Redeemer Lynnwood Sermons

Synopsis: Genesis 17 is the fullest expression of the covenant of grace in the Old Testament and is the framework both Jesus and the Apostles use to explain the gospel. God recut the covenant of Grace with Abram with Command and Promise, which Abraham received and obeyed as a model for everyone in covenant with God. Sermon Text: Genesis 17:1-27

Synopsis: We attempt to rush the fulfillment of God's promises through our own means and create greater sin and suffering. Yet the gracious Lord sees and hears, guiding our every action—both faithful and unfaithful—toward his ultimate purpose to bless us and the nations. Sermon Text: Genesis 16

In the Persian royal court, the grand vizier sat at the king's right hand not as a guest of honor but as executive ruler on the monarch's behalf. That is the image the New Testament reaches for when it says Christ sits at the right hand of God. He does not ascend to rest. He ascends to rule. But here is the question Pentecost asks us: How does a King enthroned in heaven rule the earth? How does the session up there become sovereignty down here? The answer is the Holy Spirit. Sermon Text: Acts 2:1-4

Synopsis: This is the theological pivot of the Abraham narrative. From this point forward the series focuses less on the land and more on the seed. The covenant made here in the dark — sealed by God's own passing through — is the foundation on which every subsequent promise rests. And it is the same covenant renewed in our baptism, re-enacted each Lord's Day at the table, confirmed again every week in the covenant renewal service. We sit at the table amid our enemies. We see Christ through a veil. We live in the valley of the shadow of death. And the question Genesis 15 answers is the same question we bring to every Lord's Day: how do we know he will keep his word? Sermon Text: Genesis 15

Synopsis: Genesis 14 is Abram's only recorded military engagement in Scripture. He is drawn into it not by ambition but by kinship obligation — Lot has been taken captive. He fights brilliantly, wins decisively, and then does something that requires more courage than the battle itself: he gives everything back. The chapter is less about what Abram achieves than about what he refuses. And what he refuses reveals the shape of his faith more clearly than the victory itself. Sermon Text: Genesis 14

Synopsis: What we believe about God shapes how we worship Him — and how we worship Him shapes the kind of people we become. Lot's doctrine is too small to govern his choices. His worship has lapsed. And so he is selfish, graspy, and puts his household in harm's way. Abram believes the promises. He worships. And so he is magnanimous, generous, and secure. Lot chooses by sight. Abram chooses by faith. Lot takes. Abram receives. Lot has a rich land that endangers his soul. Abram is a pilgrim who rests secure in the God he serves wherever he goes. Matthew Henry said it best: "Lot had the paradise, but Abram had the promise." This is life between the altars. Sermon Text: Genesis 13:5-18

Synopsis: The Egypt narrative teaches us that God is faithful in famine, that the bride will be protected even when the serpent seems to have her, and that the man of faith emerges from the furnace enriched, not destroyed. Sermon Text: Genesis 12:10 - 13:4

Synopsis: Genesis 12:1-9 provides the paradigm of obedient faith. The man of Faith leaves and puts self to death in obedience to the word of the Lord and who also proclaims his faith publicly. This is seen in two cycles; the word of the Lord comes to Abram, and he responds in obedience and then the Lord appears and Abram responds in obedience. Sermon Text: Genesis 12:1-9

Synopsis: The transition between the primeval history and the history of the Patriarchs is one that reveals the quiet work of God to bless the world by blessing his people. God's subtle and quiet work in the grand narrative of redemptive history gives hope to those in trying and seemingly hopeless circumstances. Our challenges are not setbacks to God's plan, they are part of His plan. Sermon Text: Genesis 11:10-32

