Redeemer Church of Oklahoma City

Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. –Genesis 2:7   That’s what Ephesians 2 tells us: “as for you, you were dead…” I was not sinking deep in sin far from the peaceful shore. [...]

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. –Genesis 1:27 He [Christ] is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether [...]

 “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good.” –Genesis 1:31 Creation is commended for its goodness, but it didn’t do one thing to make itself good. In other words God commends himself on his perfect work in creating the world and being faithful to complete it until he says [...]

“But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.” –Galatians 1:8   If you think about the sins in the church at Corinth, it sounds pretty bad. Even naming them today can make people blush a little. [...]

“Whoever feeds on my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me, and I in him.” –John 6:56 There’s a terrible saying that is very common to hear today. It goes like this: “You don’t have to go to church to be a Christian.” It has a very spiritual air to it, almost like going [...]

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. –John 15:7-8 “By this” my Father is glorified. What is “this”? The answer is glorious: [...]

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. Abide in me, [...]

“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will [...]

Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask from God, God will give you.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on [...]

John 10:11, Jesus says, “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.” It’s easy to imagine that a shepherd might put himself in harm’s way for his sheep or at least risk something, but lay down his life for the sheep? Most of us would find that ridiculous. [...]