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What is a Redemption Group?
Gospel-based exodus
The Redemption Group curriculum (which was developed by Mars Hill Church and can be found at redemptiongroups.com) follows the story of Exodus, which highlights the Israelites journey from slavery to freedom. As we study their story, we see that Jesus has come to free us from slavery and bring us into His freedom. The group will process through the book Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry. Redemption is also a pulpit fueled ministry, meaning that the teachings in the Redemption course will also allign itself with the spoken word on the weekends.
Sin and suffering
Someone entangled in a habitual sin (addiction) not only needs deliverance from sin, but also to come face to face with a Redeemer who delivers from suffering, pain, and misery. Someone limping from the wounds of abuse is not only desperate to know the compassionate presence of Jesus, but is also in great need of the Word, which discerns the sinful intentions that turn a wounded heart into a wounding heart. Our sins and sufferings are inextricably interwoven but Jesus can redeem it all.
Intense discussion in small groups
A Redemption Group is an intense small group that digs deep into difficult and seldom-discussed areas of life, such as abuse, addiction, and trials of all sorts. Far beyond Bible study, this is a study about life—your life connecting with Jesus’ life. Participants challenge one another, and the Word reveals hearts. It’s not uncommon to hear comments like, “I thought I would take that secret to my grave.” Redemption pushes for openess and transparency as secrets done actually protect, they imprison.
Eye-opening
Many initially join a Redemption Group to address a behavior (“I thought I was here to learn how to stop looking at porn”) or support a spouse, but oftentimes God accomplishes something much deeper.
The beginning
A Redemption Group is only the beginning—or a weigh station—in a lifelong journey. Groups are brief and get right to work, meeting for only eight weeks. Participants leave groups armed with new ways of seeing God and themselves, and tools for working it out over time in community.
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We are currently conducting our Winter 2012 Redemption Groups. The groups are closed but you are welcome to come and enjoy the open teaching Monday’s 6:30-7:30 running from Jan. 9th – Feb 20th. The next Redemption sessions are starting in March 2012.
If you would like to join the March Redemption Groups, You can contact Mike Keogh from the link below for more details on what Redemption is and how you can best prepare yourself for the group experience.
Sign-Up Forum
For more information contact Mike Keogh at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
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The following are suggested Articles, Video, Audio, and Books related to the Redemption proccess.
Articles
Audio
God, Psychology, and the Christian Care of the Soul Audio link of David Powlison @2001 Pastors Conference
Byran Institute Nature, Nurture and a Whole Lot More Audio link of David Powlison @2010 Byran Institute
Books
Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands
By Paul TrippIn many ways, the church today has more consumers than committed participants. We see church merely as an event we attend or an organization we belong to, rather than as a calling that shapes our entire life.
Redemption: Freed by Jesus from the Idols We Worship and the Wounds We Carry
By Mike Wilkerson“This is a wonderful piece of gospel work. It surely does advance the cause of applying the gospel to brokenness of this generation.”
—Paul Tripp, President, Paul Tripp Ministries
Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave
By Ed WelchA worship disorder: this is how Edward T. Welch views addictions. "Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God?"
Seeing With New Eyes
By David PowlisonSeeing with New Eyes is collection of essays written over almost twenty years by a respected biblical counselor. David Powlison’s articles are Bible exposition, topical essay, editorial, and sermon. All of them show God’s gracious self-revelation in Jesus Christ and Scripture.
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