There is a crisis going on in the world right now. Are you paying attention, or are you caught unaware? There are hundreds of thousands of homeless people in the united states on a given night. There are millions that die every year from suicides, heart attacks, and lack of nutrition. There is a crisis going on. What are you going to do?
Welcome to Redemption Church in Plano Texas! We are not a megachurch, but we are a mighty church! We just sent a check for over $2000 to help young people and orphans in Russia & Belarus! Sounds mighty to me. = We aren’t mega but we are mighty and there is nothing we can’t do… we can do all things through Christ.
Hello, friends in the room and our family watching and listening online.
First
Responders Title
name is Chris Fluitt and I am pumped to be starting a new sermon
series today called First Responders.
do you think of when you hear the words First Responders? It is a
term that is used a lot in news reports.
first time I remembered hearing the term was 9-11-2001 when brave
first responders ran into the twin towers in New York City. Police,
Firefighters, & E.M.T.s ran into a building that was collapsing.
They did this to save lives… and they did save lives.
First
Responder Definition
First Responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
Have you ever had to call 9-11? Did they show up when you called?
remember when our young family had to call 911 the first time our son
had an epileptic seizure. It was insanely scary. We thought he was
going to die. It was a panic.
But we called 911 and first responders came. The first people to come were actually firemen. One of the firemen observed our son and said “does he have epilepsy?
to Redemption Church in Plano Texas! We are not a mega Church, but we
are mighty church! We just sent a check for over $2000 to help young
people and orphans in Russia & Belarus! Sounds mighty to me. =
We aren’t mega but we are mighty and there is nothing we can’t
do… we can do all things through Christ.
Hello friends in the room and
our family watching and listening online.
First Responders
name is Chris Fluitt and I am pumped to be starting a new sermon
series today called First Responders.
do you think of when you hear the words First Responders? It is a
term that is used a lot in news reports.
first time I remembered hearing the term was 9-11-2001 when brave
first responders ran into the twin towers in New York City. Police,
Firefighters, & E.M.T.s ran into a building that was collapsing.
They did this to save lives… and they did save lives.
First
Responder Definition
First Responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
your hand if you have ever had an emergency and you called 911. When
you called 911 did anyone show up?
remember when our young family had to call 911 the first time our son
had an epileptic seizure. It was insanely scary. We thought he was
going to die. It was a panic.
we called 911 and first responders came. The first people to come
were actually firemen. One of the firemen observed our son and said
“does he have epilepsy? This is looks like he had a seizure. He is
going to be OK but he needs to go to the ER to be checked out.”
am thankful to our first responders. When you call for help, help
comes running. I am truly thankful.
are so blessed to live in a country where with 1 phone call to 911,
you are likely to have 3 vehicles arrive… the police, the fire
station, and the Emergency Medical Technicians.
we for be thankful for these men & women? I think this is worthy
first responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
emergency. …Sometimes that emergency is your emergency.
Emergency
are many emergencies a first responder is called to..
traffic accidents, shootings, terrorism, medical need, crime,
violence, public health concerns…
first responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
emergency. Redemption Church I would like to challenge you to
become a first responder. I believe God has called you, designated
you to be a first Responder. I believe He wants to train you up to
respond to all the emergencies of our world, nation, city, and
community.
Many
are dying – Dallas TX is the #25th
deadliest city in the US. There were 196 homicides last year in
Dallas. Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered last year. This is an
emergency. Someone should respond.
Many
are killing themselves – There were 1.4 million suicide attempts
in 2017. 1.4 million people tried to take their own life. 47,173
succeeded in taking their life in 2017. Suicide is on the rise.
Many
are dying from disease – Heart disease kills 647,000 people every
year. Cancer kills 599,000 people every year.
parts of the world were children are dying from a diseases and
viruses that could be easily cured if they just had the medicine.
Many times the sickness could have been easily prevented if the
children had been given shoes. 5.6 million children died from
disease in 2016… 15,000 per day. We need some first responders.
Many
are destroying the lives of the unborn. In the United States 638,000
abortions occurred. Now I know I can make some people mad on this…
But I will look anyone in the eye and tell you that anything that
causes the death of 638,000 people is an emergency. I don’t care
about the politics… I care about this body count. We need some
help over here!!
