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We are continuing our series on loving relationships as a result of loving the gospel, and this week we dive into what it means to have one-another ministry at Redeemer.

Updated: Friday, May 28 The weather looks gorgeous for Sunday and we are confirmed for an outdoor service! Hope to see you there!  

  As a result of our love for the gospel, we want to love one another in the church. We’re going to do a series of videos to explore this topic and see how it relates to life at Redeemer.

Redeemer family, We announced on Sunday that we are ready to begin making some changes in the way we’re doing our services, beginning this coming Sunday. We’re on a journey from “Covid-era church” to “post-Covid-era church.” We hope that some of our adaptations (masks, ropes on pews, and reduced capacity) can be done by the next school year. At this point in mid-April in…

Earlier this year, our friends at World Relief informed us that many of our young refugee friends were really struggling with online school. A few members from Redeemer have offered to help some of the most needy students for some weekly after school tutoring. For a few months now, tutoring has been going strong, and we recently heard that the students have shown great…

With warmer weather on the horizon, we’re hoping we can have a few outdoor Sunday worship services in the months ahead. We won’t have a tent this year, so these services will be weather dependent, and will require flexibility and good communication. We will announce an outdoor service when we see a promising 8-day forecast, and we’ll make a final call the day before the…

The numbers are staggering. According to the best information that we have today in America, in a study that has surveyed 17,000 people, 1 out of every 4 girls will experience sexual abuse before they are 18 years old, and 1 out of every 6 boys will experience sexual abuse before they are 18 years old. Put the numbers together, and that means that about 1 in 5 kids will…

This spring, we will be offering another course through the Charles Simeon Trust. These are seminary-caliber courses designed to help you learn how to study and apply Scripture. Josh Fenska would like to begin leading a group through a course on the  Psalms in early March. Check out course details here, including the full syllabus and bios of the video instructors. (If…

In response to Scripture’s call to serve others… Hesed House is located right here in Aurora.  As the second largest homeless shelter in the State of Illinois, their mission is to feed the hungry, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, and give people the chance to hope again.   At this time, Hesed House has requested meals for their clients.  Specifically, they need a…

Crossway Books has generously given Redeemer 100 free copies of Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers, which is enough for every family and single adult in our membership to take one. Most of us have used this book in small groups this year and have benefitted greatly from it. If you would like a copy to give as a gift this Christmas (or want a…

  Today we will lift up the country of Pakistan. For a quick reference, here are some ways you can pray (taken from https://www.prayercast.com/pakistan.html): • Pray for the spiritually oppressed in remote areas to encounter the Gospel. • Pray for the Church to multiply in the power of the Spirit as persecution intensifies. • Pray for the strongholds of Islamist extremism…

  Today we will lift up the country of Somalia. For a quick reference, here are some ways you can pray (taken from https://www.prayercast.com/somalia.html): • Pray for the believing minority who suffer great persecution and martyrdom. • Pray for courage and strength for those who are boldly sharing their faith. • Pray for safe fellowship and encouragement for isolated…

On Sunday, Josh taught from the book of Proverbs about the power of words. The theme of words looms large throughout the whole redemption story, and the book of Proverbs is full of instruction about specific ways our words can bring life or death (Proverbs 18:21.) Proverbs 10:19 reminds us that “when words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his…