Redeemer Christian Church In Amarillo

John 20:1; 11-18 // "So what if Jesus rose from the dead? What does that have to do with my life today?"Many people read the story of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and recognize that it is a beautiful and powerful story, but that it's just that - a story. It doesn't mean anything for living in our modern world today, nor can it help us with the distressing challenges we face in everyday life. But if the resurrection of Jesus Christ truly happened, then nothing could be more relevant to our world today, or to the circumstances of your life - and here are five reasons why that's true!Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

John 19:1-30Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Matthew 21:1-11 // If you got to pick your salvation, what kind of salvation would you want God to give you?As Jesus rides into Jerusalem on a donkey, the people cry aloud "Hosanna!" The long-awaited king had come to overthrow the Roman Empire and deliver the people from their oppression - or so they thought. Jesus was coming to bring salvation, but it was not the salvation that they were expecting or seeking. Instead of political salvation, or material salvation, Jesus came to bring eternal salvation that is greater than anything we could ever hope for. The question is: do you want the salvation that Jesus brings, or would you prefer a salvation of your own choosing?Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Nahum, Pt 3 (Nahum 3:1-7, 18-19) // How could such a small, weird book in the Old Testament have anything to say to Christians today?Nahum is a book that foretells divine wrath against the city of Ninevah, a city built on violence, bloodshed, and oppression. Assyria was one of the most powerful empires of the ancient world, and Ninevah was its crowning jewel to its citizens - and the dread and terror of those who opposed Assyria. But Nahum isn't just foretelling the downfall of one wicked empire; Nahum is using Ninevah as a demonstration of what will happen to every evil nation when the Lord returns. He will not let evil go unpunished, and the pain and grief we feel in our world today is not lost or ignored by him. When Christ returns, he will create a new heavens and a new earth free of pain, suffering, sadness, and evil forever!Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchri

Nahum, Pt. 2 - Nahum 1:15-2:13 // Why is God's justice something to look forward to?Our sin is not just an individual problem. Sin is a problem that plagues all of humanity, and the creation we live in. When we talk about "salvation", we often narrow it to our individual salvation and miss out on how Scripture talks about salvation. God's salvation includes our personal salvation, but also the salvation of his people and all creation from sin and death. While we look forward to God's final justice, where Satan, sin, and death are destroyed forever, we are given small glimpses of God's judgment and salvation through the Old Testament prophets. The destruction of Nahum shows us that the mightiest empires of man cannot lift a finger against God, and that all who oppose the Lord in their sin will see their evil judged by the perfect judgment of God - and the salvation and deliverance of those who put their trust in Christ!Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our

Nahum, Part 1: Nahum 1:1-14 // How can the wrath of God be a good thing?The idea of a "wrathful God" seems like an archaic view of God from the distant past. If God is love, then he can't be wrathful - that would make him an abusive tyrant! But God's wrath is not like the wrath we know from sinful man. His wrath is an extension of his love and perfect goodness. His wrath is based not on sin, but on his holy power and authority - and his wrath is a shelter for those who turn away from evil and turn to the Lord. For those who belong to Christ, the wrath of God is one of the strongest comforts that the Lord will not let Satan and his kingdom triumph over the people of God, and we can take comfort that "the Lord is a stronghold in the day of trouble"!Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your ge

Standalone - John 3:1-21Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Matthew 4:1-11How does Jesus Christ respond to the devil's testing?After Jesus' baptism, he is immediately driven into the wilderness for 40 days. What may seem like an abrupt break in the exciting action of the Gospel account is actually leading us to one of the most important events in Christ's entire ministry. After 40 days, the devil visits Jesus to test him. Exhausted from fasting for 40 days, how does Jesus respond to the devil's testing - and what happens if he fails?Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Jonah 4Jonah 3:10 - 4:11 // How can God be a God of mercy and justice at the same time?After God commands the fish to spit Jonah out on to dry land, Jonah reluctantly goes to Nineveh. As a Hebrew Israelite, currently experiencing the boot of the Assyrian empire, walking into Nineveh was a dangerous and life-threatening thing for Jonah to do, and yet he finally went - and began preaching a terrible sermon. Jonah wanted to see God's justice, and preached a bare-bones message of repentance with no hope of grace and mercy for Ninevah. But even through Jonah's message was weak, God worked miraculously in the hearts of everyone in Nineveh. From the king to the citizens, the city repents and puts their faith in the God of Jonah in the hope of receiving mercy from God. In Christ, we do not simply have hope that God will show mercy towards us - we have a guaranteed promise that because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, that there is no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus!Our

JonahJonah 2:10 - 3:9//How can God be a God of mercy and justice at the same time?After God commands the fish to spit Jonah out onto dry land, Jonah reluctantly goes to Nineveh. As a Hebrew Israelite, currently experiencing the boot of the Assyrian empire, walking into Nineveh was a dangerous and life-threatening thing for Jonah to do, and yet he finally went - and began preaching a terrible sermon. Jonah wanted to see God's justice, and preached a bare-bones message of repentance with no hope of grace and mercy for Ninevah. But even through Jonah's message was weak, God worked miraculously in the hearts of everyone in Nineveh. From the king to the citizens, the city repents and puts their faith in the God of Jonah in the hope of receiving mercy from God. In Christ, we do not simply have hope that God will show mercy towards us - we have a guaranteed promise that because Jesus Christ died on the cross for our sins, that there is no longer any condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus!Our missio

