January 25, 2026

This sermon introduces the concept of "Kingdom Builders," a new ministry initiative at Redemption Church focused on building God's kingdom through three categories: overseas missions, local missions, and church expansion. The pastor emphasizes that this is not just a fundraising effort but a theological understanding of how two kingdoms—Satan's kingdom of darkness and God's kingdom of light—are actively at work in the world today. Through Jesus' confrontation with the Pharisees in Matthew 12, we learn that Christ has inaugurated God's kingdom by binding the strong man (Satan) and plundering his house (saving people from darkness). The sermon challenges believers to recognize who the real enemy is, to stop viewing other people as enemies, and to engage in kingdom building through prayer, wisdom, discernment, and generous giving. The "already but not yet" nature of God's kingdom is explained—it's present now through Christ and the Holy Spirit, but will be fully consummated when Jesus returns.