Teaching – RENEW Church

Renew Church family, This Sunday we gather in house churches, for relational renewal. Along with a teaching on Philemon (see video or listen below), we draw your attention to the announcement about the upcoming men’s retreat. LISTEN: Link: Renew Men’s Retreat with Harbor Oregon churches (March 10–12) [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1614702] PHILEMON > 1Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker2and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: 3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,5because I hear of your love and of the faith that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the saints,6and I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ.7For I have derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you. 8Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required,9yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus—10I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment.11(Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful to you and to me.)12I am sending him back to you, sending my very heart.13I would have been glad to keep him with me, in order that he might serve me on your behalf during my imprisonment for the gospel,14but I preferred to do nothing without your consent in order that your goodness might not be by compulsion but of your own accord.15For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever,16no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord. 17So if you consider me your partner, receive him as you would receive me.18If he has wronged you at all, or owes you anything, charge that to my account.19I, Paul, write this with my own hand: I will repay it—to say nothing of your owing me even your own self.20Yes, brother, I want some benefit from you in the Lord. Refresh my heart in Christ. 21Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.22At the same time, prepare a guest room for me, for I am hoping that through your prayers I will be graciously given to you. 23Epaphras, my fellow prisoner in Christ Jesus, sends greetings to you,24and so do Mark, Aristarchus, Demas, and Luke, my fellow workers. 25The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. ANNOUNCEMENTS: * Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday, 6:30 PM. »Email Anna athello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]if you’d like more information. * Renew Men’s Huddle on Thursday, 6 AM at Coffee Rush (900 Main St. OC) * Renew Men’s Retreat with Harbor network churches is March 10-12, with earlybird signups now online [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1614702]. * Women’s Getaway 2023 is booked for April 21-23; registrations will be available on Planning Center soon! * Mark your calendars: Family Camp at Metzler Park is booked for August 11-13, 2023. * Next Sunday 2/12, we resume discipleship classes at 9:30 and whole church worship gathering at 10:30. More on this new pattern for Sundays (9:30 & 10:30) here [https://www.godrenews.us/gatherings/sundays/]. * Links below for subscribing to the Renew podcast [http://www.godrenews.us/get-renew-podcast/] * Online giving to Renew Church here [http://www.godrenews.us/connect/give/], or checks mailed to PO Box 3222, Oregon City, OR 97045 [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Harbor-Mens-Retreat-March-10-12.001-1024x576.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1] [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1614702]Audio for this message may be played above, and is included in theRenew Church podcast:subscribe on Apple Podcats here [http://bit.ly/renewitunes], on Google Play podcasts here [https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iil5f3igppc4usn4agagexbpnti?t%3DTeaching_%25E2%2580%2593_RENEW_Church%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16], on Spotify podcasts here [https://open.spotify.com/show/02wsxh9jPN8iwBBgQu072g?si=QdWKmRVzR-yjItWwR_Dtdg ​], or access the churchpodcast feed directly here [http://feeds.feedburner.com/RenewChurchPodcast]. If you want to be in the loop, opt-in to those emails at the top of this site. (Subscribe below for all new blog posts via email.)

