Renaissance Church

This message is the 1st of 4 in a series on politics entitled "Fount Of Freedom: Being Salt & Light In A Political Season." Teaching from 2 Chronicles 7:12-22, Pastor Chris Kipp challenges us to consider if we really believe that God can shift a nation and heal a land. Chris unpacks this often quoted passage, calling us to our own IF/Then proposition of becoming God's instruments of healing in thi...

In this episode, Executive Pastor Glenn Goldsberry shares a recipe for consecration that comes from 2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1. Glenn challenges us in our desire for consecration, our decisions concerning consecration and our disciplines to maintain consecration. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas https://ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth #walkgrowlive

Church growth was once a celebrated thing. But, a convergence of factors such as cultural change, publicized scandals of mega-churches and the missional church movement have created an anti-large and anti-mega church environment. For many Christians, big is bad when it comes to the church. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp examines these prevalent mindset against the account of Christ found in Lu...

In this episode we have a special guest and friend, Ben Kiowski, who teaches on "Wanting God In Worship". Ben reminds us of what worship is, the role that our emotional response plays in worship and he points us to the picture of worship we find depicted in Revelation 7. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas https://ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth #walkgrowlive

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp has a conversation with Laura "Lolli" Knott, the Prayer Ministry Team leader for Renaissance Church. Chris & Lolli talk about what hinders our prayer life, the Lord's Prayer and 3 dimensions of our prayer lives. Lastly, Lolli shares how she uses scripture to lead her prayers. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas https://ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth #walkg...

There are lots of things that we know we SHOULD do, but we don't do them. And, we don't do them because we don't WANT to. For many Christians, reading the Bible is like that. They know they should, but they don't. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Psalm 119:1-16 on why God's Word is supremely "want-able". He points us to the Psalmist's words that reveal that wanting God's word leads...

Though the term "evangelical" has become saddled with political baggage, it's actually a word that refers to telling the good news, or good story, of Jesus. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp unpacks an account from Acts 8:26-40 that gives us important keys to evangelism. Chris talks about our part and God's part in telling the good story of Jesus. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.o...

What comes to your mind when you think about God? Does the word 'delightful' come to mind? For many, it does not. In this message, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Psalm 37 emphasizing the passage which reads, "Take delight in the Lord and He will give you your heart's desires." Chris lifts up a vision of God's delight, His delightfulness, and our ultimate delight in Him. Renaissance Church - Richmo...

What would keep you from community? Time? Trust? Just don't feel like it's a need for you? Jesus prayed that we would be made one as His people, but that's not a theoretical oneness, it's a lived expression of community. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp leads us from the prayer of Jesus in John 17:9-11, 20-23 to the early church in Acts 2:42-47. Chris challenges us to embrace God's heart for com...

What do you want to be when you grow up? As you ponder that, does the word "mature" come to mind? Likely not. However, the Bible reveals God's plan to make us mature in our relationship with Christ. Do you have any real aspirational vision for maturity? That's what Pastor Chris Kipp challenges us with from 1 Peter 5:1-11. Chris points us to the kind of maturity that God calls us to, and ultimately...

Why does a good, sovereign and loving God allow suffering and hardship in the life of His children? Every human being faces suffering, yet there is a particular kind of suffering that comes from following Christ. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Precious Gain of Christian Pain" from 1 Peter 4:1-19. Chris challenges us to allow God's refining fire to bring forth th...

In this episode, Jordan Zepeda delivers his first sermon at Renaissance Church. Jordan teaches from 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 on the delicate matters of "Authority & Submission". These terms are treated almost as bad words in our culture, yet the Scriptures teach that Christians are to be people who live in appropriate submission to authority. Jordan helps us navigate these difficult topics by pointing us...

