Grace To You - Galatians | Crucified With Christ | Pastor Chris Heller Galatians 2:20-3:14 This Sunday, we will continue our summer series in Galatians with one of the most memorable verses in all of scripture. Paul announces to the Galatians that he has been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer he who lives, but Christ who lives in him! What does this mean? What is Paul trying to convey? What is he hoping they gain perspective in? We will grow in the grace of “who we are in Christ” this S...
Jun 29, 2025•52 min•Ep. 365
Grace To You - Galatians | Face To Face | Pastor Jon Adams Galatians 2:1-19 This series has challenged us to think of our lives as a soundtrack, speaking words of grace as we interact with others. But what about times when our tone needs to be stronger, sharper, or even confrontational? This week, we’ll watch as two giants of the New Testament - Peter and Paul - square off in a public confrontation. What happens when two allies, two apostles, two guys who don’t back down from a fight come face-t...
Jun 22, 2025•52 min•Ep. 364
Grace To You - Galatians | This Is My Story | Pastor Chris Heller Galatians 1:6-20 What’s your testimony? Some of us have dramatic stories of how God brought us to salvation. For others, it may have been a slow and quiet realization. But no matter how we came to faith in Christ, what's really important is that we share our testimony with others. This Father’s Day, we will hear Paul share his story as he tries to set the Galatian believers back on the right course. Having been such a radical oppo...
Jun 15, 2025•52 min•Ep. 363
Galatians | Grace To You | Pastor Chris Heller What does it mean to live under grace? Do you have to keep the Law to be a Christian? All of it, or just part of it? Who is right? How will we know? As the gospel spread across the Roman world after Jesus’ earthly ministry, conflicts arose over what it meant to be a Christian. The Galatian church included both Jewish and Gentile converts, and a theological crisis arose because many Jews still believed in keeping the Mosaic Law rather than receiving ...
Jun 08, 2025•50 min•Ep. 362
We Get To Sunday | We Get To Grow | Pastor Jon Adams This Sunday is one of those special days where we take in new members joining the Renew family. We will hear the faith stories of 44 individuals, 15 of whom will also be baptized. (These will be spread out between the two services.) Pastor Jon will be speaking on the importance of growing our spiritual walk and leading us in the observance of communion.
Jun 01, 2025•19 min•Ep. 361
Ezekiel | Heaven On Earth | Pastor Chris Heller This week, prepare to travel through Ezekiel's awe-inspiring final vision of a New Temple for God's people! It's often sung, "I can only imagine" what it will be like when we are in heaven, and in this last Sunday in Ezekiel, we will be sure to both sing and explore the wonders of that glorious place!
May 25, 2025•52 min•Ep. 360
Ezekiel | Even So Come | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 38-39 We are excited to return to the book of Ezekiel this week for our final two sermons of our spring series. This Sunday, Ezekiel presents us a picture of the future through his vision of Gog and Magog. If end time prophetic events typically make you nervous, we pray this sermon will inspire and encourage you so much that you shout the words of Revelation, “Amen, even so come, Lord Jesus come!”...
May 18, 2025•50 min•Ep. 359
Firestarters | Bradley Dillingham This week, youth director Brad Dillingham will lead us as we consider the life of Timothy and how Eunice and Lois, his mother and grandmother, instilled in him a life grounded in a devout and fervent faith. This should be an encouragement to all our mothers and grandmothers, to know that their godly influence can have an eternal impact on the lives and futures of their children and grandchildren.
May 11, 2025•54 min•Ep. 358
Ezekiel | Dry As A Bone | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 37 There are desert times in all of our lives, sometimes the deserts of our own choosing. But the vision of Ezekiel reminds us God is in the business of renewal! “Just because you can’t go back and change how it started, doesn’t mean you can’t start where you are and change how it ends!”
May 04, 2025•55 min•Ep. 357
Ezekiel | Heart Of Stone | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 35 & 36 Have you ever known someone who had a stubborn, cold, heart of stone toward the things of God? Maybe that’s even a part of your testimony? In Ezekiel 36:26 God says, “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Do we have the faith to believe that God is still in the business of softening and restoring hearts of stone...
Apr 27, 2025•59 min•Ep. 356
Resurrection Sunday | Back To Life | Pastor Chris Heller John 11:1-44 We'll be taking a one-week break from our Ezekiel series to celebrate the utmost precept of our Christian faith -- the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We hope you are already planning to join us for one or more of our services this weekend.
