Sermons from Redeemer Community Church

The Anointing of David: Sheep, Lyres, & Stumps

1 Samuel 16 (Listen) David Anointed King 16:1 The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” 2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ 3 And invite Jesse to the sac...

The Rise and Fall of King Saul

1 Samuel 10:17–24 (Listen) Saul Proclaimed King 17 Now Samuel called the people together to the LORD at Mizpah. 18 And he said to the people of Israel, “Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘I brought up Israel out of Egypt, and I delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of all the kingdoms that were oppressing you.’ 19 But today you have rejected your God, who saves you from all your calamities and your distresses, and you have said to him, ‘Set a king ove...

The Search for a King

1 Samuel 8 (Listen) Israel Demands a King 8:1 When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. 2 The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second, Abijah; they were judges in Beersheba. 3 Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice. 4 Then all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah 5 and said to him, “Behold, you are old and your sons do not walk in your ways. N...

Misplaced Faith

1 Samuel 4:1–11 (Listen) The Philistines Capture the Ark 4:1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out to battle against the Philistines. They encamped at Ebenezer, and the Philistines encamped at Aphek. 2 The Philistines drew up in line against Israel, and when the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the field of battle. 3 And when the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why has th...

The Call to Behold

1 Samuel 2:12–3:21 (Listen) Eli’s Worthless Sons 12 Now the sons of Eli were worthless men. They did not know the LORD. 13 The custom of the priests with the people was that when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come, while the meat was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand, 14 and he would thrust it into the pan or kettle or cauldron or pot. All that the fork brought up the priest would take for himself. This is what they did at Shiloh to all the Isr...

The Hope of Hannah

1 Samuel 1:1–20 (Listen) The Birth of Samuel 1:1 There was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim of the hill country of Ephraim whose name was Elkanah the son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, an Ephrathite. 2 He had two wives. The name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other, Peninnah. And Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children. 3 Now this man used to go up year by year from his city to worship and to sacrifice to the LORD of hosts at Shiloh, wh...

The Story of the Bible in an Hour

The Wise Woman

Proverbs 31 (Listen) The Words of King Lemuel 31:1 The words of King Lemuel. An oracle that his mother taught him: 2   What are you doing, my son?1 What are you doing, son of my womb?     What are you doing, son of my vows? 3   Do not give your strength to women,     your ways to those who destroy kings. 4   It is not for kings, O Lemuel,     it is not for kings to drink wine,     or for rulers to take strong drink, 5   lest they drink and forget what has been decreed     and per...

Pride Goes Before Destruction

Proverbs 8:13 (Listen) 13   The fear of the LORD is hatred of evil.   Pride and arrogance and the way of evil     and perverted speech I hate. (ESV) Proverbs 11:2 (Listen) 2   When pride comes, then comes disgrace,     but with the humble is wisdom. (ESV) Proverbs 15:25 (Listen) 25   The LORD tears down the house of the proud     but maintains the widow’s boundaries. (ESV) Proverbs 16:5 (Listen) 5   Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the LORD;     be as...

Biblical Wisdom About Money

Proverbs 30:8–9 (Listen) 8   Remove far from me falsehood and lying;     give me neither poverty nor riches;     feed me with the food that is needful for me, 9   lest I be full and deny you     and say, “Who is the LORD?”   or lest I be poor and steal     and profane the name of my God. (ESV)

Sexual Immorality: Hope for the Broken

Proverbs 5:1–5 (Listen) Warning Against Adultery 5:1   My son, be attentive to my wisdom;     incline your ear to my understanding, 2   that you may keep discretion,     and your lips may guard knowledge. 3   For the lips of a forbidden1 woman drip honey,     and her speech2 is smoother than oil, 4   but in the end she is bitter as wormwood,     sharp as a two-edged sword. 5   Her feet go down to death;     her steps follow the path to3 Sheol; Footnotes [1] 5:3 Hebrew strange; a...

The Wisdom of Friends

Proverbs 18:1 (Listen) 18:1   Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire;     he breaks out against all sound judgment. (ESV) Proverbs 14:13 (Listen) 13   Even in laughter the heart may ache,     and the end of joy may be grief. (ESV) Proverbs 17:17 (Listen) 17   A friend loves at all times,     and a brother is born for adversity. (ESV) Proverbs 18:24 (Listen) 24   A man of many companions may come to ruin,     but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. (...

Words & Wisdom

Proverbs 10:19 (Listen) 19   When words are many, transgression is not lacking,     but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. (ESV) Proverbs 13:3 (Listen) 3   Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;     he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. (ESV) Proverbs 15:28 (Listen) 28   The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,     but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. (ESV) Proverbs 12:18 (Listen) 18   There is one whose rash words are like sword thrust...

