Redeemer Presbyterian Church

This past Sunday, January 21 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor continued our Matthew sermon series as we looked at Matthew 2:16-18. He encouraged us to find our security in Christ alone. We must find our "yes" in Jesus, though Satan does not want us to become secure in Jesus and live our lives from our fixed position in Christ. Satan knows that when we have a gli...

In our fifth sermon from our new Matthew series, our senior pastor on Sunday, January 14 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, reminded us of the many interruptions that Matthew records in these early chapters: the grace-laden genealogy that would have shocked its readers, Joseph's nice and normal life interrupted by Mary's pregnancy, and the wise men's dropping everything to follow t...

This gospel shaped the early church the most of all the gospel accounts, and this Gospel of Matthew needs to shape our church as well.

On Sunday, December 24 our senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, continued preaching in our Matthew sermon series with verses 18-25 of chapter 1 highlighting how Jesus' earthly father Joseph was unexpectedly interrupted when his betrothed Mary became pregnant. Our senior pastor encouraged us to embrace interruptions and view them in a different way because we believe in...

For our third Sunday in Advent at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we continued our new Matthew sermon series with Matthew 1:1-17. Our senior pastor on Sunday, December 17 reminded us that the Gospel of Matthew, like all books in the Bible, are inspired by the Holy Spirit. We see the joy of Matthew as he writes about Jesus who came to call sinners--a group Matthew identified with si...

For the second Sunday of Advent on December 10, our senior pastor started a new sermon series in the Gospel of Matthew at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. While Deuteronomy (our previous series) is about preparation, Matthew is summed up with one word: fulfillment. What does a full Kingdom look like here on earth? How is Christ fulfilling everything in our lives?

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we marked the end of our Deuteronomy sermon series this past Sunday, December 3 after four-plus years. Our senior pastor began with the same question he asked back in September 2013: How are we living in the land? From the last five verses of Deuteronomy, he gave us three charges: 1. Be joyful 2. Step up in the power of the Spirit 3. Keep your lif...

This past Sunday, November 26 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor preached from Deuteronomy 34 in his penultimate sermon in our epic Deuteronomy sermon series.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor preached from Deuteronomy 34:5-8 as he finishes up his Deuteronomy sermon series over the next few weeks. He cautioned that a tombstone is coming for all of us, and he encouraged us to think of what might be written on ours. Without exception, our tombstones should read "our names, Servant of the Lord."

With our senior pastor out of town for a missions conference, we heard our own Rev. Chris Bennett bring us a powerful message on Sunday, November 12 about the persecuted church worldwide and our response as Christians in Charleston. In Philippians 1:12-30 God's Word points to persecution not to shock us but to energize us. We see many examples of God's turning evil motives of men into good ends be...

Our senior pastor continued in Deuteronomy 34:1-4 this past Sunday, November 5 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, focusing on the deep love the Father has for us. He explored the four parenting styles, looking at how they offer details about God as our Father. How deep the Father's love for us and vast beyond all measure that He responds to us and requires of us.

On Sunday, October 29 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we continued to explore Deuteronomy 34:1-4 as our senior pastor encouraged us to not grow weary while we wait for the fullness of God's time. Just as we celebrate and remember that 500 years ago was the Reformation, so it was also 500 years from God's calling Abraham to the Promised Land to our passage in Deuteronomy where Mo...

Our Lowcountry Presbytery celebrated and remembered this historic church event-–and worshiped our glorious God and Savior Jesus Christ--with a joint evening worship service on Sunday, October 29 at 6 pm in Redeemer’s sanctuary at 43 Wentworth St. in downtown Charleston, SC. Rev. Howard Brown of Christ Central Church in Charlotte, NC, was our guest speaker.

On Sunday, October 22 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor preached from Deuteronomy 34:1-4 as part of his Deuteronomy sermon series. He recounted the brief history of Redeemer, since we're five years this week from when the Lord provided for us in a mighty way! He encouraged us not to live any day like it was a warm-up to something greater or bigger. But that we'd...

This past Sunday, October 15 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor cautioned us to build upon a firm foundation, as we looked at Deuteronomy 34:1-4. We see that God shows Moses the Promised Land, and then God speaks to Moses. God's showing is what we call general revelation, and God's saying is specific revelation. We often have spiritual experiences with what God sh...

On Sunday, October 8 our senior pastor moved into Deuteronomy 34 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC. After reading the poem The Blind Man and the Elephant, our senior pastor encouraged us to take a view of the whole. Though our backgrounds and perspectives shape our views, these broken fragments all around us are restored to wholeness through Christ. Moses climbed Mt. Nebo to die, a...

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our senior pastor challenged us on Sunday, October 1 to be people who live in the moment, as we looked again at Deuteronomy 33:24-25. Though we cannot determine how many our days will be, we can define how we live each day. He exhorted us to define every day the Lord gives us by depending on his strength.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we enjoyed Rev. Mark Hunt preach for us from Matthew 13:44-53 on Sunday, September 24 while our senior pastor was away. Rev. Hunt challenged us with this question: "How much do we value the Kingdom of God?" For how much we value the kingdom of God determines what we're willing to give up for it.

At Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, we continued in our Deuteronomy sermon series with our senior pastor preaching from Deuteronomy 33:24-25 on Sunday, September 17. Bad news or scary events--like Hurricane Irma, a recent ISIS bomb in Europe, and the Equifax data breach due to hackers--can fill us with fear and make us insecure. Yet God has called us to go out into the world without...

This past Sunday, September 10 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, many of us braved the coming storm to join with a few other congregations whose buildings were closed due to the storm. Our senior pastor led us through Matthew 24:30-31, 36-51 asking us, "What impact is the certain knowledge of the imminent return of Christ having on me and my behavior?" As believers we find hope in...

On Labor Day weekend we enjoyed hearing our friend and local pastor Rev. Shawn Maze preach at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, from Romans 1:8-17.

Our senior pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, continued our Deuteronomy sermon series this past Sunday, August 27 in Asher's blessing focusing on Deuteronomy 33:24-45. The image of bathing feet in oil is a picture of abundance, and we're reminded that our God is a god of abundance. We don't have to live, serve, and pray meagerly as Christians.

Our senior pastor continued in Deuteronomy 33 this past Sunday, August 20 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, focusing on Asher's blessing as part of our Deuteronomy sermon series. Because Asher has the favor of his brothers, he has a unique opportunity to point people to the Lord. So we, when we're liked and favored, have an opportunity to point others to the Lord. Jesus seeks heal...

Our senior pastor was back this Sunday, August 13 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, preaching in our Deuteronomy sermon series. He focused on Deuteronomy 33:23. O Naphtali, sated with favor, and full of the blessing of the Lord... Naphtali's blessing is a statement of their condition and position: They're abounding, sated, and satisfied with the favor, welcome, and goodwill of the...

On Sunday, August 6 at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Charleston, SC, our own elder Kurt Brewer preached from Matthew 25:14-30, the parable of the talents. The previous chapter in Matthew records Jesus talking with his disciples and encouraging them to be ready and watchful and to be good and righteous. With the familiar parable, we see parallels to our lives today: God has entrusted us with reso...