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
78 episodes
Abraham: God's Sufficiency and the Obedience of Faith
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...
Abraham: God’s Compassion and the Weakness of Faith
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...
Abraham: God’s Covenant and the Assurance of Faith
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:&...
Abraham: God’s Word and the Righteousness of Faith
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 a...
Abraham: God’s Kingdom and the Triumph of Faith
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 Mys...
Abraham: God’s Promise and the Inheritance of Faith
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 ...
Abraham: God’s Protection and the Failure of Faith
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 faithf...
Abraham: God’s Call and the Life of Faith
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...
The Resurrection of the King (Mark 16:1-8)
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 i...
The Cross of the King (Mark 15:1-15)
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...
The Arrival of the King (Mark 11:1-21)
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 Hedg...
The Way of Life: Solitude and Silence
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, a...
The Way of Life: Soliloquy
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 defau...
The Way of Life: Confession
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 i...
The Way of Life: Contemplation
In this sermon, Brian G. Hedges explores the spiritual discipline of contemplation, defined as the soul’s deep “gaze on the beauty and glory of God,” as illustrated in Psalms 27 and 63. He argues that contemplation reorients the believer’s hear...
The Way of Life: Recollection
Psalm 86 calls believers to practice spiritual “recollection” — a disciplined, honest self-examination before God that gathers the fragments of our hearts and souls into wholeness. Brian Hedges shows how, through honesty about our needs and tru...
The Way of Life: Meditation
In this episode, Brian Hedges invites listeners to choose between two paths of life: one flourishing and rooted by streams of water, the other fragile and blown away like chaff—drawing on the vivid imagery of Psalm 1. He then focuses on the spi...
The Meaning of Christmas
This message calls listeners to respond in faith to the incredible gift of God’s love and to live in humble service and generous devotion. Pastor Brian guides us through four ways of understanding the incarnation of Christ:(4:14) 1. The ...
The Weapon of "All-Prayer"
Season 9 — Dressing for Battle: Gospel Armor for the Fight of FaithEpisode 10 — The Weapon of “All-Prayer”In this episode, Brian Hedges explores how prayer functions as the ultimate weapon in spiritual battle, ...
Take the Sword of the Spirit
Podcast Description: Season 9 — Dressing for Battle: Gospel Armor for the Fight of FaithEpisode 9 — Take the Sword of the SpiritIn “Take the Sword of the Spirit,” Brian Hedges examines the image of Scripture a...
Take Up the Helmet of Salvation
Season 9 — Dressing for Battle: Gospel Armor for the Fight of FaithEpisode 8 — "Take Up the Helmet of Salvation" In this sermon, Pastor Brian Hedges unpacks the metaphor of the helmet of salvation — what it is, why we need ...
Take Up the Shield of Faith
Season 9 — Dressing for Battle: Gospel Armor for the Fight of FaithEpisode 7 — Take Up the Shield of FaithIn this sermon, Brian G. Hedges emphasizes how faith both protects Christians from spiritual attack and identi...
Put On the Gospel Shoes
Season 9 — Dressing for Battle: Gospel Armor for the Fight of FaithEpisode 6 — Put on the Gospel ShoesBrian Hedges unfolds the metaphor of the “gospel shoes” drawn from Ephesians 6, showing how being justified by fai...
