Redeemer Community Church is located in the historic Avondale neighborhood of Birmingham, AL. Our church family exists to celebrate and declare the gospel of God as we grow in knowing and following Jesus Christ. For more information on who we are, what we believe, or how to join us, please visit our website at rccbirmingham.org.
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Sound & Season is a daily audio devotional designed to connect the routine moments of life to the rhythms of the Church seasons.
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Messages given Wednesday nights during the regular college school year (fall and spring semesters) to the students attending UCF at Mtn. Brook Community Church in Birmingham, Alabama.
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Isaiah 45:1–13 (Listen) Cyrus, God’s Instrument 45:1 Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped, to subdue nations before him and to loose the belts of kings, to open doors before him that gates may not be closed: 2 “I will go before you and level the exalted places,1 I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and…
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Isaiah 42:18–43:5 (Listen) Israel’s Failure to Hear and See 18 Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see! 19 Who is blind but my servant, or deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is blind as my dedicated one,1 or blind as the servant of the LORD? 20 He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.…
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Summer Talkback Series - The Theology of Faithful Stewardship
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For our final Talkback of the summer on July 9, we were excited to focus on a theology of worship and stewardship. Our lives are marked by the things we worship – for better or worse. One way we can assess whether we’re rightly ordering our Christian life is by looking at how we steward our time, talents, and resources. For this gathering, we had a…
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Isaiah 42:5–17 (Listen) 5 Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it: 6 “I am the LORD; I have called you1 in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant fo…
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Isaiah 41:21–42:5 (Listen) The Futility of Idols 21 Set forth your case, says the LORD; bring your proofs, says the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them, and tell us what is to happen. Tell us the former things, what they are, that we may consider them, that we may know their outcome; or declare to us the things to come. 23 Tell us what is to come…
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Isaiah 40:27–31 (Listen) 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and my right is disregarded by my God”? 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to …
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Summer Talkback Series - Ben Sciacca & Janet King on Meaningful Friendships in a Disconnected Age
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Many of us ask ourselves the honest question: Why is making friends as an adult so hard? At this Talkback, Ben Sciacca, Redeemer's Local Ministry Coordinator, dove into how God created us to live in meaningful community with one another. While the desire for friendship is part of God's good design, the reality is that we live in a time of prevailin…
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Isaiah 40:12–26 (Listen) 12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand and marked off the heavens with a span, enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? 13 Who has measured1 the Spirit of the LORD, or what man shows him his counsel? 14 Whom did he consult, and who made him…
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Isaiah 40:1–11 (Listen) Comfort for God’s People 40:1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare1 is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD’s hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries:2 “In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight …
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Isaiah 36–37:7 (Listen) Sennacherib Invades Judah 36:1 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them. 2 And the king of Assyria sent the Rabshakeh1 from Lachish to King Hezekiah at Jerusalem, with a great army. And he stood by the conduit of the upper pool on the…
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Summer Talkback Series - Sho Baraka on a Theology of Creativity & Vocation
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ABOUT SHO BARAKA We are thrilled to welcome guest speaker Sho Baraka to the stage. Sho has spent nearly two decades traveling the world as a recording artist, speaker, and writer. Sho has four solo albums, three feature film appearances, and one book, He Saw That It Was Good. ABOUT TALKBACKS Our Talkbacks are great opportunities to see how our fait…
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Isaiah 24:4–10 (Listen) 4 The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and withers; the highest people of the earth languish. 5 The earth lies defiled under its inhabitants; for they have transgressed the laws, violated the statutes, broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore a curse devours the earth, and its inhabitants suffer for their g…
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Isaiah 10:20–27 (Listen) The Remnant of Israel Will Return 20 In that day the remnant of Israel and the survivors of the house of Jacob will no more lean on him who struck them, but will lean on the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, in truth. 21 A remnant will return, the remnant of Jacob, to the mighty God. 22 For though your people Israel be as the s…
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Isaiah 7:1–16 (Listen) Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz 7:1 In the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah the king of Israel came up to Jerusalem to wage war against it, but could not yet mount an attack against it. 2 When the house of David was told, “Syria is in league with1 Eph…
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Isaiah 5:1–12 (Listen) The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed 5:1 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yie…
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Isaiah 5:1–12 (Listen) The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed 5:1 Let me sing for my beloved my love song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. 2 He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; and he looked for it to yie…
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Introduction To The Gospel According to Isaiah
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Isaiah 1:1–20 (Listen) 1:1 The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. The Wickedness of Judah 2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: “Children1 have I reared and brought up, but they have rebelled against me. 3 The o…
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And the Name of the City is "The LORD Is There"
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Ezekiel 40 (Listen) Vision of the New Temple 40:1 In the twenty-fifth year of our exile, at the beginning of the year, on the tenth day of the month, in the fourteenth year after the city was struck down, on that very day, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me to the city.1 2 In visions of God he brought me to the land of Israel, and …
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Ezekiel 37:1–14 (Listen) The Valley of Dry Bones 37:1 The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley;1 it was full of bones. 2 And he led me around among them, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley, and behold, they were very dry. 3 And he said to…
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Ezekiel 35 (Listen) Prophecy Against Mount Seir 35:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 3 and say to it, Thus says the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against you, Mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand against you, and I will make you a desolation and a waste. 4 I will lay your cit…
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Today is Palm Sunday, the final Sunday in Lent before Easter Sunday. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victo…
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In our services on Sunday, we announced that we’re under contract on a portion of the former Trinity Medical Center site on Montclair Road, just 1.5 miles away from our existing sanctuary. The road to this decision has included years of praying, planning, and searching. We believe that a new facility will allow us to more faithfully live out Redeem…
