Redeemer Church Podcast

Message Notes  Christmas is a culmination of God's "going to do it anyway" plan.  God used imperfect people to orchestrate the perfect story - the Christmas story.  READY OR NOT. BELIEVE IT OR NOT. HERE I COME.  Because God loves us, He ALWAYS fulfills His Word despite our weaknesses, doubts, and second-guessing.  Mary based her response on her confidence in the source of the inform...

Message Notes  Jesus - Yeshua - challenged all assumptions of the coming Messiah.  Joseph understood that the angel commanded him to give his son the name of the long-awaited warrior-king.  People were looking for a savior, but not the savior they truly needed.  Jesus didn't come to deliver us from the consequence of sin. Jesus came to free us from slavery to sin.  Salvation in Jesus is so mu...

Message Notes  God sent His son when the time had fully come.  God was ready to do something personal, so He had to do something relational.  God came in person giving a demonstration of His love for us.  God demonstrated He was for us before we had the opportunity to decide if we were for Him.  God is the Author of Life.  Jesus' death demonstrated the magnitude of our ingratitude and the mag...

Message Notes  Christmas began with a promise.  God promised to make Abraham into a great nation.  God promised to bless Abraham.  God promised to make Abraham's name great.  God promised to bless all peoples on earth through Abraham.  God reminded His struggling people of His promise.  When nobody expected it, God fulfilled His promise.  "The Christmas story began 2,000 years before the...

Message Notes  If you want good friendships, you must become a good friend  Third quality of good friends: Courage   Good friends have the courage to honor the other person  3 ways "The Three" showed honor:  Gave their time & energy  Thoughtfully encouraged their discouraged friend  Didn't settle for the bare minimum in their friendship  Return honor with honor Scripture Reading...

Message Notes Learning to practice an unhurried rhythm of life...  Ruthlessly eliminate hurry...  Stuck in deadline mode...  Alternating periods of activity and rest...  What this will require...  Some benefits...  Support the show

Message Notes   If you want good friendships, you must become a good friend.  First quality of good friends: Betrayal.  David's 3 Big Mistakes  Cuts Corners  Compromises Character  Betrays Uriah  It's never wrong to do the right thing Good friends... Own their mistakes  Seek forgiveness  Don't repeat the offense Scripture Readings 2 Samuel 11:1-17, Matthew 18 Support the show

Message Notes   If you want good friendships, you must become a good friend!  First quality of good friends: Loyalty   Loyal friends....  Are consistent over time.  Love at cost to themselves.  Encourage faith in God. Scripture Readings 1 Samuel 20:1-33, 1 Samuel 23:15-16  Support the show

A truthful, wisdom-packed word of encouragement given to our 2019 confirmation students before their first communion. Support the show

Message Notes  When you sin or do wrong and you don't get what you deserve, you feel guilty.  What do we do when we find ourselves feeling guilty before God?  There's a sick part of me that likes when somebody gets what they deserve, except for when it's me.  Jesus did not come just to make bad people good. Jesus came to make dead people alive.  Scripture Readings   Luke 23:32-35, 3...

Message Notes   John 16:22 - "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble..."  Trouble, Trials and Hardships...  Prove your faith  A faith that has been tested is a faith that can be trusted.  Prepare you for a purpose  Resistance strengthens your faith.  Could it be that God's preparation comes packaged as pain?  God never was...

Message Notes  "I'm really good at finding your sins, and pretty good at covering up my own."  Sin promises satisfaction at the cost of disobedience to God, and eventual pain to you.  Without a belief in absolute truth, truth is defined by whatever makes me/you happy.  The problem is that we think that happiness and holiness are mutually exclusive.  Holiness is the pathway to true h...

Message Notes  Who does "unforgiveness" hurt?  It hurts God.  It hurts the person who is not forgiving.  What do you do when you're hurt, when you're bitter?  You can start by praying for the person who offended you.  One day the king came to you and said, "You owe, I'll pay."  To forgive someone does not mean to excuse or tolerate wrongdoing.  Forgiveness means...

