Teaching from Renaissance Church, a church in Harlem, NY. We are a diverse community of people who follow Jesus and love our neighborhood. Our mission is to connect people to Jesus Christ and to each other.
Episodes
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Sunday Aug 16, 2020
Philippians Series
Jordan Rice
Philippians 4:10-20
Contentment is living free from the lie that having more of something makes you something more.
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Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Sunday Aug 09, 2020
Strength under God’s control: Gentleness
Mike Kelsey
There’s something very dangerous about power that’s not controlled. In this sermon, guest speaker Mike Kelsey continues our Philippians series talking about something we need and is severely misunderstood— gentleness.
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Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 4
Cidra M. Sebastien is an educator, organizer and auntie. She has developed culturally relevant, gender affirming and arts and activism curricula; published OpEds about youth leadership development and DACA; appeared on radio and television outlets; and contributed to local and national policy-making regarding justice, equity and investment for the advancement of young people. A graduate of Hampton University and New York University, Cidra was an executive leader for a Harlem-based social justice youth organization for nearly 20 years. She is an avid runner, and member of Renaissance Church.
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
Sunday Aug 02, 2020
"The pursuit of God"
Philippians Series
Jordan Rice
Philippians 3:10-16
In the pursuit of God, what you give up is nothing compared to what you will get.
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Sunday Jul 26, 2020
Sunday Jul 26, 2020
"Trophies"
Philippians Series
Jordan Rice
Philippians 1:1-11
Jesus is better than the broken ways we try to find hope and confidence for the future.
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Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Sunday Jul 19, 2020
Going Through the Storm
Rasool Berry
John 6:17-21, Matthew 14:24-31
Jesus takes us through the storms, reveals himself in it, and brings us to the other side.
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Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 3
"Recovering from the Trauma of Racism"
Dr. Sarita Lyons is a women’s Bible teacher, speaker, and Christ-centered psychotherapist. In this session, Dr. Lyons explains the history of mental health and racism, as well as provides a framework for us to process everything that's happened in recent months.
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 2
"God, The Church & Racism/Anti-Racism"
Ekemini Uwan is a public theologian and co-host of Truth’s Table Podcast. She received her Master of Divinity degree from Westminster Theological Seminary (WTS) in Philadelphia, PA. In this lecture, she provides a theological framework for us to understand God and us as it pertains to race and racism. Further, she gives practical insights into how we got here as well as things to consider to move forward.
Additionally, you can find some notes from the lecture here: https://bit.ly/2BD7d63
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
Thursday Jul 16, 2020
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series - Part 1
"The Backstory to Racism in America"
Dr. Angela M. Simms -- active participant of the Renaissance Church community and Assistant Professor of Sociology and Urban Studies at Barnard College-Columbia University -- helps us examine the social construction of race and ethnicity in the U.S. from the colonial period to the present. Her lecture analyzes how capitalist interests, class differences, gender, immigration, and who “deserves” the full rights and privileges of citizenship, shape boundaries between and within racial and ethnic groups, and ultimately the racial hierarchy underpinning White domination. We will also consider how racism affects inequities between racial and ethnic groups in education, criminal justice, media, and other domains.
Attendees at this session were asked to read the following materials:
1. Dorothy Roberts, "Chapter 1: The Invention of Race," in Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-Create Race in the Twenty-first Century (2011)
2. Matthew Desmond, "In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism, You Have to Start on the Plantation," in "The 1619 Project," The New York Times (2019) ("The 1619 Project is also available as a podcast):
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/slavery-capitalism.html
3. Interview of Khalil Gibran Muhammad: Anna North, "How Racist Policing Took Over American Cities, Explained by a Historian," Vox (2020)
https://www.vox.com/2020/6/6/21280643/police-brutality-violence-protests-racism-khalil-muhammad
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
Sunday Jul 12, 2020
In Pursuit of Justice: The importance of Prayer
Jordan Rice
Matthew 6:9-13
Jesus gives us a prayer that will sustain, guide, correct, comfort, center, encourage, and focus us.
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