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The gospel is the hope of the world. As we read the Scriptures, we see the overarching themes of God’s providence, power and provision to reconcile mankind and the created world to Himself through the Person and work of Jesus Christ. In light of this, we aim to be explicitly gospel-centered in all that we preach, teach and practice. Sermon audio and video from Redemption Hill Church, San Antonio, Texas

  1. Sep 24

    Introduction | Extra Nos

    Philippians 3:4-11: Paul lays out his impressive resume, circumcised on the eighth day, tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews, a Pharisee, blameless under the law. Then he calls it all rubbish compared to knowing Christ. Extra Nos is Latin for "outside of us," Luther's term for the alien righteousness of Christ given to us. It's not something we produce; it's something handed over to us from outside. Key truths:Dead people don't do anything. We were dead first, then made alive, we must be born again so we can believe, not the other way around.Every conversion is sudden, even the "vanilla" ones. Christ hunts us down. No one seeks God. God seeks us (Genesis to Revelation).Legalism is not the lesser evil. Adding 1% of law-keeping to the gospel erases the gospel. Everything good in your life is Extra Nos. From outside of you. From Him. 0:00 - Welcome: Reformation Month Kickoff 1:00 - Introducing "Extra Nos" (Six-Week Series) 2:00 - Scripture Reading: Philippians 3:4-11 4:00 - The Five Solas Preview (Grace, Faith, Christ, Scripture, Glory) 6:00 - Paul Writes to the Philippians (Warning About Wolves) 9:00 - What Is Your Testimony? (Before Christ & With Christ) 10:00 - Dead People Don't Do Anything (Ephesians 2:4-5) 12:00 - Paul's Impressive Resume (Circumcision, Tribe of Benjamin) 16:00 - Good Theology Saves Lives, Bad Theology Takes Lives 17:00 - Pharisee: Son of Pharisees (Family Business) 19:00 - Blameless Under the Law (Observationally Perfect) 23:00 - Paul's Conversion on the Road to Damascus (Acts 9) 26:00 - Salvation Happens in a Moment (Not Slow & Steady) 27:00 - Lydia's Quiet Conversion (Same Power as Paul's) 29:00 - "There Is None Who Seeks God" (Romans 3:11) 30:00 - God Always Initiates (Adam, Abraham, Moses, Jesus) 31:00 - Pastor's Testimony: Religiously Running From God 37:00 - Everything Once Treasured = Rubbish 43:00 - Adding 1% of Law Erases the Gospel 45:00 - The Power of the Resurrection Lives in Us (Ephesians 1) 48:00 - Christ Suffered With Us (Shared Suffering) 51:00 - Suffering Is a Gift (Philippians 1:29) 56:00 - Don't Buy an Insurance Policy for Your Faith 1:02:00 - Legalism Is Not the Lesser Evil 1:03:00 - Challenge: Name Five Things That Are Extra Nos 1:04:00 - Closing Prayer #Philippians3 #ExtraNos #AlienRighteousness #ReformationMonth #FiveSolas #ChristAlone #NothingButChrist #RedemptionHillChurch

  2. Sep 17

    Paul Testifies Before Felix | World Without End

    Week 65 in Acts. Acts 24:1-27: Paul stands before Felix, the Roman governor of Judea, a former slave turned tyrant whom Roman historian Tacitus described as "reveling in cruelty and lust, wielding the power of a king with the mind of a slave." The Jewish council hires Tertullus, a smooth-talking lawyer, who flatters Felix shamelessly and accuses Paul of being a "plague" and ringleader of the Nazarenes. Paul's defense is masterful: Respectful but not fawning. Truthful and clear. No flattery. No insults. The Holy Spirit gives him exactly what to say, just as Jesus promised in Luke 12 and Luke 21. Then Paul preaches to Felix and Drusilla about faith in Christ, righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment. Felix is alarmed. But instead of repenting, he procrastinates: "Go away for the present." Alarm is not enough. Demons believe and tremble too, but are not saved. The demons do better than most of us, they at least tremble. Today is the day of salvation. #Acts24 #AlarmIsNotEnough #TodayIsTheDayOfSalvation #FelixAndDrusilla #TrembleButNotSaved #RedemptionHillChurch 0:00 - Welcome: Week 65 in Acts1:00 - Scripture Reading: Acts 24:1-275:00 - Recap: The Journey to Caesarea9:00 - Jesus' Promise: "You Must Testify in Rome"11:00 - Who Is Felix? (From Slave to Tyrant)13:00 - Drusilla: Jewish Princess & Adulteress14:00 - Tacitus: "Cruelty, Lust, Mind of a Slave"16:00 - "Where They Make a Desert, They Call It Peace19:00 - The Mount of Olives (Consumed in AD 70 Siege)20:00 - Nero Recalls Felix (Too Cruel Even for Nero)22:00 - Tertullus: The Hotshot Lawyer's Flattery23:00 - Paul's Defense: Respectful But Not Fawning24:00 - "According to the Way They Call a Sect"25:00 - The Universal Resurrection (Just AND Unjust29:00 - Luke 12: Holy Spirit Will Teach You What to Say33:00 - Acknowledge Christ Before Men37:00 - Luke 21: You Will Be Brought Before Governors42:00 - The Two-Year Time Jump (Prison as Mission Field)43:00 - Faith in Christ, Righteousness, Self-Control, Judgment45:00 - Felix Alarmed But Procrastinates47:00 - ALARM IS NOT ENOUGH (Demons Tremble Too)48:00 - Today Is the Day of Salvation49:00 - Warning: We May Lose These Freedoms53:00 - Paul Was Not Alone (Jesus Was With Him)54:00 - Christ Our Advocate (Romans 8, Hebrews 7, 1 John 2)58:00 - Closing Prayer

