Episodes
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Living Into The Kingdom: Firm Foundation by Christine Nolf
This Sunday, we lift our heads up and out into our various communities and respond to Jesus’ invitation to draw near to the vulnerable in our midst. Christine will be teaching from Matthew 7:15-20. We’ll have a chance to respond through reflective action, by creating space to slow down and be…
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Living Into The Kingdom: by Mike Rigdon
It is Formation Sunday and Mike is preaching on Living Into the Kingdom out of Matthew 7:13-14. We’re also starting our fourth wave of Formation Practices by focusing on Serve.
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Living Into The Kingdom: with Christy Vines
We’re thrilled to welcome Christy Vines as our Exploration Guest this morning. She’s the founding Executive Director of the Center for Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation at Fuller Theological Seminary, where she leads a bold and timely effort to equip Christian leaders with the…
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Living Into The Kingdom: Ask, Seek, Knock by Christine Nolf
This Sunday is For Our Communities Sunday. Christine will be continuing our journey through the Sermon on the Mount with Matthew 7:7-12. This week's reflective action will be an opportunity to make bold prayers together for our communities.
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Living Into The Kingdom: Do Not Judge by Mike Rigdon
This Formation Sunday we step into the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount as Mike teaches from Matthew 7:1-6.
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Living Into The Kingdom by Dr. Monte Pries
We are happy to welcome Dr. Monte Pries as our Exploration Sunday guest. This month we step into the last chapter of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7. We will spend the rest of the year exploring how we Live Into the Kingdom that Jesus has laid out for us.
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Finding Kingdom Treasures: Consider the Birds by Christine Nolf
This week is For Our Communities Sunday and we'll be focusing on the cares of our communities as we wrap up the Do Not Worry study from Matthew 6. What worries are you carrying with and for your community? What do the birds of the air teach us about trusting God and seeking first Christ's…
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Finding Kingdom Treasures: Do Not Worry by Mike Rigdon
Today is Formation Sunday! Mike will be teaching from Matthew 6:25-34. We will continue to engage this quarter’s formation practice of Prayer. This month we’ll specifically be practicing prayers of gratitude.
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Worry: A window into our limitations and God’s character by Rob Fischer
Our Exploration speaker this Sunday is Rob Fischer, a long time friend of Redemption. He is a spiritual director, leadership coach, licensed MFT, and founder of Inflection Point. We will be exploring Jesus' invitation to not worry in Matthew 6 25-34.
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Treasures in Heaven by Mike Rigdon
This Sunday is For Our Communities Sunday! As we celebrate what God is doing in the communities we are committed to, Mike will be leading us through Matthew 6 19-24 and inviting us to consider where our treasure truly lies.
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Finding Kingdom Treasure... by Christine Nolf
This Sunday is Formation Sunday! Our new series of teachings is called “Finding Kingdom Treasure” and Christine will be teaching from Matthew 6:1-18. We’ll be taking some time to introduce this quarter’s formation practice of prayer. This month we’ll specifically be practicing prayers of...
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Finding Kingdom Treasure... The Lord’s Prayer by Todd Pickett
This Sunday is Exploration Sunday and we’re diving in to our next series of teachings called “Finding Kingdom Treasure” from Matthew 6. To begin our exploration, we’re excited to welcome back Rev. Dr. Todd Pickett!
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Lovingkindness Blessing
On For Our Communities Sunday, Rachel Laidlaw led us through a Lovingkindness Blessing by Irene Kraegel from the book A Mindfuld Moment. We have recorded the blessing for you to use as a prayer practice as you pray for the people in your life.
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Finding Kingdom Treasure... Whole + Fully Alive by Christine Nolf
Today is For Our Communities Sunday! As we go into Matthew 6, the second of three Sermon on the Mount chapters, we’re turning our hearts to Finding Kingdom Treasure. Christine will be teaching on Matthew 6:1-4 and inviting us to consider the rhythms of the way of Jesus as we serve and give. We’ll...
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You Have Heard It Said... Eye for Eye by Mike Rigdon
This Sunday is Formation Sunday! Mike teaches from Matthew 5:38-42 as we will wrap up the first chapter (out of three) of the Sermon on the Mount. We’ll hear Jesus’s invitation to be people who step into creative non-violence in the place of evil and how Jesus’s “You’ve Heard It Said” teaching...
