Redeemer Fellowship Mid-Week

“Are Christians required to tithe? Should they give more than 10%?” What if we’ve been asking the wrong questions? Let’s talk about it. Article 1: https://facultyshare.liberty.edu/ws/portalfiles/portal/40258627/fulltext.pdf Article 2: https://facultyshare.liberty.edu/ws/portalfiles/portal/40258666/fulltext.pdf

Join the elders of Redeemer and their wives for a follow up conversation on the topic of head coverings. We explain how we came to our conclusions on the matter and what it means for our church practically.

Join Mason as he reflects on the topic of holiness in the Sermon on the Mount.

Join Mason for a rather lengthy look at Isaiah 50:1 from our reading plan this week as he asks the question, did God really divorce Judah and Israel?

Join Mason for an overview of how to read the music in your hymnal! This isn't a semester long music theory course, but it hopefully gives you the basic skills you need to sing confidently with the saints on the Lord's Day.

Romans 9-11 is one of the most debated sections of Scripture. In this episode, we take a big-picture, covenantal look at Paul's argument, focusing on the relationship between Israel and the Church, the unity of Jew and Gentile in Christ, and how God's promises are fulfilled in the New Covenant. We’ll explore key themes like election, the Remnant, "all Israel,” and the historical backdrop of AD 70...

In this episode, join Mason as he surveys the four major Christian views of Communion—transubstantiation, consubstantiation, the memorial view, and the Reformed view of spiritual (real) presence. After briefly explaining each position, he unpacks the Reformed Baptist understanding of the Lord’s Supper as taught in the 1689 Second London Baptist Confession. Rather than mere remembrance, Communion i...

In this episode, we explore the historical origins of Advent wreaths and candles, why the Reformed tradition has often rejected their use, and how we at Redeemer are trying to have a more balanced, biblically faithful approach to them.

This coming Sunday we will be confronted with Gehenna or the hell of fire. What is it? Let’s define our terms.

Join Mason for a walkthrough of 2 Peter 3 and Peter’s view of the new heavens and new earth.

Join Mason as he discusses the topic of liturgy with his good friend Jordan Specht. They discuss an essay Jordan wrote on the topic and get into other things along the way. Though we've covered liturgy in other episodes, hopefully Jordan will bring a fresh and challenging perspective to Redeemer. Jordan's essay can be found here: https://substack.com/inbox/post/164613475?utm_medium=ios

Join elders Mason and Dylan as they discuss the biblical command of hospitality or love of strangers.

Check out this introduction to the Sermon on the Mount before we begin preaching through it this Sunday!

In honor of Independence Day, let’s discuss the Confession’s teaching on Christian Liberty. How does it compare with the right to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?

Join Mason as we look at the continuity between John’s, Christ’s, and Christian baptism. We will quote extensively from Dr. Fred Malone’s book, Baptism for Disciples Alone. You can buy it here: https://press.founders.org/shop/the-baptism-of-disciples-alone-2/ Or listen to it here: https://open.spotify.com/show/3o7tvjXVVlH7glyTJTIjsV?si=joZuGxrOQFm23cI3nLDPSw

Join Mason for a brief episode defining the NT phrase kingdom of God/heaven. This will help us as we begin Matthew chapter 3 this week and will really set the stage for the rest of Matthew.

Join Mason and Nate as we discuss Nate’s story and his journey towards family integration.

Join Mason as he looks at the title Theotokos, or Mother of God, for Mary, as well as some of the other doctrines about her. As always, we seek to evaluate our doctrine in light of the historical Christian faith, but with Scripture as our highest and final authority.

Join Mason for an overview of our mission statement. More detailed episodes to come on certain aspects of how we express this mission. Check out our website: redeemerfellowship1689.com

Join Mason as he touches on some additional exegesis that didn’t make into this Sunday’s sermon. What did Paul mean when he said that Christ will deliver up the kingdom to the Father?

Liberal Christianity says that Jesus was a social justice warrior. It claims that Christians must fight for social justice out of love for our neighbor. What if I told you they were right? Well sort of…join Mason for a look at the Old Testament principle of social justice grounded in two Hebrew words mishpat and tsedakah. Hopefully this podcast will assist you as we read through the Bible in a yea...

What is Lent? Why do Christians outside of Protestantism (and a growing number within Protestantism) practice it? Can we as Reformed Baptists practice it or is it a violation of sola Scriptura and the regulative principle of worship? Let's talk about it.

This week, Mason explores the symbolic significance of wine in the Scriptures and briefly looks at the historic practice of communion. Link to story about Thomas Welch: https://www.umc.org/en/content/communion-and-welchs-grape-juice

Do Paul and Peter borrow from Greco-Roman Household Codes? Does that mean their teaching on submission is cultural? Are feminist-egalitarians right about 2000 years of Church history? For Rachel Held Evans blog/article: https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/mutuality-household-codes#google_vignette

Elder Mason Neltner sits down with Eric Hawkins to discuss 1 Corinthians 11 and the topic of head coverings. As always, let this be the beginning of the discussion, not the end. I'd encourage you to open your Bible with us. Here is a free version of Calvin's Commentary: https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/cal/1-corinthians-11.html Here is a Reformed company that makes fashionable head cove...