Redlands Christian Church

Bible Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11 As Phil mentioned last week we are beginning this year thinking about the values and goals that we believe should drive us as a church. Last week we considered the value of gathering together, this week we look at giving. Not so much giving money but giving ourselves to serve others in our church community for their good and the glory of Jesus. Why is that so important a...

Bible Text: John 6:35, 48-59 Wouldn’t you rather be somewhere else? On a Sunday morning, I mean. You could be in your pool, watching a movie, or even just sleeping in. Maybe you’re not hanging out for down time - instead those precious few hours could be used to get on top of the paperwork, the cleaning, or mowing the lawns. In this big wide world of experiences and projects – why bother turning u...

Bible Text: 2 Timothy 3:16 - 4:5 Ps Jono Deenick This week as we install Phil as our new Pastor it seemed good to stop and think about what we want Him to do. We could list all sorts of ministries and task all good and helpful, but at the core we really need one thing, the word of God. In 2 Timothy, Paul reminds us of this and helps us to see why it's so crucial to keep listening to God's...

Bible Text: Psalm 146 Ps Jono Deenick While it is possible to sail through life giving every appearance of being in control of our future, eventually something will happen that will convince us otherwise. We will realise that the future is uncertain and we are not in control. Given that, how can we live with confidence and a sense of security as we look forward? In Psalm 146 the writer gives us an...

Bible Text: Psalm 42 Preacher: Ben Ring Psalm 42 presents a real, down-to-earth, gritty example of what it looks like to be human. The Psalmist writes of physical pain, emotional torment and separation from God - all of which produces a downcast, thirsty soul within him. We too have to deal with earthly suffering and must wrestle with being separated from God. Yet amongst all of the pain, the Psal...

Bible Text: Psalm 139 Ps Jono Deenick This we consider a psalm that marvels at our God who knows us. He knows everything about us from before we are born to the moment we leave this earth. The God of the universe knows His people intimately and loves them. This is an enormous encouragement to us and good cause for us to pause and consider our ways and our thoughts.

Joshua 5:13 -6:5 & James 4:13 -17 Preacher: Bill Berends Planning is a good thing - but when we plan, we must be ready for God to override those plans.

Psalm 136 Ps Jono Deenick New Year's Eve Service

Luke 2:1-21 Ps Jono Deenick Christmas Day Service

John 1:1-18 Preacher Juhan Klooster Here in John 1, we find a beautifully poetic riddle. John introduces a theme that we haven’t seen before; “The Word.” This Word: ‘the Logos” is somewhat mysterious. The Word was there at the beginning of creation with God. In fact, the Word was God. In this Word was both life and light. The Word came into the world He created and had His own Herald testify of Hi...

Ps Jono Deenick We have been looking at the way each of the gospel writers introduce Jesus. For Luke that takes quite a different form. He writes so that Theophilus might 'know the certainty of the things you have been taught' (Luke 1:4). It's not that Luke will simply be a list of facts, but he does write to assure us that the accounts we have of Jesus life, are accurate and trustwort...

Bible Text: Matthew 1 Ps Jono Deenick This week we begin our Christmas series looking at the way each of the gospel writers introduce Jesus. They all start in quite different ways and they are all highlighting an important truth about Jesus. Today as we look at Matthew 1 we will see that Matthew introduces Jesus as the fulfillment of promises, to Abraham and David, but not the way that was expecte...

Bible Text: Philippians 4:4-7 Preacher: Juhan Klooster This Sunday we are going to look at one of the most famous passages in the bible. Philippians 4:6 is a common memory verse that many of us probably know by heart. The question we're going to wrestle with is; "How?" How do we rid our lives of the anxieties that so easily sneak into our hearts? How can we rejoice in the midst of ha...

Bible Text: Philippians 3:1-14 Ps Jono Deenick How would you describe yourself? In some ways the way we answer that question tells us a lot about our identity. That is, how we see ourselves or what we see as valuable or significant about ourselves. In Phil 3, Paul has a whole list of things that used to be of great significance to him, but now he sees them as rubbish. Now he finds his identity in...

Bible Text: Phillipians 2:12 -18 Ps Jono Deenick When it comes to the way we treat one another, Jesus is our model. Paul makes that much clear in the early verses of Philippians chapter 2. We are to have the same mind as Jesus (2:5). However, even if look at Jesus and delight in Him and admire His sacrificial love, we find imitating that very hard. Indeed, sometime we are not willing to make even...

Bible Text: Philippians 1:3-6 Preacher: Ben Ring The life of a Christian in the church can be wearisome. It is easy to lose our joy and confidence as we labour. In this week's text, Paul opens his letter to the Philippians with an encouragement. He starts by confessing his joy for the Philippians as they partner with him, and he reminds them that their ultimate joy and confidence is driven by...

Bible Text: Genesis 1 Ps Jono Deenick In our final week of the questions series we turn to think about origins. Where did God come from? Where did evil and Satan come from? How can we reconcile the Bible's explanation of the origin of the world and the one science gives us? These are important questions, though we cannot be sure about everything. Nevertheless some of the answers to these quest...

One of the most important questions a person can ask themselves is, 'what happens to me when I die.' In many ways, that is our question today. Though our questions, as you might expect, are a little more complex than that. Do we go straight to be with Jesus when we die? Is hell eternal punishment or temporary? How can we enjoy heaven if people we know and love are in hell? These are import...

Bible Text: Isaiah 65:17-25 Ps Jono Deenick The Bible has much to say about the end of this world and the return of Jesus, however it's fair to say that not all of it is easy to understand. So it's perhaps not surprising that there were a number of questions on this topic. This week we'll be trying to look at what different people have suggested about the end times, but also what are t...

Bible Text: Matthew 27:32-53 Ps Jono Deenick One of the most difficult doctrines that the Bible teaches us is that our God is one, but three distinct persons. Indeed, I would say it is impossible for us to fully understand this mystery. But what can we understand and how is that helpful to us. In particular, how does it help us understand what Jesus did for us when He died on the cross?

Bible Text: Acts 4:23-32 Ps Jono Deenick God is sovereign. God also has a plan for the world and He is carrying out that plan. So why bother praying? And when we pray are we trying to shift God somehow? How is that even possible given He is sovereign? These are our questions today. Though we may not be able to answer all of our questions and uncertainties, we will see that prayer is a wonderful gi...

Bible Text: Titus 3:1-11 Ps Jono Deenick In the coming weeks we will be looking at some topics that many Christian's disagree upon. That's OK and it's good to delve into God's word to try and understand as much as we can of Him and living for Him, but we want to do it with the right mindset. Too often in our somewhat polarising culture matters of disagreement can become arguments a...

Bible Text: John 12:1-19 Preacher: Phil Popping From an early age in life we start running into opposition - even if it’s just from our parents. Maybe you’ve experienced some recently and your plans have come to a halt. Times like this can be difficult and stressful. What does it look like when God’s plans are opposed? What does Jesus do when the things he wants to accomplish are violently opposed...

Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Ps Jono Deenick We are all familiar with cautionary tales like Little Red Riding Hood and The Tortoise and The Hare. They were designed to warn and to help children make good decisions even when tempted to do otherwise. God often draws us with love and rescue but He also uses warning and in our passage today Paul shows us that incidents in Israel's history stand as...

Preacher: Ben Ring Text: 1 Corinthians 10:14 - 11:1 In our text this week, Paul confronts lifestyles and activities which are contradictory to the life of a Christian. In particular, he tells us that we can't be people who live for Christ and also people who participate in idolatry. As Christians we are to flee idolatry at all costs, and we are to be so weary of idolatry that we care about the...