Redemption Church Sermons

If God loves us, why does He allow us to suffer? And how can we endure hardship without becoming bitter or giving up? Today, we studied Hebrews 12:1–11 to discover that God's discipline isn't punishment; it's preparation. Like a loving father, God uses both correction and difficult circumstances to strengthen our faith, develop holiness, and prepare us for eternity. But suffering doesn't automatically make us more like Jesus. We must learn to trust God and persevere through it, even when we don't understand what He's doing. And because Jesus took the punishment our sins deserved on the cross, we can know that God's discipline isn't meant to condemn us, but to make us more like Christ. We were challenged to throw off the weights that hold us back, keep our eyes on Jesus, and trust our heavenly Father through every season of suffering. We hope this message encourages and challenges you to trust Jesus more deeply and follow Him more faithfully. Thanks for listening!

Is faith simply believing that God exists, or does genuine faith require something more? In Hebrews 11, we discover that faith isn't blind belief. It's trusting the God we know with the future we don't. Through the stories of Abraham, Moses, and other heroes of faith, we see that genuine faith leads to obedience, even when we can't see the outcome. Some experienced incredible victories, while others endured terrible suffering. But all of them trusted God's promises. Ultimately, their stories point us to Jesus, the true hero of our faith, whose life, death, and resurrection have secured our future with God. 

Whether you're struggling to trust God with your circumstances or wondering what it means to personally put your faith in Jesus, this message is for you. We hope this message challenges and encourages you to trust Jesus more personally and follow him more faithfully. Thanks for listening!

What if the reason you're struggling to grow closer to Jesus is that you're trying to follow him alone? 

We've been taught to think of faith as something personal, but Hebrews challenges our individualistic approach to Christianity. In this message from our Learn to Listen series, we discover why getting closer to Jesus means getting closer to his people, how isolation makes us vulnerable to drifting away from God, and why genuine Christian community requires more than simply attending church. Jesus didn't just save us from our sin; he brought us into a family. And learning to live as that family changes everything.

We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

What if the biggest problem with religion is that it can never actually take away our guilt? 

In Hebrews 8–10, we see how the Old Covenant sacrificial system pointed forward to something greater: Jesus, our perfect High Priest, who offered himself as the final sacrifice for sin. Religion tells us to keep working, sacrificing, and proving ourselves, but Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins and sat down because the work was finished. In this message, we’ll see why Jesus ends religion by ending our guilt, how his sacrifice cleanses our conscience, and why we no longer have to prove ourselves or pay for our own sin. Jesus has dealt with our guilt once for all, so now we’re free to live for him. 

We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Who gets the final word in your life? We all live under authority, whether it comes from parents, pastors, government, other people, or simply our own desires. But authority determines trajectory, so who we follow matters. In Philippians 3:12–21, Paul challenges us to discern where our authorities are leading us and ultimately points us to Jesus, the true King who is both Lord and Savior. Unlike broken human authority, Jesus uses his power for our good. He gave his life for rebels, rose from the dead, and is coming again to bring everything under his good authority. We weren’t designed to carry the weight of being our own king. The question underneath every question is simple: Who's in charge?

We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

What is love? Our culture often defines love by our feelings or by affirming what someone else wants. But Jesus gives us a different picture: love is giving yourself for the good of another. In John 13:34–38, Jesus tells his disciples to love one another the way he has loved them, a love that ultimately leads him to the cross. In this message, we explore why love requires both sacrifice and truth, why God gets to define what is genuinely good for us, and how the love we've received from Jesus changes the way we love others. Because Jesus first loved us, we're called to love like we've been loved by him.

We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for watching or listening!

Who are you, really? Our culture tells us to look inside ourselves, discover our deepest desires, and define our own identity. But Jesus offers a radically different answer: I am God’s. In Mark 8:34–38, Jesus teaches that finding who we truly are begins by giving up our right to define ourselves and trusting the One who made us. In this message from our Questions Worth Asking series, we explore why our identity must come from outside ourselves, how sin makes us want to say “I belong to me,” and why Jesus can be trusted with every part of our lives. The Jesus who asks for your life is the Jesus who first gave his life for you. We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

How do we know what’s right and wrong in a world where everyone seems to have a different answer? In this message from our Questions Worth Asking series, we look at Micah 6:1–8 and wrestle with two important questions: Who determines what’s right? And how do we know and do what’s right? Rather than allowing our feelings, preferences, or culture to define what is good, Scripture points us back to God as the One who defines what is right. And through the Gospel, Jesus doesn’t simply give us a better set of rules; He transforms us into people who increasingly reflect His justice, mercy, and humility in the way we live. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

What does it actually mean to be free? Our culture often defines freedom as autonomy—the ability to do whatever we want and live life on our own terms. But what happens when the things we want begin controlling us? In Galatians 5:13–26, Paul gives us a radically different picture of freedom: true freedom is transformation. Jesus sets us free from sin’s guilt and power, and then gives us his Spirit to transform our desires and produce love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In this message from our Questions Worth Asking series, we discover why taking control of our lives can’t ultimately free us—and why giving our lives to Jesus can.

We hope this encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

What is truth, and who gets to define it? In John 18:33–38, Pontius Pilate stood face-to-face with Jesus and asked one of life’s biggest questions: “What is truth?” But his story reveals an even deeper question: Do we actually want the truth when it disagrees with us?

In Week 1 of Questions Worth Asking, we’ll see why Christianity claims that Truth exists outside of us, has been revealed to us in Jesus, and ultimately demands a response. Whether you follow Jesus or still have questions about Christianity, this message will challenge you to investigate the claims of Jesus and decide what you’ll do with him. Thanks for listening!