Renewed Life Church Sermon Podcast

This week, we are joined by Jimmy O'Keefe who teaches us to set ourselves up for a wonderful new year as we do our part to be true examples of what it means to follow the heart of Jesus.

As we begin the new year, we take time this Sunday to look at what the original mission that the early church is charged with and how that translates to today's church. While all churches share the same mission, the vision of each church is how they go about accomplishing that vision. We breakdown the mission and vision of Renewed Life Church and how we see it furthered in our members each wee...

This week, we wrap up our Advent series as we celebrate the first arrival of Jesus and anticipate His coming second arrival. We take a look at the holy road the Jesus paves for us through this broken world and leads us to eternal life. He was the only one qualified to walk the path of perfect righteousness and took our judgement to open a way for us. We can look to Him for strength to keep on goin...

This week, we continue our Advent series as we celebrate the first arrival of Jesus and anticipate His coming second arrival. We take a look at the three promises made of Jesus, that He would be embodied, He would earn a reputation, and be driven with a clear purpose. Like a light in a dark world, Jesus took on flesh and conquered death, showing us that fearing God leads to the end of all other fe...

This week, we continue our Advent series as we celebrate the first arrival of Jesus and anticipate His coming second arrival. In our world, we are offered temporary peace and manufactured happiness that is easily disrupted by other circumstances. It's only when we recognize this bleak reality that we search for a true and lasting promise of peace. Our hope is in Jesus' redemption of the wo...

This week, we begin our Advent series as we celebrate the first arrival of Jesus and anticipate His coming second arrival. This week, we look at how God brings beauty from ashes. He displays judgement on the injustice to humble the wicked. It is out of this destruction that Isaiah prophecizes the coming of Jesus, who would shoot up like a seedling from a stump. Unlike other rulers known for war, i...

This week, we wrap up our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul closes out his letter to the church of Ephesus, he reminds them of the reality that they are in the middle of a spiritual war. While this is important for us to be reminded of, we should also be mindful of who the enemy is not. We are first and foremost instructed to stand, as we are to h...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. Paul addresses addresses authority and power dynamics as shown through the relationship between parents with children and slaves and masters. Both the ones under authority and in authority are ultimately accountable to Jesus Christ, who holds absolute power without corruption. Children are to ob...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. Paul describes to the church in Ephesus timeless truths about marriage that are relevant to our modern culture. Marriages then and now should be on a simple foundation, a covenant promising future love. This is prioritized through a reordering of two lives around that new covenant. Although ther...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul describes to the church of Ephesus, their walk with Jesus first begins with recognizing the darkness they are in, shown by the sinful influences the culture surrounds them with. Paul reminds them, that they too were the darkness, alone and without the hope of Christ. As believers in Chri...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul describes to the church of Ephesus, there is a power for renewal available to them and us. This work happens from the inside out as we are transformed by the power of His Spirit. As Christians, we are not motivated for change because of negative forces like shame or guilt. Rather, we are...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. Paul describes to the church in Ephesus what it looks like to be walking with Christ. There is no checklist of things to do, but rather a new heart signified by the character traits of humility, gentleness, love, and peace. With these renewed hearts, we all unify into one new body on a mission w...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. While we might call ourselves Christians, those in the early church preferred to identify themselves as being "In Christ'. Their hope was that what is true of Jesus would become true of themselves. The foundation of the spiritual walk begins with the security of the gift we receive and...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul writes to the church of Ephesus, he is a prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of the gentiles. It is through Christ and His grace the gentiles are brought in to the family of God as co-heirs and full members of the body. We all share as partners in the promise of the Holy Spirit for us. In...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul writes to the church of Ephesus, he reminds them who they were before Jesus, an alienated community of Jews and gentiles. In Christ, a divided people becomes one. He proclaims peace for all, as we are no longer strangers but fellow citizens of His Kingdom. Beyond merely fellow citizens,...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul writes to the church of Ephesus, we are all trapped by our sin and being pulled towards self destruction and destruction. Because of sin, we see the effects of sin around us each day and are condemned by it. But it's through the grace of God that we do not receive wrath but instead H...

This week, we continue our series titled, "In Christ", a study through the book of Ephesians. As Paul continues writing to the church in Ephesus, he gives thanks for the faith they have and love for the saints, as it is possible to have one but not the other. Paul continues with a prayer for the church, that they might be struck with the experiential knowledge and deep conviction of the...

This week, we kick off our new series titled, "In Christ" as we begin our study through the book of Ephesians. Paul greets the church in Epehesus and wishes them grace and peace, which comes from God. As believers, we are the adopted sons and daughters and freely receiving grace, peace, and redemption through His sacrifice for us. In this relationship, we do not only receive but are also...

This week, we continue our new series titled "Jesus Stories", where we look at the transformative power of Jesus, how He is present in all of scripture and our lives today. Throughout the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, God has been preparing them for their entry to the promised land. Just as they are about to enter, Moses delivers one final message to the people from God. It&...

This week, we continue our new series titled "Jesus Stories", where we look at the transformative power of Jesus, how He is present in all of scripture and our lives today. Throughout the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, they have been the recipients of God's guidance and provision, whether it was a cloud, a pillar of fire, or rain of manna. Originally in the Garden of Eden...

During our series, Jesus Stories, we will be joined each week by a member of our church as they recount how Jesus is impacting and changing their life. This week we are joined by Matt Armitage as he shares the ways that Jesus is at work in his life. www.rlcsd.org

This week, we continue our new series titled "Jesus Stories", where we look at the transformative power of Jesus, how He is present in all of scripture and our lives today. Throughout the Israelites' journey in the wilderness, they have voiced their complaints to Moses in place of God over the food, water, and provision for them. This week, we see God descend upon His people and the...

During our series, Jesus Stories, we will be joined each week by a member of our church as they recount how Jesus is impacting and changing their life. This week we are joined by Cathi Armitage as she shares the ways that Jesus is at work with Moms in Prayer International. www.rlcsd.org

This week, we continue our new series titled "Jesus Stories", where we look at the transformative power of Jesus, how He is present in all of scripture and our lives today. As the Israelites wandered through the wilderness, their complaints against Moses and God led to them being overrun by snakes and crying to God to save them. They were provided a bronze snake that they could look to f...

During our series, Jesus Stories, we will be joined each week by a member of our church as they recount how they came to know Jesus and how He has changed their life. This week we are joined by Wayne Williams as he shares her testimony with us. www.rlcsd.org