Latest Exhortations

Shaping Christian Love

Pastor Kyle McIver

February 13, 2022

This morning I want to briefly unpack a metaphor to help us understand Christian love. And when I say love, I mean the “love your neighbor as yourself” kind of love - the love that each of us is called to walk in as we follow Jesus. Here’s the picture I want you to hold in your…

Forgiven, Royal, and Ready

Pastor Kyle McIver

February 07, 2022

I have a few questions for you all this morning to start out with, and parents, I might need your help with this one. Raise your hand if you are sitting next to your dad. Now raise your hand if you’re sitting next to your mom. And now raise your hand if you’re sitting next to…

Abide With One Another

Pastor Scott Hansen

December 19, 2021

We have been in the season of Advent for the last month. This Saturday, that will culminate in the celebration of Christmas. Our hope should be burning brightest in this final week as we prepare to celebrate our Savior’s birth. Now, we are in that dark, quiet place of hopeful…

Do Not Lie to One Another

Bob Osburn

December 13, 2021

As some of you know, I have written a book about corruption. One of the fundamental truths is that corruption destroys trust, and whenever trust is low, corruption is likely to be high. An even more fundamental truth is that lying destroys trust. When the early church was…

Pray For One Another

Pastor Dan Nichols

December 05, 2021

In the confession portion of our Redeemer’s liturgy three things happen. First, we are exhorted with the Word and reminded of how we have broken the law of God. Second, we confess our transgressions to him. And lastly, we await a reminder of the pardon for sin that is secured by…

Sing to One Another

Pastor Tyler Yoder

November 28, 2021

I studied music education for a couple years in college. Part of our coursework included reviewing the Indiana Academic Standards for Music to better understand our objectives as music educators. There was one phrase in those standards that always stood out to me: Students…

Stir Up One Another to Love and Good Works

Pastor Scott Hansen

November 21, 2021

I want to start by saying how encouraged I am by all of you. At different times and in different ways you have all helped me personally to abide in Jesus and walk in the obedience of faith. This past Friday was a perfect example of that. It was wonderful to see so many of you…

Encourage One Another

Pastor Kyle McIver

November 14, 2021

Think back for a minute over the last week. For most of us, it won’t take long to remember a discouraging moment. Something in your house broke… your child got sick… you didn’t perform well on a test that you studied hard for… a project at work did not go as planned… a family…

Bear With One Another

Pastor Scott Hansen

November 08, 2021

As we go through the “one another” passages in the New Testament during our exhortations, the overarching theme that you have probably noticed is unity within the church. How should God’s people live with each other in the time between Jesus’s death, burial, and resurrection…

Love One Another With Brotherly Affection

Ryan McLaughlin

October 31, 2021

We’ve been covering some of the one another commands for the exhortations lately and today’s comes from Romans 12:10 where Paul says: “Love one another with brotherly affection.” Whenever I hear the phrase ‘brotherly affection’ I usually don’t think much of it at first. I breeze…

Put Yourself in a Position to be Forgiven

Pastor Dan Nichols

October 24, 2021

The Bible’s vision for the local church, and specifically for Redeemer Church, is to become a people who put the beauty of God and his kingdom on display through a love for Jesus, a love for his people, and a love for one’s neighbor And as it pertains to that second calling, to…

Count Others More Significant Than Yourselves

Pastor Scott Hansen

October 17, 2021

For this morning’s exhortation, I want to turn our attention to Philippians 2:3, which says: "do nothing out selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves". The insidious part of selfishness and conceit is that they are very difficult…

What If We Cheapened God?

Bob Osburn

October 11, 2021

Recently, as I strolled our street nearby, I pondered the question: Why had the company that produces my favorite chocolate drink cheapened the product by increasing the amount of sugar and reducing the amount of chocolate? As a connoisseur, I was incensed that something so…

Do Not Grumble Against One Another

Pastor Scott Hansen

September 19, 2021

Jesus tells us to love one another, but we can forget that command and begin grumbling about one another instead. Seeking reconciliation is imperative if we are to live at peace with one another and model Christ-like love.

