Church Matters

You may have noticed that the most popular music in the evangelical church at large does not show up at Redeemer. On this episode, Riley and Gabe unpack three reasons why we don't sing songs affiliated with Bethel, Hillsong or Elevation. 

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Riley, Jerod and Gabe finish their discussion on what it means to be an elder and discuss some of the common questions and misconceptions that come up around this topic.

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David Mathis: How Old Should Elders Be?

Am I Called? by Dave Harvey

The Path to Being a Pastor by Bobby Jameson

Ligon Duncan on the Minimum Age of an Elder

Riley, Jerod, and Gabe discuss the biblical office of Elder. There are three words used to describe an elder in scripture: Elder, Overseer, and Pastor. How do these terms differ? Are they really referring to the same office, and how should we think of the qualifications and roles of elders in the local church?

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Biblical Eldership by Alexander Strauch

https://www.biblicaleldership.com/

Why Elders? by Benjamin Merkle

In this episode we won’t be discussing as much deep scripture and theological things, but just want to share how the doctrines of grace are good true and beautiful. We’ll each share how they have affected our lives and why we hope others will see the beauty and goodness of God’s sovereignty. 

In Part 2 of our series on Calvinism we deal with common logical arguments brought up opposed to Calvinism, and some of the "problem" passages in scripture.

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Revelation 7:9
Acts 2:22-23
James 1:13
John 3:16
2 Peter 3:9
1 John 2:2
1 Timothy 2:4-6
Hebrews 6:4-8
1 John 2:19
Exodus 32:14
Numbers 23:19
1 Samuel 15:29

In Part one of three of our short series we’ll be discussing the question “What is Reformed Theology?” Or another name for it would be Calvinism. This is an important part of our makeup as a church and we’ll spend some time explaining what it is and the scriptural basis for it including things like the acronym TULIP.

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Scriptures Referenced
Total Depravity
Unconditional Election
Limited Atonement
Irresistible Grace
Perseverance of the Saints

Resources Referenced
John Owen - The Death of Death in the Death of Christ
Monergism.com
Ligonier.org
Michael Horton - For Calvinism
Roger Olson - Against Calvinism

Today on the podcast we add another installment of our ongoing series “Knowing Redeemer” where we have on an elder, staff member, or a leader in our church and learn a bit more about their life and ministry. Since we are such a regional church our hope is that this would help you to be more connected to the church and at least be a small touchpoint for you on Sundays when you see some of these people in person. Today we are joined by Cameron Johnson, who is the Director of Student ministry at Redeemer. 

What is Legalism? Is it just doing good things? Is it bad to do good things? Is it ok to tell people they should follow laws that are good for them? Gabe, Jerod and Riley discuss these questions and more. 

In this bonus episode we dive more in to the world of biblical counseling and its ramifications and applications in the church and our lives. 

Today on Church Matters we’ll be discussing different methods of counseling. You might not think about it at first, but this actually has deep theological connections to the doctrine of the sufficiency of scripture, which states that in the Word of God, the Christian has all they need for life and Godliness. We’ll discuss how this applies in a counseling setting. What even is counseling? And  the four major mades or conceptions of counseling at work today.

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How to Choose a Biblical Counselor by David Powlison