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The following are the sermons from our Sunday morning worship service. For more info, please visit our website at redeemertroy.com.
The outcry of the innocent has reached the heart of heaven. Now the righteous judgment towards Sodom has come however, Lot is still in the city. How does the mercy of God rescue him? By taking him by the hand.
What was the problem with Sodom that its outcry reached the ears of Heaven? A clear distinction between those who are friends with God and those who are friends with the world. What does that look like? And what is the good news for Christian’s?
As God moves to judge the wickedness of Sodom, Abraham comes to the Lord as a man with humility and compassion asking the Lord not to destroy the righteous with the wicked. In this moving passage, we are encouraged to pray on the behalf of others too. Our confidence is not in the strength of our prayers but in the perfection of our savior!
Is God righteous? Will He destroy the righteous with the wicked? That is the heart of Genesis 18:22-33. Only those who put their trust and faith in the only True Righteous One, Jesus, will be declared righteous.
Being known by God is never a private comfort. It's an invitation into His purposes, a charge to shape our households after His character, and a call to trust His justice even when we don't yet see the whole picture.
After years of promise but no child, Sarah finds the promise of God too good to be true, even laughable. But what seems impossible is only a reminder that nothing is too hard for the Lord.
In Genesis 18, Abraham has an encounter with the Lord that leads to incredible grace driven hospitality. A reminder that we too are changed by the grace of God to bring generous hospitality to others.
In Genesis 17:15–27, God asks Abraham to trust a promise that makes absolutely no sense. Abraham is nearly one hundred years old, Sarah is ninety, and God says they are going to have a son. Abraham laughs. He offers God an alternative plan through Ishmael because it seems more realistic and manageable. Yet God reminds Abraham that His promises are not dependent on human ability but on divine faithfulness. The same struggle exists in all of us. When God’s timing is slow, His commands are difficult, or His plans don’t align with our expectations, we’re tempted to trust our own understanding rather than His Word. But this passage points us to the greater promised Son, Jesus Christ, who perfectly trusted the Father and fulfilled God’s covenant promises for us. Because God has proven His faithfulness through the cross and the empty tomb, we can trust Him even when we don’t understand what He’s doing. Faith isn’t having all the answers—it’s believing that the God who keeps His promises knows exactly what He’s doing and following Him one faithful step at a time.
God makes a covenant with Abraham to be his God. This is an incredible and eternal truth for us today.
Genesis 17 teaches us that when God’s people reach the end of themselves, they discover that God is more than enough. The covenant promises of God do not rest upon human ability but upon divine faithfulness.
After Abram takes Hagar as his wife, Hagar flees from the mistreatment of Sarai. As she journey’s into the wilderness, God meets her there and reveals Himself as the God who hears and sees the needs of His people.
After God’s promise to give Abram and Sarai an heir, ten years pass and Sarai decides to help God. This leads to suffering and pain because of a lack of trust in God. However, He is faithful in all things, especially His promise.
After Abram’s faith, God again reassures him of this promise by making a covenant with Abram. This covenant however, is solely dependent on God. Because of God’s faithfulness, we can rest in the certainty of these promises.
After receiving the promise from God, Abram is still dealing with fears and doubts. However, after God reassures him, Abram believed! This is the same powerful truth for Christians today, to believe in the Lord.
After Abram’s successful mission to rescue his nephew Lot, he is met by two kings. However one king brings a blessing pointing us towards the one and true priest-king… Jesus.
4 Eastern Kings come and conquer 5 southern Kings and end up taking Lot and his possessions. Abram gathers his trained men and allies and heads out to rescue his nephew. This is a glimpse of our need for rescue from our greatest enemy.
In light of Jesus’ resurrection, what should we believe and how should we live as a resurrected people?
After sacrificing his life in the cross for our sin, Jesus was buried in Joseph’s tomb. However on the third day, God raised him to life defeating Satan, sin and death!
On Palm Sunday Jesus enters Jerusalem and is celebrated as the “king who comes to save.” However, his face was set like flint to complete his mission of the cross.
As Abram and Lot return to the land of Canaan a dispute between their herdsman arises. Abram shows us that a life of faith is marked by making peace and trusting in the Lord’s promise.
After failing and living from fear, Abram returns to the land of promise and begins to worship. This reminds us that a life of faith is filled with repentance and worship.
Abram has a moment of fear and begins to take matters into his own hands. Will this action disrupt God’s plan of promise? And how can we learn to trust God and His promises when we fear?
