Redeemer Weekend Sermons

The Church we’ve known from the past is dying, but the Church itself will never die. As time progresses, what should the Church look like in today’s contemporary culture, in light of secularism and technology? We kick off our series, Ekklesia, today with a great word from our senior pastor, Bill Clark. Worship, Grow & Serve Ekklesia | Week 1 August 6, 2017 | Bill Clark The church many of us gr...

Wopsle concludes our look at the parables of Christ by exploring the idea of growth and how the smallest things we encounter can have the biggest influence. Cupcakes & Dinner Rolls Storyteller | Week 10 July 30, 2017 | Wopsle Matthew 13:31-33 (NIV) He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest o...

Grace is given freely to all! If it were dependent upon performance or achievement, then it would be earned rather than grace. Pastor Adam explores the parable of the pharisee and the tax collector to illustrate how Christ taught on this principle. Pharisee & Tax Collector Storyteller | Week 9 July 23, 2017 | Adam Barnett Luke 18:9-10 (NIV) To some who were confident of their own righteousness...

Jesus taught about our response to His words by comparing two types of builders, one who builds his house on the rock and the other the sand. Pastor Adam Barnett explores this parable and encourages us to remember what is required for planting our foundation on the rock. Two Builders Storyteller | Week 8 July 16, 2017 | Adam Barnett Matthew 5:1-2 (NIV) Now when he saw the crowds, he went up on a m...

We are all found equal in our need for grace. Joe Scruggs explores the parable of the workers in the field to illustrate how we are called to be grace-based people. Grace Based Life Storyteller | Week 7 July 9, 2017 | Joe Scruggs Matthew 20:1-16 (NIV) “For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. He agreed to pay them a denarius...

This week Wopsle discusses the parables of the treasure and the pearl to discover not only how we should value the Kingdom of God, but how the Kingdom of God values us. A Measure of Value Storyteller | Week 6 July 2, 2017 | Michael Wopsle Matthew 13:44-46 (NIV) The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he h...

Pastor Bill Clark explores the parable of the Rich Fool and how Jesus used this example to put a call on us to not seek to accumulate more stuff, but instead think first of the Kingdom purpose for our life and possessions. The Rich Fool Storyteller | Week 5 June 25, 2017 | Bill Clark Luke 12:13-21 (NIV) Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”...

Jesus demonstrated God’s desire to reach out to those far from Him by sharing a series of parables about the Lost. Adam challenges us to read the parable of the Lost Son and seek to see what we’ve been called to do in response. Seeking the Lost Storyteller | Week 4 June 18, 2017 | Adam Barnett Luke 15:1-2 (NIV) Now the tax collectors and sinners were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pha...

What does it look like to fulfill the call to love our neighbors? Denise breaks down how Jesus used the parable of the Good Samaritan to explain how we are called to live out what Christ has commanded. The Good Samaritan Storyteller | Week 3 June 11, 2017 | Denise McKinney Luke 10:25-37 (The Message) “Just then a religion scholar stood up with a question to test Jesus. “Teacher, what do I need to...

When Jesus taught on the parable of the unmerciful servant, he was reminding us that the grace we have been given is free, but it also comes with a responsibility to have forgiveness for others. Bill Clark breaks down this parable and the idea of how grace should impact our lives. Response to Grace Storyteller | Week 2 June 4, 2017 | Bill Clark He is a forgiving God who actually recreates our past...

Throughout the summer we will be exploring the stories that Jesus told to teach and inspire. Join us for the next 9 weeks as we learn from these stories together! Adam Barnett kicks off our series with an introduction to the topic of parables. Parables 101 Storyteller | Week 1 May 28, 2017 | Adam Barnett Discipleship Discussion Questions: What is something you noticed for the first time? What ques...

Peace can be found, peace can be felt. Both internally and externally. Rest in that peace and then give it away to others. Denise McKinney concludes our study on dwelling with Christ by encouraging us to live into the peace of Christ. Shalom Dwell | Week 5 May 21, 2017 | Denise McKinney Shalom : wholeness, completeness, soundness, & welfare to make things right, or restore eirene : eiréneuó: t...

In today’s busy life, it’s important to remember that although the specifics of the biblical sabbath don’t apply to us today, the principle of taking rest is just as vital. Bill Clark continues our Dwell series by exploring the Sabbath. Take the Sabbath Dwell | Week 4 May 14, 2017 | Bill Clark Exodus 20:8-10a (NIV) Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days shall you labor and do all yo...

