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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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All of us face different types of suffering in our lives. In our suffering, it's easy for hopelessness and despair to lodge within our hearts. But, what if God has already provided something to us that not only helps us survive suffering, but to actually be revived in the midst of it? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp begins our Summer Book Series on 1 Peter. The theme of the series is Hope In The Hard Times. In this message, Chris teaches on Visionary Hope.

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The Bible says that Jesus wasn't physically attractive, yet we know that many, many people flocked to Him in His earthly ministry. Why? Obviously, we could point to His powerful teaching and miracles. But, could it be that Jesus was the freest person to ever walk planet Earth? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp delivers a message entitled "Freedom In Action" based on a miraculous story found in Luke 13:10-17. Chris challenges us to consider how Jesus embodied freedom from the fear of man, freedom from the fear of death, and freedom from the fear of evil. Jesus invites us into His freedom.

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The greatest need of every human being is love. And, we often go looking for love in all the wrong places. Galatians was written to a church that was looking for love in legalism. In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Freedom From Performance-Based Love" from Galatians 5:1-15. In this passage, we discover the great truth at the center of the gospel: the freedom of God's grace. Chris challenges us to vigilantly resist legalism and to receive the un-losable love of the Father through Christ.

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In the Christian life, we face "gray areas". The politicization of products has turned sodas into social justice and trinkets into theological quagmires. How do we navigate these dilemmas? Is it sinful to buy that product or eat at that restaurant? In this episode, Pastor Chris Kipp teaches a message entitled "Full Throttle Freedom & The Governor of Love" from 1 Cor 10:23-33. Chris shows how this passage affirms our freedoms while helping us through the gray areas.

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Some think of sin like the seemingly harmless chocolate cake that they probably shouldn't eat, but want to anyway. Others think of sin as a man-made religious construct that casts puritanical prejudice on people who are just trying to live happy lives. But, when we look closely at what the Bible teaches about sin, we find that it's neither of those and so much worse. In this teaching, Chris Kipp helps us understand why the good news of being "Free From Sin" from Romans 6 really is good news.

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Generational issues can be some of the most devastating, soul-rotting issues that we face in our lives. Our special guest, Jim Stern, teaches on 'Breaking Free From Generational Issues', guiding us through the generational line of King David that led to King Asa. Using 1 Kings 15:8-15, Jim shows us the power of Christ to liberate us from these issues and how we can experience this freedom personally.

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