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Renaissance Church NYC — 627 episodes
What To Do When Life Disappoints You | Stoop Theology S1 Ep14
Luke: Good News For New York City
Luke: Don't Stop Praying
Is It Okay for You to Watch the Shows You Watch? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep13
Luke: The Heart Examiner
The Pursuit of Happiness: Jesus Turns Water to Wine
Navigating Pain and Suffering | Stoop Theology S1 Ep12
The Pursuit of Happiness: Finding Contentment
The Pursuit of Happiness: Embracing Limitations
The Pursuit of Happiness: What You Live For
Not Everything Is Yours to Fix | Stoop Theology S1 Ep11
Inside Out
Luke: The Anatomy of Gratitude
Why Smart People Still Misread Scripture | Stoop Theology S1 Ep10
Luke: Count the Cost
Luke: Biblical Humility
We All Come With Relational Baggage | Stoop Theology S1 Ep9
Luke: Dead Religion
Luke: God is in the Famine
Can you love Jesus and still struggle with depression? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep8
Luke: Lost, Found, Party
Luke: The Anatomy of Compassion
What to Do When a Pastor You Trusted Was Living a Double Life? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep7
Facing Doubt
Holy Week Devotional: Friday
Holy Week Devotional: Thursday
Palm Sunday: Ordinary and Chosen
Holy Week Devotional: Wednesday
Holy Week Devotional: Tuesday
Holy Week Devotional: Monday
The Unspoken Contract
When Is It OK to Cut Someone Off? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep6
Luke: Guard Your Life Against Greed
Luke: Worry
Speed Is Killing Your Spiritual Life | Stoop Theology S1 Ep5
Luke: Bold Enough to Bother God
Out of the Water: Ep.3 Jules Webster
Luke: The Lord's Prayer
Is it ok for Christians to smoke weed? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep4
Luke: The High Cost of Following Jesus
Luke: Distracted
How do I know if I've found the one? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep3
Luke: Greatness, Rewritten
Do Christians Follow the Bible—or Just the Parts They Like? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep2
Honest to God: Why Your Weakness is His Greatest Invitation
Is Christianity the White Man’s Religion? | Stoop Theology S1 Ep1
Luke: Glory
The Beauty of Obedience
Light Into Darkness
Stories of Generosity: “In Harlem as it is in Heaven” campaign
Luke: Joy to the World
Luke: Seeing Jesus Clearly
Love That Costs
Luke: You’re More Sent Than You Think
Luke: The Waiting Room of Faith
Luke: The Treasure Worth Everything (Sunday November 9, 2025)
Luke: Lessons From The Storm
Plugging into the Right Power
Out of the Water: Ep.2 Corinna Vega
Luke: The Foundation Beneath Generosity
Luke: The Love That Flows from Forgiveness
Luke: Doubting Forward
Luke: Unless God Comes Through
Luke: Distracted
Luke: Superficial Faith
“Why Join a DNA Group?” A Panel Discussion
Luke: The Danger of a Hard Heart
Closer Than You Think
Luke: Faith That Amazes
Out of the Water: Ep1. Marvin Thomas
Luke: Guard Your Heart
The God Who Restores
Luke: Two Foundations
The Real Work of Art
Abiding in Divine Love
Better Than You Ask
Growing Like a Child
Devoted: The Commitment to Rhythms
Devoted: The Commitment to Servanthood
Ask. Seek. Knock.
Devoted: The Commitment to Community
Devoted: The Commitment to Generosity
Luke: Godly Decisions
Luke: Healed on the Sabbath
Luke: New Wine and Old Wineskins
Empathy
Luke: The Healing We Didn’t Know We Needed
Easter 2025: Hope is Alive
Luke: Jesus and the Leper
Press on For The Prize
Luke: Because You Say So
Luke: Living In The Power Of The Spirit
Luke: Real Grace
Experience the Promises of God
Learning to Abide
Don't Forget in the dark, what God taught you in the light
Luke: Temptation
Luke: Fasting - Nurturing a Hunger for God
Luke: Real Righteousness
Luke: Repentance - Clear the Table for the Feast
Safe and Strong
Luke: Growing in Favor - Living an Other-Centered Life
Luke: Growth in Wisdom Part 1
Forward In Faith
Luke: Don’t Miss Christ This Christmas
Luke: God Came Down
When Faith Meets Pain: Finding Hope in Lament
Luke: The Anchor for Our Lives
Faith and Doubt
Renaissance Roots: Ep.5 "What’s next?"