Message Notes   Transformation: The process of becoming like Jesus.  Every Jesus encounter, in faith, results in transformation.  Jesus + Faith = Transformation.  Every step into greater transformation yields fruit.  Transformation + Obedience = Fruit.  "The BI9" (big-nine): Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control (Galatians 5) Scripture Readings...

Message Notes  Jesus rallied all of his disciples.  Not just the able.  Not just the worthy.  Only requirement: Follower .  The disciples said, "Yes" to GO to:  People.  Places.  Purpose.  Jesus did not send the prepared, he prepared the sent.  Jesus sends us with:  His message. - " The kingdom of heaven is at hand."  His power.  His promise.  Scripture Readings Matthew 10; Mat...

Message Notes  God wants us to say YES to Love. Because this is the most life-changing word in the world.  It doesn't matter how much I know. It doesn't matter how much I have. If you don't have love, it's nothing.  "Love is Patient..." - Patience is the ability to dwell gladly in the present moment when we would prefer not to.  Practice to grow in patience:  Slowing:...

Message Notes   1) Saying yes to following Jesus does not mean:      - Just going to church.      - Just believing in who Jesus is.      - Just "liking" Jesus. 2) Saying yes to following Jesus does mean:      - Saying Yes to Jesus means that we do some things differently.      - Saying Yes to Jesus means spending time with Him.      - We say Yes to Jesus when we become like Him.      - W...

Message Notes  1  God gives work as a gift.    2  God is your “real” boss.    3  God invites us to work and rest.    4  Christ is our identity; not work.    5  God desires our work to impact the world.  Scripture Readings  Genesis 1:31, 2: 2-19; Romans 12:6; Colossians 3:23-24; I Corinthians 10:31; Luke 2:41-50; John 5:17; Matthew 14:13a; II Corinthians 5:17;Matthew 5:16; Matthew 22:37-39  Support...

Message Notes   - Prayer starts where you are. (Romans 8:26)  - Our prayers are received. (James 5:15, Exodus 3:7, I Kings 17:21-22, Psalms 56:8)  - Your prayers can change reality. (James 5:16, Mark 9:29)  - Prayer always involves confession. (James 5:16)  - Feeling far from God is actually not about God's proximity; it's about our pretending. (Psalms 51:17) - Some prayers must be praye...

MESSAGE NOTES  James 4:1 - James is making the claim: You have a bigger problem than your current problem.  James 4:2 - James refocuses their attention from their circumstances to their inner life. And says, "Your problem isn't just out there; it's in here."  Envy can be so dangerous to human relationships.  James 4:2-3 - After James diagnoses their envy, he goes deeper and exp...

Message Notes  • James is simply something that we all know to be true: Our words matter. Words steer your life.  • Question for each of us today is: What kind of realities are you giving shape to with the words you speak?  • So how do we get our words to align with God’s will and bless others?  - We have to change where we stand  - We have to change what we see  - We have to change what we say   ...

Message Notes • James 1:19 “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.”   3 Simple Steps to Better Relationships • Be slow to speak.  - James is really saying is, allow God to manage your mouth. • Be quick to listen.  - Listening is actually an...

Message Notes • Reveals your true character. • “Suffering takes people beneath the busyness of life and reminds them they are not who they thought they were.” - Paul Tillich • Make you stronger. • God is more concerned with your character than with your circumstances. • Help draw you closer to Jesus. • Don’t have to have the last word. • God still has you. Scripture Readings  James 1:1-4, John 9:1...

Message Notes • God desires you to ask Him for whatever you want Him to give you. • God gives wisdom as a gift. • God gives wisdom to stay committed to Him and live by His commands. • God gives wisdom for relationships and activities that keep us close to Him. • God has put eternity in our hearts. • Jesus Christ IS true wisdom. Scripture Readings Full story of Solomon: I Kings 1-11; II Chronicles...

Message Notes  -  Why Moses is so important to the story of Joshua.    -  Joshua grew into his calling through humility before God and acts of courage.    - Who do I listen to?  Who listens to me?    - The promises of God to Moses and Joshua are ours today.   Scripture Joshua 4:10-14, Exodus 6:2-8, Deuteronomy 31:1-8, Joshua 1; Joshua 3:7-4:14, Joshua 5:15, Joshua 23  Support the show