Abram builds an altar of worship to God as he initially enters the promise land. We too, must builds altars of worship to God by faith in Him and His promises. Likewise, we must tear down any altars we’ve built on false hopes.
God calls to Abram to leave his land and trust in the promises of God. As we learn about Abram’s faith, we too can learn how God’s promises hold for those who step out in faith.
Sharing the good news of Jesus was vital and important to the early church and God drew many into the kingdom by their faith and witness. Mission is at the heart of every church!
Along with the Word of God, biblical community and prayer… worship was key to the growth of the early church. Worship is invaluable for the church today.
What did the disciples in the early church commit themselves too? They made prayer a priority and so should we.
As we look to the early church found in Acts 2, along with Biblical truth, we see they valued gospel community. In this sermon, we unpack the importance of community for the church today.
What were the core values of the early church and how do they impact our church and faith today? In Acts 2, we see that truth as revealed in Scripture is where every Christian must start.
After petitioning the Lord for our daily needs, Jesus reminds us that we are to forgive others because we have been forgiven. Zach Hunt shares how and why we do this in faith.
We continue through our series on The Lord’s Prayer as special guest pastor, Griffin Shollenberger preaches our text. God gives us daily all we need.
Jesus tells his disciples to pray “Your kingdom come,” but how do we apply this to our prayer life?It gives us insight into a posture of prayer as well as the hope we have in God’s kingdom.
Mathew 6:9 is our text today as we look to Jesus and how he taught his disciples to pray.
As we come to the end of chapter 11, we begin to see the table being set for God to begin to reveal His plan of redemption. Through seed of Shem, Noah’s son, we the faithfulness of God in a sin-saturated world. We can trust God every day because He is and always will be faithful!
In this section of Genesis, mankind tries to build a name for themselves while attempting to reach God. How does God interact and show His mercy towards such pride? By coming down to us.
After the flood, God begins building the nations through Noah’s sons. Why does this matter? For two main reasons, to oversee God’s creation and to keep His promise to fill the earth.
After the flood, Noah and his sons begin a new life in a new earth. However, the flood waters did not remove sin from our world or our lives. How can we overcome sin, shame and the curse? The answer is in our text of Genesis 9.
How do we live in an evil world? To be like Christ means to live our enemies! Why do we do this? Because Jesus loved his enemies… us!
God creates a covenant to Noah, a promise to recreate and refill the earth with His image bearers. God is the promise maker, and promise keeper!
After the flood, God promises to restore humanity through Adam and his sons. This gives us a glimpse into the importance of life to God and to us.
With sin comes righteous judgment. So how can we, like Noah, avoid judgment and find grace? Genesis 7 gives us the answer.
Noah was considered righteous by God, but it was his faith in God that made him righteous, not his actions.
What separated Noah from his evil generation? He walked with God! Genesis 6 gives us a glimpse into how we too can walk with God in righteousness.
When mankind has continually evil thoughts and actions, what must God do? Put an end to it but one man found favor and blessing.
Because Adam and Eve rebelled against God, all mankind was left with the consequences. Namely the sting of death. But is there hope to overcome death?
Following the the fall of mankind and the first murder, Genesis 4 continues to show the unraveling of a life without God. But there is hope! What does a life marked by worship look like?
How will Cain respond to his rejection? By murdering his brother. How will God respond to Cain? With mercy!
After the fall, Cain and Abel are born and both bring offerings to God. One is accepted and the other is rejected. Why? What does it look like to offer acceptable worship?
With the introduction of sin into the world, our relationship with God has now been forever changed. How can unholy, sinful people approach a holy, just and righteous God?
After Adam and Eve had sinned and everything changed. In this passage we see God handing out curses and future blessings. Ultimately, as people under the curse, we must deal with the consequences of our sin and put our faith in the promise.
How does God respond after Adam and Eve rebel against the Lord? By seeking them out! God’s invitation to be restored still stands today.
After Adam and Eve rebel against the Lord in the garden, they are confronted by the Lord. How do they respond to their sin? Likewise, how should we respond to God when we sin?
Adam and Eve fall in the garden by failing to trust God and His goodness. How did they overcome their failure and sin and guilt?
Satan is a deceiving, accusing liar that wants to destroy God and His people. When he shows up in Genesis 3, we get a peak into how he works. This is important for Christians to understand because we are in a spiritual battle.
Immediately following creation, the enemy of God infiltrated the garden to begin a rebellion. Who is this serpent and why is this important for the Christian?
Marriage was God’s design. He created both male and female to be united for His glory and the blessing of the world. What does Genesis teach us?
