Redeemer Reformed Church of Oklahoma City

Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed, saying, “Let us burst their bonds apart and cast away their cords from us.” He who sits in the heavens laughs; the Lord holds [...]

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. –Psalm 1:1,2 This Psalm opens with a threefold prohibition [...]

A couple of years ago, I started writing down a list of questions along the lines of “you might be a redneck if…” except on the issue of pietism. Most pietism is an enemy of the gospel. Click here for a really nice article on the subject. I can’t find the list I was making, [...]

Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock.And everyone who [...]

Seeing the crowds, he went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his disciples came to him. And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. “Blessed are the meek, [...]

Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. And [...]

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many [...]

Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few. –Matthew 7:13-14 Narrow. It’s not a popular word [...]

Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. –Matthew 7:1-2 I love the fact that Christ took on flesh. He knew what it meant to be human. When Christ stood on the mountain preaching [...]

And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? –Matthew 6:27 Anxiety comes naturally to us. No one has to teach us to worry. No one has to coach us on how to get our stomachs contorted into knots or how to make sure our faces are [...]