What would it look like if we took seriously the call to create disciples? And rather than just memorizing scripture, we followed it in our daily lives. Adam Barnett puts the call on us to remember to do what we read. Discipleship Dwell | Week 3 May 7th, 2017 | Adam Barnett Disciple: a disciplined learner and relentlessly committed follower of a teacher. John 8:31 (NIV) So Jesus said to the Jews w...

Solitude is a place where you yield to God's ability to care for you. Bill calls us to take the guilt we can feel over our human-ness and let God minister to us in solitude. Creating Space for God Dwell | Week 2 April 30, 2017 | Bill Clark We all need to create space for God. Solitude is not the same as loneliness . Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Be still and know that I am God. Mark 6:30-32 (NIV) The apostles...

We can be so quick to complicate our lives. We get caught up in all that we are responsible for and we miss the simple truth that Christ calls us to Him to find rest and peace. Adam Barnett launches our Dwell series by encouraging us to keep it simple. Simple Spirituality Dwell | Week 1 April 23, 2017 | Adam Barnett Matthew 22:36-40 (NIV) “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?” Je...

The power of the resurrection of Jesus is living and active in all who call Him Lord, even 2,000 years later! Bill Clark unpacks this amazing fact and how it can truly impact our lives today. Easter 2017 April 16, 2017 Bill Clark Why did the faith of Jesus of Nazareth last and what difference does it make? John 20:1-18 (NIV) Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdale...

The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem was just the beginning on Jesus’ final week. Adam Barnett explores this powerful week in Christ’s life that lead up to His crucifixion. Palm Sunday April 9, 2017 Adam Barnett Luke 19:37-40 (NIV) When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the mi...

Bill Clark wraps up our Vulnerable series by discussing the hard times of suffering we walk through and how Christ experienced suffering head on. Suffering Vulnerable | Week 5 April 2, 2017 | Bill Clark Luke 9:51 (NIV) As the time approached for him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem. Philippians 2:7-8 (NIV) ...making himself nothing, taking the very nature of a serva...

In order to be vulnerable, we have to understand where our security comes from. Adam Barnett continues our series by reminding us that our security cannot be found in money. Financial Vulnerability Vulnerable | Week 4 March 26, 2017 | Adam Barnett The human soul was not created to find contentment in the accumulation of stuff. 1 Timothy 6:6 (NIV) But godliness with contentment is great gain. 1 Tim...

Anger can be a powerful emotion that can easily bring on shame and guilt. Denise McKinney continues our Vulnerable series by reminding us that it is not anger that is sinful, but how we navigate it and treat others in that anger. Anger Vulnerable | Week 3 March 19, 2017 | Denise McKinney God is big enough to handle whatever emotion we feel. Emotions aren't bad , they are a part of being human It’s...

We are not called to a pain-free life. Bill Clark continues our Vulnerable discussion by asking the question “Is your spirituality actually working for you?” and helping us to reframe our understanding of the principle behind it. Works In Progress Vulnerable | Week 1 March 12, 2017 | Bill Clark Is your spirituality actually working for you? Do you have less fear than you used to? Do you love your...

Trust in Christ invites vulnerability without fear, shame or fragility. The church is called to be a safe place for people to be vulnerable and for the church to be vulnerable, it has to be made up of safe people. Joe Scruggs kicks off our new series with a call to be safe people. Safe Vulnerable | Week 1 March 5, 2017 | Joe Scruggs We are all going to have struggles with what the Bible calls sin...

Jesus said, “I Am the True Vine.” and with that simple statement, He opposed culture, brought Jewish past into present and established himself has the one true source of life. We are called to abide in Christ because all other sources of life are false. Adam concludes our weekend series, I Am with a call to pursue Christ! I Am the Vine I Am | Week 4 February 26, 2017 | Adam Barnett John 15:1-8 (NI...

Christ talks about being the Door of the sheep and their entry into a pasture of peace. In this pasture, we are in the hands of our Lord and He has come to give us life to the full. Bill Clark explores this critical I Am statement and how we are called to be His sheep! I Am the Door I Am | Week 3 February 19, 2017 | Bill Clark John 10:1-10 (NIV) “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does no...