  3. Sep 10

    The Plot to Kill Paul | World Without End

    Acts 22:30-23:35: Paul is brought before the Sanhedrin, the same high council that condemned Jesus 27 years earlier. He opens with, "I have lived my life before God in all good conscience." The high priest orders him struck. Paul fires back: "God is going to strike you, you whitewashed wall!"Realizing the council is divided between Sadducees and Pharisees, Paul cries out: "I am on trial for the hope of the resurrection!" Chaos erupts. The tribune rescues him again.That night, Jesus stands by Paul. "Take courage. As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome."A conspiracy of 40+ men vow not to eat until Paul is dead. But Paul's nephew overhears. The tribune deploys 200 soldiers, 70 horsemen, and 200 spearmen to escort Paul safely to Caesarea.Our call: Suffer well and trust the Lord. A ship in harbor cannot be steered. Get moving. Trust God to direct your steps.#Acts23 #SufferWellAndTrustTheLord #TakeCourage #JesusIsWithYou #ConqueredCommissionedKept #ShipInHarbor #RedemptionHillChurch0:00 - Welcome: Week 64 in Acts1:00 - Scripture Reading: Acts 22:30-23:358:00 - The Acts of the Risen Lord (Not Just the Apostles)10:00 - Nebuchadnezzar's Lesson: "Look What I Have Done"12:00 - Romans 7-8 + Galatians 2: Not Me, But Christ16:00 - Paul Stretched Out for Flogging (The Gray Poupon Moment)19:00 - The Sanhedrin: Same Council That Condemned Jesus21:00 - "I Have Lived in All Good Conscience" (Then—SLAP)23:00 - Saul vs. Paul: The Transformation the Council Saw27:00 - "God Is Going to Strike You, You Whitewashed Wall!"28:00 - They Broke the Law to Judge Him (Deuteronomy 25)32:00 - The Real Issue: The Resurrection of Jesus34:00 - Sadducees vs. Pharisees ("That's Why They Were SAD, You See")36:00 - Tribune Rescues Paul (Third Time!)37:00 - Acts 9:15-16: Paul Must Stand Before Kings39:00 - When You Feel "Arrested" in Life41:00 - Jesus Stands By Paul (Overshadowing Him)43:00 - "Take Courage—You Must Testify in Rome"48:00 - God's Sovereign Orchestration (The Nephew, The Romans)51:00 - The Holy Spirit Gives Words in the Moment52:00 - A Ship in Harbor Cannot Be Steered55:00 - Angels Guarding Paul (Psalm 91)57:00 - Suffer Well and Trust the Lord (1 Peter 4)1:00:00 - Closing Prayer: Get Moving and Trust

