Renew Communities Teaching Podcast

The Psalms are the prayers and songs of real people that erupt from real life. In the first week of The Psalms series we look at how we experience these moments of thanks, praise and darkness. We also had the chance to view Fuller Studio's short film on The Psalms featuring Bono and Eugene Peterson.

God designed us to live in the rhythm of rest and work. There is so much that keeps us from entering into God’s rest and in the final week of our series we take a look at what keeps us from God’s rest, what it looks like to enter into it and how we can help each other get there.

In week 4 of our Life Matters series we talk about how to respond to temptation and the way out God has provided to everyone who belongs to Him.

They say the only constants in life are death and taxes. The truth behind this statement is that we all are going to suffer loss and disappointment in our life on a regular basis. These experiences require a response. In week 3 we discuss how learning to grieve in a good way is important to moving forward and living well.

Every day there are risks to take. Taking those risks takes courage. Some of us love to jump at every risk while others have organized our lives to avoid all things risky. In week 2 of our series we uncover how we decide if a risk is worth taking and how we can grow in courage to take the risks we know we need to take.

Dealing with the thoughts that plague our mind is one the most difficult things we have to do each day. Knowing what to do with our thoughts gives us the ability to work through many emotions and difficult situations. In week 1 we take a look at how Jesus can help us deal with the thoughts we have.

If we are in Christ we have all that we need; love, acceptance, renewal. What’s the difference between how you see yourself and how God sees you. In the final week of our Jesus Saves series we look at what would have to change in life so that your view of yourself mirrors God's view.

In week 4 of our Jesus Saves series we talk about what it means for Jesus to die FOR your sins, how someone or something else’s death brings life to me and why God ordered the world this way.

The world is broken as a result of sin and we feel the impact on a daily basis. When Jesus rises from the dead the impact isn’t just eternal - it begins in that moment. As we identify with Christ in His resurrection we are saved from the hopelessness of a broken world and the defeated nature that we naturally have as we slog through our daily life. Now we have the hope not just of the life to come but of that life in our world today.

On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. We know that this has eternal implications but it also has powerful implications for how we live our lives when trouble comes our way in the here and now. Listen as we discuss what it means for you and me that Jesus has overcome the world.

Jesus became at-one with us so that we might become at-one with God and at-one with each other, FOR the world. In week 1 of our new series, Jesus Saves, we talk about atonement what this means for you, the church, and the world.

In Mark 6 we see Jesus feed 5,000 people but there's something interesting about how He does it. Jesus works the miracle as His disciples do what He's told them to do. In this week's sermon we celebrate the the miraculous ways God has moved in and through our church during the first five years and look forward to what we sense He's calling us to in TheNext5. You'll also hear about the building we're working to acquire and the financial support we need to raise by July 1.

The people you love are the people that sin against you the most. The question is, how do we respond to sin in the context of a healthy marriage? In week 4 of our series we talk about how showing grace is what love looks like.

The way to make a marriage last is by setting your sites on the right destination. What is the purpose of your marriage and why do you want to get there? In week 3 of our series we talked about how the aiming for the right destination is what love looks like.

Many times a marriage ends when one of the people doesn’t “feel” like they’re in love anymore. In week 2 of our series we talk about how choosing love when you’re not feeling it is what love looks like.

You can either show someone love because you feel like it or because you really care about the other person. Real love is something you do on purpose and with purpose. In the first week of What Love Looks Like we’ll talk about how intentional engagement in your relationship is what love looks like.

If you’re a follower of Jesus you’re also called to lead. God has given you specific gifts and he wants you to use them to expand His Kingdom. In the final week of our series we explore how we receive these gifts, how we grow in them and how you can use your gift to help others learn to follow Jesus too.

Jesus has called us to be His ambassadors and proclaim the Good News to the world we live in. In week 5 of "Who You’re Called to Be" we look at what it means to live as a missionary in 2016 and how important it is to tell people about Jesus and not just show them.

Because of Jesus we can approach God with confidence and if we truly understood what that meant we’d explode in response to Him. You and I are called to be worshipers. In week 4 Pastor Andy along with our worship pastors, Chris & Bethany Solyntjes, talk about how we can do that in song and in deed. We also explored the things (strongholds) that keep us from living out this calling.

Jesus has called you to be His disciple. In week 3 of Who You're Called To Be we talked about how you can live in 2016 as a follower of Jesus and what practices you can develop to fully live out this calling.