SECURE • SHAPED • SENT

Redeemer Sermon Series Overview: Who Redeemer Is and Where God Is Leading Us

WATCH MESSAGES FROM THIS SERMON SERIES

WHY THIS SERIES, WHY NOW?

Redeemer is in a season of transition, and we believe God is using this moment as an opportunity to bring greater clarity to who we are and where we are going.

  • This is not about building ‘my ideal church” it’s about discerning God’s vision for Redeemer.

Over the next several months, we want to explore our core values / distinctives:

  • What has shaped Redeemer in the past, what defines us today, and what God may be forming us into for the future

This series is meant to be a working draft or a “vision-in-process.”

  • We are not presenting a finalized mission statement, but inviting the church family to pray, discern, and grow together as God leads

THE FRAMEWORK: THREE WORDS

To guide this exploration, we are using three words: SECURE • SHAPED • SENT

These three words come from this rough mission statement:

“We exist to become a family of Jesus followers who are secure in the Gospel, shaped by the way of Jesus, and sent for the good of our city and the world.”

Each word answers a key question:

SECURE (Identity) who are we?

  • We are secure in the love, grace, forgiveness, and finished work of Jesus.

SHAPED (Formation) who are we becoming?

  • We are being formed through apprenticeship to Jesus, learning to live in our new identity.

SENT (Mission) Why are we here?

  • We are sent outward to love, serve, and witness… so others can taste and see God’s goodness.

ROOTS - Secure in the Gospel

Our identity is rooted in Christ.

We are held, loved, adopted, and forgiven.

TRUNK / LIMBS - Shaped by the Way of Jesus

This is the forming work of God in our lives.

We are being transformed into the character of Jesus.

FRUIT - Sent for the Good of the City and the World

As we pursue Jesus and join Him in the restoration of all things, the fruit of the Spirit becomes visible through love, justice, mercy, compassion, and faithful witness.

PART 1: SECURE IN THE GOSPEL

Secure is foundational language: Ephesians 1:3–5, Ephesians 1:13–14, Ephesians 2:19

The Gospel is not good advice, it is good news that Jesus has accomplished what we could not

  • Redeemer has long been built on the belief that our identity is received, not earned.

Being secure in the Gospel means:

  • We rest in the finished work of Christ

  • We live as loved (not as performers)

  • We find freedom from fear-based religion

  • We embrace authenticity, transparency, and confession

  • We become a safe place for questions, doubt, and rebuilding faith

Key theme: We don’t obey in order to be loved, we obey because we are loved.

PART 2: SHAPED BY THE WAY OF JESUS

Shaped is formational language. Ephesians 4:1–3, Ephesians 4:22–24, Ephesians 5:1–2

  • This is discipleship, apprenticeship to Jesus.

  • If “Secure” is about our identity in Christ, then “Shaped” is about learning how to live from that identity.

Being shaped means:

  • We are intentionally formed by Jesus rather than the world

  • We practice abiding in Christ (John 15)

  • We engage spiritual disciplines not to earn love, but to receive grace

  • We pursue transformation from the inside out

Two primary ingredients in Redeemer’s formation culture are:

Community: We grow best together. Spiritual growth does not happen in isolation.

  • Surrounded by Community

Prayer: We depend on the Holy Spirit for transformation, wisdom, and fruitfulness.

  • Saturated by Prayer and the Holy Spirit

Key theme: Everyone is being shaped, the only question is who (or what) is shaping us.

PART 3: SENT FOR THE GOOD OF OUR CITY AND THE WORLD

Sent is missional language. Ephesians 3:10–11, Ephesians 5:8–10, Ephesians 6:18–20

  • Following Jesus is not meant to be private spirituality—it should reshape how we live in the world.

  • A church that is secure and shaped will always be sent.

Being sent means:

  • We pursue Jesus and join Him in the restoration of all things

  • We serve our neighborhoods, workplaces, friendships, and families

  • We engage culture with humility and biblical clarity

  • We pursue mercy, justice, compassion, and truth

  • We stand with the marginalized as a theological response to God’s character

  • We seek to display the Kingdom of God locally and globally

Redeemer has often described this value as: “In the City, for the City.”

But we also believe we are to be:

  • In our families, for our families

  • In our neighborhoods, for our neighborhoods

  • In our workplaces, for our workplaces

  • In our friendships, for our friendships

  • In your _______ for your _______

Key theme: We are sent into everyday life to bring the love of Jesus to our city and our world.

SERIES GOAL:

This series is meant to help Redeemer become increasingly clear about:

  • Who we are

  • Who we are becoming

  • Why we exist

  • Where God is leading us

We are praying that God will use this season to:

  • Deepen unity

  • Strengthen identity

  • Renew spiritual formation

  • Expand missional engagement

  • Prepare Redeemer for the future God has planned

WHERE THE SERIES IS HEADED:

Over the next several months, different speakers will help us explore each of these themes through scripture, personal testimony, and Redeemer’s history.

This is not meant to be just a lecture series but a church wide discernment process

Our hope is that the whole congregation will participate through:

  • Sunday teaching

  • Community Group discussion

  • Prayer and feedback

  • Personal reflection and practice

IN ONE SENTENCE: Mission Statement

“Redeemer is becoming a family of Jesus followers who are secure in the Gospel, shaped by the way of Jesus, and sent for the good of our city and the world.”

PREACHING PLAN: Rough Schedule

Feb. 8th Secure, Shaped, Sent (Overview) who we are and where we are going

Feb. 15th Secure in the Gospel (Identity) personal journey towards gospel freedom

Feb. 22nd Secure in the Gospel (Hope Shifting) Redeemer’s Foundation

March 1st Shaped by the Way of Jesus (Discipleship) personal journey towards Spiritual Formation

March 8th Shaped by Community (Family) personal journey with Community

March 15th Shaped by Prayer (Spirit-led)) personal journey towards prayer and the Holy Spirit

March 22nd Shaped by the Way of Jesus (Formation) Perspectives on Spiritual Formation

March 29th Palm Sunday (Expectation) Jesus is welcomed as King but not understood...

April 5th Easter Sunday (Reversal) What looked like defeat becomes victory…

April 12th Easter Part 2 (Presence) The risen Jesus walks with us… often unrecognized, always near...

April 19th Sent for the Good of our City (Local Mission) personal journey living sent

April 26th Sent for the Good of the World (Global Mission) personal journey living sent

May 3rd Sent into Cultural Engagement (Integrity) personal journey towards Cultural Engagement

May 10th Mother’s Day

May 17th Secure, Shaped, Sent (Recap) who we are and where we are going?