Renewal Church Renewal Church

What does it mean to love God? And how can we know that we love Him? Unlike the common perception of love, as merely a feeling, the reality is love is more than just an emotion. In today’s passage, we hear Jesus clearly explain what Love for Him truly entails: Through this talk, which continues through the book of John, we are reminded of how Jesus demonstrated the true definition of love, and encouraged to recognize the true meaning and immense benefit of loving Christ.

This Sunday we continue our sermon series in John. Pastor Mark leads us into a discussion of Jesus' miracles and how through His sacrifice we are capable of even greater miracles than the ones Christ performed when he was on Earth. But we need to have faith, disregard our own feelings of inadequacy and trust in God's plan for these miracles to happen. We need to especially remember that miracles do not primarily happen to satiate man's needs but to glorify God.

For Easter Service, we are reminded of the mercy Christ offers us. Pastor Ulysses through this passage in John teaches us how through Jesus we are redeemed in the eyes of God and can have a relationship with Him. How emancipating it is that we have a guide in this world full of trouble that guides us with a steadfast hand and with what culminates in everlasting joy! All we have to do is to trust Jesus, trust in His strength to begin walking with Him.

On this Good Friday's service, Pastor Ulysses discusses two of Jesus' betrayers near the time of His crucifixion. Through Judas and Peter, we witness how our God is one that knows betrayal. That He has endured the darkest things some of us have will ever experience - the betrayal of those closest to us. Yet through Jesus, we see the awesome power of His love. That he still willing to die for those that have abandoned Him. When we invite Jesus to our hearts, we share this supernatural love.

In this message, we look at Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday from the perspective of the multitude of disciples. Even as the religious leaders oppose the ministry of Jesus, the disciples cannot contain their praise for all that God has done through Him. This serves as a timely reminder of how we can be powerful witnesses of Christ by allowing our praise to overflow to those who need to hear about the saving love of God.

As we approach the latter half of Jesus' ministry, we recount the humbling act of Jesus washing the feet of his disciples. What does it mean for us to practice this same act in the world today? In this sermon, Pastor Ulysses preaches on how we can "wash the feet" of others, following Jesus' example of love and servanthood towards one another.