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You Have Heard It Said... by Kendall and Erin Dooley
It's Exploration Sunday! We are excited to welcome back Erin and Kendall Dooley from BLKSouth, a ministry in North Carolina deeply committed to the health of their community. We will have a chance to hear stories of what it looks like to be committed over time, letting our 'yes' be 'yes' in the...
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You Have Heard It Said... Tell the Truth by Mike Rigdon
Today is For Our Communities Sunday! Mike is teaching from Matthew 5:33-37 as we continue to hear Jesus’s “You Have Heard It Said” teachings.
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You Have Heard It Said... Cherish One Another by Christine Nolf
Today is Formation Sunday! Christine will continue teaching from the Sermon on the Mount and will dive into Matthew 5:21-32. As we consider more of these “You Have Heard It Said” teachings of Jesus, we’ll be invited to draw near to Jesus once more to hear his invitations into deeper formation…
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You Have Heard It Said... Love Your Enemies by Andrew DeCort + Q&R
We are excited to welcome Andrew DeCort as our exploration guest as we continue in our conversation on the Sermon on the Mount and our overall theme for the year, Draw Near, a year of radical presence. We know this will be a timely conversation for us as we continue to explore what it looks like…
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You Have Heard It Said... Anger Examine by Christine Nolf
Today Christine teaches about caring for our communities through Matthew 5:21-26. Our goal is to be equipped to live into our identity as Christ followers in our homes, neighborhoods, and workplaces and to mobilize to collectively care for the housing insecure, at-risk youth, and immigrant...
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You Have Heard It Said... Fulfilling The Law by Mike Rigdon
It’s Formation Sunday and Mike will be continuing to teach through Matthew 5:17-20. As we head into the next part of Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount, we’ll notice the phrase, “you have heard it said” and see how Jesus continues to challenge us to shift our understanding of scripture and the...
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Draw Near: Easter Sunday with Mike Rigdon
The day we’ve been anticipating, Easter! This is also Exploration Sunday and today Mike will be exploring Matthew 5:13-16. Join us for the culmination of the Lenten season with a celebration of the resurrection.
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Draw Near: Peacemaking by Mike Rigdon
This week is our For Our Communities Sunday! Mike will be teaching as we contextualize our study of the beatitudes and peacemaking into the communities we work to see flourish.
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Formation Sunday: Draw Near by Christine Nolf
This weekend is Formation Sunday and Christine will be teaching on the next verses in the Beatitudes as we keep exploring our theme, Draw Near: A Year of Radical Presence. Matthew 5:9-12. Last weekend, DeSean Dyson left us reflecting on how to draw near as peacemakers in the Way of Jesus. We’re...
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Exploration Sunday: Draw Near by DeSean Dyson
This morning is Exploration Sunday and we are excited to welcome our guest, DeSean Dyson, to speak into our theme, Draw Near: A Year of Radical Presence.
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Draw Near: Creating Intentional Space for Silence
This morning is Formation Sunday and Mike will be teaching on the next verses in the Beatitudes as we continue to explore our theme, Draw Near: A Year of Radical Presence. Matthew 5:5-6 – "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for...
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Exploration Sunday: Draw Near, with Mili and Beto Gudino
This morning is Exploration Sunday and we are excited to welcome our first guests of the year, Mili and Beto Gudino, to speak into our theme, Draw Near: A Year of Radical Presence as we walk through Matthew 5-7.
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Formation Sunday: Draw Near – Silence, Stillness, Solitude
This morning is Formation Sunday and we will continue introducing our new theme, Draw Near: A Year of Radical Presence! This year we are looking forward to spending our time in Matthew 5-7 and the Sermon on the Mount, finding ourselves sitting together at the feet of Jesus. Part of our…
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Exploration Sunday: Draw Near – a Year of Radical Presence
This Sunday our elders will be introducing our 2026 theme, Draw Near: a Year of Radical Presence.
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The Kingdom of God is Here: Releasing Repentance
It’s Formation Sunday and the third Sunday of Advent! This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release, and have looked to the parables to see what the Kingdom of God is like. In December, we are celebrating that the Kingdom of God is Here with the birth of Christ, God with…
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The Kingdom of God is Here, by Erica Shepler Romero and Dr. Robert Chao Romero
This morning is Exploration Sunday and the second Sunday of Advent. This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release, and have looked to the parables to see what the Kingdom of God is like. This December, we are celebrating that the Kingdom of God is Here with the birth of...
