RGC Sermons: Recent Episodes

Redeeming Grace Church

Redeeming Grace Church came to be out of a passion to see God glorified through the spreading of the gospel of Jesus Christ, across the Coachella Valley.

Our vision is to see the reality of the gospel infiltrate every aspect of our community, as people are transformed by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We exist to make disciples of Jesus Christ who grow, live, serve, and lead in the gospel.

David Palmer | 1 Thessalonians 3:6-13

Nathan Stiff | 1 Thessalonians 3:1-5

Affliction is a part of the human experience, both from within and from without. What do afflictions teach us about the nature of our affections? About God's affections for us? How can Jesus say, "my yoke is easy and my burden is light" and at the same time tell those that wish to be his disciples that they must "take up their cross and deny themselves?"

Pastor David Palmer | 1 Thessalonians 2:17-20

Pastor David Palmer | 1 Thessalonians 2:13-16

Pastor David Palmer | 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

Pastor David Palmer | 2 Corinthians 5:14-21 Join us LIVE on YouTube at 10am on Sunday, April 12th.

Let's sing to our Risen Savior! Click the link below for the lyrics, so you can sing along!

Nathan Stiff | 1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

Repentance is:

Restoration - TO GOD

Liberation - FROM IDOLS

Dedication - TO SERVE GOD

Anticipation - TO WAIT FOR JESUS

During a time of crisis, how can we keep our eyes on God?

A special message from Pastor David, on 1 Thessalonians 1:1.

A video update from Pastor David concerning RGC and COVID-19.

David Palmer | Acts 1:12-26

Our goal is to be assured of God's purposes and plans as we walk in obedience together, realize our actions matter, and trust in His Word and Work.

1) A Foundation (vss. 12-14).

2) A Failure (vss. 15-20).

3) A Fulfillment (vss. 21-26).

David Palmer | Acts 1:12-26 |

Our goal is to be assured of God's purposes and plans as we walk in obedience together, realize our actions matter, and trust in His Word and Work.

1) A Foundation (vss. 12-14)

2) A Failure (vss. 15-20)

3) A Fulfillment (vss. 21-26)

David Palmer | Acts 1:6-11

Our goal: to consider the reality of the expanding kingdom of God among us and thus take the gospel of this kingdom to others until Jesus returns.

1) A Question

2) A Commission

3) A Departure

David Palmer | Acts 1:1-5 |.

Our goal is to be reminded in Acts that we can rest on Jesus’ past work, continue and persevere in His present working, and look forward to His future and final work.

1) The book of Acts is an accurate history of Jesus' life and the early church.

2) The book of Acts is all about Jesus' continued work and teaching.

3) The book of Acts is heading toward kingdom fulfillment.

David Palmer | Various Scriptures .

Our aim is to compel us to invest ourselves in the book of Acts as a church, so we might respond to God's Word in worship and obedience.

1) To bolster our trust in God's sovereignty over our church .

2) To clarify the gospel to our church .

3) To deepen our understanding of the church .

4) To push our thinking about the Holy Spirit's work in our church .

5) To prepare us for persecution against our church .

6) To motivate us to make disciples as a church .

David Palmer | Our aim is to compel us to invest ourselves in the book of Acts as a church, so we might respond to God's Word in worship and obedience.

1) To bolster our trust in God's sovereignty over our church.

2) To clarify the gospel to our church.

3) To deepen our understanding of the church.

4) To push our thinking about the Holy Spirit's work in our church.

5) To prepare us for persecution against our church.

6) To motivate us to make disciples as a church.

David Palmer | Matthew 2:1-12.

Our aim is to focus our hearts on Jesus, who because of His worth, work, and wonder deserves our utmost worship and adoration.

Who we should adore?
Why we should adore?
How we should adore?

Our aim is to remind our hearts to continually wait upon the Lord, whether our expectations are met or unmet, because of His faithfulness found in the advent of Jesus.

Covenant.
Cradle.
Cross.
Consummation.

David Palmer | John 17:9-26.

Because Jesus is our Great Intercessor, we are called to be intercessors in Him.

Kept in the Father.
Unity.
Joy.
Holiness.
Glory.

David Palmer | John 17:9-26.

Because Jesus is our Great Intercessor, we are called to be intercessors in Him.

The Foundation of Jesus' Prayer.
The Requests of Jesus' Prayer.

David Reid | John 17:1-8

Nathan Stiff | Romans 8:28-31

1.) What is the promise?

2.) To whom is the promise made?

3.) What does the promise mean for us?

4.) How can we trust that the promise will come true?

David Palmer | John 16:25-33.

1) Overcomers are continually loved by the Father, and thus, love the Father. (25-28).