After all of God’s creation, all is good but one thing… there was no helper for the man. So God seeing the need, created one for Adam.
The garden of Eden was a real place where God placed man but what was the point? It was a picture of God’s provision and presence.
Of all of God’s creation, it is man alone that He forms and fashions. What’s the significance for mankind knowing that God formed us with His hands and breathed life into us?
What is the purpose of mankind? The creation account in Genesis 1 helps reveal God’s plan for people.
How does God finish His creation? By forming man and crowning him as the jewel of creation. But what does this mean for our faith?
After God’s Spirit hovers over the formless heavens and earth, what will take place over the next six days? God begins to form and fill His creation with purpose and glory!
Every good story has a beginning, Genesis is the account of God creating a world that brings Him glory and brings us meaning. How does the story begin?
The world is filled with people that desperately need the love and salvation of Jesus. To live on mission with God, we must see the value in pursuing lost people wherever they may be. Often times, right in front of us.
What is the presence of God? And how does it help us grow as Christians and equip us to make disciples?
As we engage with the mission of God, how important is prayer to the life of a Christian? Absolutely essential!
When Christ was born, an angel appeared to some unlikely, lowly shepherds to announce His rescue. What was their response? How should we respond to such great news?
Some mysterious men travel a great distance to find the One born King of the Jews and to worship Him. However, not everyone desires to worship this child. What makes a person wise? Seeking Jesus.
Jesus was murdered on Friday and left in the tomb… come Sunday morning, three days later, would he be buried and forgotten? Or would He be raised back to life? If so, what are the implications of His resurrection? Much!
Jesus is crucified, dead and buried. Why did he die on the cross? What did Jesus accomplish?
Jesus faces the Jewish council after His disciples abandoned Him. The council and Peter let fear lead their decisions while Jesus shows us what true faith looks like.
Judas betrays Jesus, the disciples fail Jesus but He will not. The good news for Christians is that even though we will fail, Jesus will not.
Jesus enters Jerusalem and celebrates the Passover with His disciples. It’s an incredible time to witness His divine control of His sacrificial love as He institutes a new covenant with a new people.
As the last week of Jesus’ life begins, in the midst of a conspiracy to kill him, we find the most beautiful picture of devotion from an unlikely person. As it turns out, it’s the most beautiful gift!
Jesus continues with His Olivet discourse and describes not only what will happen to Jerusalem and the temple, but the signs of the last days. How are we to live in these last days faithfully?
Jesus begins his Olivet discourse with the disciples, foretelling what is about to happen. How would they respond to this news? How are we supposed to live for Christ in these last days?
What does true faith in God look like? In this chapter of Mark, we see two characters who offering’s reveal where they place their faith.
After a time of being questioned by various religious leaders in Jerusalem, it’s Jesus’ turn to ask a question. How will the religious leaders respond? And what’s the real problem with religion?
Jesus is questioned again, this time by the Sadducees about the resurrection. His answer gives us all hope!
Jesus is confronted by religious and political leaders about paying taxes, thinking they have him trapped. His answer is incredible and teaches us more about living in the kingdom of God.
In this passage, Jesus shares a parable about those who reject Him and their hard hearts. But there is hope for us in Christ, the cornerstone!
Jesus begins explaining to the disciples that they must be salted with fire as well as the importance of salt to the Christian. Are you willing to walk through the fires of life to live for Jesus?
Jesus continues to teach the disciples about what it means to follow him. In this particular text, Jesus explains how serious our sin actually is. But in Jesus, there IS hope.
The disciples try to stop a man healing in the name of Jesus revealing the jealousy and pride that existed within them. How would Jesus redirect their hearts to the one King and His kingdom?
Jesus is in the middle of his discipleship discourse with his disciples. What makes a disciple of Jesus great? Jesus begins to unpack it in the following verses.
What are the two components for the life of a Christian? In this section of scripture, we see the disciples lack of prayer and the desperate faith of a father overcome by Jesus.
Jesus takes three of his disciples up a mountain and reveals a glimpse of his pre-existent glory. But what does that mean for you and me?
As we celebrate our church’s one year anniversary, we wanted to take a look and remember God’s faithfulness to us. This is a standalone sermon from Deuteronomy and the nature of God… Hos faithfulness.
Jesus explains to his disciples what he came to do, which included suffering and dying. Peter had a different idea for the Messiah but Jesus clearly showed what it actually meant to follow Him… the cross.
