Renaissance Church

We had the honor of having Patrick and Gladys Mpande with us from Redcliffe, Zimbabwe. They lead a church planting network in Africa and have started a Christian school in Redcliffe. In this episode, Patrick delivers a message on turning fear into your advantage. Patrick shares stories from his life and ministry and how God came through in the hour of need. This message was recorded on Sunday, Apr...

He is risen indeed! In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp shares an Easter message entitled "What Difference Does Easter Make?" based on Romans 6:4 in which the apostle Paul states that "...we too may walk in newness of life." Chris illustrates how the old way has been disrupted by a new kind of life because of Jesus' resurrection. This new kind of life is marked by peace, hope and power. We "may" wa...

If you had to describe God in one or two words, how would you describe Him? Could you say, without a doubt, what He is like? In this message, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on Palm Sunday from Zechariah 9:9 and Matthew 11:28-30. The message is entitled "The Heart of the King" and Chris invites us to take Jesus at His own words and to experience His heart.

In the famous Parable of the Sower, Jesus reveals a "Word war". The war isn't the Word trying to overpower the opposition, because no opposition can overpower the Word. Rather, it is a war for how the Word is received. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Clashing Kingdom" from Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23.

If a road was ending would you rather have it clearly marked with lots of warning or would you rather it not be marked and crash your car? That's the question that Pastor Chris Kipp leads with as he teaches a message entitled "The Coming Kingdom" from Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43. In this parable about the kingdom, Jesus' teaching grounds us in reality, issues a real warning and yet gives us real hope....

Have you ever felt the empowerment of someone handing you the keys to a vehicle? In this episode, Jason Bollinger looks at the words of Jesus found in Matthew 16:13-20 as Jesus hands the keys of the kingdom to the disciples. Jason teaches on what that means for us and what binding and loosing looks like in our lives. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

We often tend to overvalue what isn't truly valuable and, conversely, to undervalue those things which truly are valuable. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Priceless Kingdom" from 2 of Jesus' parables found in Matthew 13:44-46. Chris teaches about the true value of the kingdom of God.

We are a culture infatuated with the BIG and the FAST. Yet, if we're honest, our life transformation is more accurately described as SMALL and SLOW. Why is that? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Patiently Permeating Kingdom" from 3 of Jesus' parables about the kingdom found in Matthew 13:31-33 and Mark 4:26-29. Chris reminds us of the good news for those ways in w...

The "kingdom of heaven" is the central theme of the Bible and the primary focus of Jesus' teaching, yet we often have vague ideas about what it means. It's what the apostles taught about and what the diaspora preachers like Philip taught about. If it's so primary to our Bibles, should't we know what it is? Shouldn't the kingdom of heaven be primary to our lives? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp...

Every where we look it seems that people aren't filled but rather they are filled with opinions, positions, axes to grind and more. All of this points to lack rather than filling. In this episode, Jason Bollinger shares a message entitled "Do You Want To Be Filled?" from Matthew 5:6. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

How is it that the types of people that were drawn to Jesus' earthly ministry aren't typically drawn to Jesus' church? Is it disagreement about doctrines or does it have more to do with church dysfunction? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Gospel Relationships" from 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 all about God's love lived out through God's people. Renaissance Church - Richmond...

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Made To Multiply" from Acts 9:31 and 2 Timothy 2:2. Using the story of Dawson Trotman, Chris asks, "What could stop you from multiplying followers of Jesus?" Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

Let's be honest, leadership can be intimidating. And when churches talk about leadership we typically think of a select few that probably have special education and seminary degrees. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Reluctant Kingdom Leaders" from the story of Moses in Exodus chapters 3 & 4. Every believer is a potential kingdom leader, but what does that mean and how...

Our culture may be becoming more secular, but people aren't any less spiritual. Modern, educated people dabble in or practice all kinds of things that are spiritual because intrinsically most know that life is spiritual. Yet, as Christians we can sometimes neglect or disregard spiritual and supernatural aspects of our faith for fear of being "whacky". In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a m...

Happy New Year '22! In the episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Luke 5:1-11 drawing insights from a foundational interaction between Jesus and some of his first disciples. It's all about mission: how Jesus has pursued us and how he is pursuing the world through us. Chris ends by challenging us to consider the net we are casting. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifeallt...

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Invitation" at the 2021 Christmas Eve Eve service. The miracle of Advent invites us home and shows us the way to get there. Chris teaches from Luke 2:25-32 and John 14:1-7. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Intervention" from The Magnificat in Luke 1:46-55. The theme of the message is God's intervening mercy in Christ's coming. Chris closes the message by talking about how God's mercy may be blocked in our lives. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

Does it feel like everything is turned up loud during the Christmas season? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from John 1:9-18 a message on The Incarnation to help us reconnect to the essential "lyric & melody" of Christmas.

Most of us don't regard interruptions as bringing joy or peace, but the divine interruption of Christ's coming brings both joy. But, how? In this episode, Pastor Chris KIpp teaches the first message in the Joy & Peace Advent Series of 2021. Advent is a season in which we reflect on the divine interruption of the Christ child coming and Christ's ultimate return. In this message, Chris asks what mig...

Why do things have to be so complicated? Does the Christian life need to be so complicated? That's what Jason Bollinger addresses in this message entitled "The Art of Discipleship." You'll be challenged and called again to simply follow Christ. www.ren-church.org Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas #alloflifealltheearth

Most all of us are seeking and praying for wisdom. We all need more wisdom than we currently have. But, what might make us miss the wisdom that God is bringing into our lives? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Proverbs 15 on The Art of Teachability. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

In this episode, Jason Bollinger teaches a message entitled "The Art of Worship" in the Lost Arts series. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

What if the problem with the fears that plague is not that we're afraid, but that we're afraid of the wrong things? What if the cure to our fears is fearing the right thing? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Art of Fearing the Lord" from Psalm 112. Oh, and he might have been in a Martin Luther costume for Halloween/Reformation Day... : / Renaissance Church - Richmo...

In our noisy digital world, it's harder than ever to be alone with God. Could it be that the fear of missing out (F.O.M.O.) on something significant could be keeping us from missing what's significant? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled 'The Art Of Abiding' from John 15:1-8. Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas ren-church.org #alloflifealltheearth

This is week 1 of a new series entitled "Lost Arts" in which we're looking at the elements of the Christian life that might be on the endangered species list of Christianity. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on The Lost Art of Gathering from Hebrew 10:19-25. Chris refers to some Barna Research that you can find here: https://www.barna.com/research/changing-state-of-the-church/. Renaissan...