RH Church Tallahassee

09/09/2026

Devotional Thought For Today
Total Surrender

Reading:
Romans 12:1-2
A Living Sacrifice
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

Devotional:
In Exodus 29, the second ram was placed completely on the altar. Nothing was saved for later. Nothing was held back. The whole thing belonged to God.

That image helps us understand Paul’s words in Romans 12: “Present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God.”

A living sacrifice.

That sounds good until we realize what it means. God is not asking for the part of our life we are comfortable giving Him. He wants all of us. And if I am being honest, that is where surrender gets difficult.

It is easy to say, “Lord, my life is Yours,” and still have one area we keep our hands wrapped around. Maybe it is a relationship. Maybe it is money. Maybe it is a plan for the future that we have already decided has to happen a certain way. Maybe it is a habit we know needs to change, but we keep making excuses for it.

We can give God a lot and still hold something back.

But before that feels heavy, remember who is asking us to surrender. Jesus did not hold anything back from us. He willingly went to the cross. He gave His life. He took our sin, our shame, and the judgment we deserved. He gave Himself completely so that we could be forgiven and brought near to God.

So surrender is not about trying to prove how committed we are. It is the response of someone who knows they have been loved far more than they deserve.

Maybe there is one thing you keep telling God you trust Him with, but deep down, you know you are still trying to control it. Be honest with Him about it today. You may even need to write it down. Name it. Pray about it specifically. Tell God why you are afraid to let it go. He already knows anyway. Then place it back in His hands.

That does not mean you will never struggle with it again. Surrender is often something we have to choose again tomorrow. And the next day. But there is freedom in finally saying, “Jesus, I trust You more than I trust myself.”

The safest place for your life is not in your own hands. It is in His.

09/08/2026

These really are exciting days at Redemption Hill.

We’ve had some very encouraging conversations with the banks, and we believe we are getting close to having financing in place for our building.

While we wait for those funds to become available, we want to keep moving forward. So we’ve set a goal to raise $12,000 above our normal tithes and offerings to help with current expenses and continue taking steps on the property.

More than anything, we don’t want to lose sight of why we’re doing this. This isn’t just about a building.

It’s about children hearing about Jesus. Teenagers finding a place to belong. Families finding community. Hurting people finding hope. And people we haven’t even met yet coming to know Christ.

Buildings are temporary. People matter forever.

So would you pray with us? Pray for wisdom, provision, and the financing process. And simply ask the Lord if He would have you be part of this goal.

No pressure. No guilt. Just faithfulness.

God has provided every step of the way, and we trust Him with what comes next.
Seeing Souls Saved and Lives Changed.

FOR ONE MORE.

If you’d like to give, you can give in person or online here:
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And to everyone who already gives so faithfully—thank you. We are incredibly grateful for you.

09/08/2026

Devotional Thought For Today
The True Cost of Sin

Reading:
Romans 6:23
23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Hebrews 9:22
22 Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of sins.

Devotional:
There is nothing comfortable about the scene in Exodus 29. There is lots of blood. Sacrifice. Innocent animals die..

And I think sometimes we read passages like this and hurry past the uncomfortable parts. They feel distant from our world. Strange. Maybe even a little disturbing.

But perhaps that is part of the point.

God never wanted His people to look at sin casually. Every sacrifice was a reminder that sin costs something. Romans 6:23 says it plainly: “The wages of sin is death.”

We tend to soften sin. We call it a mistake, a struggle, a bad habit, or just part of being human. And certainly, we all stumble. But if we are not careful, we can become comfortable with the very things Jesus died to save us from.

Sin is more serious than we often want to admit.

But praise the LORD Romans 6:23 does not end with death. “The free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

That changes everything.

All the blood and sacrifices of the Old Testament were pointing forward to something greater. Hebrews tells us that forgiveness requires the shedding of blood, and ultimately those sacrifices pointed to Jesus.

The cross was not neat or sanitized. Jesus was beaten, mocked, nailed to a cross, and left to die. The sinless Son of God willingly took the judgment our sin deserved. He did not die because He had sinned. He died because we had.

That should stop us in our tracks. Not simply because our sin is terrible, but because His love is incredible.

So maybe today we need to stop excusing the things God is asking us to confess. Is there something you have grown comfortable with that is quietly pulling your heart away from Jesus? Something you keep explaining away instead of bringing into the light?

Take a few quiet minutes today and talk honestly with God about it. No polished prayer. No pretending. Name it. Confess it. Then remember this: if you belong to Christ, you are not confessing to convince God to love you. You are coming to the One who loved you enough to bear your sin Himself.

