Redemption Church
We exist to lead a restless culture to the redeeming Savior in Roanoke, VA. On our channel, you'll find our weekly messages and other videos to help you grow closer to Jesus. Our goal is to mobilize you for God's mission!
Sermons by Redemption Church
Reflecting on Good Friday
I just want to take a few minutes to reflect on why Jesus died, and what that means for us if we put our hope in him.
Redemption Church Sermon | Sept. 13, 2020 | Good News: Abide
We're in our "Good News" sermon series studying John 15.
Redemption Church Sermon | Sept. 20, 2020 | Good News: Abide In the Vine
We're thankful you're watching the sermon with us! This week we discuss who Jesus is from John 15, and why that...
Redemption Church Sermon | Oct. 4th, 2020 | Good News: Abiding Leads to Fruit
In this sermon, we look at what it means to bear fruit, and that we can do nothing to produce that fruit on our own...
Redemption Church Sermon | Sept. 27, 2020 | Good News: Abide in the Word & Prayer
In this sermon, we dive deeper into what it means to "abide." Communication with God is how to stay connected to him.
Redemption Church Sermon | Oct. 11, 2020 | Good News: "You need real community"
We're made for real community, but as defined by God, not ourselves.
Redemption Church Sermon | Nov. 1, 2020 | Intro to Gods law
Here's an introduction to the Law of Moses (the 10 Commandments).
Redemption Church Sermon | Oct. 18, 2020 | Good News: "Kingdom Not Culture"
Redemption Church Sermon | Oct. 25, 2020 | Guest Speaker: Gary Rivers
Exodus 5 and 6 shows us how God delivers his people, even in tough times. God's Kingdom makes a difference for us NOW!
Redemption Church Sermon | Nov. 8, 2020 | No Other Gods
Are you struggling with something in life? This may be the answer to your problems! God wants our all.
Redemption Church Sermon | Nov. 22, 2020 | Honor God's Name
Does your view of the 3rd commandment only include cussing?
Redemption Church Sermon | Nov. 15, 2020 | Make No Images
This week we look at the 2nd Commandment together: Make No Images. It's easy to try to mold God into our image.
Redemption Church Sermon | Nov. 29, 2020 | Rest In God
Are you feeling restless? The 4th Commandment teaches us to rest... in God himself.
Redemption Church Message | Dec 6, 2020 | Wonder
We're looking at Luke 1:67-79 today to study the announcement of the coming King!
Redemption Church Message | Dec 13, 2020 | Trust
This week we look at the Christmas story of Luke 2:1-21 to see how we can TRUST Jesus and what was written about him...
Redemption Church Message | Dec 20, 2020 | Hope
We're excited to finish our Christmas series by looking at John 3:16-17 together.
Redemption Church Message | Jan. 17, 2021 | Protect Good Sex
This week in our Foundation Series: Rules Aren't Enough, we look at the 7th Commandment, "Do Not Commit Adultery.
Redemption Church Message | Jan. 3, 2021 | Honor Father & Mother
We jump back into our 10 Commandments Foundation series with guest speaker, Tanner Hogue.
Redemption Church Message | Jan. 24, 2021 | Don't Bear False Witness
Have you ever lied? Trick question! Of course you have; we all have.
2020 Done / 2021 Here We Come
We didn't meet Sunday, so I thought I'd share what's been on my mind and heart as we say goodbye to 2020 and hello to...
Redemption Church Message | Jan. 31, 2021 | Desire To Give
Today we finish our 10 commandments series, Foundation, by looking at the 8th and 10th commandments together.
Redemption Church Message | Feb. 7, 2021 | We Are Ambassadors
This week we begin a new message series called We Are The Movement! We're looking at 2 Cor.
Redemption Church Message | Feb. 14, 2021 | People are the Mission
Today we look at Matthew 28:18-20, the Great Commission.
