Renaissance Pgh Sermons

In chapter 9 of the book of Nehemiah the people of God come together for a Great Confession to admit they are the Guilty Party, while standing before a Gracious Savior. TEXT: Nehemiah 9:1-37 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Hear Dr. Brian Vickers teach us that holiness is a life that is fully devoted and undivided to God and to others. TEXT: 1 Peter 1:13-21, Lev 19 SPEAKER: Dr. Brian Vickers

Nehemiah now gathers the people to hear the Word of God read and taught by Ezra. We see that the Words of God renew His people & the Words of God revive His people. TEXT: Nehemiah 7:73b-8:18 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Hear how the people of Israel, led by Nehemiah, lived in community with one another and were committed to one another. Nehemiah shows us that we are made for community and made for commitment. TEXT: Nehemiah 7:1-73 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Israel’s enemies have given up on threatening their lives with war. In an attempt to terrify them and taunt them they pull out all of the stops by spreading lies so Nehemiah and the Jews cease their work on the wall. Hear how Nehemiah responds to the obvious lies and the not so obvious lies...

In the 5th chapter of his self-titled narrative, Nehemiah shows mercy towards the poor and impoverished Jews . Nehemiah listens to the poor, leads the poor, and loves the poor with his riches. TEXT: Nehemiah 5:1-19 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

Hear from our guest preacher, Jeremiah Nichols, as he shows us two instructions for the Christian life, three illustrations for the Christian life, and One great example for the Christian life from 2 Timothy 2:1-8. TEXT: 2 Timothy 2:1-8 SPEAKER: Jeremiah Nichols

Guest preacher, Robbie Schmidtberger, shows us that we – like Nehemiah and the Jews – can trust God, because He is a God who hears our prayers and fights for us. TEXT: Nehemiah 4:7-23 SPEAKER:

When opposition and persecution come our way, how is the church supposed to respond? Pastor Rob looks to Nehemiah in Neh 4, and ultimately Jesus, to give us the answer. TEXT: Nehemiah 4:1-6 SPEAKER: Rob Maine

In this passage of Nehemiah, we see the Israelite’s identity change from disgrace to grace. Listen to pastor Rob speak about what life is like when disgrace is our identity vs. when grace is our identity. Because when our identity changes from disgrace to grace, nothing can separate us from God. SPEAKER: Rob Maine TEXT:...

In the opening chapter of Nehemiah we read about the Predicament of Israel and the Prayer of Nehemiah.  Listen to how this important juncture in Israel’s history has lasting significance for the way we can experience not only true renewal in our own lives, but in our friends’ and family’s lives today. SPEAKER: Rob Maine...

Hear from Tom Binkowski, an elder-in-training and a missional community leader at Renaissance Church, preach on Jesus’s parable of The Prodigal Son. TEXT: Luke 15:11-32 SPEAKER: Tom Binkowski

Jesus invites us to put down the work that lies underneath our work so we can find the true rest underneath our rest. Christ tells us to come to him and to rest in him. Text: Matthew 11:28-30 Speaker: Rob Maine

Why should we work? What is the purpose of our work? Listen to pastor Rob Maine preach from 1 Cor 7:17;20-24 where Paul answers similar questions that the folks in Corinth had concerning their work. Paul instructs the believers to STAY WHERE THEY ARE and to SERVE WHERE THEY ARE, because God has called them...

If work is fundamentally good and was part of Creation before the fall, then why is it so difficult? Why is it so hard? Why do we experience so much pain in the workplace? Hear in Eccl 2:17-19 why all of these problems exist in our work. The Teacher in Ecclesiastes tells us that our...

“Does my work matter to God?” “Does my work have value to God?” are questions that we ask all too often.  If the answer  to these questions is ‘yes’ – and it is – how then can I connect my faith to my work? Listen to this first sermon in our Work & Rest series...

Guest preacher, Andrew Hughes from Three Rivers Grace Community Church, walks us through the first chapter of 1 Thessalonians. In this letter, Paul writes to a young church in the provence of Thessalonika. Hear how Paul is encouraged by this church: he celebrates their transformative reception of the gospel and their missionary proclamation of the Gospel....

Every time we turn on the TV or log on to CNN’s webpage we can see there is a lack of peace in the world. Whether it’s in Jerusalem or on Jerry Springer we see wars between nations, war between families, and even wars within our own minds. Even when peace seems impossible, Paul tells...

If Jesus has done all of the work for us, why would we start working out our salvation now? Paul tells his friends that the grace of God does not lead towards a life of complacency and coasting, but rather it generates a life of full devotion to the One who is completely devoted to...

What does God require of me? What do I need to do in order to measure up? What happens if I am not good enough? In this text, hear how Paul explains to his friends in Philippi that when you add something to the message of the Gospel it gets you nothing. But when you...