In Pursuit of Justice - Renaissance Church

The importance of Prayer

July 12, 2020 • Jordan Rice

Jesus gives us a prayer that will sustain, guide, correct, comfort, center, encourage, and focus us.

Finding the Endurance to Continue

June 7, 2020 • Jordan Rice

Endurance is the difference between persistence through adversity and misery in adversity. Now, more than ever, we need endurance.

How Do We Pursue Racial Justice?

June 14, 2020 • Jordan Rice

What should I do right now? There are several things we can all do to pursue racial justice. In this message, we dig into a few concrete steps we all need to consider. Take the step of "going inward," and examine how racist thoughts and attitudes were nurtured in you. Follow the instructions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1beielkbu_jfxso3duaceghsi4h6uyyuy7zi5hjb0teq/edit?usp=sharing

The Road to Justice: What Change Requires

June 21, 2020 • Jordan Rice

Growth and change rarely happen at the pace that we want. In this message, we look to a parable from Jesus that will give us patience, endurance, and grace as we pursue to be a people of Justice. Take the step of "going inward," and examine how racist thoughts and attitudes were nurtured in you. Follow the instructions here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1beielkbu_jfxso3duaceghsi4h6uyyuy7zi5hjb0teq/edit?usp=sharing

The Silent Killer

June 28, 2020 • Jordan Rice

Pride is the carbon monoxide of sin—it silently and slowly kills you without you even knowing.

Injustice in a Pandemic

May 31, 2020 • Jordan Rice

When we’re already overwhelmed with a pandemic, how should we respond to racial injustice in America?