Renew Church family, This Sunday, we will reach the midpoint of the Advent season; the point at which our expectation gives way to hope at the declaration of His coming. Our main Scripture will beLuke 1:1-4, 25-56 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A1-4%2C+26-56&version=ESV]. Hope Dawning indeed. Let us consider how andwhy Mary says her soul magnifies the Lord and rejoices in God her Savior! Been a wet and cold beginning of Advent. Yet, some happy news to share, and see: We enter week three of the Advent Catechism: > Soon after, God sent the angel Gabriel to visit a young Jewish girl named: Mary. Mary was frightened, but Gabriel said to her: “Do not be afraid.” Gabriel told her that she had found great favor with God and she would be: blessed. She was going to give birth to a king; the child would be the anticipated: Son of God. In humble belief, Mary responded: “I am your servant.” ANNOUNCEMENTS: * We will celebrate Christ’s birth together with a10:30am Gathering on Christmas Day. * A caroling choir is in the works; please reach out to Brooke R. [brookesketches@gmail.com] if you are interested in joining! * Renew Men’s Huddle on Thursday, 6AM at Coffee Rush (900 Main St. OC) * Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday, 6:30PM. Email Anna athello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]if you’d like more information. * Just for fun, check out the heating solution going in at the building below! * Our second round of discipleship classes is underway! If you haven’t yet, please register on Church Center here »https://Godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1493281 [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1493281]. More on our new pattern on Sundays (9:30 & 10:30) here [https://www.godrenews.us/gatherings/sundays/]. * Renew Men’s Huddle on Thursday, 6:00 AM at Coffee Rush (900 Main St. OC) * Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday, 6:30 PM. » Email Anna athello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]if you’d like more information. * Links below for subscribing to the Renew podcast [http://www.godrenews.us/get-renew-podcast/] * Online giving to Renew Church here [http://www.godrenews.us/connect/give/], or checks mailed to PO Box 3222, Oregon City, OR 97045 [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Let-There-Be-Heat-YT-cover.001.jpeg?resize=1024%2C576] [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Let-There-Be-Heat-YT-cover.001.jpeg]Audio for this message may be played above, and is included in theRenew Church podcast:subscribe on Apple Podcats here [http://bit.ly/renewitunes], on Google Play podcasts here [https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iil5f3igppc4usn4agagexbpnti?t%3DTeaching_%25E2%2580%2593_RENEW_Church%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16], on Spotify podcasts here [https://open.spotify.com/show/02wsxh9jPN8iwBBgQu072g?si=QdWKmRVzR-yjItWwR_Dtdg ​], or access the churchpodcast feed directly here [http://feeds.feedburner.com/RenewChurchPodcast]. If you want to be in the loop, opt-in to those emails at the top of this site. (Subscribe below for all new blog posts via email.)

Renew Church family, Early November announcements for the Renew Church family, as we lean into Autumn. This Sunday’s House Church coincides with the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church [http://www.persecution.com/IDOP]. As we gather, we will lean into what it means to partner with and intercede for our suffering brothers and sisters across the globe. We will be looking at the textIsaiah 11:9-10 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah11:9-10&version=ESV]. ANNOUNCEMENTS: * A gap has opened up in our Serving Team arrangement; all of our former Hospitality team members are now teaching in kid’s discipleship classes and need replacements! We need two people for every 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Sunday. » Please email Anna athello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]if you can step in! A detailed description of this hospitality position is noted below. * Our second round of discipleship classes is underway! If you haven’t yet, please register on Church Center here »https://Godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1493281 [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1493281]. More on our new pattern on Sundays (9:30 & 10:30) here [https://www.godrenews.us/gatherings/sundays/]. * Renew Men’s Huddle on Thursday, 6AM at Coffee Rush (900 Main St. OC) * Women’s Bible Study on Tuesday, 6:30PM. » Email Anna athello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]if you’d like more information. View or listen below to this quick word Pastor Jeff about some of these announcements: Or listen: Hospitality roles description for Sunday gatherings: * Takes place for 15 minutes before discipleship classes (9:15-9:30am) & 15 minutes before the gathering (10:15-10:30am). * Includes greeting guests and orienting them to the building and available classes, checking kids in, and passing out connect cards and bulletins. * Formerly known as greeters. * Not recommended if you are currently leading a discipleship class. [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-06-Renew-IDOP.jpg?resize=1024%2C576] [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-11-06-Renew-IDOP.jpg] * Links below for subscribing to the Renew podcast [http://www.godrenews.us/get-renew-podcast/] * Online giving to Renew Church here [http://www.godrenews.us/connect/give/], or checks mailed to PO Box 3222, Oregon City, OR 97045 Audio for this message may be played above, and is included in theRenew Church podcast:subscribe on Apple Podcats here [http://bit.ly/renewitunes], on Google Play podcasts here [https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iil5f3igppc4usn4agagexbpnti?t%3DTeaching_%25E2%2580%2593_RENEW_Church%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16], on Spotify podcasts here [https://open.spotify.com/show/02wsxh9jPN8iwBBgQu072g?si=QdWKmRVzR-yjItWwR_Dtdg ​], or access the churchpodcast feed directly here [http://feeds.feedburner.com/RenewChurchPodcast]. If you want to be in the loop, opt-in to those emails at the top of this site. (Subscribe below for all new blog posts via email.)