Redemption Church Message | Feb. 28, 2021 | Engaging The Culture
This week we look at Acts 17 where Paul goes to Athens and gives the gospel to the philosophers there.
Redemption Church Message | Mar. 7, 2021 | The Gospel Seed
For our last sermon in the We Are the Movement series, we look at Matthew 13 together, Jesus' parable of the four soils.
Redemption Church Message | Feb 21, 2021 | Matthew 11
Guest speaker Charles Wilson, lead pastor of The Hill Church in Roanoke, encourages us with Matthew 11:1-13 today.
God is Our Portion Forever | March 28, 2021
As we prepare to launch our church, we may ask: "We're launching, now what?
The Biggest Story | April 4, 2021
Today we celebrate Easter and our launch by starting a series in Genesis 1-3.
The Meaning of Life | April 11, 2021
Today we continue our series in Genesis 1-3 by looking at the meaning of life!
Redemption Church Message | Mar. 21, 2021
Today Pastor Jacob gives us a helpful and challenging message from Acts 20 as we prepare to launch in just a few weeks.
The Purpose of Sex | April 18, 2021
We continue the Origin Story series by looking at Genesis 2 more in depth to understand God's purpose for sex and...
Adopted | May 2, 2021
We're starting a new message series in Ephesians today! We're God's masterpiece, and we'll see from Ephesians 1:1-14...
Saved | May 16, 2021
This week we are looking at chapter 2 of Ephesians and how the church is God's masterpiece!
Know God's Power | May 9, 2021
Looking at Paul's prayers for the Ephesian church in chapters 1:15-23 and 3:14-21 we see that he wants them to know...
The Foundation of Morality | April 25, 2021
Wrapping up our series in Genesis 1-3, we talk about the foundation of morality and the choice we have as humans...
Mystery
This week we hear guest speaker, Neeko Williams, talk about God's mystery in the gospel.
Marriage
This week we are looking at Ephesians 5. Marriage was created to be a picture of unity between Jesus and the church.
Inside Out
This week we look at Ephesians 4 and 5 and talk about what being a Christian looks like.
A Growing Body
This week we hear from our Ministries Director, Jacob Thomas, talk about the growing body of the church.
This is War
In our last message of the Masterpiece series, we look at Ephesians 6 and what's normally called spiritual warfare.
Gospel Centered
This week we start our DNA series, looking at what makes our church tick, and why did 21 people move their lives to...
Sharing the Gospel One-on-One | Equip
Join us for the first of a four-part series on sharing the gospel.
The Path That Leads to Death
Check out the start of a new series, Return to Genesis. We will be starting back in Genesis 4, looking at the story of...
Authentic Community
Join us this week for the second part of our DNA Series, where we talk about building authentic community.
Sharing the Gospel in the Workplace | Equip
Join us for the second of a four-part series on sharing the gospel.
Multiply & Mobilize
Join us this week for the third part of our DNA Series, we are excited to have a guest speaker from our planting...
Hospitality
This week we wrap up our DNA message series by looking at what Hebrews 13:1-3 has to tell us about demonstrating...
Sharing the Gospel through Hospitality | Equip
Join us for the third of a four-part series on sharing the gospel.
Sharing the Gospel as a Community | Equip
Join us for the fourth part of a four-part series on sharing the gospel.
The Path That Leads to Rest
This week we talk about Genesis 5 and 6, where we look to see the path that God has for us and how it ultimately leads...
God’s Flood of Justice
This week we go through Genesis 6-7 looking at the events of the flood and what God’s judgement looks like.
God’s Promise of Hope
Join us this week as we dive into Genesis 8 & 9, to see the hope God promises after the flood.
Cursed… Again
This week, we study Genesis 9-10. We dive into the story after the flood and what it means for us today.
Tower of Disappointment
In the last sermon of our Return to Genesis series, we look at Genesis 11 and the Tower of Babel.
Engage
This week we hear from Pastor Jacob as he shares what John 21:1-19 teaches us about Jesus' engagement and reengagement...