Taken, Blessed, Broken and Given (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Dependence on God (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Renaissance Roots: Ep.4 "Dark and light"
Prayer (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Jesus and The Leper (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
The Heart of it All (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Renaissance Roots: Ep.3 "Trial and Error"
Beneath the Surface (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Renaissance Roots: Ep.2 "No space, no name, but we had a vision"
Do You Care? (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Motivated by the Gospel (In Harlem As It Is In Heaven)
Renaissance Roots: Ep.1 "How will God make something good out of this?"
10 Years of Renaissance, Big Announcement Inside
Pressing Forward
Unstained Faith
Jesus and Zacchaeus
Summer in the Psalms: The Word
Summer in the Psalms: Adoration
How Not to Pray: Lessons from James and Elijah
Summer in the Psalms: Relax
Summer in the Psalms: A Matter of Perspective
Dear Church: A Wake-up Call to The Luke Warm
Holiness: Seeing God Through Isaiah's Vision
Dear Church: A Call to Faithfulness
Faith Sleeps
Dear Church: Superficial Spirituality
Dear Church: A Better Vision for Sex
Keeping Our Eyes Fixed on Jesus
Dear Church: The Things That Make Us Compromise Our Faith
Dear Church: Confidence in the Face of Adversity
Dear Church: Losing the Love You Had at First
Start With Surrender
Water to Wine
War of Words
Teach Us To Pray: Lead Us Not Into Temptation, But Deliver Us From Evil
Teach Us To Pray: Forgive Others
Teach Us To Pray: Forgive Us Our Debts
Easter 2024: The Peace Jesus Gives
Teach Us To Pray: Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
Teach Us To Pray: Your Will Be Done
Teach Us To Pray: Hallowed be Your Name
Teach Us To Pray: Our Father
Teach Us To Pray: Hypocrisy and Integrity
Who Do You Say That I Am?
What's Next: Updates on Spring 2024 Groups
Baptism: A Tangible Experience of Grace and Discipleship
The Good Life: Connection Over Isolation
The Good Life: Service Over Self-Promotion
Taking Your Questions: Walking With God When It Hurts
The Good Life: A Generous Life
The Good Life: A Purpose-Driven Life
The Good Life: A Grace-Filled Life
The Problem of Apathy
Don’t Miss Christ this Christmas
The Meaning of Christmas
Suffering: Refined
Suffering: We Go On
Suffering: How to Help People When They’re Hurting
Suffering: The Problem of Evil and Suffering
Suffering: Waiting on God When Life Hurts
A Heart That Burns
Discipleship: Devotion
Discipleship: Death to Life
Discipleship: Dedication
Discipleship: Denial
Discipleship: Desire
Up Next: New sermon series starts Sunday
Galatians: Gentle Correction
Galatians: Carry One Another’s Burdens
Galatians: The Fruit of the Spirit
Courage in the Face of Adversity
Galatians: The War Within
Galatians: Sowing and Reaping
Galatians: Christian Freedom
Galatians: Loving Difficult People
Praise God at All Times
Galatians: The Experience of Adoption
Galatians: The Law vs. Grace
Galatians: Justification by Faith
The Foundation For Hope
Galatians: Conflict in the Family of God
Galatians: An Audience of One
Galatians: Let God Rewrite Your Story
Galatians: Counterfeit Gospels
Commissioned: Fountains
Commissioned: Rest
Commissioned: Temptation
Commissioned: Discernment
Commissioned: Our Search for Meaning
Commissioned: Theology of Work
The Rich Young Ruler
Easter Sunday 2023
The Holy Spirit: God Finishes What God Starts
The Holy Spirit: Keeping in Step With The Spirit
The Holy Spirit: A New Motivation
The Holy Spirit: Distracted
The Holy Spirit: Learning to Lay Down Our Self-Will
The Holy Spirit: God, The Holy Spirit
Jesus Is The True Vine
Jesus Is The Way, The Truth, and The Life
Jesus Is The Good Shepherd
Jesus Is The Resurrection
Jesus Is The Gate
Jesus Is The Light of The World
Jesus Is The Bread of Life
A Praying Life
Home for the Holidays: Our Biggest Lessons from 2022
The Message of Christmas
Advent: Created For Worship
Embodied: Death
Embodied: Rest
Embodied: Emotions
Embodied: Weaknesses
Embodied: Appetites
Embodied: Trauma
Embodied: Sex
Embodied: Your Body, God’s Temple
Embodied: Image Bearers
Embodied: Embracing Your Limitations
Embodied: Made in God’s Image
Embodied: Living with Purpose