Renew Church family, Early September announcements for the Renew Church family, as we lean into this new season. As we gather in homes this weekend, we will be revisiting what we have covered so far inColossians 1:1-14 [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians%201&version=ESV].  Let us share what the Spirit has shown us and encourage one another in prayer, discussion, and praise. View or listen below to this quick word Pastor Jeff about the many things we’re up to, particularly in regards to our new discipleship classes: Or listen: ANNOUNCEMENTS: * Discipleship classes [https://www.godrenews.us/gatherings/sundays/]begin September 11th! » Please let us know which classes your family will be attending by registeringhere [https://godrenews.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/1424390]. * In light of the new Gathering rhythm, our Serving Teams have been revamped. We will take this opportunity to switch things up for those of you that would like to serve on different teams (and if you’re not currently serving, consider this your formal invitation!). » Snag your preferred team and Sundayhere [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1s3i4AcdIEGGXXTRODxwt84si7dMnwWOtQHaZhray7uE/edit?usp=sharing]. * A Revival Building clean-up day is on the horizon! We’re working with the studio to get a date dialed in before the weather turns, so stay tuned for more info. * Renew Men’s Huddle next Thursday, 6AM at Coffee Rush (900 Main St. OC) * Women’s evening Bible Study is starting back up on Tuesdays, beginning September 13th. » Contact Anna Hunter (hello@godrenews.us [hello@godrenews.us]) for more information. [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Discipleship-Renew-Sundays-1024x576.png?resize=1024%2C576&ssl=1] [https://i0.wp.com/www.godrenews.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Discipleship-Renew-Sundays.png?ssl=1] * Links below for subscribing to the Renew podcast [http://www.godrenews.us/get-renew-podcast/] * Online giving to Renew Church here [http://www.godrenews.us/connect/give/], or checks mailed to PO Box 3222, Oregon City, OR 97045 Audio for this message may be played above, and is included in theRenew Church podcast:subscribe on Apple Podcats here [http://bit.ly/renewitunes], on Google Play podcasts here [https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iil5f3igppc4usn4agagexbpnti?t%3DTeaching_%25E2%2580%2593_RENEW_Church%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16], on Spotify podcasts here [https://open.spotify.com/show/02wsxh9jPN8iwBBgQu072g?si=QdWKmRVzR-yjItWwR_Dtdg ​], or access the churchpodcast feed directly here [http://feeds.feedburner.com/RenewChurchPodcast]. If you want to be in the loop, opt-in to those emails at the top of this site. (Subscribe below for all new blog posts via email.)

