What’s Happening at Renovation City Church
SUNDAY SERMON RECAP
This week we continued in our Kingdom Living series on the parables of Jesus in the book of Luke. We were in Luke 8:1-16, the parable of the sower. Pastor Pricelis guided us through each seed that fell and how we can examine where we have let our seed (God’s word) fall in our lives.
After listening to the sermon, take some time to reflect and try to talk with someone else while answering these discussion questions:
First, take time to reflect on where your seed has fallen (maybe in more than 1 place), not from a place of shame but from a place of honesty.
What is one practical step you can take this week to root yourself where the 4th seed fell, good soil? What will it require of you?
*please note: the sermon is up on the podcast every tuesday
UPCOMING
In the next 2 weeks:
Reach out to Hephzibah to RSVP of if you have questions! *Please note, these bi-monthly ladies events are exclusively for Renovation city church ladies.
BE IN THE WORD
this weeks scripture: Luke 18:9-14
MORE TO KNOW:
our liturgies
our liturgies
OPENING LITURGY:
The Spirit of God, is on us, because God anointed us.
He sent us to preach good news to the poor, heal the heartbroken, announce freedom to captives, pardon prisoners.
God sent us to announce the year of his favor— and God’s anger to those who oppose to comfort all who mourn. To care for those who need in the Bronx. To give them beauty instead of ashes, joy instead of doom, reasons to praise instead of despair.
Call them Oaks of Righteousness, planted by God to display his glory. To rebuild what others ruined, To rise out of the damage. To repair the ruined cities, To take what’s left behind and renovate. It is from this place, that we worship.
GENEROSITY LITURGY:
Holy Father, there is nothing I have that You have not given me. All I have and am belong to You, bought with the blood of Jesus. To spend everything on myself, and to give without sacrifice, is the way of the world that You cannot abide.
But generosity is the way of those who call Christ their Lord. Who love Him with free hearts and serve Him with renewed minds. Who withstand the delusion of riches that chokes the word; Whose hearts are in your kingdom and not in the systems of the world.
I am determined to increase in generosity until it can be said that there is no needy person among us. I am determined to be trustworthy with such a little thing as money that You may trust me with true riches.
Above all, I am determined to be generous because You, Father, are generous. It is the delight of Your daughters and sons to share Your traits, and to show what You are like to all the world. Amen.
OUR CLOSING BLESSING:
May the Lord bless you and keep you. May the Lord make his face shine upon you and fill you with grace. May the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. And as you go, you would carry his love, seek his justice, and make his kingdom visible to all of your neighbors, especially the vulnerable and neglected. Amen.
Got a prayer request or question or concern?
We invite you to contact Pastors Tim, Pricelis, and Jocelyn directly - but here is also a form you can fill out:
GIVING / GENEROSITY
If you haven’t set up regular giving, would you consider setting up regular giving to Renovation City Church? We want to be a community whose generosity breeds generosity. Praise God we have been doing that already.
Any funds given will be going straight into the Church’s business account and will be stewarded and managed well by the pastors and a professional accountant.