Let the weight of the cross remind you how serious sin is.

Then let the grace of the cross remind you how deeply you are loved.

09/08/2026

12 Hours of Prayer | FOR ONE MORE

On September 12, from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, we’re setting aside 12 hours to seek God together as a faith family.

The church will be open throughout the day, and guided prayer prompts will be available to help focus your time. We’ll be praying for our church, our families, our property, our community, and especially for those who still need to know Jesus.

This is about more than filling a time slot. It’s about asking God to move, lead, provide, and use us FOR ONE MORE.

If you would like to join us click on the link below and choose a one-hour time slot and come pray with us.

Seeing Souls Saved. Lives Changed.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4BAFAD29A0FF2-65644167-forone #/

09/08/2026

09/08/2026

Devotional Thought For Today
Set Apart for Something Greater

Reading:
Exodus 29:1-9
1 “Now this is what you shall do to them to consecrate them, that they may serve me as priests. Take one bull of the herd and two rams without blemish, 2 and unleavened bread, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, and unleavened wafers smeared with oil. You shall make them of fine wheat flour. 3 You shall put them in one basket and bring them in the basket, and bring the bull and the two rams. 4 You shall bring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the tent of meeting and wash them with water. 5 Then you shall take the garments, and put on Aaron the coat and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breastpiece, and gird him with the skillfully woven band of the ephod. 6 And you shall set the turban on his head and put the holy crown on the turban. 7 You shall take the anointing oil and pour it on his head and anoint him. 8 Then you shall bring his sons and put coats on them, 9 and you shall gird Aaron and his sons with sashes and bind caps on them. And the priesthood shall be theirs by a statute forever. Thus you shall ordain Aaron and his sons.

Devotional:
Before Aaron ever stepped into the role of high priest, God made something clear: he could not simply walk into God’s presence however he wanted. He had to be washed, clothed, anointed, and consecrated. He had to be set apart.

But there is something easy to miss in this passage. Aaron did not make himself ready.

God told Moses what to do. God provided the way. Aaron was washed. He was clothed. He was anointed. He was called into something he could never have stepped into on his own.

That is grace.

And in many ways, it points us forward to Jesus.

Aaron was a sinful priest who needed cleansing himself. Jesus is our perfect High Priest—completely holy, completely sinless. Aaron would stand before God offering sacrifices again and again. Jesus offered Himself once for all. He carried our sin to the cross, paid the price we could never pay, and made a way for sinful people like us to come near to a holy God.

So when God calls us to be set apart, He is not saying, “Clean yourself up enough and maybe I’ll use you.” He is saying, “You are Mine.”

That changes things.

We live in a culture constantly telling us to follow our heart, build our own life, and do whatever makes us happy. But Jesus calls us to something better. Scripture reminds us, “You are not your own, for you were bought with a price” (1 Corinthians 6:19–20).

And maybe that is where this gets personal.

Is there an area of your life where the world has been shaping you more than Jesus has? Maybe it is something you watch, a relationship you keep running back to, the way you spend your time, or simply a habit that is slowly pulling your heart away from God.

Don’t just feel guilty about it. Bring it to Jesus.

Ask Him to show you what needs to change, and then take one real step. Turn something off. Walk away from something. Open your Bible instead. Spend that time praying. Get around people who will pull you toward Christ instead of away from Him.

God did not save you so you could blend in with everything around you. He saved you, called you His own, and set you apart for something greater.

Not for your glory. For His.

09/06/2026

12 Hours of Prayer | FOR ONE MORE

On September 12, from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM, we’re setting aside 12 hours to seek God together as a church family.

The church will be open throughout the day, and guided prayer prompts will be available to help focus your time. We’ll be praying for our church, our families, our property, our community, and especially for those who still need to know Jesus.

This is about more than filling a time slot. It’s about asking God to move, lead, provide, and use us FOR ONE MORE.

Click on the link below and choose a one-hour time slot and come pray with us.

Seeing Souls Saved. Lives Changed.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0F4BAFAD29A0FF2-65644167-forone

09/05/2026

Come join us tomorrow morning for church! We would love to see YOU. Service starts at 10am. We'll have great worship, Bible teaching, friendly faces, and coffee/donuts!

09/05/2026

These really are exciting days at Redemption Hill.

We’ve had some very encouraging conversations with the banks over the last few weeks, and we really believe we are getting very close to having a financing commitment in place for the building. We’re hopeful that could happen very soon.

