On a Mission from God: The purpose of our parish – the reason Holy Redeemer exists - is to see lives turned upside down through an encounter with the redeeming love of Jesus Christ. The Lord asks (actually, he commands) you and I to participate in this work. Jesus greatly desires that we ignite the fire of his love in our own spheres of influence through our prayer, our words, and our good deeds...
Ignite the Fire at Holy Redeemer: This is our rally cry. This is our holy desire. We want each and every person who worships at this parish, each and every person who visits this parish, and each and every person who drives by this parish in a tanker truck – to experience the redeeming love of Jesus Christ in a manner so powerful, so beautiful, and so divine . . . that their lives are turned upside down and forever and eternally changed. Woo-hooo! What an amazing commission we have from our Lord!...
Ignite the Fire: God created us for greatness! Maybe not the “greatness” suggested by the people and the achievements so revered by this world, but the greatness that arises in an immortal soul fully in love with Jesus Christ and his Gospel. If even the tiniest spark of Christ’s love burns within us, we are blessed beyond measure.
The Meaning of Life: God created each of us to know him, to love him, to serve him, and to be with him forever in heaven. To embrace that reality is to live the great adventure of human existence. To turn away from God, on the other hand, is to dissolve into a life of emptiness and alienation. God is love...