Resting Well

Pastor Kyle McIver

September 12, 2021

One of the most common exchanges I hear between people today is the question “How are you doing?” followed by a response of either “Busy” or “Tired.” I’ve answered in this same way many times myself. And I think the frequency of this exchange exposes something about us: we don’t…

Boast in Weakness to Boast in Christ

Tyler Yoder

September 05, 2021

There are many areas of life where we feel weak: skills for a job or task before us, being unable to meet the needs of those we love, or unskilled to do it well, being unable to change the hearts of those around us—children, non-believers, fellow believers, friends, family…

The Need For Correction

Pastor Kyle McIver

August 30, 2021

When was the last time somebody told you that you were wrong? What was the situation? Was it something simple like a number that was incorrect at work? Or perhaps an argument with a friend over political opinions? Or was it something deeper, like your spouse or best friend…

What To Do When You Don't Get It

Pastor Dan Nichols

August 22, 2021

The writer says in Proverbs 4:21-22: "My son, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Let them not escape from your sight; keep them within your heart." This is something that I want for myself. And this is my prayer for you as a church. Much of the good that…

What God Thinks About Your Busyness

Pastor Dan Nichols

August 15, 2021

In many ways, I do not feel as if I have lived much of life. Depending on the Lord’s providence, I still have more years in front of me than behind. But as far as I can tell, the further I walk into it the more It seems to me as if what I would call “a state of busyness” becomes…

The Providence of God In Parenting

Bob Osburn

August 08, 2021

What is both deeply satisfying and profoundly exhausting, and seems like it will never end? If you answered “child-rearing,” it’s a sure bet that you are or were a parent. The ever-shortened nights, the joyful wonder at your child’s latest discoveries, the agonizing worry that…

Parents, Herald Good News

Pastor Kyle McIver

August 01, 2021

You’ve all likely heard the saying, “actions speak louder than words.” What we do really is a form of communication, just like words. Actions also communicate something deeper - they aren’t merely a form of surface-level communication, but a window into our hearts - a…

Receiving the Kingdom Like a Child

Tyler Yoder

July 25, 2021

All throughout the New Testament, Paul calls us to move on from elementary doctrine to rich, hearty meals in His Word. But at the same time, we should NEVER stop receiving the Gospel with wonder, joy, and excitement. Instead, we often approach the Gospel and even God's Word with…

Asking Jesus For Help

Pastor Kyle McIver

July 11, 2021

Many of us pray in one of two ways: we either set aside dedicated time to get down on our knees or sit at a favorite desk to focus on prayer, or else we pray as we are going about our day. We actually ought to have both of these present in our lives - time to press in and pray…

A Different Kind of Freedom

Bob Osburn

July 04, 2021

For the follower of Christ, the meaning of freedom in Christ is very clear: We are set free from slavery to sin by the finished work of Jesus Christ so that that we can do what we ought to do, which is to serve God and love our neighbors as ourselves. Thus, we seek one…

The Discipline of Watchfulness

Pastor Kyle McIver

June 27, 2021

Christians spend a great deal of time today talking about and hopefully practicing spiritual disciplines. The two primary disciplines for many of us are Bible intake and prayer - and rightly so! The profound emphasis on these two disciplines is not misplaced. David Mathis, a…

Jesus Is With Us

Tyler Yoder

June 20, 2021

Jesus is not like a basketball coach who trained the players in practice but now all He can do is yell from the sideline until the game is over. No, by His Spirit, Jesus is out there on the basketball court of life with us--strengthening and teaching us, guiding our actions and…

Living a Gospel-Centered Life

Pastor Kyle McIver

June 13, 2021

Have you ever heard someone you know talk about living a cross-centered life? Or perhaps tell you that they belong to a gospel-centered church? Or that they’ve embraced the beauty of God-centered theology? Phrases like these have become popular in the church today, each hoping to…

Living With Anticipation

Tyler Yoder

June 06, 2021

Every year on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend, the world experiences “the greatest spectacle in racing:” the Indianapolis 500. For most of you, this event comes and goes without much notice at all, but as a native Hoosier, this is a significant event, even for someone who is…

Does Where We Worship Matter?