  4. Sep 3

    Paul's Testimony | World Without End

    Week 63 in Acts.Acts 21:39-22:29: Paul stands on the temple steps, bloody and battered, and asks the Roman tribune for permission to speak, not for release, not for water, but to address the mob that just tried to kill him. He speaks in Hebrew, which stuns them into silence, and shares his testimony.Paul's testimony: He was zealous. He was religious. He was highly educated under Gamaliel. He was persecuting Christians. But Jesus hunted him down on the Damascus road. He was blinded, then given sight. Conquered by grace. Commissioned by grace.The crowd listens, until Paul says the word "Gentiles." Then they explode: "Away with such a fellow from the earth!"Three big truths:Your testimony is not the gospel. Jesus is the hero.The spectacular testimony isn't a better testimony, just a different one.We are responsible for faithfulness. God is responsible for results.Paul was conquered by grace. Commissioned by grace. Kept by grace.#Acts22 #ConqueredByGrace #CommissionedByGrace #KeptByGrace #PaulsTestimony #DamascusRoad #JesusIsTheHero #YourTestimonyIsPowerful #RedemptionHillChurch 0:00 - Welcome: Week 63 in Acts1:00 - Scripture Reading: Acts 21:39-22:29 7:00 - Recap: The Riot in the Temple11:00 - The Roman Tribune Protects Paul (Providentially)13:00 - Tarsus: "No Obscure City" (Wealth, Position, Free City)15:00 - Paul's Surprising Request: Let Me Speak to Them18:00 - He Speaks in Hebrew (Stunning the Crowd)19:00 - Paul's Testimony: Conquered by Grace21:00 - Hebrews 1: Paul Had the Puzzle, Missing the Center22:00 - You Can Be Sincere and Sincerely Wrong24:00 - Your Testimony Is Not the Gospel (Jesus Is the Hero)26:00 - The Gospel Is What JESUS Has Done28:00 - More Mercy and Grace in Jesus Than Sin in You30:00 - The Spectacular Testimony Isn't a Better Testimony33:00 - Conquered by Grace = Commissioned by Grace37:00 - Paul Hoped for Conversion—Got Rejection39:00 - The Word "Gentiles" Explodes the Crowd42:00 - When Sharing the Gospel Hurts (Rejection Is Real)44:00 - The Same Sun That Melts Ice Hardens Clay46:00 - We Plant Seeds—God Gives the Increase49:00 - Paul Kept by Grace (Roman Citizen for Such a Time)52:00 - Closing Prayer: Conquered, Commissioned, Kept

  5. Sep 1

    Sola Gratia | Extra Nos

    Reformation Series Week 2: Ephesians 2:1-10: The second installment of the Reformation series tackles Sola Gratia, grace alone.What is the standard of God's holiness? Personal, perfect, perpetual righteousness. No exceptions. No discounts. And we don't meet it.Paul paints the backdrop: We weren't just drifting, afloat, or drowning. We were dead, drowned, tied up, buried, spiritually dead but physically animated, bound by the world, the flesh, and the devil. Children of wrath, destined for hell.But God. Two of the most beautiful words in Scripture.Dead → made alive. Bound → raised up. Children of wrath → seated with Christ in heavenly places.What's the cost? For you, NOTHING. For Jesus, EVERYTHING. Grace is gift, not wage. Even the faith to receive it is a gift of God. If salvation involved any work on our part, we could boast. But grace strips us of all boasting.God loves you just the way you are. But He loves you too much to leave you that way. 0:00 - Welcome: Reformation Series Week 21:00 - Scripture Reading: Ephesians 2:1-104:00 - God's Standard: Personal, Perfect, Perpetual Righteousness 6:00 - Romans 3:23 - We All Fall Short 7:00 - Born Without a Chance (Inherited Sin) 15:00 - Dead, Not Mostly Dead (Princess Bride Reference) 16:00 - Semi-Pelagian Heresy Exposed 22:00 - Bound by the World, Flesh, and the Devil 24:00 - Children of Wrath (Hell Is Real) 27:00 - God Loves You Where You Are (Too Much to Leave You There) 29:00 - Dead Made Alive, Bound Raised Up, Children of Wrath Seated With Christ 36:00 - Even Faith Is a Gift of God 38:00 - Cost to You: NOTHING. Cost to Jesus: EVERYTHING 40:00 - God Doesn't Need You—But Has a Plan for You (v.10) 46:00 - Means of Grace: Word, Sacraments, Prayer, Fellowship 48:00 - Grace Flows Like Water From a Faucet51:00 - Closing Prayer#Ephesians2 #SolaGratia #GraceAlone #ExtraNos #ReformationSeries #ButGod #DeadInSin #AlienRighteousness #RedemptionHillChurch