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Exploration Sunday with Our Elders
This fall, Redemption celebrates our 14th Birthday as a church. As we continue in our Year of Jubilee, we will take this Exploration Sunday to reflect and celebrate how we have seen the Kingdom of God break in throughout our history. The elders will be sharing the story of how we started as a...
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Releasing Comfort by Christine Nolf
This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release, and in the second half of the year we are looking to the parables to see what the Kingdom of God is like. Today is Formation Sunday and we are looking forward to hearing from Christine as she preaches on the Kingdom of God is...
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Exploration Sunday with Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus
This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release, and in the second half of the year we are looking to the parables to see what the Kingdom of God is like. This week is Exploration Sunday, and Gabrielle Clowdus will be our Exploration guest! Gabrielle Clowdus founded Settled…
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Releasing Distractions by Christine Nolf
This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release, and in the second half of the year we are looking to the parables to see what the Kingdom of God is like. This morning is Formation Sunday, and Christine will be teaching on The Kingdom of God is Like the Ten Bridesmaids from...
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Sabbatical with Moses and Christine Nolf
This year we have been exploring Jubilee as a Year of Radical Release. This Exploration Sunday we are taking time to look back on the summer and the Jubilee practices of rest, sabbath, provision, and justice; to ground ourselves as we enter into the fall. We are excited to have Moses and…
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Hidden Treasure by Mike Rigdon
Today is Formation Sunday and we will be continuing in Part 2 of our Year of Radical Release – The Kingdom of God is Like… This second half of the year we are diving into the parables to examine how we can co-create with Christ to step into more of the Kingdom of God here and now. This morning…
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Co-Creation by Ryan Zeulner
For this morning's Exploration, we are continuing with Jubilee: The Year of Radical Release, The Kingdom of God is Like… This second half of the year we are diving into the parables to examine how we can co-create with Christ to bring more of the Kingdom of God here and now. We are excited to...
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Releasing Self-Reliance with Jessica Rollison
This Formation Sunday we will be continuing in Jubilee: The Year of Radical Release, Part 2: The Kingdom of God is Like… This second half of the year we will be diving into the parables to examine how we can co-create with Christ to bring more of the Kingdom of God here and now. This morning, we...
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The Kingdom of God is Like... Co-Creating by Rev. Dr. Todd Pickett
This week is Exploration Sunday and we will be introducing Jubilee: The Year of Radical Release, Part 2: The Kingdom of God is Like… This second half of the year we will be diving into the parables to examine how we can co-create with Christ to bring more of the Kingdom of God here and now. This...
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The Economics of Jesus: Releasing Peace
On this Formation Sunday, Mike teaches on Jesus crossing the Sea of Galilee to free a demon possessed man. We also introduced our formation practice, Releasing Peace, through prayer, a personal peace evaluation, and with writing letters to our representatives calling for peace.
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The Economics of Jesus: Releasing Generosity
On this Formation Sunday, Christine leads us in teaching on the generous worship of Mary as she offers Jesus an anointing with perfume. We continue with a formation practice of giving and receiving – offering what we have, and asking for what we need.
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The Economics of Jesus: Releasing Control
This year our theme is Jubilee: the Year of Radical Release. We've been exploring the Economics of Jesus and this March we are practicing Releasing Control as our Formation Practice. We are doing this through Sabbath. Listen in as Mike teaches on Zacchaeus and we step into our new formation...
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The Economics of Jesus: Featuring Erin & Kendall Dooley
As we continue to explore Jubilee and the Economics of Jesus, we are honored to welcome Erin and Kendall Dooley, co-founders of BLK South, as our Exploration Guests this morning. The Dooleys will share their story of choosing to return to the land and how this practice of Jubilee has set them on…
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The Economics of Jesus: Releasing Fear
Jubilee: the Year of Radical Release – pt. 1 The Economics of Jesus. This week is Formation Sunday and Christine is teaching from the story of the Rich Young Ruler. We will be doing another formation practice of release: releasing fear, using the Welcoming Prayer.
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Introducing Jubilee: The Year of Radical Release pt. 2
January's Formation Sunday – an introduction to the Year of Radical Release lead by a panel of our elders. We begin our first formation practice of release.
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