Renewal Ministries of Colorado Springs

12/13/2024

11/03/2024

In his book, Sabbath as Resistance, Walter Brueggemann says: “I have come to think that the fourth commandment on Sabbath is the most difficult and most urgent of the commandments in our society, because it summons us to intent and conduct that defies the most elemental requirements of a commodity-propelled society that specializes in control and entertainment, bread and circuses … along with anxiety and violence… Sabbath becomes a decisive, concrete, visible way of opting for and aligning with the God of rest.”*

09/02/2024

We will be doing a marriage conference in 2 weeks. We be would greatly appreciate your prayers as we continue to prepare. Our desire is to encourage and strengthen the couples that attend.

08/21/2024

My Weakness His All-sufficient Grace
08/22/24 Devotional, George Stahnke

2 Corinthians 12: 7-10 (NLT) even though I have received such wonderful revelations from God. So to keep me from becoming proud, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger from Satan to torment me and keep me from becoming proud. 8 Three different times I begged the Lord to take it away. 9 Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. 10 That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

“Paul had to believe that God’s grace is sufficient. We really don’t believe God’s grace is sufficient until we believe we are insufficient. For many of us, especially in American culture, this is a huge obstacle. We are the people who idolize the “self-made man” and want to rely on ourselves. But we can’t receive God’s strength until we know our weakness. We can’t receive the sufficiency of God’s grace until we know our own insufficiency.” –David Guzik

“This sufficiency is declared without any limiting words, and therefore I understand the passage to mean that the grace of our Lord Jesus is sufficient to uphold thee, sufficient to strengthen thee, sufficient to comfort thee, sufficient to make thy trouble useful to thee, sufficient to enable thee to triumph over it, sufficient to bring thee out of it, sufficient to bring thee out of ten thousand like it, sufficient to bring thee home to heaven… O child of God, I wish it were possible to put into words this all-sufficiency, but it is not.” --Spurgeon

Philippians 4:11-13 (ESV) Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13 I can do all things through him who strengthens me.

John 15:5 (ESV) I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.
“Let no one expect to have mercy of his flesh without going again and again in his weakness to the Lord for strength. Nor will prayer with others or conversing with the brother in make up for secret prayer.” --George Mueller

“The most successful pray-ers are those who know their own inward weakness. Without God, they have no strength. They know too that the flesh loves to talk to others about our problems, rather than pray. We've all seen this when we've gone to meetings where we end up talking more than praying. It takes an emptying of self and a total reliance on God to hide oneself away from the brethren and to prevail over our flesh through prayer. Nothing today will benefit your struggle with the flesh more than the spending time with God. Prayer—secret, fervent, believing prayer--lies at the root of all personal godliness.” --William Carey

08/13/2024

"Forgiveness is not a method to be learned as much as a truth to be lived." Nancy Leigh Demoss

07/26/2024

Attached is an article I wrote on Whole Hearted Love in Marriage.

Wholehearted Love in Marriage
By George Stahnke 072024

When God thinks of us, when he sees us, he is moved with deep emotion toward us that demands expression. He is not silent, indifferent, passive, or detached! Because he sees us as people of extreme worth and value, there is no halfhearted effort; “maybe I should,” “if it’s not too demanding.” He gives his best, his all, for the one he loves! As imitators of God, we must love our wives as Christ loves us. Anything less is not wholehearted.

Webster defines wholehearted as “completely and sincerely devoted, determined, or enthusiastic, marked by complete earnest commitment, free from all reserve or hesitation.” An example of this kind of wholehearted love is found in Ephesians 5:1-2 and verse 25. “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” 25 “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her.”

A key component to wholehearted love in marriage is love of self, “You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor (wife) as yourself.’ (Emphasis added) This is important because the love of God and self is the benchmark that defines a healthy relationship in marriage. As we continue to yield to God, our love of self becomes healthy, which enables us to adjust our thoughts and behaviors to meet the needs of our wives. With a healthy love of self, we endeavor to live by the golden rule, treating her as we would like to be treated. With determination, we honor our wives, resist being critical, pursue harmony, accepting her, and patiently making allowances for her short-comings.