The Christian life is a paradox of living by dying, gaining by losing and being lifted by lowering ourselves. In this message entitled "A Fulfilled Life", Executive Pastor Glenn Goldsberry teaches from 1 Peter 2:1-10 showing the paradoxical nature of fulfillment in the Christian life. Glenn unpacks the scripture verse-by-verse guiding us through 1 Peter's biblical instructions. Renaissance Church...

Hear from our special guest and missions partner from Zimbabwe, Patrick Mpande. Patrick shares a timely message on "The Power of Unity" challenging us to employ God's grace in our relationships so that we can maintain unity and discover the freedom of forgiveness. He also shares some wonderful stories from his life and ministry in Zimbabwe. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #allo...

All of us face different types of suffering in our lives. In our suffering, it's easy for hopelessness and despair to lodge within our hearts. But, what if God has already provided something to us that not only helps us survive suffering, but to actually be revived in the midst of it? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp begins our Summer Book Series on 1 Peter. The theme of the series is Hope In Th...

The Bible says that Jesus wasn't physically attractive, yet we know that many, many people flocked to Him in His earthly ministry. Why? Obviously, we could point to His powerful teaching and miracles. But, could it be that Jesus was the freest person to ever walk planet Earth? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp delivers a message entitled "Freedom In Action" based on a miraculous story found in Lu...

The greatest need of every human being is love. And, we often go looking for love in all the wrong places. Galatians was written to a church that was looking for love in legalism. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Freedom From Performance-Based Love" from Galatians 5:1-15. In this passage, we discover the great truth at the center of the gospel: the freedom of God's gr...

In the Christian life, we face "gray areas". The politicization of products has turned sodas into social justice and trinkets into theological quagmires. How do we navigate these dilemmas? Is it sinful to buy that product or eat at that restaurant? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Full Throttle Freedom & The Governor of Love" from 1 Cor 10:23-33. Chris shows how this...

Some think of sin like the seemingly harmless chocolate cake that they probably shouldn't eat, but want to anyway. Others think of sin as a man-made religious construct that casts puritanical prejudice on people who are just trying to live happy lives. But, when we look closely at what the Bible teaches about sin, we find that it's neither of those and so much worse. In this teaching, Chris Kipp h...

Generational issues can be some of the most devastating, soul-rotting issues that we face in our lives. Our special guest, Jim Stern, teaches on 'Breaking Free From Generational Issues', guiding us through the generational line of King David that led to King Asa. Using 1 Kings 15:8-15, Jim shows us the power of Christ to liberate us from these issues and how we can experience this freedom personal...

We have a special guest, Duane White, delivering a message entitled: "Here's Your Sign". Duane teaches from John 2 on Jesus' first sign at the wedding at Cana drawing out beautiful insights. Duane helps us understand semiotics, the study of signs, and challenges us to a life faith in which we become signposts of God's kingdom. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheear...

Can you imagine a world without the influence of the resurrection of Christ? The noblest events of history have been influenced by Christ's resurrection. Easter is truly the best day ever. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp walks us through John 20, looking at the characters in this Easter account. Chris shows how Easter is the best day ever for each type of person and, also, how Easter can be the...

We often struggle to feel like God is on time in our lives. We wonder if He will show up in time, or show up at all. But, Jesus' triumphal entry reveals a God who is always right on time. In this episode, Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled, "Right. On. Time", from John 12:9-19. Chris challenges us to see the bigger picture and to remember that when it feels like Jesus won't come through, He is...

If we have different ideas about what we are doing together as the church, our efforts will be frustrated by sideways energy. But, when we have clarity together about what we are building, we can accomplish much and have fun along the way. In this episode, Chris Kipp teaches on Renaissance Church's philosophy of ministry. Chris draws from the Great Commission, the Greatest Commandment, and the eme...

The Christian faith finds renewal not by a new teaching, doctrine, technology or invention, but rather by returning to it's original message and form. In this sermon, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Luke 10:4-12 on the original instructions of Jesus to his disciples. Chris explores what Jesus' teachings to his disciples then have to say to Christians today. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-...