Many
are hungry. In the US 40 million people are hungry and
undernourished. In the United States, the richest nation on earth…
1 in 6 children do not know where there next meal is coming from…
Redemption Church, is that an emergency?
Many
have no place to go. On any given night, over 500,000 people are
homeless. (553,000) 20% of that number is children under the age of
18. (114,000). Nearly 100,000 people are considered “chronically
homeless,” meaning they have been homeless for over a year. Does
anyone see an emergency here?
Many
are turning to drugs. 19.7 million adults have a drug addiction
according to 2017 stats. The rise of opined abuse has led to 130
deaths per day. Opined abusers often turn to heroin and in the last
decade the number of heroin users has doubled. We have an
emergency.
Human
trafficking is such an emergency. We don’t really know the numbers
here… they estimate 24.9 million victims of human trafficking
don’t have time the time to go down the list… We could talk about
divorce and the fall of our moral institutions… we could talk about
corruption and greed… we could talk about racism tearing our nation
apart… we could talk about the rise of racial supremacy… we could
talk about forgotten men & women in the prison system with little
help when they complete their sentences… we could talk about the
crisis of illegal immigration and the many children that are caught
in a scary situation… we could talk about domestic violence… we
could talk about the devastating suicide rate within the LGBT
community… We could talk about school shootings… We could talk
natural disasters like hurricanes, tornado, tsunamis, fires, earth
quakes… we could talk about religious persecution… we could even
talk about how some religions like Islam are persecuting people and
hanging them for being homosexual or for young girls seeking an
education past a certain age… we could talk about terrorism…
could talk about how we as Christians believe in an eternal soul…
We could talk about how each stat I gave was so much more than a
number… There is a soul tied to each number… there is an eternity
in heaven or hell tied to each number!
could talk… and we could talk… and we could talk… But what we
really need is some to respond.
Someone
needs to respond
have an emergency over here. People are calling out for help.
response vehicles are really good at letting you know there is an
emergency.
They
sound an alarm. You can hear the sirens for miles.
in some of these emergencies there is no alarm being sounded.
Redemption Church someone needs to sound the alarm. Someone needs
Someone needs to open their mouth and
share the good-news of the Gospel. Someone needs to open their
wallet, pull out a dollar, hand it to the person in need, look them
in the eye, and open their mouth and say “God loves you. Can I
pray for you? I believe God wants me to help you. How can I help
you? Can I give you a ride to a connect group or church service?
Are you lonely? Do you have anyone to talk to?” Sound the alarm!
Emergency response vehicles make a sound! We are way too quiet!
it is an emergency I need to hear the siren of prayer. There needs
to be Jesus followers falling on their face in prayer and crying out
for God to intervene and for people to turn to God. Not a “now I
lay me down to sleep prayer…” We need an urgent emergency
Emergency
response vehicles shine light. You can see the lights from far off
You
have seen those flashing lights. They get everyone’s attention.
These lights mean that help is on the way.
remember that we are called to shine the light of Jesus Christ? We
need to shine a light that says “God can deliver you. God loves
you. God has more for you. God cares. God can heal.”
need to shine a light that says “He rescued me and He can rescue
you. Help is on the way.”
Church someone needs to respond!
God
is a first responder
is a savior! He is mighty to save! He sent His son into the world
not to condemn it, but to save it!
68:19-20 (NIV2011) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who
daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the
Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
doesn’t just stand around and look at humanity disapprovingly. He
daily bears our burdens. He is a God who saves! From the Sovereign
Lord comes escape from death!
is THE first responder! He came to save you before you knew you
needed saving. God sent His son into the world to save you… he did
this FIRST THING! Jesus is…
13:8 (NIV2011) …the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the
world.
is a first responder. He sent Jesus from the creation of the world…
but from the creation he has also called you to be a first
1:4 (NIV2011) For he chose us in him before the creation of the world
to be holy and blameless in his sight.
2:10 (NIV2011) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus
to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
the beginning he has chosen you… he has designated you… he
created you in Christ and you are God’s handiwork… created to do
good works prepared in advance.
created you to be a first responder. Do you believe that? I tell you
Redemption Church if we don’t believe that I don’t know what to
you designated and trained to respond to an emergency?
you respond to the cries for help? Will you sound the alarm? Will
you shine the light? Will you go and help?
