Guest preacher Carlos Madrigal compares and contrasts how God communicates in the book of Acts through angels (comfort) and the Holy Spirit (discomfort). 00:00 - Introduction 07:17 - How God speaks in Acts 09:17 - Compare & Contrast 34:27 - Three Thoughts ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE htt...
Dec 04, 2023•37 min•Ep. 656
Pastor Luke Simmons concludes our series through Revelation by sharing the profound hope that we have in Christ’s return. 00:00 - Introduction 00:16 - Christmas Offering 07:01 - Final Warnings 16:01 - Final Surprises 16:11 - More Physical 23:47 - More Spiritual 27:10 - More Gracious 30:40 - Final Promises 34:33 - Song: After the Last Tear Falls ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.c...
Nov 27, 2023•38 min•Ep. 655
Seth invites us to see how we are meant to be comforted, not merely confused, by Revelation 19 and 20 as a fulfillment of Psalm 23. 00:00 - Introduction 05:24 - Fear not the fire 10:42 - Fear not the fight 29:48 - Fear not the feast ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.co...
Nov 20, 2023•37 min•Ep. 654
Pastor Luke Simmons explains the image of Babylon in the book of Revelation and how God’s people can “come out” of Babylon in our lives now. 00:00 - Introduction 04:57 - What is Babylon? 11:00 - What is Babylon like? 18:05 - What is Babylon’s future? 22:59 - How Do We Get Out? 29:29 - From porneia to purity 31:24 - From partisanship to discipleship 33:36 - From greed to generosity ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmat...
Nov 13, 2023•40 min•Ep. 653
Seth unpacks Revelation 15 and 16 and helps us see the goodness of God’s wrath and the meaning of it for us on a day to day basis. 00:00 - Intro 02:29 - Revelation reminders 04:58 - Seven bowls 07:58 - God’s wrath 20:31 - Our response ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz....
Nov 06, 2023•37 min•Ep. 652
Pastor Luke Simmons unveils the ultimate choice we all have to make by unpacking Revelation 13-14, where we see two Trinities, marks, messages, and futures. 00:00 - Intro 04:05 - Reminders 05:28 - Two Trinities 11:56 - Two Marks 21:24 - Two Messages 25:45 - Two Futures ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway W...
Oct 30, 2023•32 min•Ep. 651
Pastor Luke Simmons reminds us of our core mission — and shares three important changes for the life of our church in this next season: service times, our connection as Redemption, and our new name. 00:00 - Intro 07:12 - Great Commission 15:01 - New Service Times 22:51 - Changes in Redemption 36:09 - What’s Not Changing 37:30 - New Name ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redem...
Oct 23, 2023•43 min•Ep. 650
In Revelation 12 and 13 we see the reality that there is a real enemy Satan who is at war with God’s people. In the midst of cosmic conflict, God’s people are called to endurance. 00:00 - Intro 03:41 - Revelation Reminders 09:30 - Main Idea 09:44 - The Reality of Cosmic Conflict 25:10 - The Needs of this hour 27:36 - What We Should Endure In ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/...
Oct 16, 2023•37 min•Ep. 649
Seth unpacks the image of the Seven Trumpets in Revelation and shows us how it calls us to be a faithful witness in the midst of God's judgment. 00:00 - Intro 04:42 - Revelation Reminders 07:14 - The Seven Trumpets 13:08 - While You Still Have Time: Repent 14:38 - While You Still Have Time: Wonder 21:34 - While You Still Have Time: Witness 22:33 - Faithful Witness Involves Two Things 30:28 - We Put on Sackcloth When We: Grieve Our Sin 31:09 - We Put on Sackcloth When We: Grieve Our Suffering 31:...
Oct 09, 2023•38 min•Ep. 648
Pastor Luke Simmons walks through the seven seals of Revelation, explaining the meaning of the four horsemen of the apocalypse and more. He also shows that those who surrender to Christ will stand in a world of chaos and judgment. 00:00 - Intro 02:38 - Reminders 07:30 - How to Understand the Chaos 10:06 - Seal 1: White Horse 11:06 - Seal 2: Red Horse 12:00 - Seal 3: Black Horse 12:43 - Seal 4: Pale Horse 15:01 - Punishment or Purification 17:37 - Seal 5: Martyrs 19:21 - Seal 6: Day of the Lord 2...
Oct 02, 2023•39 min•Ep. 647
Pastor Luke Simmons takes us on a tour of ultimate reality — the throne room of Heaven where Jesus is the Lion and Lamb who is worthy of all praise. 00:00 - Intro 06:48 - Review 09:55 - Revelation 4 22:54 - Revelation 5 ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com...
Sep 25, 2023•40 min•Ep. 646
Pastor Luke Simmons synthesizes the message of the seven letters to the churches in Revelation. 00:00 - Intro 04:35 - Reminders 09:27 - Overview 12:42 - What Pumps Jesus Up 17:09 - What Gets Under Jesus’ Skin 33:59 - What Jesus Wants to See ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redempt...
Sep 18, 2023•42 min•Ep. 645
Seth kicks off our series through the book of Revelation by discussing the genre and goal of the book as a whole while unpacking Revelation 1. 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - What is Revelation? 11:02 - How are we going to read Revelation? 19:20 - How to get the most out of this sermon series 21:37 - Worship Jesus 25:32 - See Jesus 30:38 - Be Served by Jesus ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebo...
