Redemption Hill Church | Sermons

Leviticus 21-22 | JD Summers If something on earth is holy, it is because God has made it holy. He sets apart his holy priests to care for his holy Tabernacle to manifest his own holiness in the world. And once he has sanctified something, we must keep it holy, walking by faith as we preserve holiness on the earth. Prioritizing holiness demonstrates that we fear the Lord and see him as sovereign a...

Psalm 96 | Brian Warne The supreme purpose of missions is not merely providing for physical needs or helping people to suffer less. Missions exists because worship doesn't. Even as we greatly desire to see people from all over the world come to faith, the overarching purpose for missions must be for the glory of God to increase. He is worthy of all worship, and in his sovereignty he has provided a...

Leviticus 19 | JD Summers The call to holiness doesn’t just impact certain aspects of life - it is meant to be comprehensive. Leviticus 19 shows us how holiness is demonstrated in how we relate to God, to one another, and to the world. Let’s consider how God wants to change us, so that we grow to reflect his holy character in all of life.

Leviticus 18 & 20 | JD Summers The modern sexual ethic of our world emphasizes not judging, says consent is the only boundary, and encourages people to be true to themselves. But we must not receive our morality from the world, but from God. God’s call to holiness is comprehensive and includes our sexuality. We must walk in sexual holiness because of God’s own holiness. His grace and authority als...

Leviticus 17 | JD Summers God had strict requirements for Israel about where and how they were to make sacrifices. This shows that God desires that we offer him exclusive worship and honor the gift of atonement he has given to us. Though we do not take sacrifices to a physical location as we worship in spirit and in truth, we must still worship Christ exclusively, turning away from all other idola...

Psalm 27 | Mike Summers God directs our lives according to his good purposes. But we don’t always understand what those purposes are. If we desire to walk by faith, we also must wait by faith, and we can do that by drawing near to the Lord in prayer, pouring out our hearts before him, and humbly trusting that he will guide our steps. By God’s grace, we will look upon the goodness of the Lord in th...

Leviticus 16 | JD Summers The book of Leviticus centers around the Day of Atonement, the once-a-year special event where the High Priest entered the Holy of Holies to atone for the entire nation. The Tabernacle had to be cleansed; the High Priest had to be cleansed; everything had to be cleansed. This cleansing met the greatest need of the people, allowing them to remain in God’s presence despite...

Leviticus 12-15 | JD Summers Some kinds of uncleanness can be avoided, but many more are built into our existence as humans. Recognizing our uncleanness helps us to remember that we are human, not God. And what’s more, we cannot bring out uncleanness into God’s presence without deadly consequences. In God’s grace and mercy, he anticipates our need and provides the solution, overcoming our sin and...

Leviticus 11 | JD Summers What can we learn from the Levitical food laws of the nation of Israel? Though believers are not bound by the same dietary restrictions, we are bound to the same holy God who initially gave them to Israel. God’s instructions about food point to his holiness, his distinctness from all else. As we recognize God’s holiness, we are compelled to be holy as he is holy. So let u...

Galatians 6:1-5 | Rod Cundiff Our modern world often tries to maximize efficiency through specialization of labor, and there are benefits to this. But when it comes to helping believers in Christ, no one is exempt from participation. Believers are responsible to help one another, displaying love for them by bearing their burdens, seeking to strengthen them during temptation, and restoring them as...

Luke 23:39-43 | Dave Hintz The thief on the cross is an example of a deathbed conversion. Was it real? Yes - this thief evidenced a change of heart, a confession of sin, a comprehension of Jesus, and a profession of his faith. Then Jesus confirmed his salvation by promising to be with him in paradise. By God’s grace, he saves all those who believe and repent, no matter how far along in their life...

Leviticus 8-10 | JD Summers Because God is holy, we need faithful priestly ministry. God prescribes this ministry and also enables it. He blesses priestly ministry when done in obedience to his will, and judges it when it’s performed unfaithfully. Preeminently, though, God provides the ultimate priestly ministry through his Son, Jesus Christ, who is not only our Great High Priest, but also our per...

