Key Verse “I know your deeds, your hard work and your perseverance…yet I hold this against you: You have forsaken the love you had at first.” Revelation 2:2a, 4 Introduction Ephesus was the Roman provincial capital of Asia minor and was the hub of commerce, civic life, and religion. Ephesus also guarded the temple of Artemis, […]

This coming Sunday at Redeemer Church we will be going through Revelation 1:4-20, so take some time and read it through beforehand. In this post you will find commentaries on this passage that will be helpful to your study as well as questions to help you process what this passage is about. Before you begin your […]

The book of Revelation was written in order to encourage Christians in the first century that were enduring persecution and for the encouragement of all the saints in all places after them. This book is a gift from God to encourage us and give us hope, not fear and anxiety!  As we begin this journey […]

Thanksgiving has passed and we are so blessed to be able to give thanks to God for another amazing year of ministry in the High Desert. With Christmas right around the corner and a new year upon us, we want to take a moment and thank each and every one of you and your contributions […]

By Dawn Hamrick As I go through life, I believe a shift has occurred in me, completely by the grace of God…I am learning to really SEE people, not just look at them as I go by.  Some days I’m better at this than others. You see, seeing people is truly different than looking at […]

What is God Really Like? Have you ever wondered what God is like? I mean truly, without all the fog and confusion that so often surrounds our conversations about God. If you could look at God unveiled and see Him as He truly is, what would you find? Scripture says that if we seek His […]

Daniel chapter 4 is unique because it appears to be an open letter from Nebuchadnezzar himself. This letter is a summary of a series of events that ended in Nebuchadnezzar’s humble surrender to the Lordship of the “King of Heaven.”  Nebuchadnezzar recounts the story of a dream that was troubling him. The dream was a […]

As we pray through the seasons and circumstances of life we are always faced with choices…Will we move into the places our prayers call us with confidence, trust, and humility and rise to the response Christ has already set in His words!? Or will we be overcome by feelings of doubt, skepticism, and pride questioning […]

Daniel chapter 2 is a riveting story, even more so because it actually happened. The king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar, was having vivid dreams that were troubling him because he did not know what they meant. The king summoned all the wise men, the enchanters, and the astrologers in Babylon so that they could interpret the […]