Redeemer Church

Redeemer Church in Santa Clarita Valley by Pastor Mark Spansel

Enjoy weekly podcast sermons from Mark Spansel as he preaches at Redeemer Church located in the Santa Clarita Valley. http://redeemerscv.org

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S5 · E9
Sunday · 43 min
Esther 5:1-14: God's Providence & Our Planning
In the face of certain genocide, Esther has courageously agreed to seek the welfare of her people with the king. The only problem is it may cost her life. At the same time, Mordecai’s unwavering refusal to bow to Haman may also cost his life. As Esther makes her plans for saving her people, Haman makes his plans for destroying them, and in all of it we see the providential hand of God moving the story along right on schedule. Listen and ask the question: How do the plans of man and the providence of God fit together?
S5 · E8
October 25 · 39 min
Esther 4:1-17: Courageous Risk in the Hands of Providence
Esther is informed by Mordecai that Haman’s decree has gone out: in eleven months the Jews of the empire will be destroyed. Esther is faced with two choices: stay quiet and maybe preserve her own life, or risk her life for the sake of delivering her people. We see God’s providential hand all throughout this story as he works through the courageous obedience of Esther and calls us to God-glorifying risk in our every day lives. Listen and ask the question: Where has God providentially placed me for God-glorifying risk taking?
S5 · E7
October 11 · 43 min
Esther 3:1-15: An Evil Tantrum
What began with a three-month drunken party, turned into a nationwide human trafficking ring, and leads to a plan to enact genocide on an entire people group. The enemy is real and he operates through the power-hungry pride of fallen men. The Bible doesn’t sugarcoat evil and suffering, but it always provides an answer in the person of Jesus Christ. Listen and ask the question: What are the elements of evil, birthed out of pride, that I must be aware of?
S5 · E6
October 4 · 45 min
Esther 2:1-23: Caught Between Two Worlds
We have seen the wealth, power and folly of the king and his empire. Now, against that backdrop we meet the main characters of the story: Esther and Mordecai. They are exiled Jews living under pagan rule. They have a Persian address, but it is not their home. We see unfold the dramatic tension (and failure) of living in a secular age, along with the providence of God invisibly at work not only through foolish, pagan rulers, but also through flawed, failing sinners. Listen and ask the question: How do I strive to walk faithfully, while resting in God, who works even in my unfaithfulness
S5 · E5
September 27 · 43 min
Esther 1:1-22: Banquets in the Grave
650 years have passed as we leave the story of Ruth and come to the story of Esther. The golden age of Israel has passed. Deportation, loss, and isolation characterize the scattered people known as the Jews. A new king, a powerful king, a foolish king reigns supreme in the land, but God is still the king on the throne. His involvement is hidden and his name absent, but his providential fingerprints remain all over the story of His people. As we get our bearings in the Persian Empire, we are immediately faced with the folly of human wealth and power. Listen and ask the question: What banquet is my heart chasing after?
S5 · E4
September 20 · 47 min
Ruth 4:1-22: Redemption & Fulfillment Through the Redeemer
This beautiful story of love now draws to a close. The man and woman get their marriage celebration. The happy new couple have a bouncing baby boy. The widowed mother-in-law raises her grandson as her own. But none of these are the great exclamation point at the end of the story. God has fulfilled His promise to provide a Redeemer, not only for Naomi, and not only for Israel, but for all of mankind. Watch and ask the question: What kind of redemption am I looking for, and which Redeemer am I seeking?
S5 · E3
September 13 · 43 min
Ruth 3:1-18: Pursuit & Protection in Strange Ways
Desperation can make you do crazy things. Naomi had seen the physical famine they endured come to an end through the faithful gleaning of Ruth and overwhelming generosity of Boaz. But there was still no baby, no heir, and thus no future for their family. Rash, and perhaps a bit controlling, Naomi devises a plan for her daughter-in-law to remedy the famine of their family’s future. This scene in the story is full of suspense (and it gets a little spicy), as Ruth takes some risky steps and has them met with Boaz’s integrity, pursuit, and protection. Listen and ask the question: Am I patiently waiting for the rest only God provides while seizing the opportunities God opens?
S5 · E2
September 6 · 44 min
Ruth 2:1-23: Favor & Hope in Unlikely Places
In the midst of heartache and loss it can be extremely hard to see where God is at work, or even if He is at work. Naomi was there – Famine, death, loss, bitter circumstances that seemed to cling to her. But Ruth clung to her with love and loyal devotion, and God did too. Upon their return to Bethlehem, glimpses of a new story about to be written over the dark chapters of their lives begin to emerge. Come see God’s hand of providence as Ruth leaned into obedience in a foreign land … and ask the question: How do we take the initiative to obey, confident that God works in unlikely places?
S5 · E1
August 30 · 48 min
Ruth 1:1-22: Loyalty & Love in Bitter Disappointment
God wastes nothing is His commitment to preserve His people and advance His glory-cause in the world. During a tumultuous time for the Old Testament people of God, we are given the answer to the chaos in the little book of Ruth. The answer is God’s King, and the journey involves darkness, but hope is always around the corner. Come see God’s hand of providence amid famine, death, and disappointment … and ask the question: How do you face dark disappointment with a believing heart?
