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Redeemed from Poverty | Redeemed | Pastor Hans Hess

Redeemed Series
Part 3: Redeemed from Poverty
This final message in the Redeemed series focuses on a powerful and often misunderstood truth: We have been redeemed from poverty and made to thrive in Christ.
From the beginning, God’s design for His people was not lack, struggle, or barely getting by. In the Garden, there was provision, abundance, and everything Adam and Eve needed. Poverty, like sickness and spiritual death, entered as a result of the fall and the curse of sin. But through Jesus, redemption does not stop at forgiveness or even healing, it restores us back to a life of provision, purpose, and flourishing.
Psalm 1 paints the picture of what a redeemed life looks like: a person planted, steady, fruitful, and sustained. Not dry, not lacking, but thriving like a tree by living water. This is not just about material wealth, it’s about a blessed life…one marked by stability, provision, fruitfulness, and impact.
Redemption calls us out of a poverty mindset and into a Kingdom mindset where God is our source, and we are positioned to both receive and release His provision.
What Redemption Does in Us
1. We’re Positioned to Live a Blessed Life
The life of blessing begins with pursuing holiness and alignment with God. Psalm 1 shows that when we walk with God and not with the patterns of the world, our lives become rooted and established. Blessing is not random, it is connected to relationship and obedience.
2. We’re Rooted in God’s Word
Meditating on the Word day and night transforms how we think, live, and expect. Joshua 1 reminds us that true prosperity and success come from knowing and doing God’s Word. As we renew our minds, we shift from scarcity thinking to trusting God as our provider in every area.
3. We’re Called to Be Fruitful and Productive
A redeemed life produces. Like the tree in Psalm 1, we are created to bear fruit in every season. This means using what God has given us, being faithful, working diligently, and stewarding opportunities well. God increases what is used, not what is buried.
4. We’re Empowered to Live Generously
Generosity is a key mark of a redeemed life. 2 Corinthians 9 reveals that God provides so that we can abound in every good work. We are not blessed just to hold onto it, but to release it. Giving breaks the grip of greed and positions us to trust God as our source.
We are blessed to be a blessing.
The Heart of the Message is this…redemption restores us to a life of thriving, not just surviving.
Through Christ, we are no longer bound to lack, fear, or a poverty mindset. God invites us into a life where we trust Him, walk in obedience, produce fruit, and live with open hands.
Because of that:
Lack does not define your life
God is your source and provider
You are called to produce and prosper
You are blessed so you can be a blessing
Redemption isn’t just about getting by…it’s about living in God’s provision and purpose.
You weren’t just saved…you were made to thrive.

Redeemed from Sickness | Redeemed | Pastor Hans Hess

Redeemed Series
Part 2: Redeemed from Sickness
This second message in the Redeemed series focuses on another powerful truth: We have been redeemed from sickness and made whole in Christ.
From the fall in the garden, sickness and disease entered the human race as part of a broken world under the curse of sin. In the Old Testament, sickness was seen as one of the results of the curse under the law. But through Jesus, redemption reaches deeper than forgiveness alone. He did not just come to save souls from sin, He came to bring wholeness to the entire person.
Throughout the Gospels, Jesus consistently healed the sick, delivered the oppressed, and revealed the heart of the Father. Acts 10:38 says that Jesus went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil. Healing was not a side ministry of Jesus, it was central to His mission. And it did not stop with Him. He gave His disciples authority to heal, and the apostles continued that ministry in the book of Acts.
This message reminds us that healing is not merely a hopeful possibility, it is part of the redemptive work of Christ. Matthew 8 declares that Jesus took our infirmities and bore our sicknesses, tying healing directly to the work of the cross. Just as He paid for sin, He also carried sickness, disease, and the curse so that we could walk in freedom and wholeness.
What Redemption Does in Us
1. We’re Made Whole Through Christ
Jesus did not come only to forgive sin, but to restore what was broken. His redemption reaches spirit, soul, and body. He makes whole what sin, sickness, and the enemy tried to destroy.
2. We’re Given Authority in His Name
Jesus gave His followers power and authority over demons and disease. The ministry of healing was not reserved for Jesus alone, it was entrusted to His disciples and continues through the Church. We do not minister healing in our own strength, but in the authority of Jesus’ name.
3. We’re Freed from the Oppression of the Enemy
Acts 10:38 reveals that those Jesus healed were often oppressed by the devil. Sickness is not something to make peace with spiritually. Jesus came to confront oppression, break its hold, and bring freedom to those bound by it.
4. We’re Invited to Walk in Faith for Healing
Jesus responded again and again to faith. From the paralytic lowered through the roof to the lame man at the gate called Beautiful, healing flowed where faith reached for Him. We are called to know God’s will, pray in Jesus’ name, command sickness to go, and have confidence that He is still working.
The Heart of the Message is this…
Healing is part of redemption. It is not separate from the Gospel, and it is not something Jesus occasionally did to prove a point. It is part of what He purchased through His finished work on the cross.
Because of that:
Sickness does not have the final word.
Jesus still heals and restores.
His redemptive work includes wholeness.
Healing is not just for then, it is for now.
Redemption isn’t just about being forgiven…it’s about being made whole.You weren’t just saved…you were made whole.

