Redeemer Connects

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As we continue in with the Habakkuk: How Long, O Lord? series, the focus shifts from the prophet’s questions to God’s justice. In Habakkuk 2:6-20, God pronounces a series of “woes” against the evil and injustice that seem to dominate the world. These words remind us that God is neither blind to sin nor indifferent to it. In a world filled with greed, violence, and idolatry, we are called to see things as God sees them…and to trust that he will ultimately make all things right.

Pastor Tim, inspired by the old song by Journey, offers a devotion titled, "Don't Stop Believin'". The scripture focus is on Hebrews 10:23. 

As we continue in the Habakkuk: How Long, O Lord? series, the prophet’s struggle deepens. In Habakkuk 1:12-2:5, God has answered, but not in a way that brings comfort. Instead, Habakkuk wrestles with a difficult question: How can a holy God use unholy means? As he waits and watches for God’s response, we are drawn into the tension between understanding and trust. Here we hear one of Scripture’s most important declarations: “The righteous shall live by faith.” In a world that doesn’t always make sense, God calls us not to figure everything out, but to trust him.

Pastor Tim offers a devotion to celebrate our nation's 250th. It's based on 1 Timothy 2:1-4 and is titled, "Happy Birthday, USA!"

In the opening week of Habakkuk: How Long, O Lord?, we meet a prophet who dares to voice what many of us quietly feel: “God, where are you?” In Habakkuk 1:1-11, surrounded by injustice and suffering, Habakkuk cries out in honest frustration over what seems like God’s silence. His words invite us into a faith that is not neat or easy, but real and wrestling. Here we begin to discover that God is not threatened by our questions—he meets us in them and draws us into deeper trust, even when his ways sometimes don’t make sense.

Isaiah announces that the light has already begun to shine, and Jesus declares that the Kingdom of God has come near. But if that’s true, why do we miss it so often? This Sunday, we’ll learn how to open our eyes to what God is already doing around us. His Kingdom isn’t far away—it’s breaking into the ordinary rhythms of daily life. As we learn to see the light that’s already shining, we’re invited to live with expectancy, availability, and faithfulness.

Everything today is competing for our attention—and most of it leaves us more drained than fulfilled. Scripture names something we all feel but rarely say out loud: much of what we chase never truly satisfies. This week, we’ll name the challenge of living in a distracted world and hear a different kind of invitation from Jesus. Instead of striving harder, he invites us to come and rest. As we learn to pay attention to God, we discover a deeper peace, a renewed sense of wholeness, and a living hope in God’s work of restoring and renewing all things.

God doesn’t leave us wondering where he can be found. Scripture gives us clear promises: God meets us in his Word, in Sacraments, in Jesus Christ, and in the gathered Church. And yet the same Christ who reveals the invisible God also fills all things and holds all things together. This Sunday, we’ll explore the beautiful mystery that the God we encounter in worship is also present in the ordinary moments of our everyday lives.

What if God is closer than you think? Not just in church or in quiet moments of prayer, but in the everyday rhythms of your life—the roads you travel, the rooms you step into, the conversations you’re trying to pay attention to. Scripture shows us again and again that God meets his people in ordinary places. This Sunday, we begin a new series, Near & Now: Everyday Encounters with God, as we learn to live with our eyes open to the God who is already near.

God the Father, Maker of heaven and earth, re-creates for us a new life in Jesus Christ through the work of his Holy Spirit. As we celebrate Trinity Sunday, we recognize God’s Trinitarian story as a story of love, grace and power for our salvation and the salvation of others who do not know him. This week, we conclude our “All for One, One for All” sermon and Life Group series with a look at the one who started it all and how he means for us to continue to grow in our trust in him. As we are called to “know him better” in all respects of faith and practice, let us turn our hearts to the one who gave us the Son and the Spirit!