Redeemer Community Church

1 Corinthians 2:1-5 * Due to a mistake in recording, this sermon is difficult to hear. Please accept my apologies. -Corey

Acts 17:16–32 ( Listen ) 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 persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18  Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said...

Psalm 2 ( Listen ) The Reign of the Lord’s Anointed 2:1    Why do the nations rage 1     and the peoples plot in vain? 2    The kings of the earth set themselves,     and the rulers take counsel together,     against the LORD and against his Anointed, saying, 3    “Let us burst their bonds apart     and cast away their cords from us.” 4    He who sits in the heavens laughs;     the Lord holds them...

Acts 16:11–40 ( Listen ) The Conversion of Lydia 11  So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, 12  and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the 1 district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13  And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a p...

Acts 15:1–21 ( Listen ) The Jerusalem Council 15:1  But some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” 2  And after Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and debate with them, Paul and Barnabas and some of the others were appointed to go up to Jerusalem to the apostles and the elders about this q...

Acts 14:1–23 ( Listen ) Paul and Barnabas at Iconium 14:1  Now at Iconium they entered together into the Jewish synagogue and spoke in such a way that a great number of both Jews and Greeks believed. 2  But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 1 3  So they remained for a long time, speaking boldly for the Lord, who bore witness to the word of...

Psalm 1 ( Listen ) Book One The Way of the Righteous and the Wicked 1:1    Blessed is the man 1     who walks not in the counsel of the wicked,   nor stands in the way of sinners,     nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2    but his delight is in the law 2 of the LORD,     and on his law he meditates day and night. 3    He is like a tree     planted by streams of water   that yields its fruit in its...

Acts 13:1–14 ( Listen ) Barnabas and Saul Sent Off 13:1  Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, 1 Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2  While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3  Then af...

Acts 13:1–4 ( Listen ) Barnabas and Saul Sent Off 13:1  Now there were in the church at Antioch prophets and teachers, Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, 1 Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen a lifelong friend of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2  While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, “Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.” 3  Then aft...

Acts 11:25–12:17 ( Listen ) 25  So Barnabas went to Tarsus to look for Saul, 26  and when he had found him, he brought him to Antioch. For a whole year they met with the church and taught a great many people. And in Antioch the disciples were first called Christians. 27  Now in these days prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioch. 28  And one of them named Agabus stood up and foretold by the Sp...

Acts 11:1–26 ( Listen ) Peter Reports to the Church 11:1  Now the apostles and the brothers 1 who were throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God. 2  So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcision party 2 criticized him, saying, 3  “You went to uncircumcised men and ate with them.” 4  But Peter began and explained it to them in order: 5  “I was in the city of...

1 John 4:7–12 ( Listen ) God Is Love 7  Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and knows God. 8  Anyone who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 9  In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. 10  In this is love, not that we have loved God b...

1 Peter 1:8–9 ( Listen ) 8  Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9  obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls. ( ESV ) Luke 2:8–14 ( Listen ) The Shepherds and the Angels 8  And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over...

Isaiah 9 ( Listen ) For to Us a Child Is Born 9:1  1 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 2     3 The people who walked in darkness     have seen a great light;   those who d...

Psalm 111 ( Listen ) Great Are the Lord’s Works 111:1     1 Praise the LORD!   I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart,     in the company of the upright, in the congregation. 2    Great are the works of the LORD,     studied by all who delight in them. 3    Full of splendor and majesty is his work,     and his righteousness endures forever. 4    He has caused his wondrous works to be r...

Acts 10–11 ( Listen ) Peter and Cornelius 10:1  At Caesarea there was a man named Cornelius, a centurion of what was known as the Italian Cohort, 2  a devout man who feared God with all his household, gave alms generously to the people, and prayed continually to God. 3  About the ninth hour of the day 1 he saw clearly in a vision an angel of God come in and say to him, “Cornelius.” 4  And he stare...

Acts 9:22–25 ( Listen ) 22  But Saul increased all the more in strength, and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ. Saul Escapes from Damascus 23  When many days had passed, the Jews 1 plotted to kill him, 24  but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, 25  but his disciples took him by night and let...

“The Art of Mothering” given by Dr. Gordon Bals, a Christian counselor who runs Daymark Counseling  in Birmingham. In a world hostile to Christian faith and family values, mothers may find themselves parenting fearfully. Other women who desire to become mothers may be overwhelmed by the challenges they are certain to face. This two-hour event will help mothers and would-be mothers to identify the...

Acts 9:1–20 ( Listen ) The Conversion of Saul 9:1  But Saul, still breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest 2  and asked him for letters to the synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any belonging to the Way, men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem. 3  Now as he went on his way, he approached Damascus, and suddenly a light from heave...

Acts 8:26–40 ( Listen ) Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch 26  Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Rise and go toward the south 1 to the road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.” This is a desert place. 27  And he rose and went. And there was an Ethiopian, a eunuch, a court official of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, who was in charge of all her treasure. He had come to Jerusalem to worshi...

Acts 8:9–25 ( Listen ) Simon the Magician Believes 9  But there was a man named Simon, who had previously practiced magic in the city and amazed the people of Samaria, saying that he himself was somebody great. 10  They all paid attention to him, from the least to the greatest, saying, “This man is the power of God that is called Great.” 11  And they paid attention to him because for a long time h...

Acts 7:54–8:8 ( Listen ) The Stoning of Stephen 54  Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55  But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56  And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57  But they cried out with...

Acts 7:54–60 ( Listen ) The Stoning of Stephen 54  Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth at him. 55  But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56  And he said, “Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God.” 57  But they cried out with...

Acts 6:8–7:60 ( Listen ) Stephen Is Seized 8  And Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people. 9  Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called), and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia, rose up and disputed with Stephen. 10  But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit...

Acts 6:1–7 ( Listen ) Seven Chosen to Serve 6:1  Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists 1 arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2  And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables. 3  Ther...