Renaissance Church

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "IN Christ IN The Home" from Ephesians 5:22-6:9. It's a passage that is difficult for many modern people. Chris begins by talking about how to deal with difficult passages and then walks us through the difficulties of the passage. He teaches on Biblical submission, headship and order in the household. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texa...

Because we all have families, we all have things that we learn from our families. As the saying goes: "The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree." Some of those things hopefully are good. Yet, some of those are bad, or at least less than ideal. Eph. 5:1 says to, "Imitate God as dearly loved children." In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Ephesians 5:1-21. He shares the good news that...

In this episode, Jason Bollinger teaches a message entitled "Walking In Maturity & Ministry" from Ephesians 4:1-16. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org

It's demo for dividing walls! Cue the Chip Gaines footage. But, seriously, we live at the convergence of disunity, division & disconnection. Yet, Ephesians 2:11-22 speaks of a miraculous unity that Christians can experience IN Christ. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Demo Day For Dividing Walls" and he challenges us to value what God is building, to deal with any host...

In this episode, Jason Bollinger preaches a message entitled "Good News, a Good God & Good Works" from Ephesians 2:1-10. This recording is from Sunday, June 18th, 2023. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas www.ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

If someone could put a thermometer in your soul, what would the temperature of your worship of God be? Revelation 3:16 teaches us that temperature matters to God. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Ephesians 1:1-14 on getting the WOW back in our worship. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

Issues surrounding sexuality, identity and authenticity are in our faces every day. The culture is talking about it so the church needs to talk about it. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from 1 Corinthians 6:7-20 giving Biblical clarity to issues of sexuality. Chris challenges us to rethink the storylines that we are immersed in media and to look to Christ for our identity and authentici...

If one of the apostles had planted your church and then he wrote a letter back to you that became a book of the Bible, what would it say? Well, the answer is that it would say basically what it already says, because God's word is sufficient for all people, in all places, at all times. So, what were the concerns of the apostles? One of the greatest concerns was false teaching or philosophies. In th...

In this episode, our friend, Patrick Mpande, from Zimbabwe shares a message entitled "His Ambassadors". Understanding this aspect of our identity in Christ is incredibly important. Using 1 Corinthians 5:20, Patrick teaches the aspects of being ambassador, helping is find strength and peace in Christ. Patrick and his wife, Gladys, have served in ministry in Zimbabwe and the U.S. and have most recen...

Do you have concerns for kids growing up today? You're not wrong if you do. This episode is a brief message by Chris Kipp entitled "Impact the Next Generation" from Deuteronomy 6:4-9. Chris challenges with 3 words: talk, treasure and touchstones. This recording is taken from Family Sunday which was held on April 30th, 2023, at Renaissance Church. At a Family Sunday all the kids are in the main wor...

Duane White has travelled all over the world speaking to churches, ministries, pastors and leaders, and everywhere he goes he sees prophetic destiny. The scriptures teach us that God has plans and purposes for our lives but we also know that we are typically unaware of what those specific plans and purposes are. In this episode, Duane teaches from 1 Corinthians 2:9-14 pointing us to the process of...

In The Divine Conspiracy, Dallas Willard poses a question that many Christians may have had: "It is good news to know that when I die all will be well, but is there any good news for this life? If I had to choose, I would rather have a car that runs than good insurance on one that doesn't. Can I not have both?" His concern was for a version of Christianity that believed for heaven but lived like h...

It has been said that there are no pessimists in heaven. All of us fall somewhere on the spectrum between pessimism and optimism. Pessimists are in danger of fatalism and optimists are in danger of folly. But, the resurrection presents us with a different way of seeing life as "Resurrection Realists". In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Resurrection Realism" from Acts 4:...

Why did Jesus have to die? It's a valid question. Many have asked it. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Matthew 27:38-44 revealing three perspectives: the legalist, the relativist and the message of the cross. The cross is foolishness to the other 2 perspectives. Yet, at the cross, both the glorious love and the glorious justice of God are mingled together. Renaissance Church - Richm...

All of us seek to find our identity in something or someone. But, we often look to the wrong things to define our identity which has disastrous consequences for our lives. In this teaching, Jason Bollinger points us to what the Scriptures teach us about the identity that we are given through faith in Christ. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

How in the world can we obey the Bible's call to "count it all joy" when we go through trials, troubles and temptations? Are we just glossing over the difficulties an attempt to create a happy, clappy Christianity? That's not all what James has in mind in James 1:2-18. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Count It All Joy" in which he shares 4 keys to counting all joy fro...

Many Christians are prone to think of missions as something else that someone else does somewhere else. But, the scriptures teach us that God has called each of us to His mission. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "What's That In Your Hand?" from Exodus 3:7-12, 4:1-5. In this message, he calls each of us to consider what it looks like to engage in God's mission with the...

"How do I know if I believe?" That's question Chris's son asked one night at bedtime. It is similar to the questions that many of us have asked. It could also be phrased as, "Where does a walk with God start?" In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Starting Point" from John 3:1-21. This is the first message in a series entitled "Made For This." Throughout the message Chris...

What do you do when you're in between a rock and a hard place? We find ourselves there often, don't we? We could scheme, manipulate, control, be paralyzed by indecision, worry... or, we could get really specific in our prayers to God. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Ezra 8:21-23. 31-21 on The Power Of Specific Prayer Requests. He talks about the 3 things that happen to us when we g...

How does a person go from being self-involved, insulated from the pain of the world and about themselves to being postured for kingdom risk for the benefit of others? (Asking for a friend) That's the question that Esther 4 answers. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message from Esther 4 entitled "Relinquish". This is the 3rd message in the Hungry For God series which is preparing Renais...

"...The most miserable Christians I’ve seen are those who live with a foot in both worlds. They’re riding the fence. And they’re not happy." (Pastor Jim Johnston, Why Are So Many Christians Unhappy, desiringgod.com) In this episode, Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Return & Restoration" from Joel 2:12-27. He challenges us to hear the call of God in Joel 2 and to leave miserable Christianity...

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp begins a new series called "Hungry For God". He begins with a teaching on hungering for repentance from Jonah 3:1-10. Have you ever ruled out a food or a food group only to find out later in life that you really like that food? You felt like you missed out on something good all that time. Repentance can be like that, something that doesn't sound very good at firs...

"Here comes trouble." Has anyone said that about you before? Well, people definitely said that about Jesus. And, surprisingly, Jesus said that his followers should expect trouble, too. Even more than that, James 1:2 says that we should consider it a pure joy when troubles come. What?! So, what does the coming of Jesus teach us about troubles? That's what Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on in this episod...

If grace is the distinguishing mark of Christianity, is grace the distinguishing mark of your life? Would anyone say that you are a gracious person? That's the question pastor Chris Kipp poses as he shares a teaching entitled "Unexpected Favor" from Luke 1:28-38. In this episode, Chris looks at the angel's greeting to Mary and how it connects to the unexpected favor that all believers experience....

For Advent '22 our theme is "Unexpected Christmas". Through the series we'll be looking at the unexpected elements of the Christmas Story and exploring how it helps us face the unexpected through trusting Christ. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp leads off the series with a teaching entitled "Expect The Unexpected" from Isaiah 7:14 and Matthew 24:36-44. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-ch...