Redeemer Bible Church Sermon Audio

Acts 9:36-43 | Disciples of Jesus make disciples.

Luke 9:7-20 | Many have been interested in Jesus or intrigued by Jesus or investigating of Jesus. Many have loved studying his life and have been influenced by his teaching. And yet many have never moved from questioning who Jesus is to confessing who Jesus is. Today's passage raises a question we have seen throughout Luke's gospel: "Who is this?"" And today's passage gives a confession of the definitive answer! This answer is the most important answer every single person must give as well.

Luke 9:1-6 |

Luke 8:40-56 | Twelve years. For a dad of a dying daughter, they were twelve short years that led him to the feet of Jesus. For a suffering woman, they were twelve long years that led her to the hem of Jesus. Both people desperately came to Jesus hoping he would heal them in a way only he could. And in both cases he delivered. This sermon powerfully illustrates what it looks like to come to Jesus when you need healing.

Luke 8:26-39 | What happens when the most powerful forces of darkness come face to face with the authority of Christ? In Luke chapter 8, we encounter a man so overtaken by evil that he lived among tombs, broke chains with his bare hands, and had lost every trace of the life he once knew. Yet when Jesus arrived on the scene, everything changed in an instant. This passage pulls back the curtain on the very real spiritual battle that surrounds us, reminding us that no darkness, no matter how deeply entrenched or overwhelming in number, can withstand the authority of Jesus. The story of the demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes is not just an ancient account of a miraculous event. It is a declaration that the same Jesus who conquered a legion of demons is the Jesus we walk with today. For those of us who feel pressed down by forces beyond our control, this passage speaks directly to our condition. We are invited to trust that Christ's authority is not limited by the scale of what opposes us, and that the enemy's days are numbered. The hope we carry is not wishful thinking. It is grounded in the demonstrated power of a Savior who has already shown what he can do.

Luke 8:22-25 | After Jesus calms the, two crucial questions are asked. The first is a question Jesus asks his disciples. The second is a question his disciples asked concerning Jesus. the answer to these two crucial questions must be settled in each of our hearts as well.

Luke 8:4-21 | "You're not hearing me." Maybe we have said this or it has been said to us. The point of this statement is not that the soundwaves from someone's mouth didn't reach another's ears, but rather that the message's entire point has been missed. Jesus teaches that it's possible to hear his words and completely miss his message. This passage helps us ensure we hear Jesus with ears that truly hear.

Luke 8:1-3 | At the beginning of Luke 8 a group of women are mentioned. They are faithfully and radically following Jesus as they faithfully and sacrificially give to Jesus. It's a model of what a faith rooted in deep love and gratitude for Jesus looks like. As we look at these three verses today, may God move our hearts to follow Jesus in the same way.

2 Corinthians 12:7-10 | God lavishes his grace upon us. This is something all of us as believers know. But we often subconsciously view the outpouring of God’s grace as only the spiritual high moments of life. As we dive into 2 Corinthians 12, we see the outpouring of God’s grace even in the hardest of moments and the sufferings of life.

1 Corinthians 13:1-7 | How do we know we’re growing as disciples of Jesus? 1 Corinthians 13:1–7 reminds us that love is both the target and the evidence of Christian growth. Paul exposes the emptiness of spiritual gifts and religious activity without love, then shows us what Christlike love actually looks like. As we see and savor the love of Christ more clearly, we are compelled to reflect that love joyfully to one another for the sake of God's fame in the world.