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The Kingdom PerspectiveThe Fear of Shame Transcript:Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective.Fear is very powerful and controlling. Bad fear, that is fear not rooted in the fear of God, will constrain you and keep you from growing as a person. It will stunt your spiritual, emotional and relational development. Now, one of the most powerful controlling emotions is that of shame, and it is very much related to fear. When we are tempted towards shame, we are being driven by a particular kind of fear—a fear of re...2023-12-1201 minThe Kingdom PerspectiveWhat is the Meaning of Life? Transcript:Hello. This is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. “Life stinks and then you die,” so says a very cynical bumper sticker I saw one time. It makes me ask the question: Why is life in the modern world characterized by such hopelessness and meaninglessness? Does life have a purpose, and if so, what is it? A statement by some Christians from another era I think is helpful at this point. When asked what the meaning or purpose of life w...2023-03-0801 minThe Kingdom PerspectiveDon’t Worry. Pray. Transcript:Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective.What is prayer?Prayer is the cry of desperation, a final resort when there is nowhere else to turn. It is the instinct of every human heart to look up to heaven for help when all else has failed. As the saying goes, there are no atheists in foxholes. However, for those who know God as their Father through Jesus Christ, prayer is not merely the final resort, but more so the first response. When...2022-08-2501 min
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The D...2022-03-1835 minThe Kingdom PerspectiveJesus Loves Sinners Transcript:Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective.Jesus loves sinners. You could even rightfully say that He prefers sinners.But, our problem is that we tend to make too little of our sin, and therefore too little of our Savior. We pretend that our sin is not as bad as it is, or that God is not as mad at sin as He is.Now, we could stop here, and just berate ourselves over the seriousness of our sin. However, the Bible...2021-07-2901 min
The Brendan King ShowThe Birds - Featuring LA Dodgers Pitcher Zach WillemanThe BK Show is live with Brendan welcoming on his good friend Zach Willeman. Zach is a pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers organization and a member of the 2016 Orleans Firebirds baseball team in the Cape Cod League. BK was the broadcaster of that team and Zach became immediate friends with the broadcast team in Orleans. BK and Z Willy discuss Zach's grind to getting ready for this coming baseball season, as well as reminisce on the great times the team had together in the Summer of 2016. The guys also get into the Major League season and Zach's expectations...2021-02-111h 02
Christ Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Bank Account of FaithJanuary 22, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. What did Jesus do for us in His work of redemption? Well, the Bible uses a number of metaphors, but one of the most vivid is that of buying us out […]2021-01-2201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsJesus’s Radical LoveJanuary 21, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The gospel is good news for sinners. This is both its attraction and its irritation. If I think of myself as a pretty good guy who only needs a little a […]2021-01-2101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsSolzhenitsyn on the Problem with the 20th CenturyJanuary 20, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Truth is absolutely critical to any functioning society. Once lies become the public and political norm, then the society becomes a game of thrones. It is power bloc vs. power bloc. […]2021-01-2001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Security of the Truth of Christ – Titus 3January 19, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Living in a pluralistic society is not foreign to the New Testament. The Church was born in such a context. And so, it is not surprising then when the Bible gives […]2021-01-1901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsCornel on Being Crucified with LoveJanuary 18, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Cornel West is one of the more interesting public intellectuals of the present moment. Though some of us may not like his politics, you’ve got to be an admirer of his […]2021-01-1801 minThe Kingdom PerspectiveCornel on Being Crucified with Love Transcript:Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective.Cornel West is one of the more interesting public intellectuals of the present moment. Though some of us may not like his politics, you’ve got to be an admirer of his gracious tenacity. Even Sean Hannity of Fox News loves having him on his program!In the cultural conflicts of the present moment, Cornel calls on his fellow liberals to be “love warriors”—to fight for truth the way Jesus did. He says our public engagement—whatever o...2021-01-1801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsLooking Up and Looking Back – Titus 2January 15, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. How exactly does the Gospel make us into the kind of people that seek the good of our neighbors instead of the narrowness of our own interests? Why is it that […]2021-01-1501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsTreating Truth Decay – Titus 1January 14, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Titus was young pastor that the Apostle Paul had stationed on the First century island of Crete. Crete was a place of many challenges because of the unsavoriness of its public […]2021-01-1401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsGraduating from the Gospel?January 13, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Over the past hundred years or so Christians in the West have tended to look at the Christian life as steps in a process. Like a manufacturing process, Christians are “made” […]2021-01-1301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsRonald Reagan’s Shining CityJanuary 12, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), the 40th president of the United States, was an optimist. His news conferences and even political debates were seasoned with jokes and levity refreshing in the world of […]2021-01-1201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsCornel West and the Freedom of SpeechJanuary 11, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Cornel West is well-known for his outspoken views on politics, race and economics. Politically and otherwise, he is left-leaning, to put it mildly. He is not a fan of Western capitalism […]2021-01-1101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsAugustine’s LegacyJanuary 8, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. After Jesus and His apostles, arguably, St. Augustine was the intellectual and theological giant of the first thousand years of the church. Augustine was converted to Christ in the late 300s, […]2021-01-0801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Marathon MentalityJanuary 7, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Video or Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus epidemic? We should prepare mentally and emotionally for a marathon and not a sprint. […]2021-01-0701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsEncourage One AnotherJanuary 7, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. What should we as a church be doing in the face of the coronavirus? We should be going out of our way to encourage one another. The […]2021-01-0701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsOur “Antifragile” FaithJanuary 5, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio or Watch Video Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. How should we respond to the coronavirus threat? We should respond with a fighting faith, because our faith grows stronger in the face of […]2021-01-0501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsProcessing our Emotions before GodJanuary 4, 2021 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. How should we respond to the coronavirus crisis? We should use this time to observe our emotions and learn better how to process them in faith before […]2021-01-0401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Pandemic and Spiritual DespairDecember 31, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio or watch video below Video Download Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. The coronavirus has many of us feeling overwhelmed and maybe even incompetent in the routine tasks of our life and […]2020-12-3101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsConsider the Tenderness of JesusDecember 30, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio or Download Video Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. How should we respond to the anxiety that coronavirus has unleashed upon us? We should take great comfort in the tenderness of Jesus […]2020-12-3001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsJesus, the Gift of a CureLuke 2:8-12 December 24, 2020 preached by Pastor Don Willeman Download Guide for Home Worship Time of Reflection Quotations “We’re in a time where we exclude one major component out of this whole thing called life: God.” ~Kendrick Lamar, rapper, songwriter and producer “We don’t have any control. And so, if you don’t have any […]2020-12-2413 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsSpurgeon on Jesus’s Love for SinnersDecember 23, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The gospel of Jesus is completely counterintuitive to the way we think. Now, to be clear that is not because it doesn’t make rational sense. Rather, it is because our […]2020-12-2301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsJesus, Savior of SinnersDecember 22, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The only way you can come to Jesus is as a sinner. As a matter of fact, if you come to Jesus as anything other than the savior of sinners, […]2020-12-2201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsOur Debt. His Riches.December 18, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The Bible tells us that because of sin, we have a debt that none of us can repay. In our sin we have offended an infinite God, and so we […]2020-12-1801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsShame and Personal GrowthDecember 17, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear has the power to constrain. Bad fear, that is fear not rooted in the fear of God, will constrain you from growing as a person. It will stunt your […]2020-12-1701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Fear of ShameDecember 16, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is very powerful and controlling. Bad fear, that is fear not rooted in the fear of God, will constrain you and keep you from growing as a person. It […]2020-12-1601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsInvitation to CRC Christmas EveDecember 15, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello! I’m Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church, and I want to let you know about something very exciting coming up for you on Christmas Eve at the downtown Lebanon Green. The pandemic has been a challenge for all of us, and we desperately […]2020-12-1501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsAll the Riches of His LoveDecember 10, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The problem with the gospel of Jesus Christ is that it brings us both the worst news we could ever receive and the best. First the bad news. The apostle […]2020-12-1001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsYour Sin vs. God’s GraceDecember 9, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Your sin is no match for the riches of God’s grace. Where sin abounds, grace super-abounds! You may be overwhelmed by the seriousness of your sin and the debt you […]2020-12-0901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsGospel HospitalityDecember 8, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. One of the marks of a church ought to be “loving hospitality.” Listen to what Paul says in his letter to the Romans. In chapter 12 he is beginning to […]2020-12-0800 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Different Kind of CommunityDecember 7, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The kind of community that the New Testament calls us to is radically different than what you may find in the world. Non-Christians create all sorts of different communities where […]2020-12-0701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA City on a HillDecember 4, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The Christian knows that this world will never be perfected until Jesus returns. Nonetheless, we do believe that the church should have a positive/redemptive effect on society in the here-and-now. […]2020-12-0401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsJesus Loves SinnersDecember 3, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Jesus loves sinners. You could even rightfully say that He prefers sinners. But, our problem is that we tend to make too little of our sin, and therefore too little […]2020-12-0301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsWatson on the Weakness of our FaithDecember 2, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Sometimes we can struggle to have patience with the weakness we see in others. This impatience speaks not to our superiority but to our sin. God is patient with the […]2020-12-0201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsWatson’s Wonderful SaviorDecember 1, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Sometimes we misunderstand the shorthand formula of our salvation, namely that we are “saved by faith”. The truth is we are not saved “by faith”. Rather we are saved by […]2020-12-0101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Weak Faith in the Face of FearNovember 30, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Your faith in Christ is ultimately more determinative than your fears. Just because you are terrified when you ride in an airplane, doesn’t mean that you’ll fail to get to […]2020-11-3001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsBe Thankful!November 26, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Video or Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. What should we as a church do in the face of the coronavirus? We should give thanks! The Scripture commands us: “give thanks in […]2020-11-2601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsFear and TrustNovember 25, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is a very interesting emotion. Unlike other emotions it actually grows larger the farther we run from it, but smaller the closer we move towards it. But how are […]2020-11-2501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsChesterton on Fear of GodNovember 24, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is a mutually exclusive principle. To the degree that you fear one thing, to that same degree you tend not to fear another. In other words, you may be […]2020-11-2401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsFreedom and FettersNovember 23, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. As modern Western people, we tend to define freedom as the ability to do what we please—what is right in our own eyes. However, I’d like to suggest that true […]2020-11-2301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsTertullian’s Defense of the GospelNovember 20, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The early church was distinctive for many reasons, but one of the most powerful was the quality of loving community found in it. Tertullian, the 3rd century church leader, wrote […]2020-11-2001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Light of LoveNovember 19, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. In His famous Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells us that the church is to be a “city on a hill” (Matthew 5:14). By this He means that we are […]2020-11-1901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsGod’s Care and Our TroublesNovember 18, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. We tend to be fearful of difficult circumstances and trouble. It has been my experience that underneath this fear is not merely a revulsion to hard things, but a faulty […]2020-11-1801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Monkey Bars of FaithNovember 17, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is a monster that must be confronted. In the Psalms King David is constantly confronting his fear by bringing it into the presence of God. Listen to his prayer […]2020-11-1701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsHope in the Midst of TrialNovember 16, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Remember that great line from that classic 1980’s film The Princess Bride? “Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.” Now, we can be assured that the […]2020-11-1601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Confrontation of FearNovember 13, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear wants to control us, so that we are unable to obey God and love others. Therefore, fear must be confronted. The only way you can defeat fear is to […]2020-11-1301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsSalt and LightNovember 12, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Classical Christianity suffers no illusions that this world will ever be perfected by any human effort. Christians have no reason to fall prey to naïve utopian fantasies. Nonetheless, Classical Christianity […]2020-11-1201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsHeavenly-Minded. Earthly Good.November 11, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. One of the critiques of Christianity is that it makes its followers so heavenly-minded that they are of no earthly-good. This assumes that heavenly-mindedness is somehow contrary or detrimental to […]2020-11-1101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsLove and the Casket of ControlNovember 10, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is a controlling principle. Its tactical maneuver is to dominate. And the greater the fear, the greater the ability to dominate. It does this by promising us safety and […]2020-11-1001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Control of FearNovember 9, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Fear is a very powerful and controlling emotion. It is for this reason that many use fear to control others. For example, if an advertiser can make people fearful, they […]2020-11-0901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsFear and LoveNovember 6, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The idea of “fearing God” seems not only unpalatable to us as modern people, but also wrong. We object: “We shouldn’t fear anyone! We should be motivated by love, not […]2020-11-0601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsOliver’s TwistNovember 5, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. What is the most political thing you will do this week? Christian theologian Oliver O’Donovan points out that the act of public worship is a political act. Have you ever […]2020-11-0501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Hope of AugustineNovember 4, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. In the first thousand years of the Church, there is virtually no question who the most influential theologian was. Outside the New Testament itself, the great St. Augustine towers over […]2020-11-0401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Kingdom of ChristNovember 3, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. In ancient Rome, Christians suffered persecution precisely because they did not find their hope and ultimate allegiance in the kingdoms of this world. They refused to say that the political […]2020-11-0301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsKingdom and CitizenshipNovember 2, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The central claim of Christianity—namely that Jesus is Lord—does not remove us from the affairs of this world; we are still citizens of the United States (or whatever land we […]2020-11-0201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsApocalyptic