Is God there when you don't feel him? When the life you expected disappears, can you still say "you are my Lord, I have no good apart from you"? How would David pray Psalm 16? How did Jesus pray Psalm 16? And how should I pray Psalm 16? Take refuge in the Lord and be encouraged by this sermon from Pastor Ricky Allegretto on Psalm 16. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our…
Waiting is quickly becoming extinct. Everything has become instant. In your own life you may have a hard time waiting on the Lord. David encourages us in Psalm 62 to not seek an "instant savior" but rather to actively wait for the Lord. examine your heart, what instant saviors do you seek when times are hard or lonely? Don't give in to them! Wait on the Lord. He will deliver you! To support the…
What does it mean for God to bless his people? What is God’s blessing?Why would he bless me? To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link below. https://Redeemer-Church-Rockwall-517189.churchcenter.com/giving
The fruit that is born from living a life rooted in delight for the law of the Lord does not wither, and is always in season, because his roots drink the deep rivers of water that is the spirit of the living God. A river of blessing that never runs dry!
Reading is hard, reading poetry is harder! And when it comes to prayer we'd rather turn to almost anything else other than pray the psalms. It feels like we're reading someone else's prayers. Prayers of men from another age. But they were the prayers of Jesus. He speaks and praise the psalms repeatedly. As we dive into the Psalms in this sermon series we find the answer to why Jesus prays the…
We often hear "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me". A popular verse in this final sermon in our series on Philippians. A popular understanding of this verse might lead you to believe that if you succeed in an endeavor it must be God's will. But to think that this is what Paul meant as he writes this letter from prison is an obvious mistake. If you look at the letter as a whole,…
Once we were at war with God, but now we have peace with God. How do we live in this world and age of anxiety and experience that peace? Usually we try to remove things that destroy our peace or numb ourselves to our anxiety with medicine. But the only way to experience the peace of God is to "Stand firm in the Lord". And how you "Stand firm in the Lord" is what this sermon on Philippians 4 is all…
What do you do when the Bible says one thing about you but it doesn't seem to line up with the world you live in? You press on! Paul encourages the church to quit looking at their lives through the lens of their past and begin to start seeing themselves through the lens of what God says is true about them!
Paul was an elite in his culture he was born in the right country. He was born to an affluent family. He had power and influence. And here in this passage Paul makes one of the most offensive statements in the word of God. Paul says that all these things are worthless in comparison to knowing God.
Paul encourages a weary and discouraged church to continue in faith, love and obedience. Be encouraged by the weight of Christs Love for you, and work out your salvation with fear and trembling. To support the work and worship of Redeemer, subscribe to our channel and consider supporting us by giving a tax deductible gift at the link below.…