40 Days: The Presence Problem

enApril 08, 2020

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About this Episode

Perhaps you have been wondering, "What is God up to with this pandemic?" Many of us have been wondering the same thing. In this teaching, Pastor Chris Kipp begins with the question, "What if I told you that God strategically interrupts our lives to get our attention and to awaken us?" Like the disciples in the Garden of Gethsemane with Jesus (Matt. 26:36-46) we keep falling asleep to what matters most and God keeps coming to awaken us. Listen in as Chris shares about the Presence Problem and how God desires for us to be present to Him, to our own hearts and to others. This recording is from the Renaissance Church Livestream on April 5th, 2020. #alloflifealltheearth www.ren-church.org

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