What do you do when life hurts and nothing changes?

When the prayer hasn't been answered.
When the grief remains.
When the questions keep coming.

In this standalone message, Steve Beck explores the practice of lament through Psalm 13 and Romans 8. Rather than teaching us to ignore pain or rush past it, Scripture invites us to bring our suffering honestly before God.

Because faith isn't pretending everything is okay.

Sometimes faith sounds like:

"How long, Lord?"

In this message from our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Adrian explores Jesus' challenging words in Matthew 5:27–30.

Jesus doesn't just address outward actions—He goes after the deeper issues of the heart. In a culture focused on appearances and performance, Jesus invites us into a life of integrity, purity, and wholehearted devotion to God.

This message challenges us to examine what is shaping our desires, what we are allowing to grow in secret, and what true transformation looks like when we surrender every part of our lives to Jesus.

Scripture: Matthew 5:27–30
Speaker: Adrian
Series: The Hard Sayings of Jesus
Church: Renewal Church Nairobi

Some of Jesus' hardest teachings may also be His most life-giving. ❤️

In the final message of our Book of James series, Debz explores James 5:13–18 and the role of prayer in the life of faith.

Through James' encouragement to pray in every season and the example of Elijah, we're reminded that God is compassionate, prayer matters, and faith is meant to be lived out daily.

A fitting conclusion to a series that has challenged us to develop a faith that is practical, resilient, and transformative.

In this message from our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Kevin unpacks the story of the rich young ruler and Jesus’ challenging invitation: “Go, sell everything you have, give to the poor, and come follow me.”

Why did the man walk away sad?
What was Jesus actually confronting in his heart?
And what does this passage reveal about surrender, wealth, and discipleship today?

A challenging and honest conversation about what it truly means to follow Jesus.

Waiting can feel painful, uncertain and exhausting.

In this message from our Forming Faith series through James, Praise explores James 5:7–12 and invites us into a deeper conversation around suffering, perseverance and trusting God while we wait.

Looking at the farmer, the prophets and Job, this message reminds us that even in seasons of pain, Jesus is present and our waiting is never wasted.

This feels very in line with the James series language you’ve been building: direct, honest, practical, and not overly polished.

Hezon shares his journey of discovering family wounds he didn’t know he carried, finding healing through God, and encountering the Holy Spirit in a way that changed everything. A conversation about healing, restoration, and a God who meets us in our deepest places.

At the height of His popularity, with crowds growing and people following Him everywhere, Jesus said something that must have stopped people in their tracks:

"Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me."

Continuing our Hard Sayings of Jesus series, Mwangi unpacks one of Jesus’ most confronting invitations — the call to die to self, surrender, and wrestle with what it truly means to follow Him.

We often live like tomorrow is guaranteed.

In this message from James 4, Adrian explores urgency, humility, purpose, and the invitation to stop wasting time on things that don’t ultimately matter.

Part of Forming Faith — A Journey Through James.

After Mwangi’s sermon on James 3, a question remained:

Is wisdom neutral?

Mike and Mwangi sit down to unpack Scripture, wrestle with difficult questions, and explore whether there really are only two kinds of wisdom.

When COVID changed the hospitality industry overnight, Idza Kashero watched countless people lose their jobs and everything that once felt stable suddenly became uncertain.

At the time, she was on track toward the career she had always dreamed of. But in the middle of the uncertainty, she felt called to leave security behind and start helping others find work.

In this episode of We Testify of the Joy of the Lord, Idza shares her journey through entrepreneurship, faith, sacrifice, uncertainty, and learning to trust God even when the future feels unclear.

This is a story about purpose, obedience, and choosing trust in seasons where nothing feels guaranteed.