Renew Communities
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Listen to weekly sermons and various teachings from Renew Communities a church in the greater Cleveland area. Learn more about Renew Communities and it's mission at www.renewcommunities.com
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Rage [Joshua Longbrake] | We had the great opportunity to have Joshua Longbrake guest teach at Renew Communities last Sunday. Listen as we walk through what it means to experience righteous rage and just anger. | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Acts in IV Parts: Part II - Scattered or Spread | We (the church) are the next chapter in the book of Acts. When things seem impossible, that is when things really start happening – when The Kingdom of God breaks through. | 5/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Acts in IV Parts :: Shared Leadership | In Acts 6 we look at how the early church stepped up to what God was calling them to do and in doing so how the church grew rapidly. What would it look like if everyone in today's church did the same and embraced their roles in the body of Christ. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Acts in IV Parts :: The Improbable Increase of the Kingdom | What does the Gospel message really mean to you? We continued in Acts looking at how the Apostles willingly risked their freedom to spread the Gospel message and also how this suffering was met with rejoicing. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Acts in IV Parts :: Ananias & Sapphira | We started part two of our Acts series looking at the story of Ananias and Sapphira and how lying would impact the picture of what the church is meant to be. | 4/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Secondary [Tony Livigni] | We were blessed to have Tony Livigni guest teach at Renew this weekend. Tony is the Pastor of College Ministries at Grace Church in Akron, Ohio. Simply put from Tony's message; my dependency, in light of Christ's supremacy, make me secondary. | 4/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Easter Sunday 2012 | Simply put, the resurrection defines the purpose of love God's love. God invites us to celebrate and live out resurrection in our own lives based on the simple fact that Jesus died for you, and he | 4/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Palm Sunday [with Curtis Carnes] | During the Passion Week and outside the the tensions of Jerusalem, we encounter an act that calls us to reflect on our appraisal of Jesus. As Jesus' closest followers were having meal, a woman enters and performs an act of devotion that forces everyone to engage the question, “How much is Jesus worth to you?” Does your devotion to Jesus look like those said to know Him best or like this unnamed woman who pours out her all before the Lord? Join us as we enter into this story and engage the questions it asks of us. | 4/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rhythms of Resurrection | What does it mean to really follow Jesus in the day to day? In week 5 of our Lent series we take a look at following Jesus in the rhythm of resurrection and how laying down our life might bring new life to others. | 3/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Micah 3-4 | When we reflect on the way these things impact our lives and the lives of those around us it becomes clear that we need Jesus to move into those domains. Join us as we talk about how we enter the story. | 3/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Isaiah 35 | Celebrating Renew's 1st birthday, we look at the promise God gives in Isaiah 35 of a day when everything will be renewed. We take a look at how that promise impacts us today and what it means for the church to be a physical proclamation of that promise. | 3/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Psalm 13 [with Nancy Carnes] | In week 2 of our Lent series, we looked at what it means to deal with emotional side of doubt and struggle. We were blessed to have Nancy Carnes share her personal struggle with depression. | 3/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Psalm 22 | In week 1 of our Lent series we talked about why we're so hesitant to be honest about our emotions with God and the power that can come when we finally ask Him honest questions. | 2/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Everyday Mission | In week four we took a look at the first action recored post-pentacost. Peter and John heal a beggar and with that simple action comes an opportunity to share the story of Jesus along with persecution, arrest, trial and rejoicing. | 2/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Guest Teaching :: Rick Duncan | We're were happy to welcome Rick Duncan teaching at Renew Communities. Rick is the senior pastor of Cuyahoga Valley Church in Broadview Heights, Ohio. CVC has been a catalyst in helping Renew Communities launch in 2011. | 2/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Life of the Church | In week three of the Acts Series we'll look at the descriptions of the first church and see what they were devoted too and how they spent their time. | 2/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Spirit - The Word - The Church | n week two of our Acts Series we'll focus on the day of Pentacost. We'll take a look at the role of the Holy Spirit in the work of the church and we'll look at the boldness to which these men & women shared the Gospel - specifically Peter's sermon. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Ascent - Sent to the World | In week one of our Acts Series we'll focus on Jesus' final words to his followers before he ascended into heaven and how those words tie to what he said to them throughout his ministry. | 1/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Next Steps | Why is it harder to follow Jesus in the next step than to get all the big answers now? In this week's teaching we discover how God pursues us to be who we were made to be. In how trusting God, though | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Celebration | We'll kick off the year by thinking about who we are and who we want to be both as individuals and as a church. We'll talk about what informs our vision and how we can focus our heart more on the future and less on the past. