Looking to Jesus, with Brian G. Hedges
“Looking to Jesus” features the preaching ministry of Brian G. Hedges, lead pastor at Redeemer Church in Niles, Michigan. Brian’s sermons are focused on the Christ-centered exposition and application of the Scriptures. His aim in preaching is to be “true to the text, true to the gospel, and true to life.” New episodes are released every week or two. Brian and his wife, Holly, have been married since 1996 and have four children. Brian is the author of Christ Formed in You; Christ All Sufficient; The Story of His Glory; Watchfulness: Recovering a Lost Spiritual Discipline, and other books. He enjoys working out, playing golf, and reading. Among his favorite authors are Saint Augustine, John Calvin, John Owen, Charles Spurgeon, Martyn Lloyd-Jones, and C. S. Lewis. You can visit Brian's personal website at BrianGHedges.com.
Episodes
If you own a car, it’s best to familiarize yourself with the owner’s manual. Marriage is no different. In this message, Pastor Brian helps you study the Owner’s manual for marriage by examining:
(5:13) 1. Oneness: God’s Design for Marriage
(13:06 ) 2. Brokenness: How Sin Fractures Intimacy
(23:55) 3. Grace: The Gospel Paradigm for Healing Our Relationships
Students understand the need for testing in the context of school. But do you realize that God sometimes tests you, too? Hear about a key test of Abraham’s faith, and see how it applies to you. Brian Hedges talks about:
(2:47) 1. The Test
(9:35) 2. The Surrender
(25:06) 3. The Provision
Looking for joy? The best, most satisfying joy is something only God gives. Find out what that looked like for Abraham and Sarah, and what it can look like for you! Brian Hedges expands on:
(4:16 ) 1. The Long Wait for Joy
(12:56) 2. The Birth of Joy
(22:37) 3. Life After Joy Has Come
If you’ve ever slipped into old sin patterns, you can identify with Abraham in Genesis 20. Brian Hedges helps us see the consequences of sin as well as the preserving grace of God in the life of the true believer.
(6:12) 1. The Sins That Believers Commit
(17:30) 2. The Consequences of Sin
(25:21) 3. How God Preserves and Restores Us
God’s judgment on the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah came swiftly. But God also mercifully rescued Lot and his family. Brian Hedges shows us the lessons we can learn from this amazing story found in Genesis 19. The passage describes:
(6:13) 1. The Reason for Judgment
(23:11) 2. The Rescue from Judgment
(30:05) 3. The Response to Judgment
This sermon explores the remarkable friendship between God and Abraham in Genesis 18, showing how genuine faith grows into intimacy and communion with God. Brian Hedges highlights the privileges of friendship with God—including revelation, fellowship, and intercession—while also emphasizing Abraham’s growing confidence to boldly pray for others on the basis of God’s justice and mercy. The message ultimately ...
This sermon explores Genesis 17 and reveals how God’s covenant with Abraham highlights both God’s all-sufficient power and the obedience that flows from genuine faith. Brian Hedges emphasizes that God often brings his people to the end of their own strength so they learn to trust in Him alone as the Almighty, covenant-keeping God who fulfills impossible promises. The message also shows how obedience, covenant signs, suf...
Was it a problem that Abram and Sarai used a slave as a surrogate mother? What lessons can we learn from the difficult story of Hagar? And how can we see Jesus and the gospel in this account? Brian G. Hedges answers these questions from Genesis 16. He shows us:
(2:58) 1. The Problems of the Story
(20:38) 2. The Lessons from this Story
(29:58) 3. The Gospel in the Story
If you’ve ever felt like God was taking too long to do what he promised, you’re in the company of people like Abraham. Discover how God encouraged Abram’s faith, and learn what was unusual about this particular covenant. Brian Hedges explains:
(5:21) 1. The Promise God Makes
(9:00) 2. The Delay in the Promise’s Fulfillment
(15:40) 3. The Covenant that Guarantees the Promise
(18:13) 3a. The Faithfulness of ...