Synopsis: The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the bodily, historical event by which the living God defeated death, vindicated his Son, and secured - for all who believe in him - true forgiveness, new life, and a definite hope of future glory. Because Christ truly died under Pontius Pilate, truly descended into the realm of the dead, and truly rose on the third day - death and resurrection are not merely events to observe from a distance — they are the very rhythm of the Christian life. Jesus did not die so that you could live. He died so that you could die: to sin, to shame, to the power of the grave. And Jesus rose so that you could rise — every day, in Him, walking in newness of life until that final dawn of glorified eternal life in Him. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 1:3

Sermon Text: Nehemiah 8:9-10

Synopsis: The topic of Preparedness is a contentious topic. When it comes to our generation we tend to view it in one of two ways. Either we avoid it, or we are consumed by it. We will explore the two errors of complacency and conceitedness, and understand the correct balance between being prepared and trusting the Lord. Sermon Text: Proverbs 21:31

Synopsis: The unity of man is potent and when used idolatrously for man's self-glory leads to potent rebellion and sin. God frustrates the false unity of mankind, scattering them and confusing their religion and language to weaken their rebellion. The antidote to the confused babel of man is the harmonious word of Christ. Sermon Text: Genesis 11:1-9

Synopsis: God blesses Noah whose family multiplies and spreads over the whole earth just as God commanded him in Genesis 9:1. However, the threat of the pre-flood culture of violence and human rebellion remains strong. Despite the counsel of the principalities and rulers of this world against the Lord, God is directing human history to its proper and glorious end. Sermon Text: Genesis 10

Synopsis: Noah, like Adam, fails to protect his garden from the serpent Ham. But Ham's sin is covered faithfully by his brothers Shem and Japheth. Noah blesses God for his own faithful sons and curses the later generations of Ham, knowing what kind of sons he would produce. Sermon Text: Genesis 9:18-29

Synopsis: To be “remembered by God” is a great act of His covenant grace. To be a part of God's remnant, a participant in his new creation and an object of his memory gives life purpose in the present and hope for the future. Sermon Text: Genesis 8:1-9:17

Synopsis: Yahweh sees the rampant, all-consuming violence of men and takes action by uncreating the world. He accomplishes this by washing it clean of its corruption, so that He can begin again with Noah who is provided with a way of escape. Sermon Text: Genesis 6:9-7:24

If we are to suffer by the hands of others, it should be for doing good. However, enduring sufferings does not necessarily mean that we must stay still and suffer in silence. There is a time when suffering can lead to action. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:8-17

Synopsis: The natural and blessed state of marriage and fruitfulness were violated to produce great evil on earth. God moves against this evil while graciously leaving a way of escape from his wrath. Moses is not only explaining to Israel where sin ultimately leads but is preparing them to fight the giants in the Promised Land. The giants are mighty but mortal. All men deserve God's wrath and the only escape is God's unmerited favor. Sermon Text: Genesis 6:1-8

Though man lives in the valley of the shadow of death, he has hope because God's divine favor remains with man in God's presence and God's promises. 1. Creation and Blessing (Genesis 5:1-2) 2. Death Reigned (Genesis 5:3, 4-36; Romans 5:14) 3. Hope for those who walk with God (Genesis 5:22-24, 28-29)

Synopsis: Van Til said that culture is religion externalized. The religion of the city of man is contrasted with the city of God by their cultural endeavors. While the city of man sings songs defiantly taunting God and His creation, the city of God proclaims the name of the Lord. Sermon Text: Genesis 4:17-26

Synopsis: Just as some harmony returns to Adam and Eve, the full truth of the fall is laid open to them. The first natural born man, Cain, envies his younger brother because Abel's worship is honest, heartfelt, and acceptable to God while Cain's is selfish, half-hearted, and disingenuous. The antithesis is revealed to be that the wicked envy the righteous because of what they have – God's favor. Like his spiritual father, Cain murders and lies, becoming a wanderer on earth while Abel's blood cries for justice from the soil. Sermon Text: Genesis 4:1-16

Synopsis: The Logos became flesh that he might be “bruisable” and taste death for everyone, thereby destroying the power of death, the devil and serve as a merciful and faithful high priest to His restored humanity. Sermon Text: Hebrews 2:5-18

