Church Matters

Today Gabe and Riley talk about the Presence of God with Dr. Ryan Lister. The Presence of God: Its Place in the Storyline of Scripture and the Story of Our Lives  Emblems of the Infinite King: Enter the Knowledge of the Living God

Dr. Köstenberger is a professor and theologian and has worked with the Midwestern Baptist Seminary and the Southeastern Baptist seminary. He has published a number of books and articles including "Bibilcal Theology, A Canonical, Thematic and Ethical Approach", "The Holy Spirit" and "God, Marriage and Family" He joins the podcast on this episode to discuss what it look...

Dr. Robert Gagnon is a Professor, writer and scholar with special attention to issues of Biblical sexuality, homosexuality and transgenderism. In this episode Dr. Gagnon clearly lays out the biblical defense of the historic Christian sexual ethic and helps us to see this issue from a biblical worldview. SHOW NOTES Dr. Gagnon's website Dr. Gagnon's Facebook Page The Bible and Homosexual P...

Gabe and Riley discuss a topic that comes up all the time in the life of the church and in pastoral ministry: Assurance of Salvation. How do we know that we really are saved? When doubt crops up in our lives, what do we cling to to remind ourselves of that fact? --- The Bruised Reed - Richard Sibbes Westminster Confession Chapter 18 - Of the Assurance of Grace and Salvation

In this episode Gabe, Jerod and Riley discuss the Cultural Mandate from Genesis 1:26-28. If this mandate applies to us today, as we will argue that it does, how does that affect how we live? What is culture and how should we as Christians seeking to live faithful Christian lives relate to culture?

Today we get to hear about the specific school and model Redeemer is partnering with in the Fall Trinity Classical Christian Academy. Troy and Lauren Schneringer are joining us to talk about the history of the school and what’s coming up for Redeemer and Trinity. https://www.trinityclassicalacademy.org/home

In the first episode in this series we discussed why Redeemer is getting into education. In this episode we are joined by Dr. Greg Forrest, the Head of School at Summit classical Christian School to discuss why we have chosen the Classical Christian education model. 

In the fall Redeemer is hosting Trinity Classical Christian Academy. We believe it's important to be involved in education. In this first of three in a series, we will discuss why Redeemer is running a school and why we think Education is an important part of the long term discipleship of the church, and the area. 

Gabe and Riley discuss Christian Nationalism. What is it? Should Christians be for it or against it? SHOW NOTES Andrew Naselli Article Email questions to gabe@redeemereastside.com or riley@redeemereastside.com

You may have heard the term “Gospel-Centered” before. Although it has kind of fallen out of fashion we still describe ourselves as a Gospel centered church. Today we’ll talk about what gospel centrality means and how you can recognize it in our church and others. 

How do we think about Church size? Are smaller churches always better? Are larger churches just machines for celebrity and platforms? Let's think about the size of the church and how it affects our ministry and fellowship.  SHOW NOTES LEADERSHIP AND CHURCH SIZE DYNAMICS - Tim Keller

In this episode, Gabe and Riley talk about the Gospel. We often talk about the gospel, but we seldom go through the process of defining it and talking about what the Gospel is and what the gospel means. Today we will do just that, and we hope that after listening, you would be equipped to explain to anyone just what you mean when you say, believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ. SHOW NOTES: Crossway...

Today is a conversational potluck where we each bring an item or two and discuss them without preparatio, preamble or warning. SHOW NOTES https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-hobbies-glorify-god

Redeemer is located in the Pacific Northwest, an area that is notoriously secular in culture, life, and faith. How do we think about the area we live in and how does our identity as the church inform how we think about moving or staying in a particular area? Gabe, Riley and Jerod unpack what we think is a biblical way of thinking about where we live. SHOW NOTES Pew Research Religious Landscape Stu...

Gabe and Riley are joined by Cameron and Robin to talk about Student Ministry at Redeemer. Hear about how Student Ministry is done at Redeemer and how we view the role of parents in the church partnering with the church to disciple the young people in our care. 

The topic of the reliability of scripture is one that many Christians do not feel qualified to argue, or simply take at its face value, or even concede some points on! In this episode, we make a case for the reliability of scripture historically, internally, and coherently. Show Notes: Unity of Scripture Graphic Ancient Manuscript Comparison Chart

On this installment of our recurring series "Knowing Redeemer" Gabe and Jerod ask Riley a few questions. 

Gabe, Riley, and Jerod discuss how best to listen to an expository sermon offering 7 tangible points and a couple of cautions. NOTES: https://blog.tms.edu/the-art-of-enjoying-an-expository-sermon

Every Summer Redeemer goes through the Psalms. We started at the beginning and will go through all 150 Psalms. Many of these Psalms are imprecatory or have imprecatory passages. What is the meaning of an imprecatory Psalm, and how should we as new covenant Christians relate to them? Should we sing and pray the imprecatory Psalms? Or were they simply relegated to the old covenant and ancient hebrew...

In Part two of our conversation on complementarianism, we discuss the historical underpinnings of the doctrine and how it can play out in the home and the church. 

Today we discuss the last of our theological distinctives: Complementarianism. Listen as Gabe, Lauren and Riley break down what Complementarianism is, its scriptural basis, and why it is God's good plan for humanity.  SHOW NOTES: https://www.amazon.com/Men-Women-Church-Practical-Introduction-ebook/dp/B08K3PZMZF/r[…]sprefix=complementarian+theology%2Cdigital-text%2C153&sr=1-10 https://www....

On June 4th, 2023 Redeemer Church held its first service in a new location on SE 38th St. after officially merging with Eastgate Bible Fellowship. In this episode of Church Matters Gabe and Robin, the former lead pastor of Eastgate, walk through the history of the merger and how we got there. 

On this installment of our recurring series "Knowing Redeemer" we sit down with Lauren Schneringer, our Director of Women's Ministry.

You may have noticed that the most popular music in the evangelical church at large does not show up at Redeemer. On this episode, Riley and Gabe unpack three reasons why we don't sing songs affiliated with Bethel, Hillsong or Elevation.  SHOW NOTES (Almost) 100% of the Top 25 Worship Songs are associated with just a handful of Megachurches. | worshipleaderresearch.com Why Your Church Shouldn...

Riley, Jerod and Gabe finish their discussion on what it means to be an elder and discuss some of the common questions and misconceptions that come up around this topic. NOTES David Mathis: How Old Should Elders Be? Am I Called? by Dave Harvey The Path to Being a Pastor by Bobby Jameson Ligon Duncan on the Minimum Age of an Elder