August 23 · 46 min
1 Thessalonians 2:1-16: Built For Relationship
You were built for relationships! A divine blueprint was established in the first two chapters of the Bible. But only one chapter later what you were built for becomes blocked by sin and its lingering effects. Yet, through the Gospel, that blueprint in redeemed. It is only as your relationship with Christ is established and growing that your human relationships will flourish as God designed. So, let’s follow God’s design!
S4 · E11
August 16 · 49 min
1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 10:31: A Glory-Centered Joy
If God is committed to His own glory, then our chief aim must be a commitment to His glory as well. And if the chief end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever, we must be confident of just what it looks like to do that. In understanding what the Bible says about glorifying God, we can than obediently and joyfully live to the glory of God. Oh, the freedom that comes from knowing how to order our days, and all that fills them, so that we operate as God designed for His glory and for our joy!
S4 · E10
August 9 · 41 min
Isaiah 48:9-11: A God-Centered God
God will not share His glory with another! In other words, He’s a jealous God. So many times, in the Scriptures, we see those who tried to get God on their side, to fight for their cause. But guess what? God, jealous for His own glory, doesn’t take sides. He fights for Himself, stands for His glory, and isn’t manipulated by our clever ploys to get Him to bless us. If God is passionately committed to His own glory, then we must fight against all that stands against His glory, in our hearts and in our obedience. Understanding our God-centered God ought to produce in us a Glory-Centered joy.
August 2 · 45 min
Matthew 5:13-15: Salt and Light: Living Faithfully in a Changing Culture
This Sunday, we are taking the opportunity to discuss five current cultural idols that are shaping our generation and how we equip our youth to be salt and light in this culture. Rather than standing on the outside and critiquing the culture, it is our hearts desire that our young people would engage with the culture and share the good news of the person of Jesus Christ.
S4 · E9
July 26 · 40 min
Colossian 4:2-6: Winsomely Sharing the Gospel
Our vision at Redeemer is to help people everywhere find their ultimate satisfaction in Christ the Redeemer. If we are going to help them find their ultimate satisfaction, we have to Winsomely talk to unbelievers about the Gospel. Paul gives the church in Colassae very practical instructions on evangelism that applies to every Christ follower, then and now.
S4 · E8
July 19 · 50 min
James 4:1-6: Wrong Living Comes from Wrong Loving
At Redeemer, we want to be a church that is focused on the deepest parts of us: our hearts. We want to be more concerned about our affections than our behavior because wrong living always flows from wrong loving. The Apostle James will help us see if we have left our first love and begun loving/ worshipping a counterfeit god to try to extract from it what only God can give. This text will help us identify and repent from idolatry which is best understood as spiritual adultery!
S4 · E7
July 12 · 42 min
2 Corinthians 5:17-21: Invested Ambassadors
If you love the King, you will love His Kingdom. The King’s embassies here on earth are every local church where His beauty and message are exalted. As a follower of the King, connected to one of His embassies, that makes you an ambassador. This is what meaningful membership is all about – an invested ambassador living under the authority of the King in His church serving for the glory of the Kingdom. We pray Redeemer is a faithful embassy filled with invested ambassadors.
S4 · E6
July 5 · 45 min
Philippians 2:3-11: Sacrificial & Risky Care for the Vulnerable
What motivates Christians to care for the vulnerable? We explore how sacrificial care flows not from guilt or obligation, but from the love of Christ and the truth that every person is created in the image of God. Through Scripture, personal stories, and the example of Jesus, this sermon calls believers to embrace a life of compassion, justice, and courageous service to those who are hurting.
S4 · E5
June 28 · 41 min
Psalm 27:7-14: What My Heart Says
All too often we approach others with a spirit of selfishness, and that can also be the way we approach God in prayer. What can He do for me? How can I get what I need? When will the bad stuff of life be turning into the good stuff? But what if prayer is less about the stuff and the circumstances and more about the Person Himself? The Psalmist models the kind of prayer that seeks the face of God with a singular priority. If we seek His hand for what He gives, we will almost certainly miss His face. But in seeking the face of God we get His hand too, because He loves to give good gifts to his children.
S4 · E4
June 21 · 43 min
John 13:34-35: Christ Centered Biblical Community & The One-Anothers
As Christians, we are called to a Christ-centered community with one another. In John 13, Jesus models this sacrificial love and commands us to love one another. When Christ's love transforms us, we respond with love for one another. By this love, the world will know we belong to Christ. It is a radical way to live, and at Redeemer Church, we believe it is essential to our community life.
S4 · E3
June 14 · 52 min
Luke 24:13-49: Open to The Open Word
As we think about the kind of culture we want at Redeemer around the Scriptures, we come first to consider how Jesus handled the Scriptures. His method of teaching, along with the nature of the inerrant Word of God, become the central basis for how we teach and preach. Our commitment to verse-by-verse exposition with a careful eye on Christ in all the Scriptures is what we believe fuels a deep and abiding love for God.

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