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RENEW
Welcome to the podcast of Renew. We are a church community in Perth Western Australia. Our hope is that these messages will help you live out the teachings of Jesus in daily life. For more about our church visit our website at www.renewperth.com.au
Episodes
RENEWThe Singularity
We are living in a rapidly changing culture. We need to be aware of how technology is changing us and how to wisely respond as Christians – otherwise we are in…
RENEWEkklesia - Why should I be part of the Church?
Spiritual transformation and evidence of a changed life is crucial to a life that is surrendered to God. You cannot live out true devotion to God and…
RENEWEkklesia - Why does the Church Exist?
God sent his people into the world to proclaim salvation and to serve those in need. But he has also called his own from the world – the Ekklesia - to worship…
RENEWEKKLESIA - Called to be the Church
Live expectantly because Christ is coming soon. Getting ready to meet Jesus involves continually growing in love for God and others. It is important to pray…
RENEW9. Grow Me - Rule of Life
When it comes to developing a Rule of Life, its to structure your life in such a way, by Gods grace, that the love of Jesus comes before all else. And that…
RENEW8. Grow Me - Love Well
By learning to love well you’ll enjoy your life more. You’ll find yourself losing interest in judging other people. You’ll find yourself losing interest in…
RENEW7. Grow Me - Rhythms (Part 2)
You have a lot of ‘say’ in how much of the activity of God takes place in your life. God will never force you into anything, not even a lifesaving relationship…
RENEW6. Grow Me - Rhythms
So many people today are caught up in the rat race of life, always in a hurry, always busy, so many things to do and places to be – people can’t even fit a…
RENEW5. Grow Me - Grief and Loss
God’s invitation to us through times of grief and loss is to detach from trying to control everything, to begin to hear the voice of the one who loves us who…
RENEW4. Grow me - Through the Wall
When we hit a wall, we question God, we question ourselves, we question the church and everybody else around us who calls themselves Christians. And we always…
RENEW3. Grow Me - Where do YOU come from?
No one emerges from a family without some wounds or scars or a mind map of the world you live in. And so, when we come to Jesus Christ, when we become a…
RENEW2. Grow Me - Do You Know Yourself?
When you are yourself, and you know God, breakthrough comes. Because the guidance of the Holy Spirit becomes clearer, and you live your life out of the…
RENEW1. Grow Me - The Path to Maturity
Jesus invites us to leave behind those things that are not life giving, the ways of life that can be a burden, a heavy load, especially the ‘religious’ and…
RENEWJesus is not a Ghost
Why does the resurrected Christ’s physicality matter? Why does it matter that the resurrection is not just a spiritual thing, that Jesus is not a ghost? The…
RENEWWhy Did Jesus Die On The Cross?
Scripture tells us that Jesus came into this world to “drive out the ruler of this world”, and to “destroy the works of the devil”, to “destroy the one who has…
RENEWDifficult Answers to Prayer
Can you trust God even when his answer to your prayers is either "No" or, when his answer is remarkably different from the one you had hoped for? Do turbulent…
RENEWHold onto Hope
It is entirely understandable if you and I wake up every day and watch the news and wonder: Where is God? Why won’t he do something about the chaos and the…
RENEWThe Holy Spirit and You - Friendship with the Spirit
The Holy Spirit is a genuine, thinking, feeling, willing, person with whom we are to enter into a close intimate relationship. When you read about the Holy…
RENEWThe Holy Spirit and You - What is Baptism in The Holy Spirit all about?
Are you living in the power of the Holy Spirit? Have you received power to worship God with more freedom, to pray more effectively? Have you received power to…
RENEWThe Holy Spirit and You - Say YES to the Holy Spirit
If someone asked you to describe your experience of the Holy Spirit, what would you say? Would you speak of a life-giving, empowering river of refreshing…
RENEWThe Dinner Gong - Snapshots from the life of Jesus
No matter what may come always leave all the results in God’s sovereign hand. Remember, the same Bible that contains the Gospels also contains Job Sometimes…
RENEWThe Holy Spirit and You - The Kingdom of God is the power and presence of the Holy Spirit
The Kingdom of God is not absent of the Holy Spirit. We need to embrace and engage with the person of the Holy Spirit. We are promised the ongoing presence and…
RENEW12. The Way of Jesus - Marriage
How do you make a marriage work? How do you make this one flesh relationship, this marriage covenant last?
