Redeemer Community Church

John 7:53–8:11 ( Listen ) [The earliest manuscripts do not include 7:53–8:11.] 1 The Woman Caught in Adultery 53  [[They went each to his own house, 8:1  but Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. 2  Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3  The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caught in adultery, and placing...

John 7:32–52 ( Listen ) Officers Sent to Arrest Jesus 32  The Pharisees heard the crowd muttering these things about him, and the chief priests and Pharisees sent officers to arrest him. 33  Jesus then said, “I will be with you a little longer, and then I am going to him who sent me. 34  You will seek me and you will not find me. Where I am you cannot come.” 35  The Jews said to one another, “Wher...

John 6:66–7:31 ( Listen ) 66 After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. 67 So Jesus said to the twelve, “Do you want to go away as well?” 68 Simon Peter answered him, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life, 69 and we have believed, and have come to know, that you are the Holy One of God.” 70 Jesus answered them, “Did I not choose you, the tw...

John 6:51–71 ( Listen ) 51  I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. And the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.” 52  The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us his flesh to eat?” 53  So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man an...

John 6:22–51 ( Listen ) I Am the Bread of Life 22  On the next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone. 23  Other boats from Tiberias came near the place where they had eaten the bread after the Lord had given thanks. 24  So when the c...

John 6:1–15 ( Listen ) Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand 6:1  After this Jesus went away to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, which is the Sea of Tiberias. 2  And a large crowd was following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing on the sick. 3  Jesus went up on the mountain, and there he sat down with his disciples. 4  Now the Passover, the feast of the Jews, was at hand. 5  Lifting up...

John 5:39–47 ( Listen ) 39  You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, 40  yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. 41  I do not receive glory from people. 42  But I know that you do not have the love of God within you. 43  I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not receive me. If another comes in his...

The cultural discussion on the topic of sexuality seems to be ever expanding and complex. In the Church, we must continually ask what it means to follow Jesus in all the areas of life, including sexuality. So, how should we think about our faith and sexuality? 

John 5:31–47 ( Listen ) 31  If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true. 32  There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true. 33  You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34  Not that the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35  He was a burning and shining...

John 5:14–30 ( Listen ) 14  Afterward Jesus found him in the temple and said to him, “See, you are well! Sin no more, that nothing worse may happen to you.” 15  The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had healed him. 16  And this was why the Jews were persecuting Jesus, because he was doing these things on the Sabbath. 17  But Jesus answered them, “My Father is working until now,...

John 5:1–17 ( Listen ) The Healing at the Pool on the Sabbath 5:1  After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 2  Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic 1 called Bethesda, 2 which has five roofed colonnades. 3  In these lay a multitude of invalids—blind, lame, and paralyzed. 3 5  One man was there who had been an invalid for thirty-eight years....

John 4:39–54 ( Listen ) 39  Many Samaritans from that town believed in him because of the woman’s testimony, “He told me all that I ever did.” 40  So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them, and he stayed there two days. 41  And many more believed because of his word. 42  They said to the woman, “It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard...

John 4:27–44 ( Listen ) 27  Just then his disciples came back. They marveled that he was talking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you seek?” or, “Why are you talking with her?” 28  So the woman left her water jar and went away into town and said to the people, 29  “Come, see a man who told me all that I ever did. Can this be the Christ?” 30  They went out of the town and were coming to him....

1 Thessalonians 2:5–12 ( Listen ) 5  For we never came with words of flattery, 1 as you know, nor with a pretext for greed—God is witness. 6  Nor did we seek glory from people, whether from you or from others, though we could have made demands as apostles of Christ. 7  But we were gentle 2 among you, like a nursing mother taking care of her own children. 8  So, being affectionately desirous of you...

Mark 3:31–35 ( Listen ) Jesus’ Mother and Brothers 31  And his mother and his brothers came, and standing outside they sent to him and called him. 32  And a crowd was sitting around him, and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers 1 are outside, seeking you.” 33  And he answered them, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” 34  And looking about at those who sat around him, he said, “Here ar...

Philippians 4:11–13 ( Listen ) 11  Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12  I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13  I can do all things through him who strengthens me. ( ESV )

2 Kings 6:8–23 ( Listen ) Horses and Chariots of Fire 8  Once when the king of Syria was warring against Israel, he took counsel with his servants, saying, “At such and such a place shall be my camp.” 9  But the man of God sent word to the king of Israel, “Beware that you do not pass this place, for the Syrians are going down there.” 10  And the king of Israel sent to the place about which the man...

Colossians 3:1–17 ( Listen ) Put On the New Self 3:1  If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2  Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3  For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4  When Christ who is your 1 life appears, then you also will appear with him i...

Dr. Mark Gignilliat addresses the question of “What is Jesus is doing now?” Dr. Gignilliat has taught at Wycliff Hall, Oxford, and currently teaches Old Testament at Beeson Divinity School.

Colossians 1:28–2:7 ( Listen ) 28  Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. 29  For this I toil, struggling with all his energy that he powerfully works within me. 2:1  For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, 2  that their hearts...

John 4:7–30 ( Listen ) 7  A woman from Samaria came to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” 8  (For his disciples had gone away into the city to buy food.) 9  The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask for a drink from me, a woman of Samaria?” (For Jews have no dealings with Samaritans.) 10  Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is...

John 4:1–26 ( Listen ) Jesus and the Woman of Samaria 4:1  Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2  (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3  he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4  And he had to pass through Samaria. 5  So he came to a town of Samaria called Sychar, near the field that J...

John 3:22–36 ( Listen ) John the Baptist Exalts Christ 22  After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. 23  John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24  (for John had not yet been put in prison). 25  Now a discussion arose between some of John’...

Jeff discusses the reality of doubt in the life of the Christian. His talk focuses on answering the questions, “Is it okay for a Christian to have doubts?” and “What should we do with our doubts?” 

John 3:16–21 ( Listen ) For God So Loved the World 16  “For God so loved the world, 1 that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17  For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18  Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned alr...