Redeemed from Spiritual Death | Redeemed | Pastor Hans Hess

Peter | Eyewitness | Pastor Hans Hess

Easter Series 2026: Eyewitnesses of Jesus
Part 3: Peter
Peter’s story is not just about failure…it’s about what Jesus does after the failure. Peter didn’t drift away slowly, he denied Jesus directly. Face to face with pressure, he said: “I do not know that man.” Three times. And when it was over, Scripture says he went out and wept bitterly. This is the weight of sin, not just what he did, but the realization of it. And that's where grace came looking for him. After the resurrection, the angel says: “Go tell His disciples and Peter…” Why mention Peter? Because Jesus knew something...Shame would try to keep Peter from coming back. So before Peter could even make a move toward Jesus…Jesus made a move toward him. That's where the restoration of what shame tried to steal comes in. When they meet again, Jesus doesn’t say: “Explain yourself.” He says: “Do you love Me?” Three times. Each question wasn’t reopening the wound, it was healing it. And then Jesus speaks purpose again: “Feed My sheep.”
The Depth Behind "Feed My Sheep":
Your failure didn’t cancel your calling.
Your mistake didn’t erase your identity.
Your story isn’t over.
What Forgiveness Does:
Your sins have been sent away, not partially, but completely.
You are pardoned and your debt is cancelled with nothing left to repay.
You are FREE...It breaks your chains, where you are no longer bound.
Peter’s lowest moment didn’t define him, Jesus’ forgiveness did. He went from weeping in shame…to walking in purpose.
The full series message concludes:
John → You are loved
Thomas → You can believe
Peter → You are forgiven
Key Takeaway - You don’t have to stay where you fell, because Jesus is still calling your name.

Thomas | Eyewitness | Pastor Hans Hess

Easter Series 2026: Eyewitnesses of Jesus
Part 2: Thomas
This message shifts our focus to Thomas, not to shame his doubt, but to reveal what Jesus does through it. Thomas is often labeled “Doubting Thomas,” but Scripture shows something deeper: he wasn’t the only one who doubted…he was just the one honest enough to say it out loud.
I. More Than a Doubter
Thomas wasn’t weak, he was loyal and courageous.
- In John 11, he was willing to die with Jesus
- In John 14, he asked questions others were afraid to ask
- He stayed with the disciples even in uncertainty
- Thomas wasn’t faithless, he was searching.
II. The Reality of Doubt After the resurrection, when the disciples said, “We’ve seen the Lord,” Thomas responded: “Unless I see…I will not believe.” But here’s the truth: All the disciples struggled with unbelief. (Mark 16:9–14)
- They heard the testimony and still didn’t believe
- They walked with Jesus and still wrestled
- Doubt is not the absence of faith, it’s often the place where faith begins.
III. Jesus Meets Us in Our Doubt Eight days later, Jesus comes back…for Thomas.
- He didn’t rebuke him harshly
- He didn’t reject him
- He met him right where he was
“Reach your finger here…do not be unbelieving, but believing.” And in that moment, Thomas declares: “My Lord and my God!”
The greatest confession came from the one who doubted the loudest.
IV. Blessed Are Those Who Believe
Jesus responds with a powerful truth: “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” This shifts the message from Thomas…to us. We weren’t in the room. We didn’t see the scars. But we are still called to believe, because faith isn’t built on sight, it’s built on trust.
V. How to Eliminate Doubt
Doubt doesn’t have to control you, you can fight it:
1. Replace It and Feed Your Faith
What you consume shapes what you believe.
Fill your life with truth, not fear.
2. Fight It and Stand on the Word
Faith grows when you stand on God’s promises, not your feelings.
3. Stop Saying It
Your words reinforce your belief system.
Stop speaking doubt and start declaring truth.
Thomas could have been remembered as “the one who doubted”…But instead, he became the one who believed.

John | Eyewitness | Pastor Hans Hess

Easter Series 2026: Eyewitnesses of Jesus
Part 1: John
This Easter series begins by looking at the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus through the eyes of those who were closest to Him. And first, we see it through John, not as a title of pride, but as a testimony of identity: I am the one Jesus loved.
I. A Son of Thunder
John didn’t start soft, humble, or loving.
He was bold, intense, and even prideful
He and his brother James wanted positions of honor
He was willing to call down fire on people who rejected Jesus
John was passionate…but misplaced. Yet Jesus didn’t reject him, He transformed him.
II. The Disciple Whom Jesus Loved
John wasn’t just another follower, he was invited into deeper moments:
Jairus’ house - witnessing miracles
The Transfiguration - seeing Jesus in glory
Gethsemane - seeing Jesus in sorrow
The Last Supper - leaning close to Jesus
John didn’t earn this closeness, he simply stayed near. And instead of labeling himself by his past, he chose a new identity: “The one Jesus loved.”
III. Faithful to the End
When others fled…John stayed.
He stood at the cross
He witnessed the suffering
He was entrusted with caring for Jesus’ mother
Love kept him present when fear drove others away.
IV. A Transformed Elder
The same “Son of Thunder” became the apostle of love. “Let us love one another, for love is of God…” - 1 John 4
John’s life became proof of this truth: When you truly experience the love of Jesus, you don’t stay the same. His story isn’t just about who he was…it’s about who he became. He could have said: “I’m the one who wanted power.”...“I’m the one who got it wrong.”...But instead, he chose this identity: “I am the one Jesus loved.”
Jesus wants you to know that your past doesn’t define you and your mistakes don’t name you. If you are in Christ, your identity is this: You are the one Jesus loves.

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