Christ has commissioned you. He has called you to go into the world…
Christ wants to fill you with the Power of His Holy Spirit so that
you will have all the power and training you need…
has purposed you from the creation of the world to do something a
policeman cannot… a fireman cannot… an EMT cannot… Are you a
Where
are you Christians?
told me you believed your God is a God who saves and a God who never
fails. Is it true? Show me by being bold!
told me you believed your God heals. Let’s see some healing!
told me you believed in giving and serving. Where are you Christian?
told me you believed God loves white people, black people, red
people, brown people… all the colors of the rainbow… Let’s see
told me you believed I could do all things through Christ.
told me you believed nothing is impossible.
told me you believed Jesus fed the hungry and touched the diseased
told me you believed the Bible! Let’s see it!
told me you believed in prayer! Let’s pray like never before!
told me you believed in a book of Acts revival! Let’s have it!
told me you believed I could lay hands on the sick and they recover.
Let’s lay hands on the sick!
told me you believed Jesus is coming back! We better hurry!
world is burning!! Where are you Christians!
are about to pray in this altar. And I have never said what I am
about to say… If you don’t feel moved to pray in this altar you
can just get your stuff and go out to the lobby and have a coffee…
You can just continue to act like there is no emergency…
I pray to God that I have some believers who are stirred in their
This looks like he had a seizure. He is going to be ok but he needs to go to the ER to be checked out.”
am thankful to our first responders. When you call for help, help
comes running. I am truly thankful.
are so blessed to live in a country where with 1 phone call to 911,
you are likely to have 3 vehicles arrive… the police, the fire
station, and the Emergency Medical Technicians.
we for be thankful for these men & women? I think this is worthy
first responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
emergency. …Sometimes that emergency is your emergency.
Emergency
are many emergencies a first responder is called to..
traffic accidents, shootings, terrorism, medical need, crime,
violence, public health concerns…
first responder is someone designated or trained to respond to an
emergency. Redemption Church I would like to challenge you to
become a first responder. I believe God has called you, designated
you to be a first Responder. I believe He wants to train you up to
respond to all the emergencies of our world, nation, city, and
community.
We
have an emergency…
Many
are dying – Dallas Tx is the #25th
deadliest city in the US. There were 196 homicides last year in
Dallas. Almost 20,000 Americans were murdered last year. This is an
emergency. Someone should respond.
Many
are killing themselves – There were 1.4 million suicide attempts
in 2017. 1.4 million people tried to take their own life. 47,173
succeeded in taking their life in 2017. Suicide is on the rise.
Many
are dying from disease – Heart disease kills 647,000 people every
year. Cancer kills 599,000 people every year.
parts of the world were children are dying from a diseases and
viruses that could be easily cured if they just had the medicine.
Many times the sickness could have been easily prevented if the
children had been given shoes. 5.6 million children died from
disease in 2016… 15,000 per day. We need some first responders.
Many
are destroying the lives of the unborn. In the United States 638,000
abortions occurred. Now I know I can make some people mad on this…
But I will look anyone in the eye and tell you that anything that
causes the death of 638,000 people is an emergency. I don’t care
about the politics… I care about this body count. We need some
help over here!!
Many
are hungry. In the US 40 million people are hungry and
undernourished. In the United States, the richest nation on earth…
1 in 6 children do not know where there next meal is coming from…
Redemption Church, is that an emergency?
Many
have no place to go. On any given night, over 500,000 people are
homeless. (553,000) 20% of that number is children under the age of
18. (114,000). Nearly 100,000 people are considered “chronically
homeless,” meaning they have been homeless for over a year. Does
anyone see an emergency here?
Many
are turning to drugs. 19.7 million adults have a drug addiction
according to 2017 stats. The rise of opioid abuse has led to 130
deaths per day. Opioid abusers often turn to heroin and in the last
decade the number of heroin users has doubled. We have an
emergency.