No matter what you’re facing today, God promises to be your shield and reward if you will receive and rest in his word. In this message, see what it means that “Abram believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness,” and learn how it applies to the circumstances you’re facing. Brian Hedges examines:
(4:30) 1. The Source and Object of Faith
(14:10) 2. The Struggle of Faith
(25:07) 3. The Righteous...
The first battle recorded in Scripture is found in Genesis 14, where Abram and his army rescue his nephew Lot. In this episode, Brian Hedges explains:
(4:20) 1. The Mighty Warrior
(14:30) 2. The Worldly King
(20:55) 3. The Mysterious Priest
If you’ve ever been tempted to be stingy or to hoard things for yourself, you know it often stems from a fearful, selfish heart. In this message from Redeemer Church, Brian Hedges shows you Abraham’s generous spirit and connects it to trusting in God. Pastor Brian asks you these questions:
(07:42) 1. Are you large-hearted or self-centered?
(13:18) 2. Do you have an eternal mindset or a time-bound perspective?
(20:22) 3. Ar...
Brian Hedges examines Genesis 12:10–13:4, where Abram’s faith falters during a famine, leading him to rely on fear and deception rather than trusting God’s promise. Even in Abram’s failure, we see God’s unwavering protection and covenant faithfulness, and how divine grace rescues and restores those who return to him in repentance and prayer. Pastor Brian explains:
(4:05) 1. Abram’s Crisis
(18:59) 2...
This sermon explores God’s call to Abraham in Genesis 12 and shows how it serves as a pattern for the Christian life: God calls people out of spiritual darkness by grace and invites them to trust his promises. Brian Hedges highlights how a genuine life of faith is marked by obedience, separation from idols, pilgrimage with God, and a life that becomes a blessing to others. He organizes his message like this:
(09:23) 1. The Cal...
This Easter message examines the historical reality and profound significance of Jesus Christ’s resurrection—the cornerstone claim of Christianity—by walking through Mark 16:1-8 and answering why we should believe it, what difference it makes, and how we should respond to it. Brian Hedges highlights the empty tomb, unexpected eyewitness testimony, the defeat of death, and the hope and transformation resurrection b...
Brian G. Hedges reflects on Mark 15, leading listeners into the drama of Jesus’ crucifixion as the King who willingly takes our place in judgment, bearing God’s wrath for sin so that we might be forgiven and reconciled to God. He emphasizes the doctrines of substitution, propitiation (Christ bearing divine judgment on our behalf), and the inclusive welcome of outsiders — from Gentile soldiers to marginalized witne...
This sermon focuses on Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Mark 11:1–21) as the moment when the promised King arrives to fulfill God’s ancient kingdom hopes, yet in a way that surprises expectations with humility and grace. Brian Hedges explains the need for a true king, the humble character of Jesus’ kingship, and how Jesus confronts brokenness with both righteous judgment and self-giving love, pointing ...
Brian Hedges explores the spiritual practices of solitude and silence as foundational practices for a flourishing Christian life, calling believers to withdraw from distraction and be alone with God for rest, self-knowledge, and deeper communion. Drawing on Psalm 62 and other Scriptures, he illustrates how silence before the Lord fosters dependence on God rather than the world’s definitions of success, while also showing how ...
In this message, Brian Hedges takes us to Psalm 103 and explores the spiritual practice of soliloquy, or sanctified self-talk, teaching believers how to intentionally speak God’s truth to their own souls in daily life rather than defaulting to habitual, unexamined thoughts. Drawing on Scripture and examples from Christians throughout history, he shows how healthy soul-talk combats “gospel amnesia,” reshapes how we...
This sermon touches on the spiritual discipline of confession as an ongoing practice that helps believers live out repentance and draw near to God, rooted in the honest self-examination found in Psalm 38. Brian Hedges explains that confession involves confronting sin, acknowledging it before God (and sometimes others), and turning from it in genuine repentance rather than vague generalities. He also highlights how true confession l...
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