Redemption Church Sermons

Dads Set Direction

Redemption Church — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:48:16 +0000

Today, we studied parts of Proverbs 4, 20, and 23 to learn that fathers set direction by the lives they live. In this message, we explored God’s design for fatherhood and saw that dads are called to challenge their children toward maturity, lead with integrity, and model the wisdom they hope to see in their families. But we also saw that no earthly father perfectly lives up to that standard. Which is why our ultimate hope is not in better parenting, but in Jesus, the true Wisdom of God. He brings us to our perfect Heavenly Father. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Parenting Is Training

Redemption Church — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:52:17 +0000

Today, we started a new teaching series called The Wise Family. We studied Proverbs 22:6, 4:20–27, and 9:10 to learn that parenting is not about controlling behavior, but training hearts. We saw that what we consistently train shapes the direction of our kids' lives, but only Jesus can truly transform their heart from the inside out. This message challenges us to be intentional in how we form the next generation, while trusting God to do what we cannot. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

You Can't Fix Yourself

Redemption Church — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 16:26:03 +0000

Today, we celebrated Easter! We studied Hebrews 7:23–28 to learn why we can’t fix ourselves and why we need something greater than our own effort. We learned that every path we try eventually fails us, but Jesus is the perfect High Priest who saves us completely and brings us back to God. You don’t have to keep striving to make yourself right, Jesus has already done what you could never do on your own. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Finding True Life

Redemption Church — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:40:14 +0000

Today for Send Sunday we heard from a special guest speaker, Travis Suits. He and his team are going to plant Declaration Church in Buies Creek, NC, near Campbell University. He talks about what true life really looks like, and it's only in knowing Jesus that we can have it. Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, which is a picture of what Jesus does for us spiritually when we put our faith in him. We hope this message challenges and encourages you. Thanks for listening!

God Rebuilds His People

Redemption Church — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:17:12 +0000

Today, we studied Nehemiah 8–13 to finish our series. We learned how God rebuilds His people through His Word. As the wall was completed, God began a deeper work: bringing clarity through Scripture, conviction of sin, and celebration of His grace. Revival doesn’t come from external change, but from hearts renewed by God’s Word. Ultimately, we see that lasting transformation requires more than revival moments. We need new hearts, which Jesus alone provides through His life, death, and resurrection. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Be Ready for Battle

Redemption Church — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:43:23 +0000

Today, we continued our teaching series by studying Nehemiah 4–6. As the wall of Jerusalem neared completion, opposition intensified, revealing an important truth: when God’s mission advances, spiritual opposition is imminent. The enemy often uses ridicule, fear, discouragement, and distraction to pull God’s people away from the work He has called them to do. We have to learn to: build with one hand and battle with the other. The enemy cannot stop God’s mission, but he will try to stop God’s people. Ultimately, Jesus faced every form of opposition, yet never abandoned the mission, securing victory for us through His life, death, and resurrection. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Rise Up and Build

Redemption Church — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:56:29 +0000

Today, we studied Nehemiah 2 and 3. We learned that when God gives a burden, his people rise up and build. We saw Nehemiah wait on God in prayer, trust the gracious hand of God, share the vision clearly, and watch ordinary people take responsibility for their part in the mission. This message challenges us to stop spectating, stop building our own kingdom, and join Jesus in rebuilding what sin has destroyed as we pray for others to know him. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

It Starts With a Burden

Redemption Church — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:56:47 +0000

Today, we began a new teaching series in Nehemiah 1. When God moves in the world, especially to restore his people, he doesn’t begin with blueprints, he begins with burden. Nehemiah hears that Jerusalem is in “great trouble and shame,” and instead of rushing into strategy he weeps and prays. He shows us that a holy burden should lead to reverence, repentance, and requests before action. In what ways has God burdened you? Begin with prayer before you ever move to action. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Faith That Endures

Redemption Church — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:58:26 +0000

Today we finished our "Learn to Listen" series by studying Hebrews 6:4-12. Pastor Michael taught us that the author of Hebrews is saying "true faith endures to the end." And endurance looks like bearing fruit, which includes loving and serving others, as well as looking forward to the promised Life we will receive in eternity. Endurance grows in community, so let's lean in together and endure to the end. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening.