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Ezekiel 34:1–16 (Listen) Prophecy Against the Shepherds of Israel 34:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel; prophesy, and say to them, even to the shepherds, Thus says the Lord GOD: Ah, shepherds of Israel who have been feeding yourselves! Should not shepherds feed the sheep? 3 You eat the fat, y…
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Today is the fifth Sunday in Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound …
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Please Note: We were unable to capture the audio for the afternoon's sermon, which was led by Dwight Castle. We apologize for any inconvenience! Ezekiel 28:1–19 (Listen) Prophecy Against the Prince of Tyre 28:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, Thus says the Lord GOD: “Because your heart is proud, and you ha…
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Today is the fourth Sunday in Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound…
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How to Follow Jesus Faithfully in a Difficult Day
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2 Timothy 2:1–7 (Listen) A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus 2:1 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men,1 who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled…
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Today is the third Sunday in Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound …
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Ezekiel 18 (Listen) The Soul Who Sins Shall Die 18:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “What do you1 mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? 3 As I live, declares the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. 4 Behold, all sou…
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Ezekiel 18 (Listen) The Soul Who Sins Shall Die 18:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 “What do you1 mean by repeating this proverb concerning the land of Israel, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge’? 3 As I live, declares the Lord GOD, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. 4 Behold, all sou…
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Today is the second Sunday in Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound…
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Ezekiel 16:1–22 (Listen) The Lord’s Faithless Bride 16:1 Again the word of the LORD came to me: 2 “Son of man, make known to Jerusalem her abominations, 3 and say, Thus says the Lord GOD to Jerusalem: Your origin and your birth are of the land of the Canaanites; your father was an Amorite and your mother a Hittite. 4 And as for your birth, on the d…
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Today is the first Sunday in Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound …
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Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. ----- About Lent and Sound & Season Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this se…
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Lent is a season of preparation—a time to reflect, repent, and draw near to God as we journey toward Easter Sunday. It begins with Ash Wednesday on March 5 and leads us through 40 days of remembering Christ’s suffering, death, and ultimate victory. Throughout this season, Sound & Season will release weekly episodes each Sunday morning to help guide…
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Ezekiel 1–3 (Listen) Ezekiel in Babylon 1:1 In the thirtieth year, in the fourth month, on the fifth day of the month, as I was among the exiles by the Chebar canal, the heavens were opened, and I saw visions of God.1 2 On the fifth day of the month (it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin), 3 the word of the LORD came to Ezekiel the …
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John 4:1–42 (Listen) Jesus and the Woman of Samaria 4:1 Now when Jesus learned that the Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John 2 (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), 3 he left Judea and departed again for Galilee. 4 And he had to pass through Samaria. 5 So he came to a town of S…
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John 18:15–17 (Listen) Peter Denies Jesus 15 Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. Since that disciple was known to the high priest, he entered with Jesus into the courtyard of the high priest, 16 but Peter stood outside at the door. So the other disciple, who was known to the high priest, went out and spoke to the servant girl w…
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The Ascension of the Son of Man (Afternoon)
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Daniel 7:13–14 (Listen) The Son of Man Is Given Dominion 13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dom…
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The Ascension of the Son of Man (Morning)
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Daniel 7:13–14 (Listen) The Son of Man Is Given Dominion 13 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before him. 14 And to him was given dominion and glory and a kingdom, that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve him; his dom…
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Mark 1:14–20 (Listen) Jesus Begins His Ministry 14 Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, 15 and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand;1 repent and believe in the gospel.” Jesus Calls the First Disciples 16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the bro…
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Mark 15:40–16:8 (Listen) 40 There were also women looking on from a distance, among whom were Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome. 41 When he was in Galilee, they followed him and ministered to him, and there were also many other women who came up with him to Jerusalem. Jesus Is Buried 42 And when eveni…
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Mark 15:33–39 (Listen) The Death of Jesus 33 And when the sixth hour1 had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.2 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is c…
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Mark 15:33–39 (Listen) The Death of Jesus 33 And when the sixth hour1 had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.2 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” 35 And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is c…
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Mark 15:16–32 (Listen) Jesus Is Mocked 16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters),1 and they called together the whole battalion.2 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And th…
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Mark 15:16–32 (Listen) Jesus Is Mocked 16 And the soldiers led him away inside the palace (that is, the governor’s headquarters),1 and they called together the whole battalion.2 17 And they clothed him in a purple cloak, and twisting together a crown of thorns, they put it on him. 18 And they began to salute him, “Hail, King of the Jews!” 19 And th…
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Mark 15:1–15 (Listen) Jesus Delivered to Pilate 15:1 And as soon as it was morning, the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council. And they bound Jesus and led him away and delivered him over to Pilate. 2 And Pilate asked him, “Are you the King of the Jews?” And he answered him, “You have said so.” 3 And th…
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Luke 2:22–38 (Listen) Jesus Presented at the Temple 22 And when the time came for their purification according to the Law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord 23 (as it is written in the Law of the Lord, “Every male who first opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”) 24 and to offer a sacrifice according to …
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Luke 2:1–21 (Listen) The Birth of Jesus Christ 2:1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when1 Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, …
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Luke 2:1–21 (Listen) The Birth of Jesus Christ 2:1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration when1 Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, …
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