Redeemer Presbyterian Church

This Labor Day weekend, September 4, 2016, Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC welcomed Rev. Philip Pickney to the pulpit. As we remembered recent lessons on The Kingdom of Heaven, Rev. Pickney led us through the great hall of faith in Hebrews 11-12 to paint a picture of The Kingdom revealed. Reminders of God's faithfulness to broken sinners beckon us to lay aside the weights of this wo...

Jesus does much storytelling during his life in ministry as we've seen in Matthew 13 over the last few weeks at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. In Matthew 13:10-17 we see Jesus tell his disciples that he's given to them the secrets of the Kingdom when they ask him why he speaks to the people in parables. Like the disciples, the secrets to the Kingdom have been given to us, which is...

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.

In this week’s sermon, Jesus the master storyteller, compares the Kingdom of Heaven to yeast that works its way through a batch of dough. Although hidden in the dough, the tiny yeast has a profound effect in transforming the nature of the entire batch. While last week’s sermon on the Parable of the Mustard Seed emphasized the growth of the Kingdom of Heaven, this week’s sermon focused on the fact...

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.

In scripture, God describes what the world is supposed to look like, but our current state is far from the described perfection. How are we, as Christians, to view the brokenness in the world and how should we then act? Senior Pastor Craig Bailey at Redeemer Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC, answers these question through his exposition on Acts 3:1-10. First, we are to be prepared to give ho...

On Sunday, July 17th guest speaker Robin Holmes challenged Redeemer Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC with the question, "are we living as a great commission church?" Before Jesus' ascension into heaven, he gathered his disciples in Galilee, where his ministry started, and kicked off their ministry with the Great Commission, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in t...

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.

On this Independence Day weekend Senior Pastor Craig Bailey of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC highlighted the apostle Paul's claim of freedom in Christ in Galatians 2:20-21. In order to declare independence, one must release control of something in order to gain their desired freedom. The Founding Fathers of the United States knew what it was like not to be free and long for the fe...

We do not live in a world void of different perspectives than our own. I am sure most of us can recall a Thanksgiving dinner or two that may as well have been the 2016 presidential debate. It is easy to let disagreements and differences get in the way of healthy relationships and unity within the church, so why did God create diversity? Redeemer Presbyterian Church's Senior Pastor Craig Bailey ans...

This week marks the one year anniversary of the tragedy at Mother Emmanuel. Guest speak Pastor Philip Pinckney encouraged Redeemer Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC, to wage war, not according to the flesh, but according to the Word. We are human and are often reminded of it in moments of weakness and attacks. The prophet Habakkuk demonstrated how we walk according to the flesh and cry out to...

The story of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet in John 13 is often studied and used as an example of Jesus’ humility. While it is indeed a testament to his humble nature, this past Sunday, senior pastor Craig Bailey used the passage as a demonstration of Christ’s confidence in his identity. Because he had such a strong sense of who he was, where he came from, and where he was going, Jesus was able...

On Sunday, June 5th, Senior Pastor Craig Bailey continued his exposition on I Thessalonians 2:17-20. He reminded Redeemer Presbyterian Church, in Charleston, SC, that in times of trial and hardship, it is easy to self-pity and feel hopeless, as though there is nothing you can do to reconcile the wrong. The Lord did not leave us to fight these battles on our own, but gave us the gift of the Holy Sp...

In honor of this Memorial Day weekend, Sunday, May 29th, Senior Pastor Craig Bailey reminded Redeemer Presbyterian Church (Charleston, SC) of the certainty of death and the briefness of life. “None of us are going to make it out alive.” So what are we to do with the lives that the Lord has given us? In I Thessalonians 2:17-20 the Apostle Paul speaks of his love and passion for the people of Thessa...

On Sunday, May 22 Senior Pastor Craig Bailey continued with his exploration of Pentecost and the purpose behind the Lord’s gift of the Holy Spirit. He opened the sermon with a question: If the whole world is going down anyway, why should we bother protecting it or changing it? A 180-shift in a thought pattern such as this is necessary to reveal the meaning of Pentecost. We must understand that God...

Why do we need God's Spirit? What does He want us to understand about Him? What are we to do with this tremendous gift? In celebration of Pentecost Sunday, Pastor Craig focuses on several aspects of the day The Holy Spirit was given to us. Pentecost was originally observed to honor God's abundance to His children and to celebrate the giving of the Law. But as modern Christians, we often find ourse...

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we continued our John 21 sermon series by focusing on John 21:18-25 this past Sunday, May 1. As Jesus noted in verse 19 that Peter would glorify God in his death, we know from Peter's life and death that glory for him (and many of the other apostles) didn't mean comfort or preferential treatment. May we glorify God in our lives as Peter did, so th...

The simple words follow me have never been so laden with deeper meaning than when Jesus utters them throughout his time on earth. This past Sunday, April 24 we studied an instance in which Jesus says this single phrase to Peter in John 21:15-22. Our senior pastor notes that by surveying the various times Jesus commands, “Follow me” in Scripture, we can learn that heeding the decree compels us to l...

On Sunday, April 17 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we turned our attention to the gospel of John. The dialogue between Peter and his risen Savior in John 21:12-19 leads to a deeper charge for all believers. Repetition in this passage drives home important truths about our individual places in the kingdom of God. This particular scene helps us see that we bear many similarities...

Our senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, continued in John 21 this past Sunday, April 10 looking at changes resulting from The Week That Changed the World. We saw last week that Jesus' Resurrection had the power to preserve the disciples, evidenced by their being together even after the disruptive events of the resurrection. For this sermon, Craig asks, "What will happe...

Yesterday, Craig continued his “Week That Changed the World” sermon series based on the gospel of John. Specifically, he focused on John 21:1-2—“Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way: Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.” It seems as though the s...

Our Easter worship service at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, on Sunday, March 27 wrapped up our current mini sermon series The Week That Changed the World. Our senior pastor preached from Mark 16:1-8 asking “what does this historic event mean to us?” The Week that shattered all expectations requires a transformation in us. The implications of the resurrection must change us, so we...

We continued our mini sermon series this past Sunday, March 20 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, titled The Week That Changed the World. Our senior pastor preached from Mark 14:1-11, highlighting that the Gospel writer Mark (like his companion the Apostle Peter) wrote his story for his audience and in a way to showcase God's sovereignty. Mark flashes back in the middle of this nar...

Unstoppable. Many in our country associate that term with a certain person running for the highest office in the land, the thought of which brings either great enthusiasm or great consternation. This Sunday's sermon spoke of another unstoppable person...the One who trumps all others! Of course, I speak of Jesus Christ. Our pastor has been doing a sermon series titled The Week That Changed the Worl...

This Sunday, March 6 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we continued our Easter mini sermon series by reading events of the Monday of The Week that Changed the World in Mark 11:12-21. This passage walks us through two stories which challenge conventional characterizations of Jesus. Through God's infinite mercy and wisdom, however, these stories ultimately bring us to see Him rightl...