followed the steps from https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkinsfile-runner/blob/master/README.md

1. git clone https://github.com/jenkinsci/jenkinsfile-runner.git
2. run the mvn package command
3. cd /local/test/jenkins
4.  wget http://mirrors.jenkins.io/war-stable/latest/jenkins.war
5. unzip jenkins.war -d /local/test/jenkins/jenkins_home
6. export JENKINS_HOME=/local/test/jenkins/jenkins_home
7. {{run java -jar jenkins.war to install  suggested plugins}}
8. create Jenkinsfile
9. /local/test/git/jenkinsfile-runner/app/target/appassembler/bin/jenkinsfile-runner -w /local/test/jenkins -p /local/test/jenkins/jenkins_home/plugins -f /local/test/jenkins/foo -a "param1=Test&param2=MyTest"

Then you will get messages like below, although my jenkins version is 2.164.1 and not 2.89. see the attached out file for the complete output

1.436 [id=55] SEVERE jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onTaskFailed: Failed Loading plugin Pipeline: Step API v2.19 (workflow-step-api)
java.io.IOException: Pipeline: Step API v2.19 failed to load.
{{ - You must update Jenkins from v2.89 to v2.121.1 or later to run this plugin.}}
{{ at hudson.PluginWrapper.resolvePluginDependencies(PluginWrapper.java:626)}}
{{ at hudson.PluginManager$2$1$1.run(PluginManager.java:513)}}
{{ at org.jvnet.hudson.reactor.TaskGraphBuilder$TaskImpl.run(TaskGraphBuilder.java:169)}}
{{ at org.jvnet.hudson.reactor.Reactor.runTask(Reactor.java:282)}}
{{ at jenkins.model.Jenkins$5.runTask(Jenkins.java:1065)}}
{{ at org.jvnet.hudson.reactor.Reactor$2.run(Reactor.java:210)}}
{{ at org.jvnet.hudson.reactor.Reactor$Node.run(Reactor.java:117)}}
{{ at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149)}}
{{ at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624)}}
{{ at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)}}
{{ 1.439 [id=50] SEVERE jenkins.InitReactorRunner$1#onTaskFailed: Failed Loading plugin Pipeline: API v2.33 (workflow-api)}}
java.io.IOException: Pipeline: API v2.33 failed to load.