  6. Aug 27

    Paul Arrested in the Temple | World Without End

    Acts 21:27-39: The storm has arrived. Paul is in the temple completing the Nazarite vow when Jews from Asia (specifically Ephesus) spot him. These are the same people who nearly killed him in Ephesus. They stir up the whole crowd, laying hands on Paul and crying out, "This man teaches everyone everywhere against the people, the law, and this place!" They also assume he brought Trophimus the Ephesian into the temple. The city is in an uproar. The whole crowd tries to kill him. The Roman tribune rushes down with soldiers, arrests Paul, and binds him with two chains. Paul has to be carried up the steps because the mob is so violent. But God is at work in the chaos. What the enemy means for evil, God uses for good. Paul—a Roman citizen from Tarsus, "no obscure city"—will now stand before governors, kings, and even Caesar himself. The gospel will advance through his chains. Don't shadow box. The victory is already won in Christ. #Acts21 #EnemyMeansForEvil #GodUsesForGood #PaulArrested #DontShadowBox #VictoryInChrist #RedemptionHillChurch

  7. Aug 20

    The Calm Before the Storm | World Without End

    Week 61 in Acts. Acts 21:15-26: Paul arrives in Jerusalem. James and the elders receive him warmly. He gives an account of God's work among the Gentiles, and they glorify God. Then comes the sensitive matter: thousands of believing Jews are zealous for the law and have heard rumors about Paul teaching Jews to forsake Moses.James proposes a solution: Take four men under a Nazarite vow, pay their expenses ($4,500-$5,000 in today's dollars), purify yourself with them, and show that you also live in observance of the law. Paul complies. Not for justification before God (Christ finished that), but for justification before men, for the sake of the gospel and the weaker brothers." Not all Scripture is equally inspiring, but all Scripture is equally inspired." Even the "calm before the storm" passages carry treasure. Older saints are a blessing. Fellowship binds hearts. Paul was justified by faith, but showed his faith by works. All things count for nothing if not for the sake of the gospel. #Acts21 #CalmBeforeTheStorm #JusticationBeforeMen #ForTheSakeOfTheGospel #NazariteVow #RedemptionHillChurch 0:00 - Welcome: Week 61 (Two Degrees Cooler!)1:00 - Scripture Reading: Acts 21:15-264:00 - Charging Toward Paul's Passion (Like Christ's)5:00 - Eyes Set Like a Flint for Jerusalem7:00 - "Let the Will of the Lord Be Done" (Faith Not Sight)10:00 - Paul Enters the Proving Fire14:00 - Not All Scripture Is Equally Inspiring (But All Inspired)17:00 - The Ordinary Days of Devotion20:00 - The Beauty of the Ordinary (Fold Your Laundry, Pray)23:00 - Behold the Glory: Changed From Glory to Glory26:00 - Paul's Companions Go With Him (Lord of the Rings Commitment)30:00 - Mnason: Honor Older Disciples (Blessing, Not Burden)35:00 - Ask an Older Christian to Pray for You38:00 - Paul & James: No Division (Reception of Word/Doctrine)39:00 - "Look What God Has Done" (Soli Deo Gloria)40:00 - Paul vs. James: Justification Before God vs. Men43:00 - The Shadow vs. The Substance (Christ)50:00 - Nailing the Ceremonial Law to the Cross (Colossians 2)56:00 - Tetelestai: School Is Out Forever1:00:00 - Paul Complies: For the Weaker Brother's Sake1:03:00 - The Warning: Don't Create Your Own Legalism1:07:00 - Closing Prayer & Communion

  8. Aug 6

    Grace Brought Us, Grace Will Lead Us | World Without End

    Acts 20:13-38: Paul's farewell to the Ephesian elders at Miletus. He's hastening to Jerusalem for Pentecost. He can't stop in Ephesus, but he sends for the elders, because he loves them too much to skip them.Paul gives his testimony. His character. His teaching. His warnings."I did not shrink from declaring the whole counsel of God." "I coveted no one's silver or gold." "I served with humility, tears, and trials."The same gospel for Jews and Gentiles. Everyone called to repentance. Everyone called to faith in Christ alone.His warning: "Fierce wolves will come in among you," from outside AND from within. Elders must protect the flock. Take care of yourselves so you can take care of everyone. Follow me as I follow Christ.Don't neglect the weak. Don't forget the marginalized. The world should say, "Nobody takes better care of people than the people of God."Your testimony is powerful. Don't discredit the work God is doing in your life.Grace has brought us this far. Grace will take us home.#Acts20 #FarewellToEphesus #GraceWillTakeUsHome #WholeCounselOfGod #FollowMeAsIFollowChrist #YourTestimonyIsPowerful #RedemptionHillChurch

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The gospel is the hope of the world. As we read the Scriptures, we see the overarching themes of God’s providence, power and provision to reconcile mankind and the created world to Himself through the Person and work of Jesus Christ. In light of this, we aim to be explicitly gospel-centered in all that we preach, teach and practice. Sermon audio and video from Redemption Hill Church, San Antonio, Texas

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