Small Groups
Leaps of Faith, Last Hopes of Humanity – Acts 3:1-26: Reflection Guide
Reflection Guide Key Terms The hour of prayer – The time of the afternoon sacrifice (3 pm), which Israelites often set aside each day in order to pray and when many Israelites living in Jerusalem would go up to the temple in order to pray together. Alms – The practice of giving charitable gifts to…
Read MoreA New Day, A New Community – Acts 2:42-47: Reflection Guide
Reflection Guide Key Terms The apostles’ teaching – The Early Church gathered in public at the temple and in homes to hear the apostles (those who had been with Jesus) teach; we get a glimpse of what they taught in the various sermons in Acts (see Acts 2:14-40, Acts 7, Acts 13:16-41) as well as…
Read MoreHow Pierced Hearts Become Glad Hearts – Acts 2:14-41: Reflection Guide
Key Terms Peter – One of the original 12 disciples and the writer of 1 & 2 Peter; Peter famously confessed Jesus as the Christ (Mt 16:16) but later denied knowing Jesus three times after Jesus’ arrest (Mt 26:69-75). However, Jesus restored Peter and chose him to be one of the prominent leaders in the…
Read MoreDescent of the Spirit, Ascent of the Church – Acts 2:1-13: Reflection Guide
Key Terms Pentecost – The Greek name for the Jewish Feast of Weeks (Ex. 34:22; Lev 23:15-16; Deut 16:9) that occurred 50 days after Passover (pentecost literally means “fiftieth”); many Jews travelled to Jerusalem to celebrate the festival. Galileans – People from the northernmost region of Israel, called Galilee; Galileans were often thought of as…
Read MoreReadiness for the Mission – Acts 1:12-26: Reflection Guide
Key Terms The women – In addition to Jesus’ twelve male disciples, Jesus also had several female disciples including Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Susanna (Luke 8:1-3), Mary and Martha (Luke 10:48-42), and likely others who are not explicitly named in the gospels. Baptism of John – John the Baptist was sent by God to prepare…
Read MoreGlad Hearts, Bold Church – Acts 1:1-11: Reflection Guide
Key Terms Theophilus – The recipient of the book of Acts and also the recipient of the gospel of Luke. Kingdom of God – The rule of God over his people in his creation, which is now present in the physical world, but is awaiting completeness (or fullness) at the second coming of Christ; however,…
Read MoreRestoreOKC Service Opportunities
As we think about ways we can engage our world and serve our community, we want to encourage you to pursue opportunities at RestoreOKC and help those in your Small Groups and Serve Teams do so as well. Restore OKC seeks to bridge relationships of reconciliation between races and economic classes by serving the physical,…
Read MoreNew Staff Member – Chace Ifland
We are happy to introduce you to a new staff member at Redemption Church — Chace Ifland. Chace is joining our team as Community Coordinator. At this time, this is an unpaid position, and we are grateful for Chace’s investment in our ministry. In this role, he will provide direction and support for connection, membership,…
Read MoreWatch Party Details for Hosts
Hospitality in an Inhospitable Season As our community begins making changes and watching how those changes unfold, there will be many reactions and opinions and agendas that want to take hold. Here’s the thing, though, for us. We are the Church. We are the ones for whom Jesus said “even the gates of hell cannot…
Read MoreOnline Worship Watch Parties
Let’s Get Ready to (Watch) Party! In June, we will host weekly Watch Parties as we re-open in person gathering. Watch parties are Sunday morning gatherings in homes or other venues where people connect to participate in online church together. We want to create spaces where we can invite every one connected to Redemption Church…
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