PoliticsOctober 30, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. In times of great political division, our thinking tends to become what some sociologists have dubbed “apocalyptic”. We begin to believe that what takes place at this moment—in the next […]2020-10-3001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Fear of GodOctober 29, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. For us as modern-day thinkers, one of strangest commands in the Bible is the command to “fear the Lord”. Everywhere in Scripture the fear of God is presented as the […]2020-10-2901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsProperly Placed FearOctober 28, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Is fear good or bad? Well, that just depends on the context. The question is not so much whether we fear, but what drives our fears; and whether any given […]2020-10-2801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Goodness of FearOctober 27, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. What do you fear? What are you afraid of? Fear is a very controlling emotion. But the goodness of badness of any given fear is not so much the fear […]2020-10-2701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsFreedom and Bondage in JudgesOctober 26, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The Old Testament book of Judges has some of the ugliest stories in all the Bible. Why is this the case? Well, the book of Judges chronicles the cycle of […]2020-10-2601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Freedom of BonhoefferOctober 23, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. We are easily tempted to both judge others and live under the judgment of others. This dynamic is toxic both to us and to our relationships with one another. However, […]2020-10-2301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Optimism of Rep. John LewisOctober 22, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. Representative John Lewis was a legend in his own time and one of the most important civil rights leaders of ours. As a young man, he led the Student Nonviolent […]2020-10-2201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Redemptive Optimism of Another WorldOctober 21, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. In one very profound sense Christians do not live for this world. And, because of that, in very profound sense that’s the best possible thing for this world. What do […]2020-10-2101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Optimism of the Civil Rights MovementOctober 20, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. At our cultural moment we are in desperate need of optimism, and there is no better place to turn for that than Christianity. Christianity is an optimistic religion. Now, don’t […]2020-10-2001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsChurchill’s OptimismOctober 19, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. In the midst of the Nazi crisis, English Prime Minister Winston Churchill declared, “A pessimist sees calamity in every opportunity, but an optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity.” Though […]2020-10-1901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Worst of ImprisonmentOctober 16, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. We were made by God and for God. Therefore, our souls are slaves to the degree that we live for anything other than Him. To the degree that our souls […]2020-10-1601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Slave of DesireOctober 15, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to The Kingdom Perspective. The Bible tells us that true freedom is the ability to love God and obey His law. This only makes sense. If we were made by God and for God, […]2020-10-1501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsPhilo and FreedomOctober 14, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. As Americans we love our freedom. However, ill-defined freedom can lead us to a very insidious form of slavery. What do I mean? As Americans, we tend to define freedom […]2020-10-1401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Skepticism of ScienceOctober 13, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. Science is God’s gift to humanity. It is a particular form of knowledge that is intuitive to us as those made in the image of God. That’s why, historically, modern science […]2020-10-1301 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Humility of ScienceOctober 8, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. Classical Christianity provides the foundational building blocks for scientific investigation. On the one hand it acknowledges that there is such a thing as truth. We live in an orderly universe […]2020-10-0801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Posture of True ScienceOctober 6, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome the Kingdom Perspective. Science, by its very nature, is reasonably skeptical. It always considers any claim to knowledge with a “can-you-prove-it” attitude. It doesn’t just accept what we know; it wants to verify how […]2020-10-0601 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsBeing Constructive and not CriticalSeptember 29, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome the Kingdom Perspective. Increasingly, many from all different persuasions are tempted to become mere critics and complainers—trying to find fault and pin blame. However, this is not the roadmap the gospel gives. Jesus’s way […]2020-09-2900 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsLoving our Neighbor through ScienceSeptember 24, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. The Bible suggests to us that one of the practical ways we can fulfill the biblical command to love our neighbor is through the practice of good science. Science comes […]2020-09-2401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Gift of ScienceSeptember 22, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. What exactly is the intersection between science and the Bible? The word science comes from an old Latin term for knowledge. When we speak of “science” we speak of a […]2020-09-2201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsDeath and our Hope in ChristSeptember 17, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to the Kingdom Perspective. Death and disease are unavoidable in this fallen world. And whether we like it or not, they are a stark reminder of both our frailty and the frivolity of our way […]2020-09-1701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Gentleness of Jesus in our AfflictionSeptember 15, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” How should we process the difficulties of our lives? We should process them through the gentleness of Jesus. Many of us are suffering all sorts of anxieties. The