Type your new text here.      We must remember that Jesus had everybody’s attention, but not everybody’s devotion. Not everybody liked it when God shined His light to reveal their ways.  The world doesn’t like the idea of an absolute moral code, and Christians are often bear the brunt of the world’s ire when they are exposed by that light.  It’s in that time that we remember that trouble is tempor...  Read More

Type your new text here.      Peacemaking is hard work.  It isn’t a passive thing.  So many today engage in the war for our rights and freedoms, but Jesus contrasted this by laying down His own freedoms and rights.  This is how He made peace with us.  Believers have peace with God through Jesus but have the peace of God because of the Holy Spirit.  You can’t give what you don’t have.  We must firs...  Read More

Type your new text here. #ColorTheWorld #SerenityCross #christianmusic Color the World | Serenity Cross | (Official Music Video) “Color the World” Lyrics Words, words can be hard sometimes Can't seem to find the lines Like they don't want to be found They get lost in the sound of silence Words, more than ink on a page Tells us a story Fills in the spaces Like the coloring pages of life Color the w...  Read More

Day 3 brought an escalation to Mr. Know's mania.  It seems his controlling nature is boiling over.  How will the team work together to accomplish creation of an original music video for Serenity Cross by Friday????  Tune in to find out....  Read More

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It's day 2 of First Redeemer's Spark Studios Vacation Bible School.  Learning to express our creativity, to cultivate our talent, and be bold to accomplish God's purpose in our lives.  The team struggles to create original content for a music video to be released this Friday.  Watch today's episode below....  Read More

Type your new text here.      Satisfying hunger is a perpetual pursuit.  So, what do we do with internal hunger?  Not hunger for food, but the deep inner hunger in our souls for happiness, connection, satisfaction. If you look to the world to satisfy your deepest needs, the world will always come up short, but jesus is the bread of life.       When we pray, God wants more than just a transaction w...  Read More

Vacation Bible School is off and running at First Redeemer Church.  This year is Spark Studios and we are learning about how God created us for good works in  Christ Jesus.  It's a wonderful time for all the kids and volunteers as we celebrate the creativity given to us by God....  Read More

Type your new text here. First Redeemer Vacation Bible School is an amazing and exciting time every summer.  So many collaborate to create environments where children can come to know Jesus as their Savior!...  Read More

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Are you familiar with the story of Jim Elliot, missionary to Ecuador and his wife Elizabeth.  This little known fact only enhances what is now martyr legend for Christians.Click the link below to watch. https://youtube.com/shorts/W4pD7BsliWU?feature=share...  Read More

Join us for our annual celebrate freedom services and picnic, Sunday, July 3rd.  Let's celebrate our freedom July 3rd, at 9:30AM & 11AM special services featuring guest speaker Cal Thomas.  Then join us at 7PM on the lawn for our evening picnic with games, music and amazing fireworks show to follow....  Read More

     What does happiness look like?  And, who can really experience that?  What happens when life isn’t fair?  Jesus addresses this topic that is universally pursued, but often misunderstood.  True happiness is enduring and transcends our circumstances.  That’s what makes it so difficult to grasp.     The sermon on the mount is opened with the beatitudes where Jesus describes the kind of people wh...  Read More

      What is true spirituality?  How would Jesus describe it?  What does Jesus have to say about living a life that answers our deepest questions, and give us peace, joy, and hope?    The sermon on the mount is a sermon to and about Jesus' followers.  It's not a sermon that describes those who do not follow Jesus already.  It describes 'be'atitudes vs. 'do'atitudes.  The blessed life Jesus' descr...  Read More

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Type your new text here. The Beatitudes, Part 1 - May 29, 2022Intro/Context for Sermon on the Mount:Matthew 4:23-25 (NIV2011)23 Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people. 24 News about him spread all over Syria, and people brought to him all who were ill with various diseases, those...  Read More

Type your new text here. Graduate Recognition – Inside Out, May 15, 2022Intro: Ships & IcebergsDaniel 1:3-5 (NIV2011)3 Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility— 4 young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to und...  Read More

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Easter, April 17, 2022Intro: Why Easter is special: It affirms ChristianitySome time before His crucifixion, Jesus said:Mark 9:31 (NIV2011)31  “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.”1 Corinthians 15:3-4 (NIV2011)…what I received I passed on to you as of first importance: that Christ died for our sins according to the S...  Read More