Synopsis: The second person of the Trinity, the word of God, the divine Logos dwelt among us to show us God's glory and to give us abundant grace. Sermon Text: John 1:14

Synopsis: When Adam fell, he corrupted the image of God in himself, bringing sin and death into the world. This, if uncorrected, would lead to the loss of God's honor and man's highest joy – face-to-face communion with God. Sermon Texts: Genesis 3:7-8; Hosea 6:6-7; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 58:3; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 5:12; Hebrews 2:10-18

Synopsis: When Adam fell, he corrupted the image of God in himself, bringing sin and death into the world. This, if uncorrected, would lead to the loss of God's honor and man's highest joy – face-to-face communion with God. Sermon Texts: Genesis 3:7-8; Hosea 6:6-7; Psalm 51:5; Psalm 58:3; Isaiah 59:2; Romans 5:12; Hebrews 2:10-18

Synopsis: Man comes to see the full effect of evil and the desperate need for God's provision of restoration, to which God responds in compassionate judgement and promise of restoration. God calls sinners to confess, declares punishment for sin while giving hope to sinners by making gracious provision for believing sinners. Sermon Text: Genesis 3:8-24

Synopsis: Man comes to see the full effect of evil and the desperate need for God's provision of restoration, to which God responds in compassionate judgement and promise of restoration. God calls sinners to confess, declares punishment for sin while giving hope to sinners by making gracious provision for believing sinners. Sermon Text: Genesis 3:8-24

Synopsis: What begins as a dispute about God's intentions and the meaning of God's exact command, turns quickly into a desire to grasp after equality with God by seeking a man-defined “good.” Genesis 3:1-7 is a literal explanation of the fall of man and an archetypal explanation of the nature of every temptation to sin since the fall. Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-7

Synopsis: What begins as a dispute about God's intentions and the meaning of God's exact command, turns quickly into a desire to grasp after equality with God by seeking a man-defined “good.” Genesis 3:1-7 is a literal explanation of the fall of man and an archetypal explanation of the nature of every temptation to sin since the fall. Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-7

Synopsis: God has provided everything man and woman need to obey his command to be fruitful and multiply. Humans have the spiritual capacity, moral agency, and mutual assistance, by God's design, to obey and prosper in Covenant with Him. Sermon Text: Genesis 2:4-25

Synopsis: God has provided everything man and woman need to obey his command to be fruitful and multiply. Humans have the spiritual capacity, moral agency, and mutual assistance, by God's design, to obey and prosper in Covenant with Him. Sermon Text: Genesis 2:4-25

Synopsis: What the creation account records is that in three 24-hour days God formed the cosmos. In another three days he filled that cosmos with reproducing and abundant life. God's word forms and fills. His word sets boundaries and gives blessing. In the Creation account we not only see the control of Elohim, but the lovingkindness of Yahweh Elohim. The transcending God and the imminent Lord. Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1a-2:3

Synopsis: What the creation account records is that in three 24-hour days God formed the cosmos. In another three days he filled that cosmos with reproducing and abundant life. God's word forms and fills. His word sets boundaries and gives blessing. In the Creation account we not only see the control of Elohim, but the lovingkindness of Yahweh Elohim. The transcending God and the imminent Lord. Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1a-2:3

Synopsis: Genesis begins the bible by declaring God's existence and explaining creation, Man's corruption, and God's cure. It is a series of “family stories” that explain the trees and thorns, or the sons of cursing and sons of blessing, upon which God's self-revelation focuses and is mediated. Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1a

Synopsis: Genesis begins the bible by declaring God's existence and explaining creation, Man's corruption, and God's cure. It is a series of “family stories” that explain the trees and thorns, or the sons of cursing and sons of blessing, upon which God's self-revelation focuses and is mediated. Sermon Text: Genesis 1:1a

