Author Archives: tylerramsbey

Renovation Church Family, We will be moving our services indoors to the American Legion beginning on Sunday, October 4th. Since COVID-19 cases continue to rise exponentially in South Dakota (and in Minnehaha County) we want you to know that your safety and well-being is our priority. Since there are people in our congregation who areContinue reading “COVID-19 Update from Renovation Church”

According to a multitude of studies, churches in the United States will lose at least 25% of regular attenders due to COVID-19 who will never return to the church. At Renovation Church, close to 40% of regular attenders have not returned to any of our services since March. It’s likely that many of these peopleContinue reading “Church After COVID-19”

Yesterday, I received a very good question from a member of Renovation Church in regards to young children and communion. If you have attended our church recently, you will know that during the communion time I tell parents that it is up to them to decide whether or not their children are ready to partakeContinue reading “Should Young Children Take Communion?”

Friends, the President recently said that if Joe Biden is elected it will “hurt the Bible” and “hurt God.” I do not support Joe Biden but I can say with confidence God will not be “hurt” by the leader of the United States of America – regardless of who it is. By all means, beContinue reading “A Short Note.”

This past Sunday, I had the honor of teaching through Acts 12:18-23. In this message, I compare and contrast King Herod with King Jesus to help people understand the difference between the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Darkness. The Sermon Discussion Guide can be found below the video to help you go deeperContinue reading “A Tale of Two Kings (Acts 12:18-23)”

I may be the only person who went from an Associate’s Degree to a Master’s Degree and now a Bachelor’s Degree but here I go embarking on another degree. Ashley & I have come to the conclusion that I have an addiction to education but I (think) that’s a good addiction. Beginning this Fall, IContinue reading “I Am Pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree”

As a general rule, I try my best to not speak into political issues. The reason for this is that I recognize the moment that I do, I instantly bring division into a group of people. Nevertheless, I do think it is wise (and keeping with church history) to offer gentle critiques of government andContinue reading “A Gentle Critique”

As I shared in a previous post, I am hoping to provide a high school level class for students who will be doing virtual learning or homeschooling as a result of COVID-19. I am waiting to make this class official until I have at least 5 students signed up but am spending the bulk ofContinue reading “NT Literature: The Johannine Corpus”

Hi everyone, I know that many parents have adopted homeschooling or virtual schooling for this year. If you would like your kids to take some type of religious education class, I would be more than willing to organize some classes via Zoom – possibly a New Testament Survey class with some church history mixed in.Continue reading “New Testament Survey/Church History Class”

This past Sunday I had the honor of teaching through the Book of Acts by studying Acts 12:1-17. In this passage, we looked at two major events of history – the first is the death of the Apostle James and the second is the deliverance of Peter from prison at the hands of an angel.Continue reading “Prison Break (Acts 12:1-17)”