Redeemer Downtown Sermons

Can the reason you’re in New York be bigger than than the endless opportunity it has to offer?

In this sermon from the Vision & Values series, Pete Nicholas explores a deeper vision for life in the city: not using it for personal ambition, success, or status, but learning to live for Jesus within it.

Drawing from Isaiah 62, this message reframes the purpose of the church and of discipleship. Christians are called to seek the renewal of their community through lives shaped by righteousness, compassion, and conviction.

The city will always ask what you want to gain from it. But the gospel asks a different question: what would it look like to be in alignment with God so much that you begin to serve the city instead of using it for yourself?

The first sermon in the series, "Vision & Values," with Rev. Pete Nicholas preaching.

A New Year's standalone sermon with Rev. David Lee preaching.

The third sermon in the Advent series, "Long Awaited," with Rev. Jeff White preaching.

The second sermon in the Advent series, "Long Awaited," with Rev. Pete Nicholas preaching.

The first sermon in the Advent series, "Long Awaited," with Rev. David Lee preaching.

The thirteenth sermon in the series, "The Gospel of Life," with Rev. Jeff White preaching.

The twelfth sermon in the series, "The Gospel of Life," with Rev. Charles Chung preaching.

The eleventh sermon in the series, "The Gospel of Life," with Rev. David Lee preaching.

The tenth sermon in the series, "The Gospel of Life," with Rev. Pete Nicholas preaching.