This is week 1 of a new series entitled "Lost Arts" in which we're looking at the elements of the Christian life that might be on the endangered species list of Christianity. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on The Lost Art of Gathering from Hebrew 10:19-25. Chris refers to some Barna Research that you can find here: https://www.barna.com/research/changing-state-of-the-church/.

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This is week 1 of a new series entitled "Lost Arts" in which we're looking at the elements of the Christian life that might be on the endangered species list of Christianity. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches on The Lost Art of Gathering from Hebrew 10:19-25. Chris refers to some Barna Research that you can find here: https://www.barna.com/research/changing-state-of-the-church/.

Renaissance Church - Richmond, Texas

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The Bible uses the word shame quite a bit. And shame isn't all bad, but there comes a point when shame is toxic. Shame can show up in our lives in lots of ways. Sometimes it shows up as a nagging sense of inferiority or in our destructive behaviors, sometimes as self-pity or despising our appearance. How does the gospel liberate us when shame is our name? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "When Shame Is Your Name" from Titus 3:1-7.

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What's the most popular game on the planet? The blame game. Everyone plays it. But, in our attempts to avoid responsibility we are the ones who wind up losing. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from 1 John 2:1-2 on the meaning of propitiation and how Christ gets us out of the blame game.

Ever person on the planet wants to be accepted and loved. And every one of us has felt the sting of rejection. You might think that taking a few knocks of rejection would create humility, but it actually does the opposite, making us more self-focused. The gospel medicine for the approval lie is reconciliation. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Romans 5:6-11 on reconciliation through Christ.

Do you ever feel afraid of failure? Many of us do! This fear points to the performance trap. This trap is rooted in the false belief that I must meet certain standards to feel good about myself. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Romans 3:21-26 on the gospel concept of justification and how it frees us from the performance trap.

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What do you see when you see you? That's the question that Pastor Chris Kipp begins with in this teaching on Identity In Christ. Chris traces identity in the life of Christ and challenges us to see ourselves through the cross of Jesus.

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Where does all of our human brokenness come from? Why do we struggle so much in life? Pastor Chris Kipp addresses these questions in a message entitled "Why Are We All So Broken?". Chris teaches from Genesis 3:1-7 in the first message in the Soul Care series.

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Life can be so unstable, can't it? To be more specific, we can be unstable and easily toppled by the things in life. Teaching from Psalm 103, Pastor Chris Kipp talks about the stability that comes from being God's kid. This ancient Psalm reminds us of God's goodness toward us.

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Throughout the scriptures, it's normal for God's people to experience God's power. Yet, for many of us it's normal to NOT experience God's power. Are you content with that? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Your Faith, God's Power: from Matthew 17:14-20.

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