2) Overcomers find their complete identity in Jesus’ person and work. (29-33).

David Palmer | John 16:16-24.

1) Sorrow comes when what comes next is unclear, but joy comes when we know Jesus knows all things (16-19).

2) Sorrow comes when times of anguish come upon us, but joy comes when we know sorrow is temporary and bears fruit (20-22).

3) Sorrow comes when our needs are great, but joy comes when we know our prayers are heard and answered (23-24).

Daymor Moses | John 16:4-15

1) Observations about the passage: A) Jesus' Teaching. B) Another Helper. C) Another Teacher. D) Another Witness. E) Another Judge.

2) The Advantage of Jesus Going Away. A) For the believer. B) For the world. 1. Conviction concerning sin. 2. Conviction concerning righteousness. 3. Conviction concerning judgment.

David Palmer | John 15:18-16:4.

1) The Certain Difficulty (18-25).

2) The Compassionate Defense (26-27).

3) The Compelling Directive (16:1-4).

David Palmer | John 15:1-17.

1) By Abiding in Christ.

2) By Keeping the Father's Commands.

3) By Loving Others.

Adam Harasansky | John 14:1-14 |

Belief in the uniqueness of Jesus.
Vision that encourages and accommodates belief.
The effects of belief.

David Palmer | John 13:36-38

Because of Jesus’ ultimate laying down of His life for us, we are called to lay down our lives for Him and for others in love.

1.) We must recognize and accept the hindrances to laying down our lives.

2.) We must recognize and accept the benefits in laying down our lives.

Mark 8:34-36.

Philippians 3:7-11.

Romans 12:1-2.

David Reid | John 13:31-38

I. Crescendo Of History.

II. Not Now, Not Never, But Later.

III. An Old Yet New Command.

IV. Hope & Assurance In Failure.

David Palmer | John 13:18 - 30 Jesus showed matchless mercy to Judas and the disciples, despite their betrayal and misunderstanding.

David Palmer | John 13:1-17 |

1.) Jesus' Heart

2.) Jesus' Example

3.) Jesus' Challenge

David Palmer | 3 John |

1) The value of gospel friendship.

2) The value of gospel fruitfulness.

3) The value of gospel faithfulness.

David Palmer | 2 John |

1) The truth is to be loved and lived.

2) The truth expresses itself in obedience through love.

3) The truth must be guarded because lives depend on it.

David Palmer | 1 John 5:13-21 |

Because we possess eternal life...

1) We have confidence in prayer (theological).

2) We take sin seriously (ethical).

3) We walk in the protection of obedience (moral).

4) We live in continual fellowship with God (theological).

5) We keep ourselves from idols (summary).

Nathan Stiff | 1 John 5:6-12 |

John presents 6 witnesses that testify to the person and work of Jesus Christ.

The Water.

The Blood.

The Spirit.

God the Father.

Our Conversion.

Eternal Life.

David Palmer | 1 John 5:1-5

Recognizing the power of the new birth emboldens us to greater faith, obedience and love as we have victory over sin and this present world.

Because we've been born again:

1) We can believe (and keep believing) in Christ

2) We can keep God's commandments to His glory

3) We can love others as we ought to love

4) We can overcome the world as those called to proclaim the gospel to it.

Pastor David Palmer | 1 John 4:13-21 |

God’s love will always give us assurance that will always produce genuine gospel fruit.

1) God's Love gives us the Spirit who enables us to confess Jesus as the Son of God and abide in his love (vss. 13-16).

2) God's love gives us confidence on the day of Judgment that leads us to live in holiness (vss. 17-18).

3) God's love gives us the power to love others as we've been loved (vss. 19-21).

Adam Harasansky | 1 John 4:7-12 |

1) What is love?

2) What isn't love?

3) Why should we love?

4) If we don't love...

5) Love is hard without help

6) We can love because of the gospel .

7) How do we love one another?

David Palmer | 1 John 4:1-6 |

Because we live a world of deception, we must rely on the Word and Spirit of God to live in the truth.

How can we keep from being deceived?

Test every spirit (vs. 1)
Test every confession (vss. 2-3)
Test yourself (vs. 4)
Test every listener (vss. 5-6)

David Palmer | 1 John 3:19-24 |

Because of God's greatness displayed toward us in Christ, we can have confidence of our salvation as we believe, obey, and love in Him.

The call to confidence
What if I lack confidence?
How to have confidence

David Palmer | 1 John 3:11-18 | Because Jesus laid down his life for us, we are called to love others like Him - not like Cain or the world.