What’s Next: Fall 2022 DNA Groups
James: Prayer
James: A Person of Your Word
James: Be Patient
James: Justice, Corruption, and Hidden Dangers
James: Our Will vs. God’s Will
James: Pride and Humility
James: Wisdom in Real Live
James: The Power of Words
James: Real Faith vs False Faith
James: 4 Reasons Not to Show Favoritism
James: Hearers vs. Doers
James: Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak
No Fear
James: Trials and Temptations
James: Your Wealth isn’t Your Worth
James: Seeking Wisdom
James: No Shortcuts
James: 5 Ways That Being a Servant Changed My Life
The Beatitudes: Blessed are the Persecuted
The Beatitudes: Peacemakers
The Beatitudes: Pure in Heart
Easter Sunday: Back From Failure
The Beatitudes: Mercy
The Beatitudes: Appetites
The Beatitudes: The Humble
The Beatitudes: Those Who Mourn
The Beatitudes: Poor in Spirit
The Generous Life: A New Paradigm
What’s Next: Spring 2022 Groups
The Old and the New
Faith at Work
The Generous Life: Orphans
The Generous Life: Hidden Dangers
The Well: Trusting the Source
The Well: The Sower, The Seed, The Enemy, and The Soil
The Well: Focus
The Well: The Purpose of Scripture
Dealing with Worry and Anxiety
Home for the Holidays: Our Hopes for You in 2022
Advent: A Christmas Message
Advent: Waiting In Hope
Real Love: Watch Your Mouth
Real Love Conversations: Q&A with Jordan and Jessica Rice
Real Love: The Freeing Power of Forgiveness
Real Love Conversations: Adrienne
Real Love: #Goals
Real Love Conversations: Malaika and Jermaine Small
Jesus Wants to do Something New
Real Love Conversations: Kelly Newsome
Real Love: Loneliness and Rejection
Real Love Conversations: Kyra and Jonathan Daniels
Real Love: Me, Myself and I
Real Love Conversations: Jamie and Lester Kim
Real Love: The Myth of a Soulmate
Real Love: The Real vs The Fake
Kingdom Come: Justice
Kingdom Come: The Gospel
Kingdom Come: Unity in the Kingdom
Kingdom Come: A New Family and a New Mission
Kingdom Come: How We Get Discipleship Wrong
The Problem of Change
Psalms: The Danger of Comparison (Sunday, August 29, 2021)
Psalms: Dealing with Worry and Anxiety
Psalms: What It Means to be Human
Ordinary People
Psalms: The Case and the Cure for Feeling Forgotten
Psalms: The Good Life
What Do You Want?
The Older Brother
Have Mercy
Real, Simple, Faith
Exodus: The Case for Reparations
Under Warranty
Do You Know Who You Are?
Joy in the Midst of Sorrow
Exodus: Is this Mercy?
Exodus: Encountering God
Exodus: Hidden Dangers
Exodus: The Role of Rules
Exodus: Grumbling and Grief
In Christ
Exodus: Depending on God
Easter, 2021: The Audacity to Celebrate
Gospel-Centered Solidarity
Safe and Satisfied
Don’t Miss the Lesson of the Moment
Confronting the Problem of Evil and Suffering
Real Power
Exodus: The Real Thing
God's Love
Exodus: The Lamb
Sticking Points: How Could God DoThis?
How to Read the Bible
Exodus: God and Plagues
Character > Conduct
Words to Live By
Exodus: Silencing Our Inner Critic
The Value of Worship
Christmas at Renaissance (2020)
Heart Check
Exodus: The Anatomy of Disappointment
Exodus: A Life That Matters
The Invitation to Trust
Exodus: Hard Hearts
The Choice Ahead of Us
Exodus: The Uncertain Road Ahead
Exodus: Seeing Jesus in Exodus
Exodus: Your Situation Does Not Determine Your Identity
Exodus: The Human Condition
Exodus: Our Story in Exodus
First Things First
Sustained by His Grace
Iron sharpens iron
The Life-Changing Power of Compassion
Our Failures and God’s Mercy
What do you think? The Power of Taking Our Thoughts Captive
Philippians: The Struggle and Freedom of Learning Contentment
Strength under God’s control: Gentleness
Becoming a Doer of Justice Where You Are with Cidra Sebastien
Philippians: The Pursuit of God
Philippians: Trophies
Going Through the Storm
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series: Recovering from the Trauma of Racism with Dr. Sarita Lyons
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series: God, The Church & Racism/Anti-Racism with Ekemini Uwan
The Gospel & Race Workshop Series: The Backstory to Racism in America with Dr. Angela Simms
In Pursuit of Justice: The importance of Prayer
The Good Shepherd
In Pursuit of Justice: The Silent Killer
In Pursuit of Justice: What Change Requires
In Pursuit of Justice: How Do We Pursue Racial Justice?