RENEWInstructions for Service
Jesus started a process of developing and equipping so that we can be of service to him. Where is presence is, his power is. We have been given authority to…
RENEW11. The Way Of Jesus - Divorce
According to God’s original design for marriage, the general truth is that a spouse is bound to their marriage partner for life. Only death should end the…
RENEWThe Essence of Jesus
We are challenged to choose to follow the path of the cross by setting aside our own natural inclination to place our self on the throne of our lives and…
RENEW10. The Way of Jesus - Dealing With Pornography
Good and satisfying sexual relations require building a relationship with a marriage partner. Loving sex is the expression of mutual love between two people…
RENEW9. The Way of Jesus - Sexual Imagination
Jesus identifies our imagination as part of reality. He says that what we do in our inner imaginative world is as important as what we do with our bodies in…
RENEW8. The Way of Jesus - Kingdom Consciousness
We are to be known above all for the way we show the perfect love of God. We are to be known for our willingness to love the unlovable, even our enemies. Our…
RENEWTreasure in Clay Jars
When we consider the constant change in which we live and what God’s plans are for our lives at the start of another new year, we would do well to ask these…
RENEWIlluminate - Love
No matter who you are, and no matter what you have done, God loves you. No matter how much you have resisted God’s will or pursued the way of this world, God…
RENEWIlluminate - Our Joy
The biblical definition of joy says that joy is a feeling of good pleasure and happiness that is dependent on who Jesus is rather than on who we are or what is…
RENEWIlluminate - Our Hope
Advent is a time where Christians are reminded that the Messiah who came to us on that first Christmas morning will come again. However bad things may get in…
RENEW7. The Way of Jesus - Dealing With Anger
If we hold on to anger or resentment or bitterness, we give the devil a foothold. And Jesus knows this about us, so he teaches that there is only one right way…
RENEW6. The Way of Jesus - Salt and Light
We are different. Jesus calls us “salt and light”. when we make a choice to believe in Jesus, when we surrender our lives to him, Jesus calls us to leave a…
RENEW5. The Way of Jesus - The Eclipsed Christian
Let your light shine before others! God shines most brightly through us when there is no earthly reason for our responses. When we love our enemies, have peace…
RENEWSunday Stories - Celebrating One Year
Hear testimonies of God's goodness as Renew celebrates its first year as a church community.
RENEW4. The Way of Jesus - The Beatitudes
Jesus is teaching here about the blessed life. What it means to live the blessed life. Jesus talks about these ideas throughout his ministry. He tells parables…
RENEW3. The Way of Jesus - Blessed are the Poor in Spirit
Jesus is more profoundly in love with us than we could possibly ever imagine. And he knows that a false, self-centered way of living keeps us from true life…
RENEW2. The Way of Jesus - The Kingdom
Jesus taught a way or path to his followers. He called people to follow him in a way of living. He was very much about life before death. He spoke about…
RENEW1. The Way of Jesus - The Way of Woe
The Hebrew word hoy (woe) is used in the Old Testament to express sorrow and grief in the context of lamenting a death. “Woe” is a wailing of sadness. But a…
RENEWSilent Killers: Dealing With Guilt
Guilt is important in motivating us to repent; but if left to fester, it can also be a deadly spiritual poison. If it’s not properly dealt with, it can lead to…
RENEWSilent Killers: Finding Self-Worth
Self-esteem and self-worth are probably not something we actively think about, but these sentiments and attitudes are on display in our lives every day. Our…
RENEWSilent Killers: The Answer to Despair
Can you say that you have in your life a living hope, a certain hope, that you’re not going to give in to despair because of what God has done for you in Jesus…
RENEWGod Breathed: Call to Mind
When we have the written word inside of us the Spirit of God will make use of it. The Holy Spirit will prompt you with it; so, in every situation you can feel…
RENEWGod Breathed: Light of the World
"Your word is a lamp to my feet”. Read scripture so you can know what is right, so you can know what the best decision might be, so you can know how to take…
RENEWStand and Occupy
Whats most important is to live for Christ, preach the gospel and deepen your relationship with God.
RENEWGod Breathed: Spiritual Enlightenment
There is within us a capacity for vision that is beyond our natural eyesight. We must learn to see things as God sees them, not from a shallow, human viewpoint…
RENEWHow do we understand the best known text in the Bible?
John 3:16 is an amazing verse, spoken straight from the mouth of our Lord Jesus Christ. May the truth of this verse stir your spirit afresh as Eugene shares…
RENEWTestimony Sunday
Sharing your testimony helps you heal and bring us closer together. The Latin root for testimony is testis, meaning “ witness.” Compassionate witnessing of our…
RENEWGod Breathed: The Bread of Life
"It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God". All Scripture is “God-breathed”. It is divinely…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Tongues and Interpretation
When these gifts flow in the right way they can be an incredible confirmation that God is real. He isn’t a concept, or a theory, not just a belief, He is a…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Discerning of Spirits
The essence of everything that exists in the universe is either spirit or originated in spirit. The gift of discerning of spirits is the God-given ability or…
RENEWFinding God: The Doak Family Story
One of the problems facing Christians is an overly optimistic view of life and what we should expect if we're followers of Jesus and trying to do the right…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Prophecy
Prophecy is the human report of a divine revelation. It is a gift of the Holy Spirit and something that we are all called to “eagerly desire”. “Pursue love…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Be Filled
If you never feel God’s presence in your life, never feel God’s love, never feel the peace of God, then you are not living out New Testament Christianity. God…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Miracles
In this message we look at the the spiritual gift of miraculous powers. There is an utterly unanticipated authority and power at work and this activity is a…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Faith & Healing
Continuing message series on the person and power of the Holy Spirit, in particular practical steps to understanding and exercising spiritual gifts in a way…
RENEWLife in the Spirit: Revelatory Gifts
Spiritual gifts are a sign of God’s grace, that they are given to serve others to achieve God’s purposes in extraordinary or supernatural ways, and we can see…