In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp has a conversation with Laura "Lolli" Knott, the Prayer Ministry Team leader for Renaissance Church. Chris & Lolli talk about what hinders our prayer life, the Lord's Prayer and 3 dimensions of our prayer lives. Lastly, Lolli shares how she uses scripture to lead her prayers.

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There are lots of things that we know we SHOULD do, but we don't do them. And, we don't do them because we don't WANT to. For many Christians, reading the Bible is like that. They know they should, but they don't.

In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Psalm 119:1-16 on why God's Word is supremely "want-able". He points us to the Psalmist's words that reveal that wanting God's word leads us to a happy life, a holy life and a victorious life.

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Though the term "evangelical" has become saddled with political baggage, it's actually a word that refers to telling the good news, or good story, of Jesus. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp unpacks an account from Acts 8:26-40 that gives us important keys to evangelism. Chris talks about our part and God's part in telling the good story of Jesus.

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What comes to your mind when you think about God? Does the word 'delightful' come to mind? For many, it does not. In this message, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches from Psalm 37 emphasizing the passage which reads, "Take delight in the Lord and He will give you your heart's desires." Chris lifts up a vision of God's delight, His delightfulness, and our ultimate delight in Him.

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What would keep you from community? Time? Trust? Just don't feel like it's a need for you? Jesus prayed that we would be made one as His people, but that's not a theoretical oneness, it's a lived expression of community. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp leads us from the prayer of Jesus in John 17:9-11, 20-23 to the early church in Acts 2:42-47. Chris challenges us to embrace God's heart for community.

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What do you want to be when you grow up? As you ponder that, does the word "mature" come to mind? Likely not. However, the Bible reveals God's plan to make us mature in our relationship with Christ. Do you have any real aspirational vision for maturity? That's what Pastor Chris Kipp challenges us with from 1 Peter 5:1-11. Chris points us to the kind of maturity that God calls us to, and ultimately to Christ who can give us the power we need to be the people He has called us to be.

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Why does a good, sovereign and loving God allow suffering and hardship in the life of His children? Every human being faces suffering, yet there is a particular kind of suffering that comes from following Christ. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "The Precious Gain of Christian Pain" from 1 Peter 4:1-19. Chris challenges us to allow God's refining fire to bring forth the precious gain that comes in suffering.

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In this episode, Jordan Zepeda delivers his first sermon at Renaissance Church. Jordan teaches from 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 on the delicate matters of "Authority & Submission". These terms are treated almost as bad words in our culture, yet the Scriptures teach that Christians are to be people who live in appropriate submission to authority. Jordan helps us navigate these difficult topics by pointing us to our ultimate trust in God and our Savior Jesus who submitted himself perfectly.

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The Christian life is a paradox of living by dying, gaining by losing and being lifted by lowering ourselves. In this message entitled "A Fulfilled Life", Executive Pastor Glenn Goldsberry teaches from 1 Peter 2:1-10 showing the paradoxical nature of fulfillment in the Christian life. Glenn unpacks the scripture verse-by-verse guiding us through 1 Peter's biblical instructions.

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Hear from our special guest and missions partner from Zimbabwe, Patrick Mpande. Patrick shares a timely message on "The Power of Unity" challenging us to employ God's grace in our relationships so that we can maintain unity and discover the freedom of forgiveness. He also shares some wonderful stories from his life and ministry in Zimbabwe.

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