The Wisdom of Work

Proverbs 6:6-11, 10:4-5, 10:26, 12:11, 13:4, 15:19, 19:15, 26:13-16, 24:30-34

Dealing With Offense

Proverbs 15:1 (Listen) 15:1   A soft answer turns away wrath,     but a harsh word stirs up anger. (ESV) Proverbs 15:28 (Listen) 28   The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer,     but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things. (ESV) Proverbs 17:14 (Listen) 14   The beginning of strife is like letting out water,     so quit before the quarrel breaks out. (ESV) Proverbs 14:29 (Listen) 29   Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding,     but he who has a has...

The Wounded Heart

Proverbs 12:25 (Listen) 25   Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down,     but a good word makes him glad. (ESV)

The Path of Wisdom

Proverbs 1:1–7 (Listen) The Beginning of Knowledge 1:1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: 2   To know wisdom and instruction,     to understand words of insight, 3   to receive instruction in wise dealing,     in righteousness, justice, and equity; 4   to give prudence to the simple,     knowledge and discretion to the youth— 5   Let the wise hear and increase in learning,     and the one who understands obtain guidance, 6   to understand a proverb and a sayin...

Greetings to My Extended Family in Rome

Romans 16 (Listen) Personal Greetings 16:1 I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant1 of the church at Cenchreae, 2 that you may welcome her in the Lord in a way worthy of the saints, and help her in whatever she may need from you, for she has been a patron of many and of myself as well. 3 Greet Prisca and Aquila, my fellow workers in Christ Jesus, 4 who risked their necks for my life, to whom not only I give thanks but all the churches of the Gentiles give thanks as well. 5 ...

A Holy Ambition

Romans 15:14–32 (Listen) Paul the Minister to the Gentiles 14 I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers,1 that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another. 15 But on some points I have written to you very boldly by way of reminder, because of the grace given me by God 16 to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctif...

Singing in Harmony

Romans 15:1–13 (Listen) The Example of Christ 15:1 We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3 For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” 4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures...

Disagreeing in the Kingdom of God

Romans 14 (Listen) Do Not Pass Judgment on One Another 14:1 As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions. 2 One person believes he may eat anything, while the weak person eats only vegetables. 3 Let not the one who eats despise the one who abstains, and let not the one who abstains pass judgment on the one who eats, for God has welcomed him. 4 Who are you to pass judgment on the servant of another? It is before his own master1 that he stands o...

Wake Up and Go Love Your Neighbor

Romans 13:8–14 (Listen) Fulfilling the Law Through Love 8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. 11 Besides this you kno...

Submission to the Governing Authorities

Romans 12:18–13:7 (Listen) 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it1 to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Submission to the Authorit...

Loving Your Friends & Your Enemies

Romans 12:9–21 (Listen) Marks of the True Christian 9 Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. 10 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. 11 Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit,1 serve the Lord. 12 Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. 13 Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality. 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rej...

On the Road to Emmaus

Luke 24:13–35 (Listen) On the Road to Emmaus 13 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles1 from Jerusalem, 14 and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. 15 While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. 16 But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. 17 And he said to them, “What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk?” And the...

Gifts of Grace

Romans 12:3–8 (Listen) Gifts of Grace 3 For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members,1 and the members do not all have the same function, 5 so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. 6 Having gifts that differ according to the grace ...

By the Mercies of God

Romans 12:1–2 (Listen) A Living Sacrifice 12:1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers,1 by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.2 2 Do not be conformed to this world,3 but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.4 Footnotes [1] 12:1 Or brothers and sisters [2] 12:1 Or your rational service [3]...

Hope, Humility, & Glory

Romans 11:1–12 (Listen) The Remnant of Israel 11:1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham,1 a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? 3 “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” 4 But what is God’s reply t...

How Beautiful Are the Feet That Bring Good News

Romans 10:13–21 (Listen) 13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard?1 And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who ha...

The Message of Salvation to All

Romans 9:30–10:13 (Listen) Israel’s Unbelief 30 What shall we say, then? That Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith; 31 but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness1 did not succeed in reaching that law. 32 Why? Because they did not pursue it by faith, but as if it were based on works. They have stumbled over the stumbling stone, 33 as it is written,   “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone of stu...

