Redeemer Presbyterian Church

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor returned again to Hebrews 11:8-16. We're called to reject the "marshmallows" of this world for the promises of God because something better is coming. As believers in Christ, there's a right way to live. We must be reaching and yearning for the better thing.

Our senior pastor preached again from Hebrews 11:8-16 on Sunday, February 23 focusing on our impact on our culture. We must remember that we are temporary, and this world is not our home. We must live as strangers and aliens, living lives of obedience to Christ to impact our culture for Christ.

Our senior pastor preached again on Sunday, February 16 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. He followed up his VISION 2020 sermon series started in January with this sermon from Hebrews 11:8-16. Now that we've heard the vision preached, we must implement this vision in a culture that's constantly changing. And big cultural changes come quickly! We're to be like Abraham, living as a...

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we welcomed Rev. John Song, an assistant pastor candidate, on Sunday, February 9. He preached from Luke 23:32-43 highlighting the differences in perceptions and reality. He challenged us with two questions: What is your perception of Jesus? and How does that shape the reality of the life you live?

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we envision being people who pray alone, in small groups, and corporately. Our senior pastor preached four weeks on the vision of Redeemer in January. If we do not pray, we will not achieve our vision no matter how good the vision statement sounds or looks on paper. He encouraged us from John 16:33-17:5 as we looked at Jesus' prayer for himself an...

Our senior pastor wrapped up our VISION 2020 sermon series this past Sunday, January 26 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. Preaching again from John 17:20-23, he exhorted us to stay "in Christ." Our union with Christ is talked about over 150 times in the New Testament. Rev. Craig Bailey expounded on six realities of our union in Christ.

Our senior pastor continued our VISION 2020 sermon series this past Sunday, January 19 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. Preaching again from John 17:20-23, he expanded on his "Community, Not Optional" sermon from last week. Jesus has given us community, and Jesus has given our community glory.

Community is God's vision for Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, and for God's people everywhere. Our senior pastor returned to John 17:20-23 on Sunday, January 12. We are created for community, and community is not optional. We are less than God created us to be when we try to live outside of community.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we became this new year and new decade with recasting Redeemer's vision. Our senior pastor preached from John 17:20-23 focusing on what it means to "become." Becoming is a process, and the process is important. We must be a church that encourages and celebrates the process of becoming.

Each week Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, posts new sermons from senior pastor Rev. Craig Bailey for listening free of charge. Guest pastors’ sermons are also posted.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor continued our Advent sermon series. He preached from Romans 15:13 again on the fourth week of Advent on Sunday, December 22, 2019.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor continued our Advent sermon series. He preached from Romans 15:13 on the third week of Advent on Sunday, December 15, 2019.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our youth and children helped lead us in worship on Sunday, December 8. The youth and children told the Christmas Story. They used songs, sets, Scripture, and costumes to focus us on the joy of the Christmas Story. Our senior pastor wrapped up their pageant with a short sermon about rejoicing in the prophecy.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we began the first Sunday in Advent. Our senior pastor preached from Colossians 1:15-23 on Sunday, December 1, 2019. Right expectations build us up, and wrong expectations can destroy relationships. Unmet expectations can frustrate us. We expectations do we have of Jesus? We must have right expectations of Jesus, so we can be filled with love, joy...

Our senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, November 24 continued in Matthew 7. He examined Matthew 7:6-10 as part of our Matthew sermon series. As we enter this week of Thanksgiving, we're thankful for many things like friends, family, and fun experiences. But there's a missing dimension if we stop there. We're encouraged to think about "holy things." Holy thin...

On Sunday, November 17 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor continued in our Matthew sermon series. He focused on Matthew 7:1-12. We love the feel-good parts of community like helping each other in need and laughing with one another in our joys. Jesus has a bigger vision for community for us. We're required to speak God's truth into each other's lives. And sometimes...

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor preached from Matthew 6:25-34 this past Sunday, November 10. He preached on a most relevant topic for Americans especially: worry and anxiety. Anxiety rates have risen sharply recent years. Yet when you're in Christ, you do not have to worry.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor returned to our beloved Matthew sermon series this week. On Sunday, November 3 he picked up in Matthew 6:16-24. He asked, "What do you treasure right now?" Our challenge as believers in Christ is to take feelings we have toward earthly treasures and direct them to Christ. Christ and his Kingdom must be our greatest treasure.

Our senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, preached from Jeremiah 7:1-11. On Sunday, October 27, 2019, we celebrated Reformation Sunday. Rev. Craig Bailey encouraged us to be reformers. Being a reformer is not easy or safe. We must be reformers and seek reformation in our own lives.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, Rev. David Donovan preached from Galatians 2:11-21. He focused on the centrality of the gospel not only in the Reformation but also in our fight against idolatry.

Rev. David Donovan preached again at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, October 13. Rev. Donovan continued his sermon from September 29, 2019, titled "You Become What You Worship." For Part 2 he preached from Psalms 114-115.

Our senior pastor was back in the pulpit this past Sunday, October 6, 2019, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. He preached from Joshua 9:1-15, reminding us that God looks at the heart. Though man looks at outward appearances, we as believers in Christ are not limited to trusting our own senses because of our faith in Christ. We must seek to see as God sees.

Rev. David Donovan preached for us at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, September 29 from Psalm 115. He called us to live by faith especially in our current secular society that's post-Christian with people living as if God is dead. This cultural context means we must really live by faith because our eyes are deceiving us.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we celebrated 20 years of God's faithfulness to our congregation on Sunday, September 22. Our senior pastor preached from Ephesians 4:11-16, encouraging us to see the fingerprints of God's faithfulness. He expressed three goals for Redeemer: 1. Moving closer to Christ in the center 2. Seeing ourselves as gifted people 3. Seeing ourselves as minist...

Rev. Nathan Francis preached for us on Sunday, September 15, 2019, at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. Because of technical issues, only the second half of the sermon is available for listening.