On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, retired Pastor Barry Sweet, moderator Dana Hall and Contemporary Worship Leader Jordan Kettlewell talk about 2023 and setting spiritual goals for the new year, as well as how relationships play a pivotal role.  

Questions about today's episode include:

1. Why is setting spiritual goals difficult?

2. Importance/ thoughts on a spiritual mentor

3. How to understand the Bible in a deeper way this year

4. Why does scripture speak to us differently each time we read it?

5. How scripture becomes more personal through trials

6. Relationships and Goals 

Thanks for listening and we pray this podcast encourages you and helps grow your walk in the Lord!  God bless!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about 2023 and setting spiritual goals for the new year. 

Questions about today's episode include:

1. How to start setting goals, and how did last year go?

2. What does God want for me in 2023?

3. What does God want removed from our life? What does He want to prune from my life so something new can grow?

4. How we can return to Christian community in 2023 if the pandemic kept you away from the Church? 

5. How to be a part of Church again

6. Tips for growing your Spiritual walk this year!

7. Christian Accountability with Small groups

Thanks for listening and we pray this podcast encourages you and helps grow your walk in the Lord!  God bless!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about the birth of Jesus and the Magi.   This episode focuses on the timing and arrival of the Magi and what the scripture says about it! 

Questions about today's episode include:

1. Why are the Magi significant?

2. Were there 3 Magi? 

3. Were the Magi(wisemen) at the scene of Jesus birth or after? (Hint:After)

4. The Miracle of the Star?

5. Were they Gentiles or Jews?

6. How the winter solstice ties, the darkness and light tell the story of Jesus! 

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On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about the birth of Jesus and discuss the Shepherds.   Luke 2:1-21

Questions about today's episode include:

1.  Why are the Shepherd's important to the story of Jesus birth?

2. Were Shepherd's highly respected citizens or lowly workers? How do they relate to us?

3. Understanding the anticipation of the Savior's birth

4. Surprises in the story - Angels appearing!

5. Do we know how many shepherds there were? 

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On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, Youth & Family Director Jeremy Touroo, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about the birth of Jesus and discuss an article which speculates about the circumstances of Jesus birth.   This episode focuses on how to make sense of other speculative questions surrounding Jesus Birth. 

Questions about today's episode include: 

1.  Was there an innkeeper? (Based on speculative article)

2. Was Jesus born with his relatives close by? (speculation)

3. What did the birth scene actually look like, was there a manger? (Hint: Yes)

4. Was there an actual Inn? (Translations point to an Inn)

5. Did Joseph & Mary plan on staying somewhere, were they too poor to stay in an actual Inn? (Speculative)

6. How does the story of Jesus birth fulfill prophecy?

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On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about Jospeh and Mary and what it would have been like for them around Jesus birth!

Questions on today's show include:

1.  Were they special?  

2. Why did God choose Mary & Joseph?

3. Who was Joseph?   

4. Why isn't he mentioned much after the story of the birth of Christ?

Scriptures from this episode were taken from Matthew

Matthew- Joseph

Luke - Mary

Thanks for listening and we pray this podcast encourages you and helps grow your walk in the Lord!  God bless!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, Pastor Paul Gruenberg, retired Pastor Barry Sweet and moderator Dana Hall talk about the season of Advent as we Christians prepare for the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ!

Questions on today's show include:

1.  What is Advent?

2. Why is the first Sunday of Advent so important?

3.  What is the meaning of each Advent candle?

4. What does God want to do in and through me this Advent season? -

-Ideas on how to bless others during this time of year

-Reading the story of Jesus birth

-Asking God to speak to us through the scriptures

5. Why is Advent important to all Christians? 

6. What is the 2nd Advent? 

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On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, return special guest retired Pastor Barry Sweet, Pastor Paul Gruenberg and moderator Dana Hall continue discussing Spiritual Warfare and the Armor of God.

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On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, return special guest retired Pastor Barry Sweet, Pastor Paul Gruenberg and moderator Dana Hall continue discussing Spiritual Warfare and the Seven Deadly Sins.

Thanks for listening and we pray this podcast encourages you and helps grow your walk in the Lord!  God bless!

On today's episode of Renew Your Mind, return special guest retired Pastor Barry Sweet, Pastor Paul Gruenberg and moderator Dana Hall continue discussing Spiritual Warfare and recognizing the signs of Spiritual attack.

Thanks for listening and we pray this podcast encourages you and helps grow your walk in the Lord!  God bless!