Renaissance Church NYC

2018/01/21 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "Adopted" Eph: 1:5-6, 17-19 The great tragedy of the Christian walk is that many of us approach God primarily as a judge, and not a parent. To be adopted by God means that we have access to God as Father.

2018/01/14 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "Loved Before the Foundation of the World" Eph 1:3-5 All throughout scripture, there’s a theme: it is not us that chose God, but God has chosen us. Understanding this has profound implications for the issues of our identity and purpose.

2018/01/07 Jordan Rice The Book of Ephesians "The Will of God" Ephesians 1:1-2 In life, we pursue what we value. Oftentimes we don’t value time with God in prayer and scripture because of poor expectations or a bad approach, but what if there was another way? In this message we unpack Epehesians 1:1 to see how we can connect with God.

2017/12/17 Jordan Rice Series: Worship - Orienting Our Lives Around the King "Worshipping Immanuel" Jesus is Immanuel, 'God with us'-- and He lives up to His name. Matthew 1:1-23

2017/12/10 Jordan Rice Series: Worship - Orienting our lives around the King "Understanding the Gift of God's Son"   In the Christmas story, we see that God gives the gift of His son to a world that doesn't fully appreciate Him. Thankfully, God works to help us understand the gift of Jesus so that we might orient our lives around Him. Luke 1:26-55

12/3/2017 Jordan Rice Worship: Orienting Our Lives Around the Kind "Created to Worship"   The question isn't whether we love God, but do we love Him first? In this message, we look at the obstacles to orienting our lives around Jesus and ways to cultivate and nurture that love. Matthew 2:1–12

11/26/2017 Lawrence E. Adjah "Cast Your Anxieties on God, Because He Cares for You" Pride Makes Us Shift Ultimate Confidence from God to Ourselves 1 Peter 5:1-10 (NIV)

11/19/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Grace"   The journey of faith that isn't a singular destination, but rather a series of moments where we're made aware of what life can be like. In this message, we're looking at a powerful, but familiar passage of scripture of what happens when we come to our senses. Luke 15:11-24

11/12/2017 Guest Preacher: Pastor Mike Kelsey "Running Late" Mark 5:21-43 At times we feel that God is running late in our lives. In this story of Jesus and Jairus, we see that while God's timing may not line up with our timing, we cannot limit our faith to the current state of our circumstance.

11/05/2017 Jordan Rice Transformed Series "Transformed by Rest"   In a fast paced, and over-committed world, Jesus offers us a radical but vital instruction: "come to me". Matthew 11:25-30