Renaissance Pgh Sermons

Journey with guest preacher Rusty Mckie as he unpacks the story of Mark 2:1-12 through the eyes of THE CROWD, THE PARALYTIC, & THE SCRIBES. TEXT: Mark 2:1-12  

In this passage of Scripture we will see that Jesus gives the folks in the synagogue a DIFFERENT TYPE OF TEACHING, a DIFFERENT TYPE OF AUTHORITY, a DIFFERENT TYPE OF FAME. TEXT: Mark 1:21-28

In Psalm 67 King David sings about the reality that God wants and desires all nations to know him. And in this Psalm we hear that GOD MAKES US ALL WITNESSES and OUR WITNESS IS ALL ABOUT GOD. TEXT: Psalm 67  

God declares a scandalous reversal over David when he confesses his sins. In Psalm 32 the Psalmist invites you to HOLD NOTHING BACK FROM GOD, because he knows that GOD HOLDS NOTHING AGAINST YOU when you confess your sins.  The reason: CHRIST DID EVERYTHING FOR YOU. TEXT: Psalm 32

From Psalm 19 we read that we can SEE GOD IN CREATION, SEE GOD IN THE LAW, and SEEK GOD FOR REDEMPTION. TEXT: Psalm 19

How should we define discipleship? What does it mean to be a follower of Christ? Hear from the Gospel of Mark that discipleship begins and ends with Jesus inviting us to LOSE OUR LIVES in order to SAVE OUR LIVES. TEXT: Mark 8:34-38 PREACHER: Rob Maine

Parenting is a heavy responsibility. What does God require of us as parents? What does he require of those who aren’t parents, but have friends who are? How should we think about parenting? We will see from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 that God has GRACE FOR YOU & GRACE FOR KIDS, even when we – or our...

If God became poor so that we might be rich, what does that mean for our lives? What does that mean for our money? Hear Tom – an elder-in-training – explain that because God was generous to us in Christ, we then should be generous to Him and to others. SPEAKER: Tom Binkowski TEXT: 2...

What does the Bible teach us about marriage? Who created it? Why was it created? Who is it for? Hear from Pastor Rob as he dives into Eph 5:22-33 to answer these questions. TEXT: Ephesians 5:22-33 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

What does the Bible have to say to us about sexuality? Why did God create sex? Hear in this sermon from Pastor Rob about God’s PLAN FOR SEX and Jesus’ PARDON FOR ALL in a pornified and over-sexualized culture. TEXT: John 7:53-8:11 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

How should the church view singles? What does the Bible have to say to the unmarried? Here from Pastor Rob as he answers these questions out of 1 Cor 7:6-7.  We will see that the SINGLE LIFE IS FOR SOME and the SINGLE LIFE IS FOREVER. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 7:6-7 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

What does it mean to be a woman created in the image of God? What does the Bible have to say about Biblical womanhood? Listen to Pastor Rob explain the answers to these questions from Gen 1:27-26 & 2:20-23. TEXT: Genesis 1:26-27 & 2:20-23

What does it mean to be a man? How are we supposed to understand this in light of Scripture? In 1 Cor 16:13-14, Paul tells the church that MEN ARE TOUGH and MEN ARE TENDER. TEXT: 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Take a look at 1 John 4:7-11 to see that God’s love is a LOVE SUPREME and a LOVE REVEALED. It is revealed in the finished work of Christ and believers’ love for one another. TEXT: 1 John 4:7-11 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

What does the Bible have to say about the Bible’s authority? Listen as Pastor Rob dives into Paul’s 2nd letter to his protégé Timothy. Paul tells Timothy to BELIEVE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT and to LIVE WHAT YOU’VE BEEN TAUGHT. SPEAKER: Rob Maine TEXT: 2 Timothy 3:14-17

When the people comprise their faith and the purity of the temple, Nehemiah steps in to confront from within. TEXT: Nehemiah 13:4-14 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Just as much as we need to preach the Gospel to ourselves and to others, we need to sing the Gospel to ourselves and one another. TEXT: Nehemiah 12:27-43 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Why is it so difficult to will ourselves to serve others? And why, when we actually serve, is it done unwillingly or begrudgingly? Hear from Nehemiah 11 to see how we can find fuel to inform the way we serve one another. SPEAKER: Rob Maine TEXT: Nehemiah 11:1-2

The Israelites, following their great awakening to God’s mercies (ch. 7-8) and their great confession (ch. 9), are now re-committing their lives to worship God alone (ch 10).  But this isn’t merely lip service; we read that they change who they enter in to RELATIONSHIPS with, they change the way they REST, and they change the...

Because Jesus is the resurrection and the life, we can live the resurrected life now. TEXT: John 11:17-27 SPEAKER: Rob Maine