Renewal Church of Anderson Sermon Archive

By God’s grace we have come to trust Jesus’ words. However, sometimes his words seem unclear. When this happens, will we walk away in disappointment, or will we draw near ready to learn and receive from him? Listen as Pastor Stephen Watson explains Jesus’ parable of the sower.

This sermon was preached by Stephen Watson on 3/2/25.

The world suffers greatly because of broken families. Those who matter most to us either completely abandon us or potentially cause great burdens such as the death of loved ones, conflict in marriage, dissension and division of unsaved family members, betrayal, etc. Even Jesus experienced the pain of family betrayal. Listen as Pastor Robert Cross shows three truths about our spiritual family in Christ.

This sermon was preached by Robert Cross on 2/23/25.

Christians often underestimate the terrifying power of the devil. Since the fall of man, Satan has worked with all his might to keep sinners away from the grace of God in Jesus. His weapon? Unforgiven sin. Listen as Pastor Zack Little offers the hope of a stronger Savior who has come to plunder our ancient foe and offer forgiveness to those who believe. 

This sermon was preached by Zack Little on 2/16/25.

Words are the means by which we live or die. They are instruments of great importance. They were the means of creation, the means of delivering God’s promises, and the means through which Jesus offers us eternal life. Listen as guest preacher Mason Watts explains that we must believe Jesus’ words at the expense of our comfort.

This sermon was preached by Mason Watts on 2/9/25.

We live in a broken world. That doesn't take much convincing. Whether we look to the world or within ourselves, a creation that was once whole is now broken and in need of restoration. Listen as Pastor Zack Little shows how Christ sought to mend our brokenness in his ministry.

This sermon was preached by Zack Little on 2/2/25.

Human hearts habitually desire to gain favor through external works. This tendency works its way into the Christian life in such a way that we can develop a coldness to the grace already offered. Listen as Pastor Robert Cross explains Jesus’ response to legalistic hearts.

This sermon was preached by Robert Cross on 1/26/25.

Praying, Bible reading, fasting, and scripture memory are a few examples of means by which our faith is strengthened in Christ. However, if we build our faith and hope on these disciplines (as the Pharisees did), we will miss their purpose—to help us see and savor Jesus Christ. Listen as Pastor Zack Little shows Christ’s preeminence in our spiritual disciplines and Bible interpretation.

This sermon was preached by Zack Little on 1/19/25.

Every Christian has a unique testimony of how they came to know the Lord. However, the commonality in every conversion story is that Jesus came full of grace and invited a wicked, wretched sinner to follow him. Listen as Pastor Stephen Watson observes core truths about Jesus’ grace on display to the ostracized tax collector, Levi.

This sermon was preached by Stephen Watson on 1/12/25.

Jesus has the authority to forgive sins, something only God can do. Yet, due to our hardness of heart, we can sometimes fail to take him at his word. Listen as Pastor Stephen Watson begins the new year by showing us how Christ graciously reveals his divinity to us.

This sermon was preached by Stephen Watson on 1/5/25.

“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Because of the Fall, every corner of the world has been touched by sin. Listen as Pastor Stephen Watson reveals how we share the same condemnation as the leper and are offered the same compassion from Christ.

This sermon was preached by Stephen Watson on 12/29/24.