How Not to Love

A. Not like Cain

B. Not like the world

How to Love

A. Love like Jesus

B. Love in Word and Deed

Pastor David Palmer | 1 John 3:4-10 |

Three gospel “antidotes” against sin and sinning:

Recognize and diagnose the problem.
Embrace and apply the solution.
Live in constant gospel repentance and faith.

Juan Fernando Moncayo | 1 Peter 1:10-12 | 1. The Prophets' anticipation reminds us of the value of our salvation (10-12)

The Holy Spirit's ministry reminds us of the great value of our salvation (11b-12a)
The Apostles remind us of our great salvation (12b)
The longing of the angels reminds us of the great value of our salvation (12)

David Palmer | 1 John 2:28-3:3 | Because we are God’s children and Jesus is returning, we should live in the righteousness and hope found in abiding in Jesus alone. Abiding in Jesus produces 4 things in our lives that bring assurance:

I. Confidence at Jesus' Coming

II.Certainty that You are God's Child

III. Conformity to Christ

IV. Consistency in Hope

Nathan Stiff | 1 John 2:18-27 |

When is the last hour? Who is the antichrist? What does it mean to be anointed? Why must Christ abide in the church? Why must the church abide in Christ?

David Palmer | 1 John 2:15-17 | Because of the permanence and extravagance of God’s love, we must stop loving the world which is sin-filled and fleeting.

David Palmer | 1 John 2:12-14

I. Your Sins Are Forgiven

II. You Know the Father and the Son

III. You Are Strong and Have Overcome

Pastor David Palmer | 1 John 2:3-11

I. Knowing God Means Obeying Him

II. Knowing God Means Loving Him and Others

David Palmer | 1 John 1:5-2:2 |

I. The Nature of God: Light

II. The Work of Christ: Advocate and Propitiation

III. The Life of the Christian: Confessing and Secure

David Palmer | 1 John 1:1-4 |

1.) The Word of Life: Eternal and Incarnate.

2.) The Word of Life: Experienced and Proclaimed

3.) The Word of Life: Source of life, fellowship, and joy

David Palmer | 1 John

An introduction to our study through the letters of the apostle John.

David Palmer | Matthew 6:16-18

I. Examples of fasting

II. How NOT to fast

III. How to fast rightly

Isaiah 7:1-17 | David Palmer

I. The Historical Context

II. The Test of Faith

III. The Promise of Immanuel

Psalm 146 | David Palmer Because Jesus is the creator and restorer of all things, we should praise and trust him now and forevermore.

David Palmer | Psalm 23

Because of His presence... I. The Lord Provides for Us

II.The Lord Protects Us

III.The Lord Prospers Us

IV. Jesus is the Good Shepherd

Psalm 118 | David Palmer

1.) How is the God of Love Described?

2.) How is God's Love Shown?

3.) How Should We Respond to God's Love?

4.) How Does This Psalm Point Us to God's Love in Christ?

Psalm 2 | David Palmer

I. The Rebellion of Earth's Peoples (1-3) II.The Resolve of Heaven's Ruler (4-6) III.The Revelation of God's Messiah (7-9) IV. The Response of Messiah's People (10-12) V. Christ, the Conquering Redeemer

Psalm 51 | David Palmer

Since Jesus has completely dealt with sin, through His death and resurrection, we can seek forgiveness and new life from God with a contrite heart.

All of creation was designed and destined with utmost dignity to glorify the Creator.

Because Jesus is the Word made flesh, and because He gives us His word as a gift of His grace, we are able to choose the path of blessing and flourishing. Blessing comes by delighting in and meditating on the Word of God.

How do we see Christ in the Psalms? Is the bible really all about Jesus? What resources are available to help us see Christ in scripture's songs?

Jesus Christ is the wisdom and power of God unto salvation, for all who believe.

In this passage, we will see how the church is called to:

I. Contentment in God's Provision (4:10-13) II. Contentment in Giving (4:14-20) III. Contentment in Relationships (4:21-23)

Only by trusting in Christ's finished work will our hearts be flooded with an abiding peace that empowers us to live as those anxious for the Kingdom and the King.

True joy is found in being watchful, and seeking to deal with the things of this world in ways that reveal Christ as our greatest treasure.

When Christ is sought, a genuine concern for others is wrought.

It is only through the gospel that we can find true joy in the pursuit of holiness.

We don't "find" joy, it finds us! The way we encounter and display true humility is by staying near the cross. True humility produces in us a deep honor for Christ, which leads to lasting Joy.

Whether shackled or free, dead or alive, hardship or fruitful progress, present or absent - in all things: Christ.

Paul experienced great joy in proclaiming Christ, even though he was imprisoned! Why? Because he understood the perfect providence of God was at work in all things.