Synopsis: Suffering in this life is varied, complex and unavoidable. In its many forms, suffering does not always produce the same result in the life of the victim. How should a Christian prepare for and respond to the trials of this life? Sermon Text: Romans 5:1-5

Synopsis: Suffering in this life is varied, complex and unavoidable. In its many forms, suffering does not always produce the same result in the life of the victim. How should a Christian prepare for and respond to the trials of this life? Sermon Text: Romans 5:1-5

Synopsis: Mysterious false teachers have arisen from within the church of Colossae. They are spreading an ancient, oppressive false doctrine that threatens to enslave the minds of saints there, promising hidden wisdom through rituals, regulations, and angelic visions. We will look at Paul's warning to the church, what the threat was, how it still exists today, and what we can do to combat it. Sermon Text: Colossians 2:8-10

Synopsis: Mysterious false teachers have arisen from within the church of Colossae. They are spreading an ancient, oppressive false doctrine that threatens to enslave the minds of saints there, promising hidden wisdom through rituals, regulations, and angelic visions. We will look at Paul's warning to the church, what the threat was, how it still exists today, and what we can do to combat it. Sermon Text: Colossians 2:8-10

Message from Mike Kloss on October 26, 2025

Synopsis: A reformed evangelical in the CREC context is one who embraces historic Protestant confessions, submits to Scripture's authority for ongoing reformation, and actively proclaims the transformative Gospel. Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Synopsis: A reformed evangelical in the CREC context is one who embraces historic Protestant confessions, submits to Scripture's authority for ongoing reformation, and actively proclaims the transformative Gospel. Sermon Text: 1 Timothy 6:11-16

Message from Mike Kloss on October 26, 2025

Synopsis: What happens when godly masculine strength unites with a godly helpmate? In marriage couples are called to live out their roles—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—in dependence on divine grace. A "fruitful" marriage, then, produces spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), glorifies God, endures trials through faith, and bears lasting kingdom impact, extending beyond the couple to their families and communities. This union, rooted in divine grace and sovereignty, reflects the gospel—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—transforming imperfect relationships into powerful testimonies of redemption. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:3-7

Synopsis: What happens when godly masculine strength unites with a godly helpmate? In marriage couples are called to live out their roles—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—in dependence on divine grace. A "fruitful" marriage, then, produces spiritual fruit (Galatians 5:22-23), glorifies God, endures trials through faith, and bears lasting kingdom impact, extending beyond the couple to their families and communities. This union, rooted in divine grace and sovereignty, reflects the gospel—husbands as loving, sacrificial covenant heads and wives as respectful, submissive helpers—transforming imperfect relationships into powerful testimonies of redemption. Sermon Text: 1 Peter 3:3-7

Synopsis: We can learn what is necessary to raise young women who are prepared to be helpmates and household managers through basic biology and through the many examples of godly women provided for us in the bible. Sermon Text: Genesis 2:18

Synopsis: We can learn what is necessary to raise young women who are prepared to be helpmates and household managers through basic biology and through the many examples of godly women provided for us in the bible. Sermon Text: Genesis 2:18

Synopsis: The true Worship of God should not be limited to once a week but should include regular commemorations of God's saving grace so frequently demonstrated in our communal lives. Fasts, feasts and Holy Days should be a regular aspect of church life; the major events of Scripture and church history being the foundation of our liturgical calendar. Sermon Text: Esther 9:20-10:3

Synopsis: The true Worship of God should not be limited to once a week but should include regular commemorations of God's saving grace so frequently demonstrated in our communal lives. Fasts, feasts and Holy Days should be a regular aspect of church life; the major events of Scripture and church history being the foundation of our liturgical calendar. Sermon Text: Esther 9:20-10:3

Synopsis: God's unseen hand is our hope because it is our constant help. God's providence provides certainty; unseen to eyes of flesh because it require eyes of Faith. Even at our most desperate hour, we must fight God's war, God's way, anticipating victory for he has already won. Sermon Text: Esther 9:1-19