As Christians we need to be ready and guarded against any attempts to distract us with arguments and ideas that move us away from a simple faith in Jesus. In this message, Pastor Scott looks at Colossians 2:1-5. Paul is writing to the Colossians who are being deluded and tempted with plausible arguments that caused discouragement and a lack of unity. Pastor Scott preaches about the theology of "easy believism" that has attacked the Christian faith. It's a view that keeps us from obedience and aligning our beliefs with how we live our lives. He concludes by saying that we need to declare war on the sin in our lives.
Colossians: Living as Ministers
To be a Christian is to be a Minister. Maybe not a full-time pastor or missionary, but all Christians are ministers. We are all minsters in our distinct, diverse ways. We are all called to spread the gospel and play our roles. In this message, Pastor Scott preaches from Colossians 1:24-29 about our call as ministers and the reality of our role in the kingdom of God.
Colossians: Presented Before Him
In this message Pastor Scott preaches from Colossians 1:21-23. We were all stuck in rebellion, alienated, hostile and doing evil works, but through Jesus' blood he has reconciled us. Jesus is doing work in us so that we would be presented holy, blameless and above reproach before him.
Colossians: Who is Jesus?
When we think about Jesus our minds are usually immediately drawn to his work on earth. His teaching, his miracles and ultimately his death & resurrection. In Colossians 1:15-20 Paul writes to expand our thoughts about who Jesus is. He is God the Creator & Sustainer of the universe. We need to be filled with awe and wonder when we think about who Jesus is, all things were made by him and for him. He is truly great!
Ren Vision + Mission: Neighborhood
In this message, Pastor Scott lays out the call on our church to not just occupy our new building, but to be a blessing to those around us in our neighborhood. He lays out some Scripture and some dreams we have for this new season at Ren.
Easter 2015
On our first Sunday in our new building at 184 Broad Street, Pastor Scott breaks open I Corinthians 15 to look at the resurrection of Jesus. The good news is that Jesus has risen from the dead and is alive! Christianity is not just a nice, cute religion but the belief that Jesus is who he says he is and has done what the Scriptures say. We proclaim that he defeated death and lives!
Colossians: Two Kingdoms
There are two kingdoms: the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light. For many it is very jarring the moment we first realize there are two kingdoms, we live our lives ignorant of this fact and when Christ comes into our lives we see not only his kingdom but the kingdom of darkness. In this message from Colossians 1:13, Pastor Scott takes us through some of the lies and deception of the kingdom of darkness. He also reminds us of the wonderful new kingdom that Jesus has brought us into.
Colossians: Prayer for the People
We continue in our series of the book of Colossians by looking closer at Paul's prayer for the people in Colossians 1:8-12. Pastor Scott takes a look at what it means to live a life worthy of the Lord and pleasing to Him. God always loves us and accepts us but he does correct us to change us when we are going off track. We are to have lives that bear fruit and declare the goodness and glory of God.
Colossians: Standing Firm
In this message we begin a series going through the book of Colossians. This sermon focuses on Colossians 1:1-8. In this sermon Pastor Scott reminds us of the situation that the Colossians found themselves in. They were pressured by their culture and peers to give into different beliefs, to mix their belief in Jesus with something else. As Christians we are often not pressured because of our belief but because of the things we do not believe in. We are encouraged to stand firm and stand on the Word of God that comes in grace and truth.
Fullness of God: Making it Happen
As he continues through the fullness of God series, Pastor Scott addresses some of the practical things we can do in our lives in our pursuit of God. He addresses topics such as busyness, spontaneity, making a plan and expectations of prayer.