Renewal Church

This Sunday we continue our sermon series through the Psalms with a message by Pastor Ulysses. Today's passage centers on a theme of unity and the benefits of it. As we read through this short passage, Pastor Ulysses expands on what it has to say about unity in the church, its importance, and why we must make every effort to pursue this unity.

This week, Pastor Jonathan continues our series through the Psalms with a message from Psalm 132. In this passage, we see a prayer for God’s blessing on account of King David—and God’s gracious and unexpected response. Pastor Jonathan unpacks what this exchange reveals about the true source of blessing in our lives and challenges us to reframe how we view sacrifice in light of God’s ultimate sacri...

Pastor Ulysses continues the sermon series this week with Psalm 131. This is one of the shortest Psalms in Bible at only three verses, but it’s a powerful one through which we learn about pride and hope. Is pride causing us to set our sights too high? Are we putting our worth and value in worldly factors like wealth or relationships? Where is our hope at the end of the day?

This week, Pastor Ulysses begins our new sermon series with a message from Psalm 130. He breaks the psalm into four sections: crying out to God, reckoning with our sin and need for mercy, longing for the Lord’s redemption, and proclaiming His steadfast love to others. Through this, we are reminded that our greatest hope is found in God’s mercy and His promise to redeem us from all our sins.

This week, Pastor Ulysses concludes our sermon series on the book of 1 John with a message from 1 John 5:13–21. In this passage, we’re reminded of our identity as believers, the confidence we can have in prayer, and the seriousness of sin. Lastly, John closes by showing us how our actions reveal the idols that compete for our hearts and our need to guard ourselves by remaining steadfast in Christ.

This week we continue our series through the book of John with a message by Pastor Jonathan. In this message, Pastor Jonathan helps us answer the question: what is the victory that we have in overcoming the world? As he tackles this question, we learn the importance of the testimony of who Jesus is and why faith in Jesus is the only way to win in this life.

This week we continue our sermon series through the book of 1 John. Today's verses speak on the topic of love; We may be familiar with the command to love but how well do we understand and fulfill this command? In today's talk, Pastor Ulysses unpacks what the author of today's passage says about love, showing what it means to love, why we ought to love, and how we can have confidence that we are a...

This week Pastor Ulysses teaches from 1st John chapter 4. We are reminded about the prevalence and persuasion of false profits in this world, and how we are to be discerning and test every spirit against the central truths of the Christian faith. Pastor Ulysses calls us to remain true to the gospel message, and confidently proclaim it clearly to the world, even if it’s not the most popular.

Pastor Ulysses continues the sermon series through the book of 1 John, this time through a critical passage in which John discusses love. We learn about the ultimate act of love, the importance of living out love in our everyday lives, and the assurance we can have because of it.

If Jesus returned today, would we be confident or ashamed of how we are living our lives? In this message, Pastor Jonathan unpacks what it truly means to be a child of God, both in our actions and in our identity. We are reminded that it’s not about God being on our side, but about us fully living on His.

This week, Pastor Ulysses continues preaching through 1 John 2:18–27, where we are reminded of the growing spiritual deception in our time. He reminded us that false teachers, those who deny Jesus is God and offer secret knowledge, distort the gospel’s truth and power. In contrast, true rest and guidance come not from hidden insights or solo spirituality, but through the Spirit’s work within us, t...

This week, we continue our sermon series through the book of 1 John with a message from Pastor Ulysses. This talk builds on last week's sermon and asks the question: What does real love for God look like? We may think we know the answer, but as the passage today shows, we need to also consider our relationship with the world and others when we reflect on the question. Today pastor Ulysses challeng...

This week, we are kicking off a new sermon series through the book of 1 John. Today's sermon begins with an introduction that helps set the stage; and as we dive into the first chapter, we learn of dangerous mindsets that the author attempts to address. While some of these may seem unique to the time and recipients of the letter, we also need to watch out for related sins that creep into our lives...

This Sunday we are blessed with a message from Pastor Cho on the Book of Philemon. We witness a letter from the Apostle Paul to Philemon that demonstrates how being forgiven in Christ changes us and our relationships with other people. Regardless of where we are in this life, because of His forgiveness, we can radically forgive and love one another with whole hearts. For through Jesus, we are all...

This Sunday is the final week in the sermon series on the book of Ruth. Pastor Ulysses teaches through the last chapter of the book, and we learn about the theme of the entire narrative—God’s faithfulness to his people. He challenges us to, like Boaz, step out in faith in our lives. To stop asking “What’s in it for me?” when it comes to serving God, and to not waste our lives by playing it safe. W...

This past Sunday, Pastor Ulysses goes through Ruth 3, where we learn about the deep, soul-level rest found only in our ultimate Redeemer Jesus. Like Ruth approaching Boaz in humility, we see how we can come to Jesus not on our own terms, but with open hands and surrendered hearts.

This past Sunday, Pastor Ulysses preached from Ruth 2, reminding us that God’s providence and grace are often at work behind the scenes, even when we don’t see them. He encouraged us that while we live in an “age of gleaning,” marked by hardship and persecution, God’s provision is always present. What may seem like luck or coincidence is often the incredible hand of God, moving through ordinary ci...

How often have circumstances in life led you to compromise, thinking “what choice do I have?” Can we confidently see God as our King even when life gets difficult? These questions are in focus today as we kick off a new sermon series through the book of Ruth: As we dive into the first chapter and explore the background of the story, we see how a similar sentiment — compromising and asking “what ch...

What do you do when you’re in pain or in the midst of life’s challenges? Are you quick to fall into despair or do you, like the psalmist in today’s passage, hold on to a deep hope in the midst of it all? In this week’s talk, we reflect on this question as Pastor Jonathan walks us through Psalm 42, a passage that conveys the emotional and spiritual journey of a psalmist who held on to hope in God t...

Now that we have finished our mission’s month sermon series, Pastor Jonathan guides us through a lesson on fear this Sunday. How should we deal with and cope with fear? How should we view fear biblically? What does it mean to fear the Lord, and why should we fear Him?

This Sunday is the last service of our missions month, for which guest speaker Pastor Di Leonardo shares about his experience as a missionary in Italy—including some of the challenges of reaching the people in that region of the world. He also illustrates through a variety of passages from the Bible what missions are truly about holistically, and how they can enable us to live our lives in the pre...

This week our guest speaker, Pastor Phil, invites us to reimagine the Christian life not as something we do for God, but with God. Drawing from John 15 and Matthew 11, he unpacks Jesus’ invitation to walk in intimate friendship and shared burden. Through his personal stories and illustrations, we’re challenged to see mission as a daily journey of presence, rest, and partnership with Christ.

This week, we continue our missions series as guest speaker Pastor Keith challenges us to break out of a “Christian ghetto” mindset and embrace the global mission God has given us. Drawing from Acts 1:6–8 and Revelation 7:9, he reminds us that the abundant life Jesus promises is not about material gain, but about living with purpose—making disciples, spreading the gospel, and seeking first God’s k...

This week at Renewal Church, we begin an exciting new series of talks on missions, starting with a message from Pastor Mark Chun on church planting. In this sermon, Pastor Mark reminds us of the importance of the local church and church planting and shares some of the hallmarks of a church built the proper way, on the foundation of Christ.

In this week's sermon, Pastor Ulysses concludes his sermon series through the book of Zechariah. This final chapter, which features apocalyptic literature that may be difficult to understand, shares an important message about what lies ahead. As we dive into the passage, we are reminded to not shy away from difficulties that may await us as believers; instead, we can be encouraged knowing what's t...