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2018_05_13 Lester Kim True & Better: Finding Christ in the Old Testament Genesis 3:1-24 God's love for us doesn't start in a manger in the book of Matthew, but at the very start of Genesis. The whole bible is a gift to us revealing who God is in the person of Jesus. The story of Adam and Eve in Genesis 3 and all of the Old Testament is a story that reveals Jesus and the hope and promise we have in him.

2018_05_06 James Roberson What is in your Hand? Exodus 3:1-10 God encounters Moses in the burning bush and places in him the seed of his calling. This message addresses the significance of God's calling and how God uses the seemingly ordinary things and places in your life to shape you.

04/29/2018 Mike Kelsey "Walking with God, Psalm 1" Walking with God is the way to live a fulfilled life. Psalm 1:1-6

04/22/2018 Chris Travis The Gospel and Race "Sustained by Hope" The issues of racial justice-- inequality and privilege-- are uncomfortable to face and can bring up feelings of guilt and shame. Change is so frustratingly slow, we sometimes feel like giving up. But in Jesus, we have a healing, sustaining hope. Mark 8:22-25

2018_04_15 Jordan Rice   The Gospel and Race Matthew 6:9-13   In our pursuit of racial justice, Jesus gives us a prayer that will sustain, guide, correct, comfort, center, encourage and focus.

2018_04_08 Jordan Rice   The Gospel and Race Luke 4:16-21   In the past few weeks, we’ve talked about a number of issues related to race and injustice. In this message, we explore what each member of the church should do in order to see positive change occur.

2018_04_01 Jordan Rice   Easter John 20:19-29   On Easter we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, and while it's a day of celebration, it can also raise doubts. In this message we explore the symptoms of doubt, and the reliability and implications of the resurrection of Jesus for our lives.

2018_03_25 Jordan Rice The Gospel and Race "The Call of the Church" Matthew 5:1-16; Exodus 2:1-11 When it comes to dealing with issues of injustice, Jesus calls us to be salt and light.

03/11/2018 Dr. Soong-Chan Rah The Gospel and Race "The Necessity of Lament" Over 60% of the Psalms are songs of lament, yet today, lament remains an under-developed muscle in American Christianity. In this message, Dr. Soong-Chan Rah talks about the necessity of Lament, and how we can begin to engage this practice. Lamentations 1:1-3

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 Paul Laurence Dunbar (1899) My Country 'Tis of Thee by W.E.B. Du bois (1907) Tableau by Countee Cullen (1925) Enslaved by Claude McKay (1922) To America by James Weldon Johnson (1930) Harlem By Langston Hughes (1951) I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free by Nina Simone, Billy Taylor (1963) Caged Bird by Maya Angelou (1983) Rage by Zora Howard (2017)

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