The Anatomy of Repentance

Psalm 51 (Listen) Create in Me a Clean Heart, O God To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet went to him, after he had gone in to Bathsheba. 51:1   Have mercy on me,1 O God,     according to your steadfast love;   according to your abundant mercy     blot out my transgressions. 2   Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,     and cleanse me from my sin! 3   For I know my transgressions,     and my sin is ever before me. 4   Against you, you only, have I sinned  ...

God's Sovereign Mercy Part II

Romans 9:16–29 (Listen) 16 So then it depends not on human will or exertion,1 but on God, who has mercy. 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I have raised you up, that I might show my power in you, and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.” 18 So then he has mercy on whomever he wills, and he hardens whomever he wills. 19 You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? For who can resist his will?” 20 But who are you, O man, to answer ...

God's Sovereign Mercy Part I

Romans 9:1–13 (Listen) God’s Sovereign Choice 9:1 I am speaking the truth in Christ—I am not lying; my conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit—2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing anguish in my heart. 3 For I could wish that I myself were accursed and cut off from Christ for the sake of my brothers,1 my kinsmen according to the flesh. 4 They are Israelites, and to them belong the adoption, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises. 5...

For I Am Sure

Romans 8:31–39 (Listen) God’s Everlasting Love 31 What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be1 against us? 32 He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things? 33 Who shall bring any charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us....

The Sovereignty and Supremacy of God in All Things

Romans 8:28 (Listen) 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good,1 for those who are called according to his purpose. Footnotes [1] 8:28 Some manuscripts God works all things together for good, or God works in all things for the good (ESV)

The Intercession of the Spirit

Care, Counseling, & Recovery Resources We’re so thankful for God’s faithfulness to meet us in and heal our brokenness. As a church, we want you to know that we desire to come alongside you and help in any way we can - you are not alone. If you or someone you love is struggling with an ongoing addiction or need counseling as you navigate life’s difficulties, we would love to pray for you and get you connected to the help you need.  You can always send a message to a member of our C...

Spirit of Adoption

Romans 8:11–17 (Listen) 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus1 from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you. Heirs with Christ 12 So then, brothers,2 we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the...

Life in the Spirit

Romans 8:1–11 (Listen) Life in the Spirit 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.1 2 For the law of the Spirit of life has set you2 free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin,3 he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not a...

In Your Midst

Zephaniah 3 (Listen) Judgment on Jerusalem and the Nations 3:1   Woe to her who is rebellious and defiled,     the oppressing city! 2   She listens to no voice;     she accepts no correction.   She does not trust in the LORD;     she does not draw near to her God. 3   Her officials within her     are roaring lions;   her judges are evening wolves     that leave nothing till the morning. 4   Her prophets are fickle, treacherous men;   her priests profane what is holy;     they do ...

The Name of Jesus

Matthew 1:18–25 (Listen) The Birth of Jesus Christ 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ1 took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been betrothed2 to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 And her husband Joseph, being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not ...

The Sign of Immanuel

Isaiah 7:1–14 (Listen) Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz 7:1 In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2 When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with1 Ephraim,” the heart of Ahaz2 and the heart of his people shook as the trees of the forest shake before the wind. 3 And the LORD said to I...

Our Ongoing Struggle With Sin

Romans 7:7–25 (Listen) The Law and Sin 7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” 8 But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. 9 I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive an...

Finishing Well

2 Timothy 4:1–18 (Listen) Preach the Word 4:1 I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. 3 For the time is coming when people will not endure sound1 teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, 4 and will tu...

Belonging To Another

Romans 7:1–6 (Listen) Released from the Law 7:1 Or do you not know, brothers1—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? 2 For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage.2 3 Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if ...

The Wages of Sin and the Gift of God

Romans 6:19–23 (Listen) 19 I am speaking in human terms, because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to lawlessness leading to more lawlessness, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness leading to sanctification. 20 For when you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 But what fruit were you getting at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those th...

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

Romans 6:6–22 (Listen) 6 We know that our old self1 was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free2 from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the...

Walking in Newness of Life

Romans 6:1–12 (Listen) Dead to Sin, Alive to God 6:1 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. 5 For if we ha...

The New Human

Romans 5:12–21 (Listen) Death in Adam, Life in Christ 12 Therefore, just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men1 because all sinned—13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law. 14 Yet death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sinning was not like the transgression of Adam, who was a type of the one who was to come. 15 But the free gift is not like...

Love, Hope, & Time

Romans 5:6–11 (Listen) 6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the ...

The Fruit of Suffering

Romans 5:1–5 (Listen) Peace with God Through Faith 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we1 have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith2 into this grace in which we stand, and we3 rejoice4 in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to sh...