In Pursuit of Justice: Finding the Endurance to Continue
In Pursuit of Justice: Injustice in a Pandemic
Philippians: No complaining
Philippians: Humility
Philippians: Real Life
Philippians: Perspective
Philippians: Joy and gratitude
Faith in a Time of Crisis: Pain and Growth
The Hope Beside You: Easter 2020
Faith in a Time of Crisis: How Faith Responds
Faith in a Time of Crisis: Expectations
Staying Mentally Healthy During COVID-19
Social Distance Doesn't Mean Divine Absence
Following Jesus in Times of Worry
I Am: The Light of the World
I Am: The Bread of Life
John: Freed Through Truth
John: Addicted to Approval
John: Walking Away from Jesus
John: The God of Transformation
John: Feeding the 5000
John: The Essence of Faith
John: Evangelism
John: The Power to Change
The Gift of God
Real Hope
John: Finding Contentment in a World of Discontent
Gratitude
John: True Love
John: Born Again
John: Accidental_Pharisees
John: Turning Tables
John: Water Into Wine
John: Taking a Look at Our Motivations
John: Grace and Truth
John: Getting Rid of Guilt
John: Child of God
John: God with Us
Growing Up: All In
Growing Up: Devotion
Growing Up: Community
James Roberson: Painted Face Religion
Chris Travis: Something Better Than Happiness
Bryan Loritts: Patience
Mike Kelsey: Psalm 23
Edwin Colon: A Christian Perspective on Suffering
Distracted: Comparison
Distracted: The Pursuit of Perfection
Distracted: To Do Lists
Distracted: Other People's Opinions
Distracted: The Regret of Yesterday
Distracted: Our Comfort Zones
Distracted: Regaining Focus in a Digital World
Genesis Stories: Joseph's Journey and the Sovereignty of God
Genesis Stories: Joseph and the Dreams We Have for Our Lives
Genesis Stories: Wrestling with God
Soul Food Session featuring Dr. Sarita Lyons: Breaking Strongholds
Genesis Stories: Abraham's Faith
Genesis Stories: Abraham
"The Resurrection: Our greatest hope against fear"
Palm Sunday
Genesis: The Anatomy of Vengeance
Genesis: The Anatomy of Faith
Guard Your Heart
Genesis: The Anatomy of Envy
Genesis: The Anatomy of Shame
Genesis: The Anatomy of Deception
God Who Speaks: Authority in an Age of Uncertainty
The God Who Speaks: Reliability
The God Who Speaks
Why Pray?
First: Time
First: Welcome Forever
First: Treasure
First: From God, For God
Stillness in an Anxious World
Advent: The Arrival
Advent: Waiting in Hope
Faith & Work: Blessed and Sent
Thankfulness
Faith & Work: Rest
Faith & Work: Salt and Light
Faith & Work: Finding Your Context
Faith & Work: Faithfulness in the present
Faith & Work: The Broken Purpose of Work
Faith & Work: The sacred and the secular
We Are Renaissance: Diversity
We Are Renaissance: Discipleship
We are Renaissance: Community
We Are Renaissance: Justice
We Are Renaissance: The Gospel
Authentic Faith: Simon Peter’s Calling
Romans 8: No Separation
Romans 8: God is for you
Identity in the Digital Age
Romans 8: God's Sovereignty
Romans 8: With the Spirit's Help
Romans 8: Hope in Suffering
Romans 8: Assurance of Salvation
Romans 8: Putting Sin to Death
Romans 8: Life in the Spirit
Romans 8: No Condemnation
True & Better: Gideon
True & Better: Ruth
True & Better: Christ Our Covenant Keeper
True & Better: Moses
True & Better: Esther
True & Better: Adam
James Roberson: What is in your Hand?