From Listening to Living

Redemption Church — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 17:26:32 +0000

Today, we studied Hebrews 5:1–6:3 to learn that real listening always leads to real living. The author warns that spiritual dullness doesn’t come from ignorance, but from hearing truth without responding to it. He reminds us that Jesus, our perfect High Priest, obeyed fully in our place so we could be forgiven and changed. Because of the gospel, obedience isn’t a way to earn God’s love, but a response to it, as the Holy Spirit carries us forward into maturity one step at a time. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Disobedience Is Exhausting

Redemption Church — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 19:08:39 +0000

Today, we studied Hebrews 4:1–16 to learn how disobedience rooted in unbelief leads to deep, soul-level exhaustion. We saw that God’s promise of rest is still available “today,” but it is entered through faith-filled listening rather than striving or self-reliance, and that God’s living Word exposes what we’re carrying that He never asked us to bear. Ultimately, this text points us to the rest that only Jesus can give: the rest that comes from trusting Him instead of trying harder. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Listening Is Believing

Redemption Church — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Today, we studied Hebrews 3:7–19 to learn why listening to God is never passive and why disobedience is ultimately a problem of unbelief. We saw how Israel’s failure in the wilderness warns us about hardened hearts, how unbelief slowly forms through delay and justification, and why exhortation and community are God’s gifts to keep us trusting Him. Most importantly, we were reminded that Jesus obeyed where Israel failed, and that His obedience covers our disobedience, giving us hope and grace today. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

What About Angels? [Snow Day]

Redemption Church — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Today, it snowed, so we gathered virtually for a special message. We studied Hebrews 2:5–10 to learn why angels, though real and powerful, are servants in God’s plan. Jesus is better and has secured an eternal inheritance for His people. This message explores what the Bible actually teaches about angels, the future God has planned for humanity, and how Jesus’ death and resurrection give us hope as we live between the “already” and the “not yet.” We hope it encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

The Danger of Drifting

Redemption Church — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:47:45 +0000

Today, we studied Hebrews 2:1–4 to learn why drifting in our faith is so dangerous. We saw that drift usually doesn't happen through outright rebellion; it happens through slowly stopping our response to what God has already said. We explored how neglect leads to drift, why familiarity with the gospel can dull our attentiveness to Jesus, and how real spiritual growth happens by staying anchored to Him through intentional, consistent practices. We were reminded that Jesus doesn't abandon drifting people, but moves toward us by becoming human to rescue us, and hold us fast as our Anchor. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Learn to Listen

Redemption Church — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:59:44 +0000

Today, we began a new teaching series by studying Hebrews 1. God has spoken clearly and finally through Jesus, so listening to Him matters more than any other voice. This message explores how God once spoke in many ways, but now speaks fully through His Son, and how our tendency toward selective hearing can cause us to reject God completely. We were challenged to recognize the voices that compete for our attention and to respond by listening to Jesus with trust, obedience, and faith. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Devoted to Something Greater

Redemption Church — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Today we heard from our Discipleship Director, Matt Wagner, on Psalm 119:57-54. The psalmist pushes us to devote ourselves to something greater than anything else in life: a relationship with God. We hope this helps you start 2026 in an intentional, Spirit-filled way. Thanks for listening!

Christmas With Redemption 2025

Redemption Church — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:05:36 +0000

This Christmas, we studied Luke 1:42–56. Mary’s song shows us that personal faith always leads to public praise. God’s might, holiness, and mercy were revealed at Christmas, and encountering Jesus personally transforms our lives, and calls us into something bigger than sentimentality or tradition. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

The Good News of Being Needy

Redemption Church — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:41:06 +0000

Today we finished our Christmas series by studying the rest of Psalm 40, verses 11-17. David shows us how completely needy he is because of his circumstances from without, and his sins from within. But he confidently turns to God for help and salvation, because he, and we, can depend on God to deliver us. We hope this message challenges and encourages you. Thanks for listening!

