January 31, 2012
"The gospel, applied to our hearts every day, frees us to be brutally honest with ourselves and with God. The assurance of His total forgiveness of our sins through the blood of Christ means we don't have to play defensive games anymore. We don't have to rationalize and excuse our sins. We can say we told a lie instead of saying we exaggerated a bit. We can admit an unforgiving spirit instead of continuing to blame our parents for our emotional distress. We can call sin exactly what it is, regardless of how ugly and shameful it may be, because we know that Jesus bore that sin in His body on the cross. With the assurance of total forgiveness through Christ, we have no reason to hide from our sins anymore."...
January 6, 2012
I'm at a season of life where it seems like it's time to slow down. Nothing is working quite right anymore. I need glasses for aging eyes and anti-inflammtories for aging joints. I forget names and what commonly used household gadgets are called. Solitude invites me to steal away (which I enjoy doing at times!) while a growing family and new church lovingly require me to get even busier than ever. The commercials say Benny and I should be anticipating retirement after all the years of being in the throes of parenting and pastoring. Sometimes I envy those who can....
March 21, 2014 by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News
The Christian life is a banquet in which we feast on the mercy and forgiveness of God. We've been invited to a life of perpetual and deepending enjoyment of our inheritance and basking in the joy of our salvation....
Keep ReadingMarch 21, 2014 by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: trayvon martin, george zimmerman, sanford, trial, Community
Yesterday was a day many will not easily forget. Sixteen months after a young black man was murdered minutes from this community a jury decided that his killer acted in self-defense. There are those who applaud the verdict and those who did not. We desire not to address the validity of the verdict but the heart of the genuine believer in response....
Keep ReadingMarch 21, 2014 | 1 Comments by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Redeemer Church, Orlando Church, Lake Nona Churches
Like many people who grow up in the church, Jen was raised by parents with strong morals and a church that taught principals teaching of purity and abstinence. Like so many others, she fell into sin and ended up pregnant. As a result of her indescretion she felt like she was walking around with an increasingly large scarlett letter on her stomach. She condemned herself and...
Keep ReadingMarch 21, 2014 by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Who You Are in Christ, Identity, In Christ, lake Nona, Lake Nona Church, Lake Nona Churches, Benny Phillips
Our identity, he taught, is not defined by our roles. But our God-given roles guide us in how we are to live out our identity in Christ....
Keep ReadingFebruary 25, 2014 by Jesse Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Lake Nona Church, church life, Lake Nona Churches, Victory, lee vista, Suffering, lee vista church
Walking with Jesus is not for the faint of heart. Like the Hunger Games, we’re in a hostile world and should be on guard as we fight the good fight....
Keep ReadingFebruary 24, 2014 by Jesse Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Lake Nona Church, lake Nona, church life, Lake Nona Churches, lee vista, lee vista church
It’s a popular storyline--"a princess kisses a frog that is magically transformed into a prince. The obvious moral of the story is that handsome princes are better than frogs. But advancements in understanding of the human heart have cast doubt on this conventional wisdom. It may be that people, even handsome princes, are actually worse off than frogs....
Keep ReadingFebruary 1, 2014 | 1 Comments by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: abortion, Lake Nona Church, blog, Lake Nona Churches, Isaiah, Adoption, lee vista church
This past week Christians and advocates throughout the country commemorated the 41st anniversary of Roe. V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that has legalized abortion and resulted in the death of 55 million unborn children....
Keep ReadingOctober 25, 2013 | 10 Comments by Benny Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Benny Phillips, Holy Spirit, Strange Fire, pneumatology, charismatic
Benny Phillips, who had recently posted on Continuationist Pneumatology, one of Sovereign Grace's shared values, offers his thoughts on the Strange Fire conference, led by John MacArthur. ...
Keep ReadingOctober 9, 2013 by Jesse Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: About Us, church life, Lake Nona Church, Lake Nona Churches, news
Beginning on Sunday, November 3rd, Redeemer Church will hold its weekly meetings at Odyssey Middle School. Located just 5 minutes from Redeemer's current meeting place, Odyssey offers a recognizable landmark, room for growth and a number of practical benefits the church has been seeking for several months....
Keep ReadingAugust 28, 2013 by Jesse Phillips | Category: Redeemer Church News | Tags: Benny Phillips, church life, evangelism, Racism, Reconciliation, Orlando Church, Redeemer Church, Lake Nona Church
It was 50 years ago today that, arguably, one of the greatest speeches in American history was given on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today we contemplate that historic day. As a local church, I want us to demonstrate this gospel-centered perspective of reconciliation in our personal lives and in our corporate expression....
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