Sep 11, 2023•36 min•Ep. 644
Seth shares what he learned while on Sabbatical this Summer. 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - 1. I feel embarrassed & thankful 04:01 - 2. Battery powered lawn tools are not good 05:59 - 3. In prayer, there are no interruptions only invitations 07:10 - 4. More adults should read fairy tales 10:51 - 5.Our culture is a body dysmorphia factory 11:39 - 6. The absurdity of trans* ideologies will result in many coming to faith in Jesus. 16:30 - 7. More men should take barre classes 17:40 - 8. Grandparents hav...
Sep 04, 2023•37 min•Ep. 643
In this special Fuse Sunday sermon, Pastor Luke Simmons preaches a favorite passage about the prodigal, extravagant love of God. 00:00 - Intro 07:13 - Younger Son 20:27 - Father 29:32 - Older Son 34:51 - The Cliffhanger ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com...
Aug 28, 2023•39 min•Ep. 642
Pastor Luke Simmons concludes our study of 1 John by considering how what we know takes priority over what we feel. ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com
Aug 21, 2023•34 min•Ep. 641
God’s love changes our hearts, our relationships and our world. We need to take time to regularly soak in his love for us! ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com
Aug 14, 2023•35 min•Ep. 640
Pastor Luke Simmons guides us to consider the reality of living in a world influenced by spiritual forces and then to discern which spirits can be trusted — especially by how they shape our thinking about Jesus. 00:00 - Intro 05:15 - The Reality of Spirits 14:22 - How to Test the Spirits 14:49 - Wrong Tests 19:24 - Right Tests 22:05 - Reducing Jesus 29:55 - Who is Jesus? ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACE...
Aug 07, 2023•34 min•Ep. 639
Pastor Luke Simmons explains the difference between salvation and assurance of salvation. And provides some biblical guidance for discerning if you’re truly a Christian. 00:00 - Intro 05:07 - What Assurance Is 12:14 - Why You Should Want Assurance 16:27 - How to Have Assurance 17:06 - Obedience (moral) 22:33 - Love (social) 27:14 - Doctrine (theological) ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www....
Jul 31, 2023•36 min•Ep. 638
Pastor Luke Simmons shows how important love is for the people of God and three dangers that prevent us loving well. The church is Christ’s body to the world, and love is what holds us together. Loving well will help us thrive in our mission to bless the world with Christ’s love. 00:00 - Intro 06:40 - The Priority of Love 15:50 - Threat #1: Coveting 23:44 - Threat #2: Combating 26:31 - Threat #3: Closing ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChur...
Jul 24, 2023•36 min•Ep. 637
Pastor Luke Simmons opens up a serious warning about resisting sin, sharing three key reasons Christians can’t make peace with sin. 00:00 - Intro 10:16 - Can’t Make Peace with Sin 17:34 - Alliance with Satan 24:03 - Inconsistent w/ New Birth 29:57 - Jesus Came to Destroy Sin 33:56 - Reflection Questions ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www...
Jul 17, 2023•38 min•Ep. 636
The reality of Christ’s second coming compels us to live out our identity as God’s children. Pastor Joshua Yasuda shows three encouragements from 1 John 2:28-3:3 for our lives as God’s children centered around the second coming of Jesus. 00:00 - Intro 04:00 - Main Idea: The reality of Christ’s second coming compels us to live out our identity as God’s children now. 14:08 - Remember your identity as God’s children 28:14 - Live out the family resemblance ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTu...
Jul 10, 2023•36 min•Ep. 635
Pastor Mark Andress unpacks 1 John 2:18-27. 00:00 - Intro 07:37 - What are the threats to loving what lasts? 11:27 - 4 common areas of self-deceit 18:26 - What guards us against those threats? ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com...
Jul 03, 2023•44 min•Ep. 634
Pastor Luke Simmons explores what Christians are called to love, not love, and how to make the shift from one to the other. 00:00 - Intro 07:22 - What to Love 15:34 - What Not to Love 20:37 - Incompatible w/ loving God 23:59 - Incomparable w/ eternity 26:26 - How to Redirect Your Love ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/rede...
Jun 26, 2023•35 min•Ep. 633
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Jun 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 632
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Jun 19, 2023•29 min•Ep. 631
**MORE IN THIS SERIES*** https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPYr0nMpCrXGEd95hHJGJRZxaiCFpedkV ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com
Jun 19, 2023•33 min•Ep. 630
Pastor Luke Simmons walks through two key verses that show us the magnitude of our biggest problem as well as the riches of Jesus, who is big enough to overcome that problem. 00:00 - Intro 05:25 - Sin is Menacing 09:15 - Sin is Damnable 13:36 - Sin is Global 16:35 - Jesus is Our Advocate 19:25 - Jesus is Righteous 22:45 - Jesus is Our Propitiation MORE IN THIS SERIES* • 1 John *HOW TO FIND US* SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL / redemptionchu. . FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptionga.. . ...
Jun 12, 2023•32 min•Ep. 629
Pastor Luke Simmons opens a new series through 1 John by inviting us to reject lies that minimize our sin and embrace walking in the light of obedience and confession. ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com
Jun 05, 2023•38 min•Ep. 628
Seth unpacks how Jesus is our true and greater big brother who is working all things together for our good. ***HOW TO FIND US*** SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YouTube CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/RedemptionChurchGateway/?sub_confirmation=1 FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/redemptiongateway INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/redemption.gateway WEBSITE http://gateway.redemptionaz.com
May 29, 2023•37 min•Ep. 627