Renew
We’re excited to jump back into the Thought Life series this week! How you think affects how you live.
Replace
This message marks the first in our four-week Thought Life series! How you think affects how you live.
Rejoice
This is the last week in our Thought Life message series. We hope it's been helpful!
Reframe
In Philippians 4:8-9, Paul encourages us to reframe the way we think.
The Secret to Fulfillment
We continue our Fulfilled series by studying Matthew 5:1-16, looking at what are typically called The Beatitudes.
A Church on Mission
Join us this week as we hear from a special guest speaker, Port City Church Planter, Jeremy Dager.
Understanding Jesus
We're excited to start our new series in Matthew this week by looking at Matthew 3:13-4-11.
How To Pray (And How Not To!)
How do you feel about prayer? We often make prayer something religious, when it's really about a relationship with our...
Jesus v. Religion
We're continuing the Fulfilled series today by looking at Matthew 5:17-48.
Hark the Herald
What if Christmas wasn't about you or your family, but about God building his?
Don't Judge
Jesus teaches us about the danger of judging others in Matthew 7:1-6, 12.
What Do You Treasure?
How do you feel about giving? We come to a topic that we all struggle with and that can be awkward to talk about...
Wise Worshippers
We continue our Reimagining Christmas series today, studying Matthew 2.
True vs. False Christianity
As we bring the Fulfilled sermon series to a close today, we'll see Jesus in Matthew 7, summarize his teaching from...
Courage At Christmas
Today we're studying Matthew 1 to see how Christmas gives us courage. Immanuel means "God with us.
Gospel-Centered
We're kicking of our Vision 2022 series in Galatians 1:6-12.
Kids Are Like Arrows
As we start the new year, Carter takes us through Psalm 127 to discuss how raising children is really a responsibility...
Multiply Christmas
What if Christmas wasn't about you or your family, but about God building his?
Hospitality
We're studying Luke 14:12-24 today to understand true hospitality.
Authentic Community
As we meet online this week due to weather, we're studying Hebrews 10:23-25 to understand one important aspect of...
Multiplication
Today is our last message in the Vision 2022 series. We look at Matthew 28:16-20, and 2 Timothy 2:1-2 to inform why we...
All In
Today we look at Galatians 6:7-10, which teaches us that you reap what you sow.
Leading the Church
As we begin a new series in 1 Timothy today, we look at chapter one to learn how to lead the church.
A Journey of Obedience
Join us this week as we hear from a special guest speaker, Gateway Church Planter, Brody Medford.
Gathering the Church
We continue our 1 Timothy series, studying 1 Timothy 2. Paul's focus is on gathering and prayer, but he also includes...
Ordering Church Leadership
Today we jump back into chapter 3 of 1 Timothy to see how church leadership should be ordered.
The Mystery
This week we slow down in 1 Timothy 3:14-16 so we can consider the mystery of godliness, God, and the gospel.
Combating Toxic Leadership
Today we study 1 Timothy 4 to see what Paul teaches us about combating toxic leadership.
Honor
As we get close to finishing 1Timothy, this week we study 1 Timothy 5:1-6:2 to learn more about honoring one another.
True Life
This week we conclude our series in 1 Timothy by looking at chapter 6.
Flip the Switch
Join us this Palm Sunday as we have guest speaker, Brant Gordon, from Mercy Hill Church as he goes through Ephesians...
The Grave, Garden, Encounter
Thanks for checking out our Easter message this week as we study Luke 24: Jesus' Resurrection.
The Church Mobilized
We're continuing our Witness series in Acts 2 today, looking specifically at Acts 2:1-13.
The Movement Begins
This week we continue our Witness message series by looking at Acts 1, and focusing on a few verses.
Surrender
Thanks so much for joining our last message in this series from Acts 2:14-47.
Faith & Doubt
This week we're continuing our Made for More series in Genesis 15.