Pastor Dan Nichols

May 30, 2021

The present New Covenant reality is that God's people do not have a home, a specific location in which they must do life together. There is no holy land on earth for us. We have no temple building in which we must worship. Which is why the Apostle Peter calls us sojourners and…

Pay Attention to What You Have Heard

Pastor Kyle McIver

May 19, 2021

Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great…

Thinking About Risk

Pastor Kyle McIver

May 09, 2021

How do you feel about taking risks? Perhaps the first area that comes to mind is finances and investing. Or maybe it’s the risk of asking someone out on a date. Or the risk of starting a home remodeling project that will challenge your skills… or playing a sport for the first…

Magnifying The Wrong Thing

Scott Hansen

May 02, 2021

Verses like John 3:16 tell us what the gospel is: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son that whoever believes in him should have eternal life.” Now we might find ourselves asking, “…but how, Jesus?” How does this salvation come to us? We don’t have a perfect…

Union With Christ

Bob Osburn

April 12, 2021

To be an American is to be, in some way or another, defined by our uniqueness, separateness, our individualism. But, to be a follower of Christ is, in a very real way, to emphasize instead our connectedness, our inextricable linkage, and our unity with Jesus Christ. As His…

Delighting In The Resurrection

Pastor Kyle McIver

April 04, 2021

Ever since the days immediately following his resurrection and ascension to the right hand of the Father, Christians have gathered on Sundays to worship Jesus. There is a real sense in which every time we gather on Sunday, we are remembering and celebrating his resurrection…

Consider Jesus

Tyler Yoder

March 14, 2021

When I say the word “consider”, what images come to mind? We have a lot of things vying for our attention, crying out for us to consider them as an option, to give them more than a passing glance as their advertisements fly in and out of our awareness. Our lives are often so…

Dare to Be a Sinner

Scott Hansen

March 08, 2021

I think it safe to say that most people in this room have had a job interview at some point in their life. And we know that there are things you do to sell yourself to the interviewer. We give lip service to the fact that this is our dream job at our dream employer as if we have…

The Idol Factory

Bob Osburn

February 22, 2021

Not a few commentators have observed that humans are idol-making factories. In our sinful humanity, we love, cherish, and worship the creature rather than the Creator. In the Apostle Paul’s words in Romans 1, we “exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images”….and…

Nature’s Instruction: What we can learn from sub-zero temperatures

Pastor Kyle McIver

February 14, 2021

The weather has always been an easy talking point for Minnesota residents because we get both ends of the hot and cold spectrum, with a whole lot of variety in between. This week especially reminded me of Psalm 148:17, which reads: "He hurls down crystals of ice like crumbs; who…

Sing to The Lord

Zeke Hernandez

February 08, 2021

Every Sunday we gather together and we sing to the Lord, it’s a huge part of what we do as a church. And if that’s the case, then it’s important that in our singing we are still carrying out the mission of remembering, rejoicing, and relating the gospel. Colossians 3:16 says…

Desire and Doubt

Tyler Yoder

January 31, 2021

Jesus teaches in Matthew 6 that we shouldn’t be anxious about food or our clothing because God loves us and knows we need those things. Rather, when we seek His Kingdom and righteousness first, He will meet our needs—and sometimes in ways we never expect.

Amidst the Waiting

Scott Hansen

January 25, 2021

Whether waiting for your food to arrive, the pandemic to be over, or waiting for the day that we dwell with Jesus forever, we would do well to heed Paul's encouragement to the Colossians: "Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time" (Colossians 4:5).