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoVision + Hope + Focus [the film] | As a community we'll spend our first two gatherings of 2012 talking about Vision + Hope + Focus for our lives, families, businesses and church. Since we're not meeting this Sunday (January 1st) we wanted to post something to jump-start the conversation. | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Vision + Hope + Focus [Audio from the short film] | As a community we'll spend our first two gatherings of 2012 talking about Vision + Hope + Focus for our lives, families, businesses and church. Since we're not meeting this Sunday (January 1st) we wanted to post something to jump-start the conversation. | 1/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renew Christmas | When we reflect & remember who was lying in that manger renewal takes place and we must respond as the angels, the shepherds, the wise men by worshiping fully. | 12/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renew Hope | Christmas is about hope. Hope of a better future. Hope of a better life. Hope of a meaning bigger than yourself. How can hope be renewed? How can you joining the conspiracy give hope this Christmas? | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renew Love | -- | 12/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Renew Meaning | Everyone wants to know the true meaning of Christmas. TV specials, movies, books and songs are all about restoring the holiday to it's original meaning – the problem is everyone has a different idea of what that is. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eternity.Life | In One.Life Scot McKnight says "If your life has two parts, the earthly part (that lasts about seventy or eighty years) and an eternity part (that lasts forever) which part should have the greatest influence on how you live? | 11/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Veneer: Living Deeply in a Surface Society | As apart of Renew's One.Life series, Tim Willard joins us to talk about his new book "Veneer" and how God invites us to strip away the veneer in our lives. | 11/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Love.Justice.Peace | Too often people decide not to pursue their dreams because they don't think they're spiritual enough. What if every dream was Spiritual? What if every dream can be connected to what God is up to in our world? | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Dreams.Kingdom.Imagination | We started off our new series based on Scot McKnight's book One.Life. We ask the questions; What is your dream? How are you living and pursuing that dream? And how does your dream fit into Jesus' dream for his Kingdom on earth? | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worship as Action | We know that everything we do can be worship – the problem is that's not hardly ever true. In the last week of our worship series we talk about practical ways we can worship through what we do in our every day lives. | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worship as Celebration | If we know Jesus we know that there is a hope that goes beyond what we can see, touch or feel. What if continually embraced this hope as a community? What would it look like to be a community defined by what we celebrate? | 10/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Worship as Manifesto | What if worship was the go to move of those who know Jesus? What could happen if instead of arguing truth or trying to seize power we made declarations about the God of the universe and his presence in our world, our community and our lives. | 10/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FamilyShapes :: Going | What happens when the mission of God comes to your house? How can your family - no matter what stage it's in - embrace God's mission and carry the hope of the Gospel together? Join us for this weeks discussion about what it means for your family to "GO". | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FamilyShapes :: Receiving | In week 4 we discussed what it means to trust God as a family and a church. We looked at where our resources come from, what it means for us to have a good work ethic and how these understandings should/could impact how our families and our church. | 9/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FamilyShapes :: Living | Who we are and who we hope to become shape how we live every day of our lives. It's so easy to get pulled in so many different directions and yet each decision we make about how we live day to day shapes us individually and as a family. | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FamilyShapes :: Becoming | In week 2 of the FamilyShapes series we look at what it means to become the person we're made to be. How belonging to a family with loving parents who have vision for our lives creates a course towards that life. | 9/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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FamilyShapes :: Belonging | In week 1 of our FamilyShapes series we talked about what it means to really truly be loved and accepted – not for what we do or don't do but because we're part of the family. | 9/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 10 :: The Rock & The Sand | In our final week of the Sermon on the Plain we have the chance to recap all that we've covered this summer as we talk about listening and responding to Jesus as well as what happens to our lives when we flat out refuse to do what he calls us to do. