Renew Communities Teaching Podcast

When you’re part of a church it should feel more like a family than an organization but that’s all dependent on how we interact with each other. In the last week of our Words We Should Say we talk about why we need to talk about what’s really happening in our lives and how prayer should be the answer to anything we share with each other.

Sometimes we forget that our words hold the power of life and death. There are certain things we can say to each other regularly that can bring real life and those who God’s put closest to us are desperate for you to say these words. In the third week of our series we talk about why these words are important, how they can bring real life and what might be holding you back from saying the words you...

In week 2 of our series, Rich Trickel of The City Mission talks about why asking for help is both a sign of strength and an opportunity for others to be who God’s called them to be.

There are some things we need to be saying but at times our life or relationships make this difficult. In week 1 of our new series we talk about why it’s hard to publicly state that Jesus is Lord of our lives, why it’s important that we figure out how to do this and some naturally first steps you can take to say the words that you need to say.

The 23rd Psalm is arguably the most popular Psalm because it is often offered as comfort in some of our darkest days. In this weeks sermon we look at why this sermon offers more than just hope that we’ll get through the hard times but instead focuses our eyes on the one that is shepherding us through our entire lives.

The Psalms orient us to the world that we live in and the kind of people that we are suppose to be. Psalms 24 exhorts us to live in the reality that Jesus is King and shows how to act as kingdom people. In order to do this, we must open the gate to Jesus and let him remake us.

There's a lot of things in life that are constantly calling for our time. As followers of Jesus our number one priority should be seeking him. On Sunday we explored how David was someone who earnestly sought after God and how knowing he belonged to God determined his values and priorities.

The Psalms give us a framework for any season of life - including the times we find ourselves deep in the grips of sin and it's consequences. In this week's sermon we look at David's recognition of sin in his life and what confession and repentance can look like as we explore Psalm 51.

The Psalms give us a framework for almost every season and circumstance we find ourselves in - both good in bad. In week 6 of our Summer in the Psalms we look at how true thanksgiving comes out of God meeting us in difficult seasons and the powerful reminder songs and prayers of thanksgiving can be for us and the world around us.

There’s a tension that exists between what we know is true about God and the reality of life but it's only in our honesty that we can invite God and others into the tension we're experiencing. The Psalms of lament are rooted in hope and and in week 5 of our Psalms series we learn how to experience what God has created us to do and that is to cry out to him.

Fear is the single most powerful emotion you will face. The good news is God has a plan for your life, and when you are obedient to Him, fear is displaced so you can experience true peace.

The Psalms are full of worship songs and prayers. Some are very personal but others were written to be used by large groups of God's people singing together. In Week 3 of our Psalms series we talk about why music is so powerful, how worshiping together reminds us of what's most important and we dig into two Psalms to see how powerful these reminders are.

This week we look at Psalm 137 and in it we find that God welcomes our honesty even when our honesty is disturbing. We talked about what causes us to long for the past and how it impacts the relationships we have with those who have done us wrong. Join us as we look at one of the most difficult psalms in the Bible.

The Psalms are the prayers and songs of real people that erupt from real life. In the first week of The Psalms series we look at how we experience these moments of thanks, praise and darkness. We also had the chance to view Fuller Studio's short film on The Psalms featuring Bono and Eugene Peterson.

God designed us to live in the rhythm of rest and work. There is so much that keeps us from entering into God’s rest and in the final week of our series we take a look at what keeps us from God’s rest, what it looks like to enter into it and how we can help each other get there.

In week 4 of our Life Matters series we talk about how to respond to temptation and the way out God has provided to everyone who belongs to Him.

They say the only constants in life are death and taxes. The truth behind this statement is that we all are going to suffer loss and disappointment in our life on a regular basis. These experiences require a response. In week 3 we discuss how learning to grieve in a good way is important to moving forward and living well.

Every day there are risks to take. Taking those risks takes courage. Some of us love to jump at every risk while others have organized our lives to avoid all things risky. In week 2 of our series we uncover how we decide if a risk is worth taking and how we can grow in courage to take the risks we know we need to take.

Dealing with the thoughts that plague our mind is one the most difficult things we have to do each day. Knowing what to do with our thoughts gives us the ability to work through many emotions and difficult situations. In week 1 we take a look at how Jesus can help us deal with the thoughts we have.

If we are in Christ we have all that we need; love, acceptance, renewal. What’s the difference between how you see yourself and how God sees you. In the final week of our Jesus Saves series we look at what would have to change in life so that your view of yourself mirrors God's view.

In week 4 of our Jesus Saves series we talk about what it means for Jesus to die FOR your sins, how someone or something else’s death brings life to me and why God ordered the world this way.

The world is broken as a result of sin and we feel the impact on a daily basis. When Jesus rises from the dead the impact isn’t just eternal - it begins in that moment. As we identify with Christ in His resurrection we are saved from the hopelessness of a broken world and the defeated nature that we naturally have as we slog through our daily life. Now we have the hope not just of the life to come...

On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We know that this has eternal implications but it also has powerful implications for how we live our lives when trouble comes our way in the here and now. Listen as we discuss what it means for you and me that Jesus has overcome the world.

Jesus became at-one with us so that we might become at-one with God and at-one with each other, FOR the world. In week 1 of our new series, Jesus Saves, we talk about atonement what this means for you, the church, and the world.

In Mark 6 we see Jesus feed 5,000 people but there's something interesting about how He does it. Jesus works the miracle as His disciples do what He's told them to do. In this week's sermon we celebrate the the miraculous ways God has moved in and through our church during the first five years and look forward to what we sense He's calling us to in TheNext5. You'll also hear about the building we'...