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
Feb 21, 2016
Feb 21, 2016
36 min
Carrying the weight of our relationship status is too much to carry by ourselves. Consequently, the Apostle Paul gives the church a prescription on how to manage the burden of being single, divorced, widowed or married. To carry one another's burdens.
Feb 16, 2016
Feb 16, 2016
29 min
Marriage is a good thing, but it's not the ultimate thing. And relationships get complicated when it gets elevated to a place it was never meant to hold. Nobody can bear the weight of being our ultimate joy. In this message, Jordan Rice explores 1 Corinthians 7:1-9 to redefine what a gift is, and to reorder what's ultimate in our lives.
Feb 9, 2016
Feb 9, 2016
33 min
February 9th. 2016.
One Life for Another by Lester Kim
Luke 19:1-10
"If I am a cosmic accident springing from dust and destined for more dust, then I am nothing. I am a joke – a tale told by an idiot. But if my ultimate roots are grounded in eternity and my destiny is anchored in that same eternity, then I... am a creature of eternal significance." – R.C. Sproul
We are no longer defined by our past but we are defined by what Jesus in the past has done for us. Jesus has rescued us from our past broken life and given us a new life and new way of living through and for Him.
Feb 1, 2016
Feb 1, 2016
31 min
Jan 17, 2016
Jan 17, 2016
36 min
Words of Life Series - Scripture: Why do we trust it? by Jordan Rice
"We can put the weight of our faith in scripture, because Jesus is trustworthy."
2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)
Jan 10, 2016
Jan 10, 2016
37 min
Communication from God is communion with God. Our souls require more than other people can give us—we need the direct thoughts of God Himself.
Mark 7:1-13
Jan 3, 2016
Jan 3, 2016
34 min
The Road to Growth by Jordan Rice. 1/3/2016.
2 Peter 1:3-11 ESV.
"Real growth is possible, gradual, intentional and dependent."
Dec 20, 2015
Dec 20, 2015
31 min
12/20/2015. "Hope In Suffering" by Jordan Rice. Theology of Suffering series. Matthew 1:18-25. Real hope is found in knowing that God is with us.
Dec 13, 2015
Dec 13, 2015
40 min
"God of All Comfort" by Lester Kim. Theology of Suffering series. 2 Corinthians 1:3-11. Our suffering isn’t meaningless, and we’re not alone. In suffering we’re promised that God will comfort us, and can pour out the comfort we’ve received on others.
Dec 6, 2015
Dec 6, 2015
25 min
"Refined by Suffering" by Jordan Rice. 1 Peter 4:12-19. Theology of Suffering series.