Redemption Hill Church | Sermons

Psalm 98 | JD Summers Why is it that we worship God? What directs our praise to him? True worship is a response to what God has done, a reflection of God’s goodness and faithfulness directed back to him in the form of thanksgiving and awe. Believers should take time to look at God’s saving work, meditating on what he has done in giving Jesus Christ to provide salvation through

Psalm 8 | JD Summers Advent is a time of anticipation, and the Psalms can help us replace sentimentality with awe. In the Psalms, we see God’s people eagerly awaiting the coming of the Messiah, marveling at his intimate care and his majestic plan. God is transcendent, yet he made the pinnacle of his creation, human beings, just a little lower than the heavenly host. And God is i

Luke 19:11-27 | JD Summers While we live in the period between the first and second comings of Christ, we eagerly await his return. But we must not wait passively, as Jesus gave us a commission, commanding us to make disciples and spread the good news of his death and resurrection. Believers have a choice to respond to this responsibility in faith or to shirk our task in disobedie

Luke 19:1-10 | JD Summers Jesus comes to provide salvation. He seeks out the lost and brings them to salvation. He provides faith to those he saves and grants them the grace of repentance. All people are sinners, but believers are repentant sinners, those who have turned from their sin and embraced Jesus Christ. Real repentance runs deep and it produces significant change and sign

Luke 18:31-43 | JD Summers We see the world around us with our physical eyes, but the ability to see physically does not mean we can see spiritually. Spiritual sight, true sight, comes as a gift of God’s grace. When God opens someone’s eyes to understand the mystery of the gospel, he bestows upon them faith, the ability to see and grasp God’s goodness in the person of Jesus

Romans 15:1-7 | Carey Wilson The church is made up of a wide variety of people who differ in ethnicity, social class, gender, age, and a multitude of other categories. In light of these significant differences, how can believers live together in unity? Christians must humble themselves and selflessly serve one another, even as Christ did for us. Our pursuit of practical unity flow

Habakkuk 3:1-19 | Steven Parkin Trials and tribulations often drive us to fear. We fear our circumstances or our oppressors. We are afraid that we will not endure or that we will be abandoned by God. But in the midst of fears that discourage us, there is a holy fear that sustains us. True faith in God leads to a fear of the Lord that does not drive us away from him but instead dra

Luke 18:18-30 | JD Summers Sometimes people try to earn eternal life by following a set of rules, reasoning that if they can be good enough, God will accept them. Others desire eternal life on their own terms, willing to follow Christ in some areas but not willing to give up whatever is most precious to them. Jesus accepts all who trust in him, but saving faith in Christ is wholeh

Luke 18:15-17 | JD Summers It is normal for humans to despise weakness. We hate it in others and hate it in ourselves. But true faith in Christ includes a profound sense of need. The Kingdom of God belongs only to those who are completely dependent on Christ because he embraces the lowly and endorses lowliness as a defining characteristic of our lives. We will often be confronted

Luke 18:9-14 | JD Summers Jesus makes it plain that not all roads lead to life. Those who place their faith in themselves, evidencing pride in their character and deeds, will be humbled. Exalting yourself will only lead to destruction. But those who place their faith in Christ, throwing themselves at his feet for mercy, will receive life. God exalts the humble because they trust n