Author Archives: tylerramsbey

I wanted to take a minute to say THANK YOU to all of you who support Renovation Church financially. This past week, I took some time to personally send a message to every teacher in the Garretson School District to let them know that we are praying for them and to offer to help purchasing anything needed forContinue reading “Thank You!!!”

This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching about the most influential church plant in the first century – the church in Antioch. I walk through the text and share four characteristics about the type of church (and Christian) that God blesses. Below the video you can find the Sermon Discussion Guide to goContinue reading “The Church God Blesses (Acts 11:19-26)”

This past Sunday, I did a special online service that consisted of answering questions that were submitted both ahead of time and while I was doing the service. One of these questions asked if there were any guidelines or principles to consider for the current debate over masks. Here is a short clip from theContinue reading “Unmasking the Mask Debate.”

Unfortunately the Christian church throughout history has been one of the main proponents of prejudice, racism, and ethnocentrism. This is not a new problem in the church; instead, it was even propagated by the great Apostle Peter. In this message, I teach through Acts 10:1-48 and we see how Peter’s prejudice & ethnocentrism is challengedContinue reading “God Has No Favorites (Acts 10:1-48)”

What comes to mind when you think of the word “saint”? For many of us, we tend to think of a super spiritual person who seems to be closer to Jesus than the rest of us – the Mother Theresas of the world. Others of you likely think of your grandmother (let’s be honest, ourContinue reading “How To “Achieve” Sainthood”

This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching through two incredible miracles in the Book of Acts – the healing of a paralyzed man and the raising of a dead woman. In this message, I teach verse-by-verse through this passage and explain how it applies to our lives today. The sermon discussion guide canContinue reading “Plundering Satan (Acts 9:32-43)”

My philosophy for preaching is to go verse-by-verse through books of the Bible at Renovation Church. So far, I have had the honor of teaching all the way through the Gospel of John and 1 Peter. Now we are working our way through the Book of Acts. One of the many benefits of this typeContinue reading “Do Dramatic Miracles (Healings, Raising the Dead, etc.) Happen Today?”

Hi everyone, I taught through Acts 9:32-43 this morning and in one of the miracles, we saw Peter raise a woman from the dead. I made the point of saying that we generally react to this type of miracle in one of two ways. The first reaction is through skepticism – we just assumed itContinue reading “Raising the Dead”

This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching through Acts 9:19-31 at Renovation Church. In this passage, we are given a glimpse into the transformation of Saul after he encounters Jesus on his way to Damascus. By looking at Saul’s transformation, we are given a glimpse into five pieces of evidence that should beContinue reading “Evidence of True Conversion (Acts 9:19-31)”

This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching through Acts 9:10-19. In this passage we are given a glimpse into the power of (ordinary) discipleship through the life of Ananias. Ananias’ example leaves us with five characteristics worthy of our imitation. The sermon discussion guide is below the message. We will be meeting onContinue reading “The Power of Discipleship (Acts 9:10-19)”