The Redeemer Church

Pastor Gabriel investigates how the enemy uses the people, situations, and emotions around us to work on our weaknesses, and why patience and awareness are the answer. He starts from a tense run-in with an angry customer at Trader Joe's and draws on Luke 12's call to keep our lamps lit and the parable of the ten virgins. He shows how acting out of anger or fear separates us from God, and how stead...

Pastor Gabriel investigates what it really means to "be still and know that I am God" (Psalm 46:10). He draws on Jesus' teaching about the birds of the air in Matthew 6 and the watchful servants of Luke 12. His argument is that accepting Jesus into your heart is more than a one-time decision. It means quieting the anxious mind, letting go of the fight against things we can't change, and knowing, n...

Pastor Gabriel investigates the Beatitudes in Matthew 5 and argues that Jesus is describing who we are, not handing us a checklist. Salt and light are things, not tasks; the law is fulfilled in the heart rather than in rule-keeping; and "be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect" is a call to a state of being. With a candid look at his own struggle after last week's message, he shows how the e...

Pastor Gabriel investigates Paul's warning in Philippians 3 about those whose "god is their belly" and whose minds are set on earthly things, and what it actually means to live as a citizen of heaven. Reflecting on the recent loss of a friend, he looks at how the enemy pulls us out of the present—into regret over the past or dread of an imagined future—while the kingdom of heaven is right here and...

Pastor Gabriel investigates the Roman centurion of Matthew 8 — a man of rank and power who humbles himself before Jesus — and draws out the three traits that make real change possible: humility, action, and persistent faith. Why is it so hard to do the things that are good for us? Gabriel argues that the self-defeating "I can't" we've believed for years is its own kind of arrogance, that praying w...

Pastor Gabriel investigates why being right can feel so good and cost you so much — and how real forgiveness isn't about excusing what hurt you, but about the discipline of letting go so bitterness doesn't quietly run your life.

Pastor Gabriel investigates all the ways in which we keep ourselves locked out of the banquet feast and out of peace.

Pastor Gabriel explores what it takes to make it through tough times.

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of observing our mindset and actions and from which spirit they are coming from. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of following the loving Shepherd as opposed to the bleating sheep who are just as lost. 

Pastor Gabriel revisits the parable of the Pearl of Great Price and it's invaluable lesson for us today. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of practicing gratitude on a daily basis. Using the day we celebrate our wonderful mothers as an example in which we spend a day focused on appreciating our mothers but easily take them for granted on other days. This principle is practicable in all aspects of life, not just showing gratitude to our wonderful mothers. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of pruning the things in our lives that are robbing us of our energy and purpose. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of first getting present and being in the moment to then listen for the Spirit of God.

Pastor Gabriel investigates how we are creators of our experience and how the spirit of God is calling us into growth and peace.

Pastor Gabriel investigates the meaning of Easter and the joy and peace available from the Holy Spirit.

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of stopping throughout the day to be at peace. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates how humility (the act of humbling one self) plays a vital role in growth.

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of prayer and meditation before we turn to solve problems in our life or to deal with the uncertainty of a volatile world. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of addressing our own world view and connecting with the Spirit daily in order to see the world clearly. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the idea thatJesus didn’t come to build an organized religion, but to save each of us individually.

Pastor Gabriel investigates the importance of creating space for silence in a world of never-ending noise and information bombardment and in this silence communing with the Spirit of God.

Pastor Gabriel investigated the importance of softening our hearts and how it enables growth and deeper connection. 

Pastor Gabriel investigates the power of Grace and the importance of practicing it.