Something More
This week we continue our series in Genesis looking at chapters 13-14.
Friend and Foe?
We're continuing in Genesis 18-19 this week, looking at how Abraham is God's friend, versus Lot who is the world's...
Blessed to Be a Blessing
As we begin a new series in going into Abrahams Story today, we look to Genesis 12 to set the framework of this series.
The Sinner & The Sufferer
This week we continue our Made For More series as we look at Genesis chapters 16 and 17.
Promise Kept
Have you ever made a promise you can't keep. Of course! You're only human. But God always keeps his promises.
From Death to Life
We study Genesis 23 this week, talking about death. It's never a fun topic! But we will all face death at some point.
For Us
Join us for our final week in Genesis, where we talk about God bringing one of the first steps of completion of his...
Praying Produces Doing
Thanks for starting a new series with us called Pray for the City!
Shipwrecked in Faith
Join us this week with guest speaker, Daniel Naff, the lead pastor of Ridgeview Church launching this fall in Boones...
Praying for Justice
Thanks for jumping back into our new series, Pray for the City!
Praying For Government
This week we get political! But not in the way you might think.
Human Dignity
This week as we look at Psalm 8, it teaches us about human dignity.
Against Racism
We dive back into our Pray for the City series today by looking at Psalm 9, 13, and others.
Wisdom And Folly
We have a guest speaker, Andrew Hopper, today! Andrew is the Lead Pastor of Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC.
Authentic Self
Check out our new series, Emotionally Healthy Spirituality!
Letting Go
In week two of our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series, we're studying 2 Corinthians 5:14-17 to see how to let go...
Praying For One Another
This is our last week in our Sermon Series, Pray for the City, with our new Executive pastor Michael Nunn.
Embracing Limits
We're in week three of our Emotionally Healthy Spirituality series looking at Matthew 11:28-30.
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality Intro
We're emotional beings, made to feel things deeply. And that's a good thing!
Who's Glory?
This week we begin our new series, Made for this Moment, by studying Esther chapters 1-2.
God's Plan
Today we study Romans 8 with guest speaker, Pastor Gary Rivers, from Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC.
Identity
As we continue in Esther chapters 5-7, we'll see that the only identity worth having is the identity God gives us.
Esther
We’re in a cultural moment that has unique challenges. And sometimes, we may feel like we can never make a difference.
How's Your Heart?
Today we study Psalm 95 with guest speaker, Pastor Chris Gaynor, from The Summit Church in RDU, NC.
Don't Be Religious
Don't be religious, be relational! In Colossians 2:16-23 we learn that following Jesus is a very narrow way.
Trust In God's Provision
We're in Ruth 2 together this week. And Boaz comes into the story.
Jesus The Sender
This week we are studying Matthew 10:1-15 to see Jesus the Sender.
Whatever It Takes To Find Joy
This week we finish our series by studying Luke 21:1-4 and Psalm 16. Let's do whatever it takes to find joy!
Earthly Or Eternal
This week we begin a new series in Genesis 25 called Made For More: Jacob's Story.
Stolen Blessing
This week we continued our series in Genesis 27, studying Jacob's stolen blessing.
The Gospel Saves & Sends
This week we hear from guest speaker, Jonathan Yarboro, from Mercy Hill Church in Greensboro, NC.
Fear
Today, we studied John 6:16–21 to learn how Jesus meets us in our fear.
The Good News of Being Needy
Today we finished our Christmas series by studying the rest of Psalm 40, verses 11-17.
Dysfunctional Church
This week we started a new teaching series on 1 Corinthians, focusing on the early chapters where Paul confronts the...
Don't Let Yourself Drift
Today, we heard from guest speaker, Bryan Miller. We studied Jude 17–25 to learn how focusing on the gospel keeps us...
Christmas with Redemption
If you missed Christmas with Redemption or simply wanted to relive this magical night please join us as we worship the...