Our selfish and sinful tendencies sabotage wholehearted love in marriage. Perhaps the apostle Paul said it best. “It happens so regularly that it’s predictable. The moment I decide to do good, sin is there to trip me up.” In this struggle to love our wives as we love ourselves, we must believe that we have access to God’s divine nature, and trust that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. This marvelous transformation into wholehearted love in marriage is a lifelong process, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”

Imagine marriages where husbands obey God’s instruction to love their wives as they love themselves. Envision the joy of a woman who knows she is tenderly cared for, protected, and cherished! I can hear the accolades now, “Thank God for a husband who loves me wholeheartedly!”

Matthew 22:36-39
Biblical self-love must not be confused with self-centeredness, vanity, or narcissism. Scriptural self-love is an ever-growing awareness and acceptance of our true worth and value before God. Healthy self-love promotes a responsible life style earmarked by appropriate relational boundaries (spiritually, emotionally, and physically) and applicable self-care.
Romans 12:16 AMP
Matthew 7:12
Romans 12:10b; 14:13,19; 15:7; Ephesians 4:2 AMP
Romans 7:21 The Message
Philippians 4:13; 2 Peter 1: 1-10
Philippians 3:12-14
Ephesians 5:28, 33

07/19/2024

Hello prayer warriors. This Sunday I will be preaching at Broomfield Assembly of God on "Boldly Seeking God's Presence."

Would you agree with me in prayer for a powerful manifestation of God's presence? I will be concluding my message with Acts2:1-4. “We must not allow the Holy Spirit to become little more than a theological concept and discussion point. The Holy Spirit is God with us animating our lives so that we can walk the way of Jesus just as he did.” -- Terry Wardle, identity matters page 182.

Thank you for your partnership! Ephesians 4:16

07/02/2024

Life is hard . . . choose wisely!

08/18/2021

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Welcome to our website, we appreciate your interest. Renewal Ministries of Colorado Springs is built upon the belief that anyone who is desperate for change, can change, by embracing the Word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit. “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the...

10/05/2020

“Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel,” (Philippians‬ ‭1:27‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)
The Greek word “conduct” πολιτεύω politeuomai literally means “to be a good citizen.”

As Christians we are citizens of Heaven. We are also in citizens of America. I believe that Paul’s message speaks to all of us. In this critical time we have an opportunity, dare I say, an obligation, to live our lives in a way that validates the gospel with the hope that it will influence our nation. It is not about republican, independent, or democrat. It must always be about truth and righteousness, bringing Kingdom values to bear upon our society.

Edmund Burke an Irish statesman in the 1700’s said is well “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” We have an obligation to cast our vote, to make our voice heard in November. No longer can we afford to be known as “the silent majority.” To be silent is not conduct worthy of the gospel of Christ!

09/25/2020

We are open for face-to-face and Telehealth appointments.

08/04/2020

How to know the will of God-a great reminder from Abandonment to Divine Providence, Jean-Pierre de Caussade (1675 -1751)
“Every moment we live through is like an ambassador that declares the will of God to us. If we understood how to see in each moment some manifestation of the will of God we should find therein all that our hearts could desire. If we were attentive and watchful, God would reveal Himself to us, and we would see His divine action in everything that happened to us and rejoice in it. There is not a moment in which God does not present Himself under the cover of some pain to be endured, of some consolation to be enjoyed, or of some duty to be performed. All that takes place within us, around us, or through us, contains and conceals His divine action. If we have abandoned ourselves to God, there is only one rule for us: the duty of living with faith, humility and love in the present moment.”

05/12/2020

“When the light of divine providence has once shone upon a godly man, he is then relieved and set free not only from the extreme anxiety and fear that were pressing him before, but from every care.” –John Calvin

04/06/2020

Parents Guide to screen time . . .
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/parenting/a-parents-guide-to-screen-time-during-coronavirus/

Now, more than ever, we need to be mindful of our screens and how we use them. Here is a guide to limiting screen time for your family in positive ways.

04/03/2020

A very relevant message for today from the past . . .
https://www.focusonthefamily.com/episodes/broadcast/trusting-god-in-todays-economy/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=885107&refcd=885107&utm_source=ENewsletter&seid=114071864

Author and speaker Steve Farrar encourages listeners who are struggling with financial challenges to trust in God as their ultimate provider and sustainer.

04/02/2020

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