The Priority of Prayer

Pastor Kyle McIver

January 20, 2021

Throughout the history of the church, the Psalms have been prayed, sung, memorized, and treasured by God’s people. However, they are also particularly helpful for prayer - not only in that we can take the Psalms and pray them back to God, but the Psalms themselves also teach us…

Mourning the Capitol Riots

Pastor Dan Nichols

January 10, 2021

The events that transpired this week in our nation’s capital are to be mourned. Wrongs have been done, lives have been lost. The state of the country is one of division, and we are plagued by the seeming inability to speak with clarity without being motivated by an agenda. But it…

Why We Have Exhortations in our Sunday Service

Pastor Kyle McIver

January 04, 2021

The last time we had an exhortation like this in one of our services was March 8th, 2020. For many of us that feels like a lifetime ago given the way these last nine months have passed. So tonight for our first exhortation in such a long time, I want to remind us why - in our…

Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend

Pastor Mike Schumann

March 08, 2020

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…

Bringing the Bible Into Life

Pastor Kyle McIver

March 01, 2020

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…

Fighting Complacency with Joy in Jesus

Scott Hansen

February 23, 2020

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…

An Unlimited and Eternal Perspective

Pastor Dan Nichols

February 16, 2020

There is a special, powerful narrative in the book of John situated in the final days before Jesus’ crucifixion. In it we see the act of a servant. In it we see the one who spoke the universe into existence entering into a role that most of us wouldn’t even consider filling. In…

What Our Tears Can Teach Us

Pastor Mike Schumann

February 10, 2020

Tears can teach us much about life — The Bible is a book that is full of them — from Abraham, to David, Job, to Jeremiah, and on, and on — The Bible is a book that is full of tears — tears which fell from the eyes of men and women of the past, often, for the same reason they fall…

God is not Ashamed of His Word

Zeke Hernandez

February 03, 2020

Why do I get embarrassed about what the Bible says? We’ve learned these past few weeks that the Bible is the King’s Word. God is my king. I know that He is above and before all, that He made all that was and is, and yet sometimes when I read His Word, I’m embarrassed. I’m even…

For Those Who Thirst

Tyler Yoder

January 26, 2020

An exhortation to draw from the living well

Two Words That Define You

Pastor Kyle McIver

January 20, 2020

Think about the last book you read. Did it have an introduction? Did you actually read that introduction? Or did you figure “Ehhhh - let’s get on with it” and move straight to chapter 1. I know I’ve skipped many an introduction, and frankly, we’re free to do so! Nobody said you…

The Habit of Discipleship

Pastor Dan Nichols

January 13, 2020

If you are making a conscious effort to infuse the message of Jesus Christ into relationship you are making a disciple. So how are you caring for those around you with the word of God? An exhortation from Matthew 28:19

Be Holy

Pastor Mike Schumann

January 06, 2020

My exhortation to us all, for the year 2020, is to be holy. Regardless if you’re a student, at home, in the workplace, or retired, in the year 2020, strive to be holy. Why am I exhorting us this way? For one, God exhorts us this way in His word. In the Old Testament, Leviticus 1…

The Best Resolution You Can Make

Pastor Kyle McIver

December 30, 2019

I want to commend this morning a simple commitment for the coming year: read the Bible. Read the Bible! There are no shortage of articles and other voices out there encouraging you to do this very same thing, but I want to exhort you this morning as someone who cares for and is…

Enjoying God For Eternity and Today

Pastor Mike Schumann

December 22, 2019

God dwells in the midst of His people, today. The maker of the universe, the creator of the galaxies, the sustainer of every heart which beats — This God dwells in the very midst of his people, today.  And, God has always dwelt in the midst of his people, but prior to the life…

Where's Your Attention

Pastor Kyle McIver

December 16, 2019

We live in a distracted age. The rise of smartphones, tablets, streaming, and other new technologies have profoundly reshaped many of our habits. So extreme is our distraction that we have new categories for things such as distracted driving - where we see that this addiction is…

Real Sin, True Repentance

Zeke Hernandez

December 08, 2019

An exhortation to speak of our sin the way the Bible speaks of it and repent.