Mike Kelsey: "Walking with God, Psalm 1"
The Gospel and Race: Sustained by Hope
The Gospel and Race: The Purpose of Prayer
The Gospel and Race: The Pursuit of Justice
Easter: Doubting Thomas
The Gospel and Race: The Call of the Church
The Gospel and Race: Lament
The Gospel and Race: Corrupted Christianity
The Gospel and Race: Recovering from the Trauma of Racism
The Gospel and Race: Prelude
Ephesians: Expectations
Ephesians: God's workmanship
A New Family
Ephesians: Forgiven
Ephesians: Adopted
Ephesians: Loved Before the Foundation of the World
Ephesians: The Will of God
Worshipping Immanuel
Understanding the Gift of God's Son
Created to Worship
Cast Your Anxieties on God
Transformed: Transformed by Grace
Guest Preacher: Pastor Mike Kelsey
Transformed: Transformed by Rest
Transformed: Permission to Feel
Transformed: The Wall
Transformed: Breaking the Power of the Past
Transformed: Identity
Transformed: Solitude
Values: Justice
Values: Community
Values: Diversity
Values: Discipleship
Values: The Gospel
The Love of Christ
The Other Side of Failure
John 15:1-6
Philippians: Prayerful Submission
Philippians: Learning Contentment
Philippians: Straining Towards What’s Ahead
Philippians: Forgetting the Past
Philippians: Humility and Joy
Philippians: Joy and Suffering
Philippians: Stand Firm
Philippians: Who's in Control?
Philippians: The practice of Thanksgiving
Three Brothers
Holy Spirit: Empowered by the Spirit
Holy Spirit: Led by the Spirit
Holy Spirit: Convictions of the Spirit
Holy Spirit: Most Often Forgotten
Luke: The Parable of the Sower
Easter Sermon
Luke: Jesus The King
Kingdom Work Ain't No 9 to 5
Luke: The Good Samaritan
If The Spirit Lives In You
Jesus Feeds the 5000
A Pharisee and a Woman
Jesus and Peter
Jesus and the Leper
Faith That Endures
What Faith Chooses
The Life of Faith
Trust in God
The Nature of Faith
Connecting With God
What's New?
Worship of the Son
The Innocence of a Son
Advent: The Importance of a Son
Time Out
Cast Your Cares
It All Comes from God
The Lord's Prayer: Lead Us Not Into Temptation
The Lord's Prayer: Forgiving Others
The Lord's Prayer: Forgive Us Our Debts
The Lord's Prayer: Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
The Lord's Prayer: Your Will Be Done
The Lord's Prayer: Your Kingdom Come
The Lord's Prayer: Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Lord's Prayer: Our Father
Ezekiel
Elijah
Esther Part 2
Stories You Should Know: Samson
Stories You Should Know: Esther
Fruit of the Spirit: Self-Control
Grace and the LGBTQ Community
It's Complicated: Distorted Images
It's Complicated: The burden of relationships
It's Complicated: "The Right Person"
One Life for Another
How We Grow from Scripture - Pt. 1
Scripture: Why do we trust it?
Scripture: Why do we need it?
The Road to Growth
Hope In Suffering
God of All Comfort
Refined by Suffering
The Reality of Suffering
Mission - Built Strong series
Confession - Built Strong series
Prayer - Built Strong series
Forgiveness- Built Strong
Breathing Room
Contentment in a world where there's never enough
Getting Unstuck
Putting Yourself Aside in a World of Selfish Ambition
Courage in a World Full of Fear
The Kingdom
Be Patient
No More Drama
Watch Your Mouth
Playing Favorites
Just Do It
The Kingdom of Self
Using the Unusable and Forgiving the Unforgivable
I Stand Corrected
Running From God
Inside Out Living
Invitation to Closeness
Theology of Perseverance
Get Involved
Unlikely People
Getting Rid of Stress
Unexpected Grace
Two Ways to Live
Don't Believe the Lie
Tell Me a Story: The Workers in the Vineyard Pt 2
Tell Me a Story: The Workers in the Vineyard
Tell Me a Story: Good Samaritan Pt. 2
Tell Me a Story: Good Samaritan Pt. 1
Easter: Lost, Found, Party
Book of Mark: James's and John's Request
Book of Mark: The Rich Young Ruler
Book of Mark: Jesus and the Crowd
Book of Mark: Jairus' Daughter
Good Relationships: Fight Well
Good Relationships: Healthy People
Obstacle Course: Doubt Part2
Obstacle Course: Doubt Part1
Obstacle Course: The Fear of Rejection
Obstacle Course: Too Busy
Advent: The Meaning of Christmas
Advent: How Jesus Came
Advent: Why Jesus Came
Prayer Week 2
Prayer
Bad Words: Giving
Bad Words: Forgiveness
Our Values: Community
Bad Words: Evangelism
Our Values: Justice
Our Values: Discipleship
Our Values: The Gospel