Blessed For What?
Today we're starting a new series called Multiply by studying Psalm 67 together.
Testing Our Love
In week 4 of our Multiply series, we're looking at 2 Corinthians 8:1-15.
For Our City
Today we continue in our sermon series Multiply by studying Jeremiah 29.
For The World
We're continuing our Multiply series this week by studying Isaiah 2:2-5.
Deep Dependent Worship
Today we begin our Vision 2023 series in Psalms 42-43. We'll find that we all thirst for something.
Love Others Compassionately
Today as we close out our Vision 2023 series in Matthew 9:35-38 where we look at how we love others compassionately.
Christmas Cheer
In week 5 of our Multiply series, we're looking at 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 to finish up our series.
Redemption Church- Easter 2023
If you missed Easter at Redemption, here is the full worship experience. Thank you for watching!
Love Yourself Correctly
We continue our Vision 2023 series by looking at Ephesians 3:16-19 to learn to love ourselves correctly.
Love God Completely
We're in Matthew 22:34-40 this week as we look at the Greatest Commandment, to love God and love others as ourselves.
Begin With Prayer
Join us today as we start a new sermon series called BLESS.
Weakness Is the Way
This week we welcome Tanner Hogue, pastor of Port City Church, a new church plant coming to Norfolk, VA this year for...
Singleness
Today, we're finishing our series called Sex, Marriage, and Singleness.
Sex
Today we're starting a short series called Sex, Marriage, and Singleness in 1 Corinthians 6-7.
Listen With Intentionality
This is part 2, Listen With Intentionality, of our 5-part BLESS series.
Marriage
This week we're in 1 Corinthians 7 to look at what Paul says about marriage. Marriage means mutual meekness.
Eat with Purpose
We're in week 3 of our BLESS series, looking at how to Eat with Purpose from Matthew 9:9-13.
Share Your Story
We're finishing up our BLESS series today with John 4:1-42.
Community and DNA Groups
This is why we do groups... because discipleship happens in community!
Serve Sacrificially
As we study Matthew 20:20-28, Jesus teaches us that if we want to BLESS our neighbors, we have to learn to serve them...
Jesus Above All
As we celebrate Easter, we're starting a new series in Colossians 1:15-23, called Jesus Above All!
Mature In Faith
Have you wondered what it means to be mature in your faith?
Peace In the Family
We're continuing in Colossians 3:18-21 today, discussing Peace in the Family.
The New Self
Today we continue in our Jesus Above All series in Colossians.
Real or Fake?
This week we're continuing our series by studying Colossians 3:11-17. The Apostle Paul will say: Above all, put on love.
Kingdom Friendships
As we finish up our Jesus Above All series in Colossians 4:7-18 today, we're studying what friendships within the...
God's Way Is Better
In Ruth 4, we learn that God's way is always the better way.
Jesus At Work
We're studying Colossians 3:22-4:6 today, talking about Jesus in the workplace.
Jesus The Healer
We're excited to start our series "Who Is Jesus?" in Matthew, chapters 8-12.
Lean Into God's Love
We're excited to start studying the book of Ruth today by looking at Ruth 1. God's "hesed" is his unfailing love.
Redemption Is Worth The Risk
We're in Ruth 3 this week, where we'll see that redemption is worth the risk.
Jesus The Authority
This week we're studying Matthew 8:18-9:8 to see Jesus as the Authority over all things.
Jesus The Restful
We studied Matthew 11:25-12:14 today to see that Jesus is the rest we need.
Grow In The Gospel
Do you feel like you're growing in your faith and spiritual maturity?
Jesus The Warrior
This week we're studying Matthew 10:16-39 to Jesus as a warrior.
Jesus The Servant
This week as we close our series, Who Is Jesus?, we study Matthew 12:15-32 together.
Jesus the Savior
This week we're studying Matthew 11:1-6 to see Jesus as the Savior.
