Redeemer Lincoln Square

Redeemer Lincoln Square Our vision is to joyfully live as reflections of God's love together in the city. We meet for worship on Sundays at 10:30 a.m., both in-person and online.

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03/12/2026

Our culture talks about love like it’s a feeling you fall into — and just as easily fall out of. If it fades, we assume something went wrong. If it gets hard, we assume we chose poorly.

But what if love isn’t primarily a feeling at all?

What if love is a promise you make to someone’s future — not just a reaction to how you feel in the present? That changes everything. It shifts marriage from a contract of convenience to a covenant of commitment. It reframes vows from sentimental words into a steady decision to stay.

If you’ve ever wondered what makes marriage last, we unpack it in this month’s Q&R.

Watch the full Q&R episode on marriage now on YouTube.

03/05/2026

We live in a culture that tells us there’s always someone more compatible. A better fit. A smoother option. And when things get hard, the temptation is to assume the problem is the person — not the promise.

But what if compatibility isn’t the point?

This week’s Q&R conversation explores the deeper truth about marriage: that every relationship comes with friction, and swapping people doesn’t eliminate struggle — it just replaces one set of challenges with another. The question isn’t “Is there someone easier?” The question is, “What does it mean to keep a promise when growth is required?”

If you’ve ever wondered what commitment actually looks like in real life, this episode is worth your time.

Watch the full Q&R on marriage now on YouTube.

March is here and the city is starting to wake up from it’s winter slumber.At LSQ, this month is full of ways to lean in...
03/03/2026

March is here and the city is starting to wake up from it’s winter slumber.

At LSQ, this month is full of ways to lean in — conversations that stretch you, gatherings that bring people together, opportunities to serve, learn, and grow in real community. Whether you’ve been meaning to get more involved or you’re just starting to explore, March is a good time to step forward.

See everything coming up and sign up at redeemerlsq.com/events

03/02/2026

Real spiritual maturity is not about walking without a limp.
It’s about knowing you have one.

This week’s message challenges a quiet assumption many of us carry: that growth means needing God less. That if we were really mature, we would be stronger, cleaner, more self sufficient.

But the opposite is true.

The most spiritually grounded people are often the most aware of their weakness. They know their limp runs deeper than they thought. They know they have not outgrown their need for mercy.

Growth is not becoming impressive. It’s becoming honest.
It’s the slow, uneven process of realizing you need grace more than you realized and then discovering that grace is already there. And the more you recognize your need, the more you begin to love that grace and extend it to others.

Watch the full message now on YouTube.

02/27/2026

The Q&R podcast is back, and this month we’re exploring a question that sits heavy in our culture and in many of our lives:

Is marriage still worth it?

We live in a time when people are marrying later—or not at all.

Divorce rates are high. And even among Christians, many couples are emotionally checked out but staying together out of duty, fear, or confusion.

In this episode, we’re not romanticizing marriage and we’re also not throwing it out.

We’re asking why it feels so hard to hold onto, what’s quietly breaking beneath the surface, and whether the Christian vision of marriage can still stand in a time of disillusionment and detachment.

Watch now on YouTube, Spotify or anywhere you get your podcasts.

Thinking about ministry… but not sure if it’s actually your calling?RAMP (Redeemer Apprenticeship for Ministry Program) ...
02/25/2026

Thinking about ministry… but not sure if it’s actually your calling?

RAMP (Redeemer Apprenticeship for Ministry Program) is a one-year, paid apprenticeship in NYC for Christian college students and recent grads who want to seriously discern whether church-based ministry is where they’re meant to serve.

It’s not just classes. It’s real formation, real community, and real hands-on ministry in one of the most dynamic cities in the world. You’ll grow in theology, character, leadership, and gospel-centered application — all while serving in the local church alongside experienced pastors and leaders.

If you’ve ever wondered, “Could this be my vocation?” — this is a year designed to help you find out.

Visit redeemerlsq.com/ramp to learn more.

02/24/2026

Sometimes the hardest thing to admit is not that we struggle.
It’s that, deep down, we’re not sure God is actually good to us.

This week’s message names something many of us feel but rarely say out loud. When life gets hard, when the same behavior keeps resurfacing, when shame follows us around, we start to brace ourselves. If God gets close, we assume correction. Distance. Disappointment.

So we pull back first.

We avoid prayer. We perform spiritually. We try to earn what we already have. We function like spiritual orphans, even while calling ourselves children.

But the story of Mephibosheth flips that expectation. God doesn’t move toward us to expose and discard us. He moves toward us in kindness. He restores what we thought was lost. He brings us near. He seats us at His table.

The invitation is not to strive harder, but to receive what has already been set before us.

Watch the full message now on YouTube.

02/20/2026

You can be married and still feel lonely. You can have close friends and still feel unseen.

The truth that emerged from this month’s Q&R is that people alone can’t cure loneliness. Friendship matters deeply, as it’s foundational to our health and well-being, but it can’t carry the full weight of our identity.

We were built to be known at the deepest level first — the spiritual level.

When you know you’re already known and loved by God, it changes how you show up in relationships. You can love people without clinging to them. You can let friendships shift or even end without it unraveling you. It’s still painful, but it’s not devastating in the same way.

We go much deeper into it in this month’s Q&R on friendship — what it is, what it isn’t, and why it’s so hard right now.

Watch the full episode on YouTube.

02/18/2026

We spend so much of our lives trying to outrun our worst moments. We cringe when someone brings them up. We replay them in our heads. We quietly assume they define us. But what if they don’t?

And what if our best moments don’t define us either? If we’re honest, we swing between shame over our failures and pride over our successes—letting both tell us who we are.

This week’s message reminds us of something radically freeing: God defines you. Not your lowest moment. Not your highlight reel. The gospel doesn’t say “be good enough and God will bless you.” It says because God has already acted in grace and you are secure. From that security, you can follow Him.

Watch the full message now on YouTube.

02/11/2026

Real friendship isn’t just about support or shared interests.

It’s about truth—spoken with care, humility, and love.

The people who care most about us are often the ones willing to risk discomfort. Not to win an argument or prove a point, but to protect what’s forming beneath the surface. Because none of us sees clearly all the time.

We need others to help us notice our blind spots, challenge our assumptions, and grow into who we’re becoming.

That kind of friendship requires humility—the honest recognition that we don’t have it all figured out, and that learning from others is not weakness but wisdom.

Watch the full Q&R conversation now on YouTube.
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