Expecting Jesus

Pastor Dan Nichols

December 04, 2019

What is the Advent season all about? The anticipation of the birth of Jesus Christ. Yet, many would say that celebrating Christ is the last thing they have on their minds as Christmas draws near. This reveals a tendency to lose sight of His worth, which speaks to our need to be…

The Power of The Gospel

Pastor Mike Schumann

November 24, 2019

The Gospel is not weak, but it must be spoken! An exhortation from Romans 10:14

An Antidote For Pride

Pastor Kyle McIver

November 18, 2019

Knowledge is not guilty of pride. People are. An exhortation from Romans 11:25

What's Up With Kanye?

Pastor Dan Nichols

November 10, 2019

In an attempt to determine the authenticity of a man’s confession, we have unwittingly placed ourselves in the position of kingmaker and gatekeeper. And neither of these belong to us. So what should we do when a pop icon professes faith in Jesus Christ? Often our immediate…

Bear One Another's Burdens

Pastor Kyle McIver

November 08, 2019

We can't bear one another's burdens if you don't share our burdens with each other. An exhortation from Galatians 6:2 I want to make an observation this morning. This is something I know to be true for myself, and I have a feeling that it’s true for many of you as well. Think…

Trusting God

Pastor Mike Schumann

October 27, 2019

Which is easier for you: obedience to God, or trust in God? Ask the question in another way, Is it easier for you to obey God — to do what he has asked you to do, or to trust God — that He will do what he has promised to do? I think for many of us, obedience to God comes more…

The Church In A Customizable World

Pastor Mike Schumann

October 13, 2019

We can't grow in patience unless our patience is tested. We can't grow in our ability to forgive unless forgiveness is needed. God uses the people in our churches that don't fit our preferences to shape our character to be more like Jesus. An exhortation to stop trying to…

Hopeful Honesty

Pastor Dan Nichols

October 06, 2019

An exhortation on being honest about who we are and hopeful for what God is doing in us.

Seeing Kids For Who They Really Are

Pastor Kyle McIver

September 29, 2019

Children are not just full image bearers of God, but they are worth the best we have to offer. An exhortation for both adults AND kids!

Quit Hiding Your Happiness

Pastor Dan Nichols

September 22, 2019

An exhortation from Psalm 30

Disarming Fidelity

Pastor Mike Schumann

September 15, 2019

Opposition is our invitation into sharing God's Word. An exhortation from 1 Peter 3

The Spaces We Love Belong to Jesus

Pastor Dan Nichols

September 08, 2019

An exhortation from Matthew 9

Who is Jesus?

Mike Schumann

July 25, 2019

First, Jesus is a man who was born. Born in shame: His birthplace was in a smelly, dirty, animal-filled barn. His crib was a manger — a rickety wooden food trough. His mother was a woman many likely rolled their eyes at, “pregnant before marriage huh? And yet, Jesus is a man born…

Rejoice

Kyle McIver

July 21, 2019

We have three discipleship rhythms at Redeemer: Remember, Rejoice, and Relate. As someone who loves alliteration, those four R’s make me very happy! Last month Dan preached from Psalm 40 about our first rhythm, remembering the gospel of Jesus Christ. This morning, we’re moving to…

Look to Your Union

Kyle McIver

June 03, 2019

Well, if you haven’t noticed, this church has a lot of young families. We all know at least a family or two with young children and if you have you asked one of those parents how they’re doing lately their response probably sounded something like this: “Life with a newborn has…

Your Community Needs You

Dan Nichols

May 27, 2019

I fear that many have bought into the principle that, while each of us may be of some benefit to one another in the here and now, in the grand narrative we are relatively inconsequential in the effect we have on each other’s lives. You may have, in your head and heart, purchased…

Family Talk

Mike Schumann

May 20, 2019

The word Family is emotionally-loaded. It can warm the soul with nostalgia and wholeness, and it can cut the heart like a dagger. Often, at least in our culture, the word family causes a rolling of the eyes — “Oh, family.…” It connotes a unique kind of annoyance. Sometimes…