, with the twin gods 1 as a figurehead. 12  Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there for three days. 13  And from there we made a circuit and arrived at Rhegium. And after one day a south wind sprang up, and on the second day we came to Puteoli. 14  There w...

Acts 27:9–20 ( Listen ) 9  Since much time had passed, and the voyage was now dangerous because even the Fast 1 was already over, Paul advised them, 10  saying, “Sirs, I perceive that the voyage will be with injury and much loss, not only of the cargo and the ship, but also of our lives.” 11  But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said. 12...

Acts 26:1–8 ( Listen ) Paul’s Defense Before Agrippa 26:1  So Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and made his defense: 2  “I consider myself fortunate that it is before you, King Agrippa, I am going to make my defense today against all the accusations of the Jews, 3  especially because you are familiar with all the customs and contro...

Acts 20:28–38 ( Listen ) 28  Pay careful attention to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to care for the church of God, 1 which he obtained with his own blood. 2 29  I know that after my departure fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock; 30  and from among your own selves will arise men speaking twisted things, to draw away the dis...

Acts 20:13–37 ( Listen ) 13  But going ahead to the ship, we set sail for Assos, intending to take Paul aboard there, for so he had arranged, intending himself to go by land. 14  And when he met us at Assos, we took him on board and went to Mitylene. 15  And sailing from there we came the following day opposite Chios; the next day we touched at Samos; and 1 the day after that we went to Miletus. 1...

Acts 19:23–41 ( Listen ) 23  About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24  For a man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen. 25  These he gathered together, with the workmen in similar trades, and said, “Men, you know that from this business we have our wealth. 26  And you see and hear that not onl...

Acts 18:1–11 ( Listen ) Paul in Corinth 18:1  After this Paul 1 left Athens and went to Corinth. 2  And he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla, because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to leave Rome. And he went to see them, 3  and because he was of the same trade he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade. 4  And...

Acts 17:15–34 ( Listen ) 15  Those who conducted Paul brought him as far as Athens, and after receiving a command for Silas and Timothy to come to him as soon as possible, they departed. Paul in Athens 16  Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17  So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout pers...

Acts 16:19–34 ( Listen ) 19  But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20  And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21  They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice.” 22  The crowd joined...

Acts 16:6–19 ( Listen ) The Macedonian Call 6  And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia. 7  And when they had come up to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them. 8  So, passing by Mysia, they went down to Troas. 9  And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Mac...