Human
trafficking is such an emergency. We don’t really know the numbers
here… they estimate 24.9 million victims of human trafficking
don’t have time the time to go down the list… We could talk about
divorce and the fall of our moral institutions… we could talk about
corruption and greed… we could talk about racism tearing our nation
apart… we could talk about the rise of racial supremacy… we could
talk about forgotten men & women in the prison system with little
help when they complete their sentences… we could talk about the
crisis of illegal immigration and the many children that are caught
in a scary situation… we could talk about domestic violence… we
could talk about the devastating suicide rate within the LGBTQ
community… We could talk about school shootings… We could talk
natural disasters like hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, fires, earth
quakes… we could talk about religious persecution… we could even
talk about how some religions like Islam are persecuting people and
hanging them for being homosexual or for young girls seeking an
education past a certain age… we could talk about terrorism…
could talk about how we as Christians believe in an eternal soul…
We could talk about how each stat I gave was so much more than a
number… There is a soul tied to each number… there is an eternity
in heaven or hell tied to each number!
could talk… and we could talk… and we could talk… But what we
really need is some to respond.
Someone
needs to respond
have an emergency over here. People are calling out for help.
response vehicles are really good at letting you know there is an
emergency.
They
sound an alarm. You can hear the sirens for miles.
in some of these emergencies there is no alarm being sounded.
Redemption Church someone needs to sound the alarm. Someone needs
Someone needs to open their mouth and
share the goodnews of the Gospel. Someone needs to open their
wallet, pull out a dollar, hand it to the person in need, look them
in the eye, and open their mouth and say “God loves you. Can I
pray for you? I believe God wants me to help you. How can I help
you? Can I give you a ride to a connect group or church service?
Are you lonely? Do you have anyone to talk to?” Sound the alarm!
Emergency response vehicles make a sound! We are way too quiet!
it is an emergency I need to hear the siren of prayer. There needs
to be Jesus followers falling on their face in prayer and crying out
for God to intervene and for people to turn to God. Not a “now I
lay me down to sleep prayer…” We need an urgent emergency
Emergency
response vehicles shine light. You can see the lights from far off
You
have seen those flashing lights. They get everyone’s attention.
These lights mean that help is on the way.
remember that we are called to shine the light of Jesus Christ? We
need to shine a light that says “God can deliver you. God loves
you. God has more for you. God cares. God can heal.”
need to shine a light that says “He rescued me and He can rescue
you. Help is on the way.”
Church someone needs to respond!
is a savior! He is mighty to save! He sent His son into the world
not to condemn it, but to save it!
Psalm 68:19-20 (NIV2011) Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
doesn’t just stand around and look at humanity disapprovingly. He
daily bears our burdens. He is a God who saves! From the Sovereign
Lord comes escape from death!
is THE first responder! He came to save you before you knew you
needed saving. God sent His son into the world to save you… he did
this FIRST THING! Jesus is…
Revelation 13:8 (NIV2011) …the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.
is a first responder. He sent Jesus from the creation of the world…
but from the creation he has also called you to be a first
Ephesians 1:4 (NIV2011) For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV2011) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
the beginning he has chosen you… he has designated you… he
created you in Christ and you are God’s handiwork… created to do
good works prepared in advance.
created you to be a first responder. Do you believe that? I tell you
Redemption Church if we don’t believe that I don’t know what to
Are
you a first responder?
you designated and trained to respond to an emergency?
you respond to the cries for help? Will you sound the alarm? Will
you shine the light? Will you go and help?
Christ has commissioned you. He has called you to go into the world…
Christ wants to fill you with the Power of His Holy Spirit so that
you will have all the power and training you need…
has purposed you from the creation of the world to do something a
policeman cannot… a fireman cannot… an EMT cannot… Are you a
told me you believed your God is a God who saves and a God who never
fails. Is it true? Show me by being bold!
told me you believed your God heals. Let’s see some healing!
told me you believed in giving and serving. Where are you Christian?
told me you believed God loves white people, black people, red
people, brown people… all the colors of the rainbow… Let’s see
told me you believed I could do all things through Christ.
told me you believed nothing is impossible.
told me you believed Jesus fed the hungry and touched the diseased
told me you believed the Bible! Let’s see it!
told me you believed in prayer! Let’s pray like never before!
told me you believed in a book of Acts revival! Let’s have it!
told me you believed I could lay hands on the sick and they recover.
Let’s lay hands on the sick!
told me you believed Jesus is coming back! We better hurry!
world is burning!! Where are you Christians!
are about to pray in this altar. And I have never said what I am
about to say… If you don’t feel moved to pray in this altar you
can just get your stuff and go out to the lobby and have a coffee…
You can just continue to act like there is no emergency…
I pray to God that I have some believers who are stirred in their