Gather With Believers
This week we're back in Acts 2:42-47, as well as Hebrews 10:19-25, to discuss gathering.
Give Generously
Join us this week as we look at Acts 2:44-45 and Luke 16:1-15 to talk about giving.
I Am Jonah
We're starting a study in the book of Jonah, looking at chapter 1! We'll see Jonah run from God's Word.
Group For Community
This week we're back in Acts 2:42-47, as well as John 13:34-35, to talk about groups!
Spirit-Filled Going
We're concluding the Grow series by studying Acts 2:47 and Acts 1:1-8.
He Gave Talents
We're continuing the series, He Gave, by looking at our Talents, from Matthew 25:14-30.
Fight For Obedience
We're continuing in Jonah 3 today, where we're confronted with the urgency and miracle of God saving his enemies.
Salvation Belongs To God
This week we're in Jonah 2, when Jonah is in the belly of the fish.
Love What God Loves
We're closing out our series in Jonah today by studying chapter 4.
Christmas With Redemption 2023
If you missed Christmas with Redemption or simply wanted to relive this magical night please join us as we worship the...
He Gave Time
Today we start a new series called He Gave! We'll study Matthew 25:1-13 as we look at giving our time back to God.
Why I Joined a DNA Group
We believe discipleship happens in community. One of the ways we foster discipleship in community is through our DNA...
He Gave Treasure
This week, we finish our series He Gave by studying both Mathew 25:14-30 and Matthew 6:19-24.
Work & Rest Are Worship
Welcome back to another message in our Deep Dependent Worship series, studying Romans 12:1-2.
Prepare The Jars
This week, we study 2 Kings 4:1-7 to see what depending on God alone actually looks like.
Worship Is The Future
We're finishing Deep Dependent Worship today by studying 1 Corinthians 15 together. We'll mainly look at verses 45-58.
Worship Is More Than Singing
We're starting a new message series studying Romans 12:1-2 to end 2023, called Deep Dependent Worship.
He Is Present
Join us this week as we hear from guest speaker, Randy Titus, Executive Pastor of Worship Serivces at Mercy Hill...
Singing Is Worship
Last week we saw that worship is more than singing, it is everything, our whole being.
Eyes On Eternity
We're excited to start 2024 by studying 1 Peter 1:1-13 together. We want to keep our eyes on eternity.
Salvation Results In Sharing
For this Send Sunday, we get to start by hearing from two special guests, in a Q&A!
Hospitable Towards Outsiders
We're continuing our Vision series today by studying 1 Peter 2:1-12 & 3:13-17.
Building Authentic Community
This week we're studying 1 Peter 1:13-25 to learn about building authentic community.
Love Grows
As we start a new series in Philippians this week, we study Philippians 1:1-11 to understand Christian love.
Mobilize Leaders to Multiply Disciples
This week we're studying 2 Timothy 2:1-7 to learn about how leaders are equipped to multiply disciples.
Who Do You Live For?
This week we'll study Philippians 1:12-21 as we continue our series, Extremely Ordinary Christianity.
A Life of Generosity || Victoria's Story
Victoria is a leader in our church, especially when it comes to generosity.
Are You Worthy?
This week we look at Philippians 1:21-30 to see whether or not we're living lives worthy of the gospel.
Reading The Christmas Story
We had a few of our kids help us tell the Christmas Story this year by reading from the Jesus Storybook Bible!
Unity Through Humility
This week we continue in our sermon series Extremely Ordinary Christianity and dive into Philippians 2:1-11.
Shine Like Stars
We're continuing in Philippians by studying Philippians 2:12-18.
Pursue Success
This week we study Philippians 2:19-30 to finish our series, Extremely Ordinary Christianity.
Gender: Male and Female
Today we study Genesis 1:24-28 as we continue our series, DTR: Relationships According to the Bible.
Worth It (Easter 2024)
This week we're celebrating Easter at Redemption by studying Philippians 3:1-11.