Redemption Church Sermons (Huntington, WV)

Jesus did not step onto the scene fully formed. He grew physically, intellectually, spiritually, and relationally. This message explores the quiet, often overlooked years of Jesus’ life and what His patience, humility, and obedience teach us about our own calling.

From His earliest days, Jesus fulfilled the Law perfectly on our behalf and brought light not just to Israel, but to the world. Through ordinary people in this ordinary-looking moment we find extraordinary hope for our lives today.

Let's not leave the Christmas story without grappling with its first responses: fear. The Christian life recognizes the reality of living in a world that's frightening, but holds firm to the God we serve without fear. The question is not whether we will be afraid, but what we will do with that fear.

Christmas is full of surprises, but none compares to the gift God gave the world in Jesus Christ. The indescribable grace of God entered history quietly, humbly, and exactly as promised—God with us. How will you respond to Him?

In the silent night of fear, and fading hope, God was still keeping His promises, preparing a prophet, and readying the sunrise of righteousness. God still meets His people in darkness with promise, mercy, discipline, and solitude, until silence breaks into song.

We use our imagination to picture a Christmas story we never witnessed, yet many of those pictures, especially about Mary, are shaped more by tradition than by Scripture. We need unlearn the myths, recover the real Mary, and see how her faith, humility, and courage point us to the Savior she herself needed.

God loves to work in ways we never see coming. We expect Him to move one direction, and He surprises us with something better, wiser, and often completely impossible by our standards. God delights in overturning our expectations, meeting us in our “impossible places,” and doing His greatest work where our strength runs out.

In a culture content with mediocrity, the church is called to stand out through excellence in character, relationships, work, and worship. This message invites us to recover the Christian commitment to doing all things well—not to earn God’s favor, but in response to the grace of Jesus, who has already given us His best.

Luke writes as a careful historian and compelling storyteller, giving us a clear and trustworthy account of Jesus’ life. In his gospel we see Jesus seeking and saving real people with real needs. In this series, we're invited to find security in the facts, identity in Christ, acceptance in His compassion, and forgiveness through His sacrifice.

Before God went quiet for 400 years, He sent one final messenger to confront apathy and compromise. A call back to love, truth, and hope.

When we grow weary in godliness and mission what we often need isn't a rebuke but inspiration. Zechariah painted vivid visions of the power of the Spirit and rule of Jesus Christ. Through his gentle words, God motivates us to stay faithful.

John the Baptist was a voice crying out in the wilderness to prepare the way for the Lord. He spoke plainly and sternly, calling all to repentance and faith in the One who was to come. His voice awarded him the title of Greatest Man Who Ever Lived, but we as citizens of the Kingdom of Heaven can, and will, have as great a voice as him.

Delay and distraction from God's priorities reveals an unfinished devotion to God in our hearts. We need regular reminders and evaluation in order to put first things first as we pursue ultimate happiness in Christ.

Zephaniah's message is a warning against complacency. God calls us to wake up, repent, and return to Him. It's a message of serious judgment, yet remarkable hope and how we can hold out that same hope in Christ to the world around us.

It's possible to move from crying to confidence, from sobbing to singing. Even though our circumstances remain unchanged, our perspective can change. And the object of our hope must change. That happens when we learn to wait on God and live by faith. When we remember that God is sovereign, His timing is perfect, and His plan can be trusted. Even when we cannot see His hand.

God is not to be taken lightly. His character is awesome—jealous, just, powerful, infinite, good, and final—and His judgment is certain against those who grow indifferent to Him. Because of who God is, we must take Him seriously and fear Him reverently, passing on His truth to the next generation.

In a world where common decency is becoming rare, the prophet Micah shows us what it means to live simply and faithfully before God. His call to do what is right, love mercy, and walk humbly with God is as needed today as it was in his own corrupt generation.

Jonah’s story isn’t just about a rebel prophet—it’s about rebels like us. Whether we’re running from God, to God, with God, or against God, His mercy keeps pursuing us. Stop running. Start returning.

Pride is something God hates and will always bring low. Obadiah shows us that those who exalt themselves will be humbled, but the humble will be exalted. Our only refuge is to humble ourselves before Christ, who drank the wrath of God for us and offers grace to sinners who cry, “Be merciful to me, the sinner.”

God often chooses ordinary, overlooked people to carry His extraordinary message and Amos is a prime example. Through his bold words we learn that God still warns before He judges, still raises up unlikely messengers, and still calls us to return to Him today.

God sends warnings not to crush us, but to wake us up. Ignoring God’s alarms leads to devastation, while repentance opens the door to hope and restoration. The same God who commands plagues also promises to restore the years the locusts have eaten—if only we will turn back to Him.

The virtue of faithfulness undergirds every other virtue in a relationship. In the story and message of Hosea, we see a vivid picture of God’s unwavering love and faithfulness to His people. Ultimately, it calls us to turn to the Lord for love, forgiveness, and hope as we commit to the relationship He alone offers.

We'll discover the role of a prophet—who they were, how they were called, and why their words still matter today.

Are you just going to church, or actually worshiping? This week, we’ll look at James 1:18–27 and discover how to prepare our hearts, receive God’s Word, and respond with real-life obedience. Come ready to stop playing church and start truly encountering the living God.