JonahJonah 1:17 - 2:9// Jonah did not just disobey God. He wanted to flee from God. So, in order to do this, he leaves the land of Israel, he leaves his people, and he even abandons his personal call and identity as a prophet of God, as he sails to the edge of the earth. Now, because of his sin, he cast into the sea where he sinks into complete and utter isolation. Sin often deceives us into thinking that it will give us pleasure and peace. But in reality, it drives us away and exiles us from the truest source of pleasure and peace. But just as Jonah found mercy and deliverance from the Lord deep in the belly of a fish, the Lord has mercy and grace on all those who call upon his name in the midst of their sin. The Lord takes our sin seriously enough to expose our sin and its consequences in our lives, but he also takes our sin seriously enough to send his Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem us from the curse of sin and give us a hope and future where sin will never exist again!Our mission is to declare the gospel wi

Jonah (Part 1)Jonah 1:1-16// Jonah is not just a story. Jonah is our story. Jonah represents the enduring call of the people to step out of their comfort, out of their bias, and out of their tribe to embrace the mission of God. We have been called. Do we have ears to hear the voice of the One who calls us? We have been sent. Will we go to where God sends us? We have been loved. Will we love as God has loved us? We have the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Will we declare it and display it to our neighbors and the nations?Our mission is to declare the gospel with our words and display the gospel with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and

Genesis 9:5-6// The doctrine of the sacredness of human life doesn’t only have implications for society at large. It has deeply personal implications that reach down into the very motivations of our hearts. Murder is the fundamental denial and discretion of the image of God. It is why it is forbidden even in the Ten Commandments of Moses. But Jesus drills down deeper. He shows us that murder is rooted in hatred within our hearts. When we are wounded and wronged, we are tempted to respond by wounding and wronging. We are tempted to hate. We are tempted to view our enemies as less than human. In Genesis 9, God fiercely threatens a reckoning for bloodshed. But the gospel announces that Jesus’s blood was shed so that whoever trusts in him will be reckoned as righteous. Genesis 9 shows us that murder is an abomination against God, but the Gospel reveals that the murder of God’s Son on the cross has become the very symbol of God's glory and the means of our redemption. When we honor the sacredness of human lif

Galatians 1:1-9Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

EpiphanyIsaiah 60:1-14// Human beings long to be home. In each of us there is a sense of restlessness and eagerness to find that place where we belong, where we are at peace, and where we are at rest. At the end of every journey and adventure is the hope of arriving at a place we can call home. The Bible offers an account of why we hunger for home: human beings were created by God in the garden of Eden. Eden was a place of peace, provision, and flourishing, but even more, it was a place where humankind experienced unbroken union and fellowship with our Creator. Eden was our home. We lost this home because instead of living in submission to God, we chose to rebel against God. Instead of embracing loving fellowship with God, we chose fellowship with sin and the serpent, and the story of humankind’s exile from Eden and the longing for return is arguably the most important storyline of the Bible. But Isaiah tells us that there is a day coming when the longing for home will find its completion. There will be a day

Galatians 4:4-7// Even if you've never heard the phrase "deus ex machina" before, you probably have seen it in books, TV shows, and movies many times over: when the hero of the story has lost because the odds are insurmountable and their fate has been sealed, something outside of the established story suddenly changes all factors in the story. An unwinnable situation suddenly becomes winnable, and the hero defeats the villain. Even though these 'reverses' are everywhere in our storytelling, deep down inside we dislike them because they tell us that we really are not good enough, strong enough, or wise enough to white-knuckle our way to victory and success. Maybe we do really need someone to intervene in our situation - and praise be to God that "when the fulness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law", and that "for our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become

Christmas Day 2022John 1:14-18Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Christmas Eve 2022Luke 2:1-21Our mission is to declare the gospel of Jesus Christ with our words and display the gospel of Jesus Christ with our lives to our neighbors and to the nations. Visit redeemerchristianchurch.com/give and join in our mission through your generous financial assistance - every gift and donation we receive goes to this goal!

Advent 2022 (Part 4)Matthew 1:18-25'// As a man, Jesus has experienced all of our disappointments. He experienced the heartbreak of loss as he was told that John the Baptist had been murdered by Herod. He experienced the sting of betrayal as every one of his disciples fled from him when he was arrested. He knows the pain of what it feels like to have a friend like Peter curse the very mention of his name. He knows our disappointment. And that is why he is qualified to heal it. But even more, as God, Jesus accomplishes our ultimate hope. He lived a perfect life we could not live. He suffered death on the cross. But he overcame even the power of death, and one day he will return. He will make all things new, and he will wipe away all tears. Disappointment will be a forgotten dream because the kingdom of Christ will be the realization of our greatest hope and more. Jesus is the only one who will fulfill your deepest desires, and the promise of this gospel is a hope that will not disappoint!Our mission is to

Advent 2022 (Part 3)Matthew 11:2-11// John the Baptist was the forerunner for Jesus, the long-awaited Messiah. And yet, despite spending his entire ministry preparing the way for Jesus, John began to have some doubts as he languished in his prison cell. What if Jesus wasn't the Messiah? What if he was preparing the way for the wrong person? John sends his disciples to inquire of Christ whether he ought to be looking for someone else, and in his response, Jesus answers him that he is the one John was looking for, but that he was different than what John expected. Quoting the prophet Isaiah, Jesus says he came to "to bring good news to the poor" and "to bind up the brokenhearted", but that John should not expect "the opening of the prison to those who are bound". But despite losing his life in prison to the whims of a wicked tyrant, John gained a future greater than anything he could've expected in this life. Sometimes our lives do not shape up to what we hope or expect,