good news […]2020-09-1501 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Command of FreedomSeptember 10, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” What is our purpose as human beings? God designed us to glorify and enjoy Him. We do this by faithfully obeying His commandments. God designed us for Himself and only […]2020-09-1001 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsDisciplining Ourselves to Obey the Law of LoveSeptember 8, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” God designed us for love and only to the degree we obey that commandment are we actually free. But this requires work. Loving God and others does not come naturally […]2020-09-0801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Law of DesignSeptember 2, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” What is freedom? Biblically speaking, freedom is defined by our ability to fulfill our design. In other words, we were made for a specific purpose and to the degree that […]2020-09-0201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Twin Tracks of FreedomAugust 31, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” As modern Americans we tend to think of freedom in what the philosophers call “negative” terms. By that they mean, we define freedom by our ability to do what we […]2020-08-3101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsTwo Concepts of LibertyAugust 28, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to “The Kingdom Perspective.” Philosophers speak of two different kinds of freedom. The famed thinker Isaiah Berlin (1909-1997) put it this way: 1) Negative Liberty/Freedom FROM and 2) Positive Liberty/Freedom TO. “Negative Liberty” or […]2020-08-2801 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Exaltation of GraceAugust 24, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus epidemic? We must be careful to humble ourselves before the cross of Christ, so that we […]2020-08-2401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsNot Judging One AnotherAugust 21, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus epidemic? We must be vigilant to live not in judgment of others, but in service of […]2020-08-2101 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Obligation of LoveAugust 19, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? We should lean into the freedom of the “obligation of love”. Now, putting “obligation” and […]2020-08-1901 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Paradox of FreedomAugust 17, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? We need to lean into the paradox of Christian freedom. The great Martin Luther in […]2020-08-1701 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsLiving in the Freedom of the LawAugust 14, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? We should be very cautious in how we use our freedom. True freedom is not […]2020-08-1401 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsTrue FreedomAugust 12, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus pandemic? We must determine not to be driven by a selfish understanding of freedom, but by […]2020-08-1201 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Marathon MentalityAugust 10, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. What should we do in the face of the coronavirus epidemic? We should prepare mentally and emotionally for a marathon and not a sprint. Sprints require […]2020-08-1002 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Job Well Done! – Part ThreeAugust 3rd, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. Over the past several months of the COVID crisis you, the people of CRC, have rallied to serve your neighbors in the Upper Valley and beyond. […]2020-08-0303 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Job Well Done! – Part TwoJuly 31, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. Over the past several months of the COVID crisis you, the people of CRC, have rallied to serve those in need in the Upper Valley and […]2020-07-3102 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsA Job Well Done! – Part OneJuly 29, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. Over the past several months of the COVID crisis you, the people of CRC, have rallied to serve those in need in the Upper Valley and […]2020-07-2902 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsServing, not Judging One AnotherJuly 27, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of the Kingdom Perspective. How should we respond to the differing personal opinions brought about by re-opening our society post-COVID? We should be careful not to judge one another but […]2020-07-2702 minChrist Redeemer Church » Sunday SermonsThe Terror and Tenderness of JesusJuly 24, 2020 by Pastor Don Willeman Download Audio Transcript: Hello, this is Pastor Don Willeman of Christ Redeemer Church. Welcome to a special-edition series of The Kingdom Perspective. How should we respond to the coronavirus threat? We should take great comfort in the terror and tenderness of Jesus. Now, I realize this may seem […]2020-07-2402 min
JourneywomenMaking Disciples with Dori Willeman | Ep. 114On today’s episode of the Journeywomen Podcast, we are talking with Dori Willeman about what it’s like to be the mentor in another woman’s life. Dori lives in New Hampshire with her husband Don, the pastor of Christ Redeemer Church. She has served in many capacities but is most passionate about discipling women. In addition to serving the local church, she serves as a Ministry Fellow for a Christian Campus Ministry discipling Dartmouth College students.2020-02-171h 00
JourneywomenMaking Disciples with Dori WillemanOn today’s episode of the Journeywomen Podcast, we are talking with Dori Willeman about what it’s like to be the mentor in another woman’s life. Dori lives in New Hampshire with her husband Don, the pastor of Christ Redeemer Church. They are very proud of their four adult children. As a pastor's wife for the past 20 years, she has served in many capacities but is most passionate about discipling women. In addition to serving the local church, she serves as a Ministry Fellow for a Christian Campus Ministry discipling Dartmouth College students. RESOURCES...2020-02-171h 01
Unfiltered: Real Church Planting ConversationsOvercoming obstacles in plantingConverge church planting leaders Lee Stephenson and Danny Parmelee are joined by Don Willeman to discuss some of the challenges he’s faced planting in the Northeast.0:29 Don planted his church 20 years ago in Hanover, New Hampshire, home to Dartmouth College.1:33 Don talks about how God has given his church an open door "in a place where people said it was impossible to plant a church."2:48 Don’s church has met at Hanover High School for the past 20 years.3:29 Because of outdated zoning laws, his church has been unable to get permanen...2020-02-0415 min