Grace Transformation

"Her sins, which are many, are forgiven." In this episode, Pastor John Rallison walks through Luke 7:36-50, the story of a sinful woman who anoints Jesus at a Pharisee's dinner table, and uncovers who's actually in the...

Even the apostle Paul admits he did the very thing he hated. Was his faith failing, or is that just what it means to still be fighting sin after decades with Jesus? Pastor John Rallison looks at the freedom Christ has...

<p>The fire that terrified people at Sinai now rests on them at Pentecost. Same God. Completely different access. In this Pentecost Sunday message from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Salem, Oregon, we explore how the Holy...

<p>Most people brace when they hear the word stewardship. This message is not what you are expecting.</p><p>In the first of three conversations about what it means to live as stewards of God's kingdom, we start with a...

<p>Most of us say we want clarity. What we really want is certainty about the future. And Jesus never promised that. What he promised was his own presence, every step of the way.</p><p>In this final message of the...

<p>What do you do when hope collapses? The disciples on the road to Emmaus know the feeling. On the evening of the first Easter, they're walking away from Jerusalem saying "we had hoped" — past tense. Their hope was...

<p>Even after the resurrection, the disciples are still afraid.</p><p>In John 20, we find them behind locked doors, uncertain and trying to stay safe. The resurrection is real, but they are not yet living in it. And...

<p>Easter is often about what Jesus gives—hope, life, and joy. But what if it’s also about what He takes away?</p><p>In this message, we look at how the resurrection of Jesus changes three deep human burdens: fear about...

<p>Palm Sunday begins with a crowd crying out “Hosanna”—“save us”—as Jesus enters Jerusalem. They know what they want: deliverance from Rome. But Jesus comes to confront a deeper enemy, one they cannot see.</p><p>In...

<p>Temptation isn’t just something out there. Temptation is only tempting because it resonates with something already inside us. That can be a hard truth to face.</p><p>But the good news is this: in Jesus, you don’t...

<p>The petition in the Lord’s Prayer, “forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us,” can sound like God’s forgiveness depends on ours. But Jesus shows us something deeper.</p><p>In this...

<p>Jesus teaches us to pray, “Give us this day our daily bread.”<br>But what does that really mean?</p><p>In this message from Matthew 6:11, we explore how this petition of the Lord’s Prayer reshapes our relationship...

<p>In this message from a Lenten series on the Lord’s Prayer, Pastor John Rallison explores what Jesus means when He teaches us to pray, “Your will be done.” If God is truly Father, praying for His will isn’t surrender...

<p>When the disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray, He gave them a direct answer. The very first word matters: “Father.”</p><p>In this message from Matthew 6:9, we explore what it means to pray “Our Father in...

<p>Matthew 17:1–9 records the Transfiguration of Jesus — a moment when His glory is revealed on the mountain before Peter, James, and John. But the scene does not end in dazzling light. It ends with a touch and the...