Redemption Church

The Good News Kingdom: Don’t Assume You Are In

In the passage today, Jesus calls upon the people to reflect on what repentance and standing in the Kingdom looks like.

The Desires of Christians

Everyone has desires. Christians often think of desires as a bad thing that should be suppressed and ignored. However, Scott walks us through how our desires are real, powerful, and can lead us to Jesus.

The Good News Kingdom: The Importance of the Kingdom of God

The most central and integral part of Jesus' ministry is the Kingdom of God. As we return to our series on the Good News Kingdom, we look at the beginning of the opposition to this Kingdom.

Gospel Foundations: How do the People of Jesus Know What They are Supposed to be Doing?

If all these Gospel Foundations we have discussed are true, how do we now live that out in Hamptons Roads or wherever we live? How do we apply Romans 12 to our lives today?

Gospel Foundations: How Does the Church Take up it’s Role in the Story of God?

As Christians, it is often easy to understand our role in the story of God. However, understanding the Church's role in this story is sometimes more complex. This week, we take a look at the role of the Church in the Story of God.

Gospel Foundations: What Does Irreligion Look Like?

Our hearts reveal a variety of things. What do our hearts look like when in total rejection of God? How do we come back in the Gospel to over come that rejection?

Gospel Foundations: Return to the Father

In the story of the prodigal son, we see that true repentance is not self-serving change. When the love of God comes upon your soul, true transformation happens. But self-righteousness can also keep us away from the party.

Gospel Foundations: God is Telling a Bigger Story

Stories have consequences. Stories inform identities, which lead to actions. The American Church is facing an acute identity crisis, and the issue is not methodological but theological. The root of the problem is that western Gospel is too small for the story God is telling. The Church exists for God's mission, and so we must remember the epic story that we have been called into.

Advent 2022: Life Beyond Consumerism

Christmas time reminds us that consumerism can consume us. However, experience proves and the Scriptures tell us that the way to find the satisfying, eternal kind of life is in the person of Jesus.

Advent 2022: Receiving the Christmas Story

When Mary heard the Good News, she responded in wonder, humble obedience, and surrender. Are you willing to trust in God in anything he sends into your life, whether you like it or not? Are you surprised at what he might be doing in you?