Apr 20, 2025•37 min•Ep. 355
Ezekiel | Keep A Watch Out | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 33 & 34 This week, as we continue in our Ezekiel series, we will finally begin to sense the tone of the prophesies starting to change from one of judgment to one of hope. We will see Ezekiel being called to perform his responsibility as a watchman, regardless of whether God’s sheep listen to the Shepherd's voice or not.
Apr 13, 2025•53 min•Ep. 354
Ezekiel | Before The Fall | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 26-32 This Sunday, we will return to our series in Ezekiel and find the prophet being called to confront the pride of Tyre and Egypt. Join us this week for communion Sunday, as we examine both the difference and the process of how the Lord deals with pride verses humility.
Apr 06, 2025•55 min•Ep. 353
Let There Be Light | Jason Black John 1:1-14 Light is one of the most powerful images in scripture. From the very first words of creation, spoken by the pre-incarnate Christ—"Let there be light"—to Jesus on earth declaring, "I am the Light of the World," God reveals Himself through His light. But what does it really mean to walk in the light? How does the light of Christ overcome darkness in our lives and in the world around us? Join us this Sunday as we explore John 1:1-14 and see how the etern...
Mar 30, 2025•47 min•Ep. 352
Ezekiel | Circle The Date | Pastor Jon Adams Ezekiel 24-25 On my fridge at home, our family has a calendar that marks all the important appointments and activities. Once in awhile, there will be a date that gets circled because it’s really important. It’s a date we need to remember. In Ezekiel 24, God tells Ezekiel to "circle the date,” because it’s a day Israel will never forget. It’s a day of judgment. Judgment has been a major theme of the book of Ezekiel, but in chapters 24-25, we get a fron...
Mar 23, 2025•44 min•Ep. 351
Ezekiel | Tested By Fire | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 20-23 We’ve all heard the idioms, metaphors, and sayings regarding fire . . . “that’s fire”, “they’ve been through the fire”, “he's on fire!" But what about “Tested by Fire?” We will hear the fire metaphor throughout our text in Ezekiel this week as he is told to verbally groan through the house of Israel due to the sin and rebellion God sees and the fire that has begun to kindle in His anger. How has God used a fire in your life to purge, r...
Mar 16, 2025•59 min•Ep. 350
Ezekiel | Pack Your Bags | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 12-19 We have a lot of modern proverbs, idioms, and sayings in our society. We’ve heard things like, “Wow, they have a lot of baggage!” or, “Their bags are packed!” But what about, “Pack your bags!” The phrase could be met with enthusiasm for a much anticipated trip, or could mean "get out, you are no longer welcome." This week, God will confront Israel with a clear message due to their willful sin in His house . . . “pack your bags!”...
Mar 09, 2025•52 min•Ep. 349
Ezekiel | If These Walls | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 8 : 1-11 : 25 This week we will continue our Ezekiel series as he is called up by God in a vision that takes him through the temple. God shows Ezekiel in a scene that is reminiscent of something like Scrooge in the Christmas Carol, of what is going on behind closed doors. Israel's sacrilegious sin is being seen by God, and he exposes it to Ezekiel to confront. Join us as we gain insight into the God who sees everything, and how we can best l...
Mar 02, 2025•56 min•Ep. 348
Ezekiel | Under Seige | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 3:16-7:27 There are times when we can feel like we're under siege. The circumstances of our lives, the consequences of our mistakes, and the failures of our past have invaded and overtaken our lives, homes, and hearts. Join us this week as we learn how God uses Ezekiel, even in a very strange and unusual 390-day call, to reclaim territory that has been given over.
Feb 23, 2025•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 347
Ezekiel | Shock & Awe | Pastor Chris Heller Ezekiel 1:4-3:15 This week, we embark on our journey through Ezekiel with the sermon “Shock & Awe.” What if 'holy fear' is the best way for God to get our attention in order to instill in us His passion for His mission? We'll see just how serious God is about sin and disobedience by His people, and His plan for a restored relationship with Him
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr•Ep. 346
Holy Fear - Ezekiel | Pastor Chris Heller We had an amazing week as so many of you participated in our Week of Prayer walk-through! Over 850 people came out, and we're thrilled so many of you took the opportunity to be reminded of the awesome promises our God has given to us! We trust the experience was a blessing to you! We'll be taking a few minutes this Sunday to share some highlights of the week. We'll also begin our new sermon series, "Holy Fear," from the book of Ezekiel. This is an incred...
