Redeemer Lubbock - College

College Gathering - 2/15/22 - Brandon Gilbert - There are many things we look to in order to feel secure, significant, and seen – these are counterfeit gods. In this series we are exploring the four source idols (or gods) that are at the root of our sin. If you find yourself constantly avoiding rejection, changing yourself to fill the perceived “needs” of a group, or being fearful of the opinions of those around you, you might just struggle with the counterfeit god of Approval. Join us as Brandon dives into this idol of Approval, and explains why Approval is a temporary, fleeting God, and points us to a much better one. // “God created the men and women with a desire to know and be known – this is a good thing. But we are supposed to find our identity and approval in who HE says we are.”

College Gathering - 2/8/22 - Justin Smith - There are many things we look to in order to feel secure, significant, and seen – these are counterfeit gods. In this series we are exploring the four source idols (or gods) that are at the root of our sin. If you find yourself consistently avoiding any type of pain and discomfort, struggling to maintain discipline, or prone to boredom, you might just struggle with the counterfeit god of Comfort. Join us as Justin dives into this idol of Comfort, and explains why Comfort is a temporary, fleeting God, and points us to a much better one. // “The fact is, to live a life in pursuit of comfort above all else, is to ensure that you never become who God created you to be.”

College Gathering - 2/1/22 - Brandon Gilbert - There are many things we look to in order to feel secure, significant, and seen – these are counterfeit gods. In this series we are exploring the four source idols (or gods) that are at the root of our sin. If you find yourself consistently striving to manage or control circumstances, a slave to self-discipline, or prone to worry, fear, and frustration, you might just struggle with the counterfeit god of Control. Join us as Brandon dives into this idol of control, and explains why Control is a temporary, fleeting God, and points us to a much better one. // “The greatest longing I had was that I had a plan, and I wanted everything to go according to that plan… but a plan that seems right in the eyes of man, in the end just seems to destroy everybody.”

College Gathering - 1/25/22 - Brandon Gilbert - There are many things we look to in order to feel secure, significant, and seen – these are counterfeit gods. In this series we are exploring the four source idols (or gods) that are at the root of our sin. If you are constantly looking to be significant or wanting to be not just good but the best or are prone to anger, you might just struggle with the counterfeit god of Power. Join us as Brandon dives into the signs of this idol of Power, explains why Power is a terrible god, and points us to the better God. // “An idol is whatever you look at and say, in your heart of hearts, ‘If I have that, then I’ll feel my life has meaning, then I’ll know I have value, then I’ll feel significant and secure.’ “

College Gathering - 11/16/21 - Brandon Gilbert - As we end the book of James, we see James urging his audience to pray -- in suffering, in praise, in desperate asking, in confession. But what does this really look like? And what is the true purpose of prayer? Join us as Brandon digs into James 5:13-20 to clarify what prayer truly is (and isn’t) and why our desire to pray is actually a clear indication of the state of our hearts. // “Prayer is not a timid act. I think so often my prayer life is weak because I don’t want to be disappointed when I ask for things and they go “unanswered”. This is a completely wrong view of God and His sovereignty.”

College Gathering - 11/9/21 - Madison Ruppert - The Kingdom of God is here and yet, the Kingdom of God is coming -- both of these statements have incredible implications on our lives. Join us as Madison looks to James 4:13-5:12 for these Kingdom definitions, these Kingdom implications, and the hope that these Kingdoms bring. // “This man realized something that this almost 2,000-year-old letter by James teaches so clearly: that weighty, eternal matters put

everything else into perspective.”

College Gathering - 11/2/21 - Justin Smith - Both the World and the Word have a form of wisdom. They both inform and transform who you are and what you value. Join us as Justin dives into James 3:13-4:12, to talk through three major areas of intake, how these can form you (to the world or the the word), and help you ask the question, “What is forming me? The world or the Word?”. // “Rather than ask the question, “Is this sinful?” we should ask the better question : “Who am I becoming?”

College Gathering - 10/26/21 - Brandon Gilbert - Words are powerful, rhetoric speaks intention, and our verbiage can say what is truly in our hearts. But does God care more about the correction of speech, or the way that our speech reflects our hearts? And if we are called to tame our tongue, how do we do this on more than a behavior level? Join us as Brandon discusses the way that words impact our hearts and the way our hearts impact our words. // “The reality James is laying before us is that words have great power - however, the aim is not that we just talk better but instead to understand the reality that those words and the self-preservation motivates them come from somewhere.”

College Gathering - 10/19/21 - Keenan Harris - We see James state that faith and works save, but other parts of the Bible say that faith alone saves…what do we do with this contradiction? And what could James mean by works? Is it just good behavior, right knowledge, and good intentions or is it more? Join us as Keenan answers these questions, and teaches us that “obvious contradictions” in the Bible actually teach us more about the character of God! // “I’m not saying that we should just be obedient robots without feelings, but if we are looking at our feelings or our intentions as evidence for our faith or whether or not we obey, we have got it all wrong.”

College Gathering - 10/12/21 - Brandon Gilbert - What is the balance between inaction and legalism? And what is the demand of those who are followers of Jesus? Join Brandon as calls out Christian hypocrisy and dives into James 1:19 - 2:13 to discuss the difference between work for salvation and work from salvation. // The danger is that we have heard over and over again and there is no movement toward Jesus, it is either apathy or obstinance ... and we deceive ourselves into thinking we are something that we are not.”