Parish Study I Thessalonians 4:1-12 Summary: This section of Paul's letter is an exhortation towards Christian living. Our aim in life is to live in a way that is pleasing to God. And a clear aspect of our living in ways that please the Lord is abstaining from sexual immorality. Paul draws a clear distinction between the way Christians are to live and the way that the ordinary gentiles of Thessalonica are living. The Christian sexual ethic has always been counter cultural. Paul urges this young church to pursue purity and and considers sexual immorality as a way of wronging our brother's in C ..read more

Parish Study | 1 Thess 3 Summary: Paul so wants to know how the church in Thessalonica is doing that he decides to send his beloved Timothy to encourage the Thessalonians and send back a report. He is concerned because he knows the Thessalonians are facing many afflictions because of their faith, and he does not want them to be so worn out that they fall away. The report he receives back from Timothy is extremely encouraging! They are living in faith and love, and just as Paul had remembered them so they too had remembered Paul. This passage teaches us to expect suffering, but not to write i ..read more

4.23 Parish Study | 1 Thess 2:1-16 Study: Pray for God to open our hearts to his word. One person reads 1 Thessalonians 2:1-16 out loud Move through the below questions as a group What is Paul communicating to this young church? What opposition did the church face? How did Paul approach the opposition to the gospel? What qualities did he demonstrate? What qualities should we seek to demonstrate to those who oppose the gospel? 1 These 2:1-16 For you yourselves know, brothers, that our coming to you was not in vain. 2 But though we had already suffered and been shamefully treated at Philippi ..read more

Parish in the Word | 3.23  1 Thess 1:1-10 Parish in the WordOne of the purposes of our Parish gatherings is to build community. But a community is not just a group of people gathered together. That is a crowd. Nor is a community simply a group of people gathered together around something. That is an audience. A community is a group of people gathered around something which they also share with one another. It is in this context of gathering around the word and sharing with one another that God forms us into a body, distinct members knit together by his spirit, with Christ as our head ..read more

9:30 am Each Sunday, 4345 W. 46th Ave., Denver, CO 80212 At Redemption we say we like to gather large and gather small. We gather as a large group each Sunday and then we gather small throughout the month in parishes at each other’s homes. Our Sunday gathering is the center of our church, it is a time when we gather together to be renewed and transformed by grace. Our goal is to create an environment that is welcoming and comfortable to explore and celebrate the riches of Christ. What do we do? We gather together every Sunday to celebrate the good news of the gospel by singing, teaching, and ..read more

In Denver we’re surrounded by inspiration. The mountains are in our backyard, the microbreweries are in our neighborhoods, and weekends are full of adventure. And we live at a time when the best preaching in the world came be streamed on our drive in to work. Isn’t God’s glory all around us? So why go to church? At Redemption we believe our faith is best expressed in a real tangible gathering of believers. We’re not just clinging to a traditional relic, but together pursuing the God who made it all. There are at least three reasons we go to church. 1.  Gospel is Relational The gospel is ..read more