Feb 09, 2025•57 min•Ep. 345
We Get To Pray | Pastor Chris Heller We hope you're planning to join us this weekend for our "We Get to Pray" Sunday, which kicks off our annual Week of Prayer. We'll enjoy a time of worship in song, and Pastor Chris will bring a Week of Prayer challenge. We'll also take communion together and observe the faith stories and baptisms of new incoming members to our church family. It'll be a full and exciting day!
Feb 02, 2025•35 min•Ep. 344
Promises | Promise Tested | Pastor Jon Adams Genesis 22:1-18 We’ve talked about a lot of doors in this series, but there’s a door we haven’t considered yet. It’s a door we don’t want, and a door we never ask for. But it’s a door that God sometimes puts right in front of us—the door of testing. This week, we’ll watch as Abraham faces the greatest test of his life when God asks him to do the impossible. How will he handle this moment in his life? And what is God teaching him through it? Abraham wi...
Jan 26, 2025•38 min•Ep. 343
Promises | Promise Interrupted - The Failure Of Abraham | Pastor Jon Adams Genesis 16:1-17:4 So much of Abram’s life is inspirational. We watch him learn to trust in God’s promises, and his life becomes an example of faith that we can follow. But this week, we’ll turn the page to a new chapter of Abram’s story. By the time we get to chapter 16, Abram and his wife have been in the Promised Land for 10 years and still…no promises. Abram was tired of waiting for God to come through, and he decided ...
Jan 19, 2025•40 min•Ep. 342
Promises | The Covenant with Abraham | Pastor Jon Adams Genesis 15:1-21 Last week we started our Promises series by looking at the call of Abram. God showed up with an opportunity and a promise, and by faith “Abram went.” This week, we’ll pick up with Abram’s story as he encounters difficulties in his journey and begins to wonder, “Where are you, God?” Abram is facing an enemy that we’ve all faced before—doubt. We’ll watch as God reassures Abram of his promises with an experience Abram would nev...
Jan 12, 2025•42 min•Ep. 341
Promises | The Call Of Abraham | Pastor Jon Adams Beginning in Genesis 12, God showed up unannounced in the life of Abraham and offered him an opportunity and a promise. The story that unfolds is a story of trust, doubt, failure, testing, and ultimately, it’s a story of God’s faithfulness to deliver on everything He promised. This week, we’ll start our Week of Prayer series by looking at the call of Abraham and asking what God may be calling us to do in 2025...
Jan 05, 2025•47 min•Ep. 340
Song Of The Angels | Rise Up | Pastor Chris Heller Matthew 2 This Sunday, as we draw our Christmas series to a close, we'll examine one more angelic encounter of the Christmas story. It is a few years after Jesus' birth when the wise men arrive in Jerusalem and inquire of Herod where to find the "King of the Jews", for they wanted to worship him. Herod was angry, and he devised a plan to eliminate Jesus. But, good overcomes evil as God intervenes by revealing instructions to the wise men, and an...
Dec 29, 2024•51 min•Ep. 339
Song Of The Angels | Fear Not, Joseph | Pastor Chris Heller Matthew 1:18-24 This Sunday, in our Christmas series "Song of the Angels", we will see another significant appearance of an angel with a message to “fear not!” Joseph is dealing with a difficult decision -- what to do about Mary. An angelic visit in the form of a dream brings comfort and assurance on how he should proceed, and with his obedience, the blessed arrival of the Christ child is secured. Join us this week as we hear another gl...
Dec 22, 2024•57 min•Ep. 338
Song Of The Angels | Fear Not, Mary | Pastor Chris Heller This week in our text, an angel appears to Mary giving her unbelievable information. How do you interpret an encounter like that? What do you do next? We'll take a look at what Mary does and the faith she has to trust in what the angel said.
Dec 15, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 337
Song Of The Angels | Fear Not, Zechariah | Pastor Chris Heller Luke 1:5-24 Each week in our Christmas series, "Song of the Angels", we will wing our flight to an account in Scripture where an angel gives a message and we hear the resounding theme, “Fear not!” This Sunday, the prophet Zechariah will be the recipient of a special visit from an angel with an unbelievable message. Join us as we look to the angels to glean from their glad tidings!
Dec 08, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 336
