Redeemer Weekend Sermons

The Problem Behind the Problem Reset | Week 6 March 20, 2016 | Mike King There’s a problem behind your problem. John 11:39 (KJV) …he stinketh… John 11:45-50 (NIV) Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary, and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him. But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. Then the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the Sanhedrin. “What are we accomplishing?” they asked. “Here is this man performing many signs. If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.” Then one of them, named Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, spoke up, “You know nothing at all! You do not realize that it is better for you that one man die for the people than that the whole nation perish.” John 12:12-13 (NIV) The next day the great crowd that had come for the festival heard that Jesus was on his way to Jerusalem. They took palm branches and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna!” “Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!” “Blessed is the king of Israel!” John 12:17-19 (NIV) Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. Many people, because they had heard that he had performed this sign, went out to meet him. So the Pharisees said to one another, “See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!” They thought their deepest problem was the Romans. Their deepest problem is that they were separated from God. What’s really going on? Is there a problem behind the problem? Are we part of the problem behind the problem? Romans 5:8 (NIV) But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. We are all more broken than we can ever know, but we are more loved that we can ever imagine.

Bill Clark continues our study on Reset with a word about how most of life is lived at the base of the mountain, rather than the mountaintop. At the Base of the Mountain Reset | Week 5 March 13, 2016 | Pastor Bill Clark Matthew 17:1-13 (NIV) After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist. “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well-pleased." Most of our life is lived at the base of the mountain. “Life is Not an Accident” by Jay Williams “Nobody did anything to me, I did it to myself and that was way more painful than anything.” Jay Williams “Life is all about who you decide to surround yourself with. I started to look at my life as a company and about who’s on my board. And I had a teenage drug dealer on my board, I had people who were drinking and partying a lot. It wasn’t until I put people on my board who actually held me to higher standards that I started to heal and become closer to God.” - Jay Williams

Adam Barnett continues our series of Reset by discussing how are are to face temptation when it comes. Temptation Reset | Week 5 March 6, 2016 | Adam Barnett Romans 3:23 (NIV) For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:24 (NIV) and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. James 1:13 (NIV) When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone, 1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV) No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. James 1:14 (NIV) but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. James 1:15 (NIV) Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death 1 Peter 5:8 (NIV) Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. The progression of temptation: Evil Desire → Temptation → Sin → Habitual Sin → Death James 1:12 (NIV) Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 2 Corinthians 4: 17-18 (NIV) For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather, we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen. For the things we see now will soon be gone, but the things we cannot see will last forever.

As we continue the Reset sermon series, Mike King shares with us on the call on our lives to care for the poor and fatherless.

Adam Barnett shares with us a message about fasting as we seek to reset our understanding of various spiritual disciplines.

We'll be taking the season of Lent as an opportunity to reframe our understanding of various disciplines in the Christian faith. To open this up, Bill Clark brings a good word about prayer.

Mike King continues our look at the weird practices of the church by talking about the season of Lent and what it really means to the church.

As we approach the season of Lent, Bill Clark kicks off a two week series on some of the practices of the church that can seem odd to new church goers. This week he discusses the topic of communion.

Paul Phipps concludes the Fight Club series by discussing the issue of human sexuality.

Adam Barnett shares a special message about engaging with others on the issue of racism.

Mike King continues to discuss Fight Club and addresses the sometimes touchy issue of how we are to deal with those of the Muslim faith and how we can engage them in healthy discussion.

Pastor Bill Clark kicks off our series Fight Club by establishing some ground rules for how we are to engage others in discussions.