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 9 :: A Tree & It's Fruit | In this week's podcast we discuss what causes us to judge, condemn, fight, wage war, lash out, consume endlessly, work tirelessly, use people and manipulate situations. Too often we try and correct the behavior not realizing it's fruit produced by where w | 8/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Tree & It's Fruit | This week we discuss what causes us to do what we do. Too often we try and correct the behavior not realizing it's fruit produced by where we've rooted our lives. Join us as we take a look at what Jesus has to say and how we can live a renewed life. | 8/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 8 :: The Log vs the Speck | Religious people are often seen as the most judgmental and hypocritical group in society. Jesus says that kind of life doesn't work in the Kingdom of God and describes something much richer. | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 7 :: Judge, Condemn, Forgive | This week we took a look at Jesus' teaching on forgiving because we were forgiven and about the circle of forgiveness that we are al invited to be apart of. | 7/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 6 :: Do Unto Others | From an early age we learn that we ought to "do unto others..." but we somehow still can't get it right. What if the best way we can live out the Golden Rule is by doing it together. This week we look at how that's possible right where we live. | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 5 :: Posture Over Possessions | In week 5 we talk about how we sometimes hold on to our possessions tightly when in fact Jesus wants us change our posture on how we hold what he entrusted us with. | 7/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 4 :: Responding to Evil | In week 4 we talk about what Jesus means by turning the other cheek and how that very action can be an invitation into the Kingdom of God. | 6/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain 3 :: Enemies | There's a natural reaction to those we don't like. If someone does something hurtful to us we want to return the favor. Jesus suggests another way. In week 3 we talk about what it means to love our enemies. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain :: Woe | Sorry for the delay - we had a few technical difficulties. In week 2 of the Sermon on the Plain we talk about what matters and what doesn't matter about our current circumstances. Crucial thoughts for those committed to Christ and His Kingdom. | 6/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sermon on the Plain :: Blessed Are You | We kick off our Sermon on the Plain series by looking at what it really means to be blessed. Based on what Jesus says it has less to do with our current circumstances and more to do with what we're committed to. Join us for our whole summer series! | 6/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 6 - Kingdom | In our final week of The Story of God we look at descriptions of eternity found in the final chapters of Revelation and we look at what it might mean for us to live as a free preview of that day today. | 5/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 5 - Jesus | We all know Jesus is the most important part of this story but so often we assume we know all there is to know about him and it leaves us with a limited understanding of God's story. In week 5 we dive deep into Jesus. | 5/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 4 - The People of God | In week 4 we look at how God responds to the problem of sin. Instead of starting over he makes a move towards humanity and brings them in on his plan. Join us in discussing how Israel & our story intersect. | 5/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 3 - The Fall | In week three of The Story of God we discuss what sin REALLY (it's not what you think) is and how it impacts the image of God inherent in all of us. | 5/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 2 - Creation | In week 2 of the Story of God series we head back to the beginning and take a look at why Creation matters today. Join the discussion as we talk about how we can find God in our every day lives and what makes humanity so unique in this massive story. | 5/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Story of God :: Chapter 1 - Resurrection | We kick off our The Story of God series on our first Easter together by talking about the Resurrection! Listen as we talk about what it means for it to not just be a future hope but also a present reality. | 4/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 6_Community | We wrap up our first series at Renew by talking about Gospel Community and the roles we all are called to play as part of the Church. | 4/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 5_Mission | In week 5 of our Elements of Renewal series Andy Sikora leads us in discussion about what it means to carry Christ's mission with us in our every day life. | 4/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 4_Celebration | In week 4 we explore what it means for us to embrace a theology of celebration and the impact it could have on our lives and the world around us. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 3_Transformation | In week 3 of our Elements of Renewal series we discuss how the Holy Spirit brings about true transformation and how it could happen to a person like you. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 2_Truth | In our second official week as a church we wrestled with the most crucial element of renewal – Truth. Listen as we discuss the difference between knowing the right things and knowing Truth. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Elements of Renewal 1_What is Renewal | This is the sermon audio from our Launch Sunday and it was the first teaching in our Elements of Renewal series and we ask the question “What is Renewal?” Listen as we discuss what renewal is, where it comes from and if it's possible today. | 4/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 61 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
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may be a bit biased, since Andy performed my wedding ceremony in '07... but have always appreciated his teaching... can't wait to see God start to move in this new expression!
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