In 1 Thessalonians 5:12-18 Paul gives seventeen different challenges, each one pertaining to how the Christians at this church in Thessalonika need to grow in their love for their pastors, for one another, and in the activity of loving Jesus together. But for just about anyone…

The day of the Lord is an ancient phrase That speaks to the moment when God and His kingdom overcome all who are opposed to Him in a manner that is complete and comprehensive. This will be a terrible and devastating day. But such is not the case for children of light, for they…

Hope is hard to come by these days. And it seems as if grief is having its way in our world. Yet the Apostle Paul explains in detail that the Christian, no matter what his or her present experience is, can know hope by recognizing the manner in which Jesus intends to bring human…

I hear all the time that we are to “speak life” to one another. People like this idea of speaking life to others, and few people seem to have a problem with it, and that’s likely because the idea of “speaking life” is thought to be equivalent to speaking encouraging things to one…

If you’ve been around Redeemer for a little while, you may have heard people using the term “Life Groups”. Over the next few weeks here, the pastors are going to do a mini-series of exhortations to help us all understand what a Life Group is and why we have them at Redeemer. Here…

I am not usually a very impulsive person. But every once in a while, I will do things that I regret almost immediately. For example, I recently signed up for a race just a few weeks beforehand with little time to get in shape. Despite my regrets for having signed up, I was not…