> For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? —Psalm 94:14-16 > [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1&version=ESV] As we meet in homes and house churches on Sunday, August 7th, let us lean in with hope and joy. Teaching and singing will be in-person for those meeting in house churches. Pastor Jeff has also posted a teaching (below as audio, and on podcast) reflecting on Psalm 94. * On Sunday, August 14th we gather for worship together at 10:00 [http://www.Godrenews.us/gatherings/]. THE LORD’S PRAYER (TOGETHER) > Our Father, who is in heaven, holy is Your name. Your kingdom come; Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. TEACHING: LISTEN SCRIPTURE READING: PSALM 94 [HTTPS://WWW.BIBLEGATEWAY.COM/PASSAGE/?SEARCH=PSALM+94&VERSION=ESV] The Lord Will Not Forsake His People > 94O Lord, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth! 2Rise up, O judge of the earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! 3O Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked exult? 4They pour out their arrogant words; all the evildoers boast. 5They crush your people, O Lord, and afflict your heritage. 6They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; 7and they say, “The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.” 8Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise? 9He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see? 10He who disciplines the nations, does he not rebuke? He who teaches man knowledge— 11the Lord—knows the thoughts of man, that they are but a breath. 12Blessed is the man whom you discipline, O Lord, and whom you teach out of your law, 13to give him rest from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked. 14For the Lord will not forsake his people; he will not abandon his heritage; 15for justice will return to the righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it. 16Who rises up for me against the wicked? Who stands up for me against evildoers? 17If the Lord had not been my help, my soul would soon have lived in the land of silence. 18When I thought, “My foot slips,” your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up. 19When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul. 20Can wicked rulers be allied with you, those who frame injustice by statute? 21They band together against the life of the righteous and condemn the innocent to death. 22But the Lord has become my stronghold, and my God the rock of my refuge. 23He will bring back on them their iniquity and wipe them out for their wickedness; the Lord our God will wipe them out. Or view: Discussing and applying the gospel in community, leading to prayer. Think on these questions, and “Needs and Names.” Questions for Bible study: * What are the cries of the righteous when facing injustice? (verses 1-3) * How are the evil deeds described in verses 4-7? * What consolation remains for God’s righteous people? (verses 8-15) * Who guards the righteous and exacts vengeance on the wicked? (verses 16-23) * What the role of the righteous in relationship to those who are oppressed? (See Psalm 82:4, Proverbs 24:11) * What are our needs? Share and pray. Who do we know who needs to know the love of Christ? Let us each name them and pray for each personally. PRAYING TOGETHER: BRINGING SPIRITUAL AND PRACTICAL NEEDS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO GOD OUR FATHER Stand together, every generation, in your home and proclaim the glories of King Jesus — of His goodness, greatness, grace and glory, until He returns! RESPONDING IN SONGS OF PRAISE * Playlist of all Renew worship songs [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJOqyrT6_Y155vpy_qaQeCitY1_2q4bCa] recorded and released BENEDICTION > “The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms.” —Deuteronomy 33:27a LET US TAKE THIS OCCASION TO GATHER IN HOMES, INVESTING WITH INTENTION AND JOY SUNDAY MORNING TO WORSHIP, PRAY, AND READ SCRIPTURE TOGETHER. WE ARE BRINGING THE GOSPEL HOME WHEN WE WORSHIP CHRIST. * As these weeks and months add up you may experience acute financial or emotional difficulty. If you are in need of assistance, whether financial or in practical ways, please email hello@Godrenews.us or reach out personally to any of the church Elders. Audio for this teaching may be played above, and is included in theRENEW Church podcast:subscribe in iTunes here [http://bit.ly/renewitunes], or Google Play podcasts here [https://playmusic.app.goo.gl/?ibi=com.google.PlayMusic&isi=691797987&ius=googleplaymusic&apn=com.google.android.music&link=https://play.google.com/music/m/Iil5f3igppc4usn4agagexbpnti?t%3DTeaching_%25E2%2580%2593_RENEW_Church%26pcampaignid%3DMKT-na-all-co-pr-mu-pod-16], now on Spotify podcasts here [https://open.spotify.com/show/02wsxh9jPN8iwBBgQu072g?si=QdWKmRVzR-yjItWwR_Dtdg ​], or access the churchpodcast feed directly here [http://feeds.feedburner.com/RenewChurchPodcast]. Prior teaching videos are posted onthis YouTube channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCht24m9otTbonXmvKkxWpHg]. (Subscribe below for all new blog posts via email.)