But even once that commitment is made, there will still be some time before the actual funds are available. And in the meantime, we don’t want to just sit still.

We want to keep moving forward.

So we are setting a goal to raise $12,000 above our normal tithes and offerings.

That money will help us with some of our current expenses, but it will also allow us to continue taking steps on the property while we wait for the financing to become available.

I know $12,000 is a significant goal for a church our size. I’m not pretending that it isn’t.

But I also know what I have watched this church family do over and over again. I’ve watched you give. I’ve watched you serve. I’ve watched you sacrifice. I’ve watched you show up and trust God.

And I just want to say thank you. We are unbelievably grateful for your generosity and faithfulness.

On Vision Sunday, we encouraged everyone to pray and ask the Lord how He might have you be part of what is happening. I’ve said this before, but I really believe this is a faith family project.

This isn’t about a few people carrying the load. It’s about all of us asking, “God, what would You have me do?”

And maybe more than anything, I don’t want us to lose sight of why we’re doing this.

We’re not trying to build a building just so we can say we built a building.

We’re doing this because we believe there are still people in our community who need Jesus. There are children we haven’t met yet who will one day learn about Jesus there. There are teenagers who will walk through those doors looking for somewhere to belong. There are families we don’t know yet who will need encouragement, prayer, and community. There are hurting people who may one day walk onto that property carrying things we can’t even imagine right now. And there are people who don’t know Jesus yet who we are praying will meet Him there.

That’s why I believe this is more than an investment in the here and now. It’s a generational investment. And if I’m being honest, I truly believe it’s an eternal investment.

Buildings come and go. Property comes and goes. But people matter forever.

At the end of the day, that is what this has always been about for us.

Seeing Souls Saved and Lives Changed.

So would you pray with us?

Pray for the financing. Pray for the decisions that are being made. Pray for wisdom. Pray for provision.

And as you pray, would you simply ask the Lord if He would have you give something above your normal tithes and offerings toward this $12,000 goal?

No pressure. No guilt. Just each of us asking God what faithfulness looks like for us.

Because this isn’t really about $12,000.

It’s about what God may choose to do through a group of people who are willing to say yes.

FOR ONE MORE.

If you feel led to give you can give in person at church or online by going here https://subsplash.com/u/-SQ58SF/give

08/31/2026

Devotional Thought For The Day
Set Apart for His Glory

Reading:
Exodus 28:1-5
The Priests' Garments
28 “Then bring near to you Aaron your brother, and his sons with him, from among the people of Israel, to serve me as priests—Aaron and Aaron's sons, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar.2 And you shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother, for glory and for beauty. 3 You shall speak to all the skillful, whom I have filled with a spirit of skill, that they make Aaron's garments to consecrate him for my priesthood. 4 These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a coat of checker work, a turban, and a sash. They shall make holy garments for Aaron your brother and his sons to serve me as priests. 5 They shall receive gold, blue and purple and scarlet yarns, and fine twined linen.

Devotional:
God did not hold tryouts for the priesthood. He did not post a job listing and wait for the most qualified man in Israel to apply. He simply called Aaron and his sons by name. That is worth sitting with for a second. Aaron was not chosen because he had the best resume among the tribe of Levi. He was chosen because God decided to choose him. Grace picked him out before he ever did anything to earn the position.

We tend to think calling works the other way around. Prove yourself first. Get the training, build the track record, then maybe God will use you. But that is not how this story goes. Aaron got the call before he ever wore the robe.

Look at how those priestly garments get described. Exodus says they were made for glory and beauty. Not to make Aaron look impressive. The weight of those garments pointed to something bigger than the man wearing them. Every stone, every thread of gold, every detail reflected the seriousness of standing before a holy God on behalf of his people. Aaron was not the point. The role he stepped into was.

This still holds true wherever God has placed you right now. Maybe you teach Children's Church with a bunch of restless six year olds. Maybe you lead a Bible study, or quietly show up week after week helping with something nobody notices. If God put you there, he called you there, by grace and not by merit.

Have you ever quietly wondered if God actually meant to use you, or if you somehow slipped through the cracks into a role you were not really equipped for? Aaron probably felt that same doubt standing in front of the tabernacle for the first time. But God does not call the qualified. He qualifies the called, and then he equips them for whatever he has already decided to do through them.

So take a minute today. Name one place where you sense God has actually put you. Pray honestly, and ask him to help you stay faithful there, not for applause, not for recognition, but simply because he called you, and that has always been enough reason to show up.