Jesus is on a road trip with his disciples and he asks them two questions: 1) who do the people say I am? And the most important question anyone can answer, 2) Who do you say that I am?
Jesus takes two tries to heal a blind man, was it the man’s lack of faith or potentially something else? Ultimately, Jesus came so we could see clearly.
Jesus is challenged by the Pharisees and their hard, unbelieving hearts. The disciples aren’t too far behind them either, but in Jesus we have the only hope for overcoming a hard heart.
Again, Jesus gathers a crowd and again they’re far from home and hungry. Jesus not only cares for them, he provides for them and we are reminded that it is only in Jesus we find true satisfaction.
Jesus returns to the region of Galilee and upon his return, he is greeted by a man who is in desperate need of restoration.
Jesus and his disciples head to a gentile region and while they’re at dinner, an unlikely guest shows us what real faith looks like.
After Jesus confronts the religious leaders and their traditions, he reminds his disciples that what defiles a person isn’t anything that goes into our bodies, but what comes out of the heart.
Jesus confronts the misleading teachings of the Pharisees and shows them how they have elevated man’s teachings above the law of God.
Jesus calms the storm with the power of his word, proving he is the son of God and that he cares for his people.
Jesus feeds the 5,000 in a miraculous way but that wasn’t the greatest miracle that day. Jesus is the good shepherd who cares for his sheep.
The disciples return after being sent out by Jesus. Knowing they need rest, Jesus invites them to a desolate place to find rest.
Mark inserts the story of John the Baptist and his death at the hands of Herod Antipas. For the Christian, we too must stand up for the truth of Jesus, even if it is costly.
After facing rejection in his hometown, Jesus is undeterred to advance the kingdom. This time however, he decides to send out his 12 disciples.
Jesus returns to his hometown of Nazareth only to be questioned and ultimately rejected. There are two paths in this world, one leads to life and the other leads to rejection.
Jairus has just been informed that his daughter is dead and that he should stop bothering Jesus. Jesus turns to him and says, “Do not fear, only believe.” This is crucial for the Christian.
Jesus returns to the east side of Galilee where he is met by a crowd. Among the crowd is a woman with tremendous faith and hopeless future. That is until Jesus restores her.
This sermon was preached at the Lincoln County annual meeting of the American Bible Society.
After calming the Sea of Galilee, Jesus has to calm another storm. As he engages with a man filled with demons, he again proves that he is the Son of God.
Jesus tells the disciples to head to the other side of the Sea of Galilee but on their way, a great storm comes on. The disciples fear of death soon turns to fear of the one who calms the storm. This is great news for us!
David faced many trials, fears and enemies but he ultimately found his confidence in the Lord. This is great news still today.
As Jesus explains the nature of the kingdom of God, we can be sure that it is God who is at work.
Jesus compares the kingdom of God to a lamp in a house, it’s no secret anymore but the light of the Christ is now present.
Jesus tells a parable about the kingdom of God by comparing the seed, sower and soil. What is the seed and what is the soil? Tune in to find out.
Jesus is accused of working for the devil, to which he explains how this cannot be. But he also tells of the unpardonable sin…
Jesus calls out his twelve disciples from the many to prepare them to carry on the ministry.
Paul tells us that if there is no resurrection, we as Christians are the most to be pitied. But if the resurrection is true, then we have the greatest hope!
The Pharisees held the sabbath above the dignity of people, that is until Jesus comes along and completely turns it upside down.
Jesus didn’t come to patch up the old but to inaugurate something new, something better.
What’s the big deal with tax collectors and sinners? Is Jesus really their friend and if so, what does this mean for us today?
In this section of Mark, Jesus heals a man who was paralyzed. But what is more shocking is his claim to forgive sins. Can Jesus do that?
After Jesus’ first day of ministry, how would he continue to advance the kingdom? And what is our part in following Jesus?
How does Jesus respond to those in need after a long couple of days of ministry? And what does that have to teach us today? Well, it’s the heart of Jesus.
We all love our lives under some type of authority. It could be an employer, parents, or government, but what authority should Jesus have?
As Jesus proclaims his message of the kingdom, he invited some unlikely and ordinary men to follow him. But what does it actually mean to follow Jesus?
In this Redeemer Church sermon, we look at the message of Jesus and why it still matters today.
What do the baptism of Jesus and his immediate temptation in the desert teach us? Jesus is indeed the Son of God and our redeemer! Listen as we unpack this beautiful picture of our Savior King.
In this sermon, we look at the importance of John the Baptist and how he points our hearts to Christ.