Renaissance Church NYC

3/4/18 Jordan Rice Gospel & Race "Corrupted Christianity" Many struggle to reconcile the value of the gospel and Christianity with the fact that people throughout history have abused Christianity and used it as a tool of oppression, slavery and violence. In this message, we explore God’s intentions for His Gospel message vs. the corrupted version we’ve seen used throughout history. Acts 2:5-21

2018/02/25 Jordan Rice "The Gospel and Race" series Recovering from the Trauma of Racism Genesis 1:26-27, Matthew 22:36-40 The Fall of humanity brought with it not just a disruption in our vertical relationship with God, but also a horizontal distortion of the way we view our neighbor. This message unpacks our country’s historical racism and the way forward as a community of faith together.

This prelude is intended to be a heart-shaping worship companion to our sermon series "The Gospel and Race".   (0:00) Introduction by Renaissance Worship Director, Tripp Hampton.   (1:14) Awake O Sleeper written by Tripp Hampton, Caleb Hawley and Wendell Wilson. Performed by the Renaissance Church Band.   (4:56) Poetry readings performed by Godfrey Moye, Kyra Riley and Zora Howard. Sympathy by Pau...

2/18/2018 Aswan Morris The Book of Ephesians "Expectations" Our Expectations of God shape how we approach Him. Ephesians 3:14-21

2/11/18 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians Ephesians 2:1-10 Following Christ means trusting in Him alone for salvation and in His ability to work through us.

2018/02/04 Chris Travis "A New Family" Mark 3:20-21; 31-35 Jesus enacted a profound shift in our most fundamental loyalties, because the people we surround ourselves with influence everything about our lives. When we're born again, we're born again into a new family.

2018/01/28 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "Forgiven" Ephesians 1:7-8 There are ways that we all seek to rid ourselves of guilt—by beating ourselves up, or trying to minimize wrongdoings. In this message, we’re looking at forgiveness, the one thing we all need and struggle to receive.

2018/01/21 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "Adopted" Eph: 1:5-6, 17-19 The great tragedy of the Christian walk is that many of us approach God primarily as a judge, and not a parent. To be adopted by God means that we have access to God as Father.

2018/01/14 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "Loved Before the Foundation of the World" Eph 1:3-5 All throughout scripture, there’s a theme: it is not us that chose God, but God has chosen us. Understanding this has profound implications for the issues of our identity and purpose.

2018/01/07 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "The Will of God" Ephesians 1:1-2 In life, we pursue what we value. Oftentimes we don’t value time with God in prayer and scripture because of poor expectations or a bad approach, but what if there was another way? In this message we unpack Epehesians 1:1 to see how we can connect with God.

2017/12/17 Jordan Rice Series: Worship - Orienting Our Lives Around the King "Worshipping Immanuel" Jesus is Immanuel, 'God with us'-- and He lives up to His name. Matthew 1:1-23

2017/12/10 Jordan Rice Series: Worship - Orienting our lives around the King "Understanding the Gift of God's Son"   In the Christmas story, we see that God gives the gift of His son to a world that doesn't fully appreciate Him. Thankfully, God works to help us understand the gift of Jesus so that we might orient our lives around Him. Luke 1:26-55

12/3/2017 Jordan Rice Worship: Orienting Our Lives Around the Kind "Created to Worship"   The question isn't whether we love God, but do we love Him first? In this message, we look at the obstacles to orienting our lives around Jesus and ways to cultivate and nurture that love. Matthew 2:1–12

11/26/2017 Lawrence E. Adjah "Cast Your Anxieties on God, Because He Cares for You" Pride Makes Us Shift Ultimate Confidence from God to Ourselves 1 Peter 5:1-10 (NIV)

11/19/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Grace"   The journey of faith that isn't a singular destination, but rather a series of moments where we're made aware of what life can be like. In this message, we're looking at a powerful, but familiar passage of scripture of what happens when we come to our senses. Luke 15:11-24

11/12/2017 Guest Preacher: Pastor Mike Kelsey "Running Late" Mark 5:21-43 At times we feel that God is running late in our lives. In this story of Jesus and Jairus, we see that while God's timing may not line up with our timing, we cannot limit our faith to the current state of our circumstance.

11/05/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Rest"   In a fast paced, and over-committed world, Jesus offers us a radical but vital instruction: "come to me". Matthew 11:25-30

2017/10/29 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Permission to Feel"   Surrendering to your limits. John 11:28-37, Matthew 26:36-46

2017/10/22 Chris Travis Transformed Series "The Wall" Mark 8:35   God uses periods of confusion and disillusionment to transform us-- to set us free from trying to control things we cannot or should not control.

2017/10/15 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Breaking the Power of the Past" Galatians 2:11-21

2017/10/08 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Identity" The True self vs. the False Self (I am what I do, I am what I have, I am what others think of me) Matthew 3:13-4:11

Transformed Series: Becoming spiritually and emotionally mature "Solitude: Cultivating a life with God" 10/01/17 Jordan Rice Luke 10:38-42 (CSB) Solitude is the practice of being absent from people and things to be with God. In a world full of noise, we need it desperately to become spiritually and emotionally mature.

9/24/17 Jordan Rice Values Series "Justice" Matthew 25:31-46

09/17/17 Jordan Rice Values Series Community 1 Peter 2:4-12-22-25 If you are like most people, you can’t tell your life story without referencing people who played significant roles along the way. The same is true of your faith story. Today, we’re talking about gospel-centered community and how it can shape our lives.

09/11/2017 Jordan Rice Renaissance Values Series Diversity Diversity is living as a family, committed to loving each other well despite our many differences.