Leviticus 6:8-7:38 | JD Summers Fundamentally, only obedient worship is pleasing to God. Obedient worship honors the authority of God. It upholds the holiness of God and takes the consequences of sin seriously. As we worship corporately, obedient worship also prioritizes caring for the ministers of God. As we seek to live our lives in wholehearted worship to God, let us do so obediently, exalting...

1 Peter 1:3-5 | JD Summers The bold proclamation of Easter is that Jesus. But not everyone feels that this truth impacts them in the midst of their trials or suffering. But the resurrection does give us hope. It speaks of God's mercy given to us and his power applied for us. We have hope because of the inheritance God preserves for us. And the resurrection gives us hope because it carries a promis...

Leviticus 5:14-6:7 | JD Summers The Christian life begins with repentance and continues to be marked by repentance. This repentance should begin with an acknowledgment of sin and then produce a genuine confession of that sin. Real repentance seeks to make things right, correcting any wrongs we may have caused. And repentance does not simply turn away from sin, it also turns towards God, receiving...

Leviticus 4:1-5:13 | JD Summers Sin makes us guilty in a legal sense, but it does even more. Sin makes us dirty. It defiles. And it makes us unfit to stand in the presence of God. That’s why, in his grace, God provides a way not only for sinners to be justified, but also for sinners to be cleansed. He applies this cleansing to us by faith in the work of purification accomplished by Jesus on the cr...

Galatians 5:22-23 | Steven Parkin God calls us to a life of faithfulness, but he does so by calling us to look to his own faithfulness. As we remember the ways he has been faithful to us, we should be encouraged as we walk through whatever is in our path. We should also be moved to rejoice as we exult in the steadfast love of our mighty Savior. Then, equipped with confident joy, we can rely on Chr...

Leviticus 2-3 | JD Summers Eating together is a significant theme in Scripture, indicating peace, fellowship, and shared joy with one another. In the sacrificial system, God prescribes certain sacrifices as a means of sharing a meal with his people. This fellowship is secured by atonement, the sacrifice for our sins that enables us to draw near to God. And this fellowship brings honor to God as th...

Job 36 | Steven Parkin We all go through suffering at various points in our lives. Sometimes we experience acute suffering, momentary pain, but other times we experience sustained suffering. When we suffer like this, we are tempted to respond in sin, becoming angry or arrogant. But God does not bring us through suffering to give us an opportunity to sin, but rather to give us an opportunity to gro...

Leviticus 1 | JD Summers Reading about the sacrificial system in Leviticus can seem barbaric and bloody. But these are graphic reminders that much is required to draw near to God. Our holy God desires wholehearted worship from his people, and he defines what that worship should look like. In his grace, he gives us the means for atonement, paying a price for our sin and purifying us from its stain....

Leviticus | JD Summers While it is often the point where Bible reading plans fizzle out, Leviticus is a book that is necessary for our faith. We need Leviticus because of its place in God’s story of redemption. It’s important because it contains significant amounts of God’s very words. It reveals God’s holiness, records his provision, and underscores his purpose for his people. In Leviticus, God’s...

Dan Rudman | 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:7-14 The Bible contains real history, a real story. Within that story, God reveals the nature of his love for us. That love is sourced in the Father, manifested in the Son, and brought to us in the Spirit. God’s love is long suffering, sacrificial, and meek. It puts up with difficult people, promotes others even when it costs you, and doesn’t begrudge the su...

Various Texts | JD Summers God has established the church and given it leaders. In Scripture, the Apostles strove to establish elders in every church, men who would shepherd the flock and oversee it. These men must meet the qualifications set forth in Scripture, qualifications that have a great deal to do with their character and godliness. By God’s grace, let us strive together to identify and en...

Various Texts | JD Summers In a biblical sense, a beautiful church building is not the church. Nor is a group of effective leaders without a flock. At the most basic level, the church is the people who make up the body of Christ. The church needs an identifiable membership, which aligns with biblical teaching and enables the church to do effective ministry. The church needs a regenerate membership...

Matthew 28:18-20 | JD Summers There is something that resonates with us all about being a part of something bigger than ourselves. This is true of the mission of the church, which is part and parcel with God’s mission in the history of redemption. God mandates that believers join in this mission, giving us a message of salvation to proclaim to the ends of the earth. He gives strength and comfort a...