Be Grateful, Not Guilty

Redemption Church — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:56:03 +0000

Today, we continued our "Christmas In the Psalms" by looking at Psalm 40:1-10. The holidays are an important time to cultivate gratitude, and we look at what David says in the Psalms about gratitude. Often we compare ourselves to others and have guilt around what others are doing for God, but God calls us to be grateful for what he’s given us not guilty for what we haven’t done. Our salvation should bring an outflow of gratefulness, because Jesus came down in our mess and chose to save us. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

The Good Shepherd

Redemption Church — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:58:56 +0000

We began a new series today called "Christmas In the Psalms" by considering Psalm 23. God sent Jesus into the world as our Good Shepherd. He cares for us, and came to us to bring us close to God, to give us a future and a hope for eternity with him. The key isn't just to know the words, know the rules, or know what we ought to do; the key is to know the Good Shepherd who gives us peace and prospers our lives, spiritually and eternally. We hope this message challenges and encourages you. Thanks for listening!

Generosity R.O.I.

Redemption Church — Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:05:34 +0000

This message looks at Paul’s teaching in 2 Corinthians 9 and shows how generosity turns temporary wealth into eternal impact. We naturally hold on to what feels safe and immediate, but Paul calls us to trust God with what we plant. Every act of generosity becomes a seed God uses to change lives, advance the gospel, and produce a harvest we may not see until eternity. When we invest in God’s mission, the return is always greater than the cost because the greatest giver has already given us His Son. Thanks for listening!

What Leads Your Heart

Redemption Church — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:53:00 +0000

Today, we studied Matthew 6:19-24 in our Multiply The Mission series. Jesus teaches us that our treasure leads our heart. He flips our assumptions about money, showing that where we put our resources actually shapes what we love most, and can even blind us to what really matters. We saw how money can become a rival master, but the good news is that Jesus’ death shows us what true treasure looks like: we are His treasure, and when we treasure Him, our hearts are freed from the love of money. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Life on the Line

Redemption Church — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:43:10 +0000

Today, we studied 2 Corinthians 4:14–18. We learned that what we believe about eternity changes how we live today. Paul reminds us that our troubles are temporary, but God’s glory lasts forever, and that living for the "line" of eternity transforms the way we invest our time, talents, and resources now in the "dot" of our life. When we embrace this eternal perspective, generosity, service, and sharing the gospel aren’t burdens, they become opportunities to advance God’s mission and multiply His glory. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Owner or Manager?

Redemption Church — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:32:48 +0000

This week, we studied Psalm 24 to begin a new teaching series called "Multiply the Mission." Do you see yourself as the owner of your life, or a manager? This psalm teaches us that God owns everything, and we’re entrusted to steward our time, talent, and treasure for His mission. Learn how to stop usurping God’s authority and start multiplying His mission in your everyday life. We hope this message encourages and challenges you. Thanks for listening!

Gladness

Redemption Church — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 15:50:05 +0000

This message wraps up our “Get a Hold of Yourself” series on the 8 core emotions from Voices of the Heart by Chip Dodd, focusing on the final emotion—gladness—through John 15:9–11. Pastor Michael teaches that true gladness doesn’t come from success, control, or comfort, but from being deeply loved by Jesus and staying connected to Him, the True Vine. Just like a phone dies when it’s unplugged, our joy fades when we try to live on spiritual 3%. Gladness begins when we rest in God’s unchanging love, grows as we walk in daily obedience, and lasts when Christ’s own joy fills us. This sermon is an invitation to stop chasing counterfeit happiness and start abiding in the love that never runs out. Thanks for istening!