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"THEREFORE, IF ANYONE IS IN CHRIST, HE IS A NEW CREATION. THE OLD HAS PASSED AWAY; BEHOLD, THE NEW HAS COME." 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17 (ESV)

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Christmas is coming!

11/20/2020

Hi there!
We had an awesome weekend at Renew Church! If you have not visited on a Sunday and you live in Miami- I encourage you to come check us out! If you are unable to or you don’t live near us- we still have Renew Church Online on Sundays at 10:45am! (Please know we are in the process of upgrading our Church Online experience and we have had some challenges with our production/editing, if you have trouble watching at www.Renew.Miami, please try facebook.com/renewmiami.

As we prepare for Christmas, you don’t want to miss a Sunday in December! We will have character visits from several popular Christmas stories and lots of other fun activities every weekend.

We are also selling Christmas trees on Thanksgiving Weekend. Prices are from $25 for a 4-5’ Tree up to $75 for 8-9’ Trees. 100% of proceeds go to support Hurricane Relief and Missions! (Pre-Order your tree this Sunday!)

Last week, we had our Christmas Vision Meeting at Renew! What a great turnout! Thank you to everyone who came! This Sunday we will begin rehearsals and assigning parts. If you are interested in being part of the program… show up this Sunday at 5:45pm! For questions, contact Suzanne Suris at 305-283-8319 or Mabel Perez at 786-402-0220. Suzanne is the Worship Director at Redland Church and we are happy to be partnering with churches in our community for the same purpose of celebrating the birth of our King!

Finally, be praying. Although the Christmas program is going to be super fun in nature and families are going to love it- this is also an opportunity to invite people to church that might be far from God right now. We will be doing a “5 for 5” initiative from November 30-December 4. The purpose is to pray and fast for 5 days for 5 people/families in your life that need to be at Renew Church on December 20 for our Christmas Program! I truly believe this could be a life changing day for some people that you intentionally begin to pray and fast for during our “5 for 5” Initiative.

Pastor Treavor
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

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You don't want to miss this sunday!

11/13/2020

Hi there!

I hope you have had a great week so far! Some exciting things are happening at YOUR church and I wanted to let you know about it!

RC Kids is Back! It is so exciting to see the renovated kids spaces, the super friendly teachers and just to know that our kids are learning about Jesus in a fun and safe way! All of our adult volunteers have received background checks and given clear instruction on how to maintain social distancing while providing a great learning environment for your kids. If you missed last weekend, please join us this week and invite some families with children! You will be glad you did!

Christmas Vision Meeting. This Sunday night at 5:45pm, we are having a meeting to prepare for our Christmas Program at Renew Church! The title of our Christmas Program is “Once Upon a Christmas” and it tells the stories of Christmas that leads to the greatest story of all… the birth of Jesus! Its got a bunch of your favorite Christmas characters and will end with a Gospel message that is sure to lead people back to the real reason for the season! If you are interested in playing a part either by singing, acting or behind the scenes- WE NEED YOU! Please join us for the 1 hour meeting on Sunday at 5:45pm. There will be Hot Cocoa and Cookies and kids are welcome to be part of the program!

Leadership Institute is this Sunday at 6:45pm! Immediately following the Christmas Vision Meeting, my friend and mentor, Pastor Josh Hannah, will be teaching a leadership principle called the 4 Stages of Thinking. I have grown so much as a leader under Pastor Josh and wanted to take the opportunity while he was in Miami for you to hear from him. Even if you have not attended other Leadership Institute trainings- don’t miss this one! Josh is a church planter, founder of the Compassion Network, and he runs a longterm residential drug/alcohol ministry called Hope Center Ministries with 20 locations worldwide. You won’t regret it!

See you at our In-Person services on Sunday at 9:30 or 10:45am! (Church Online is available at 10:45am) Its going to be a great day! Don’t miss it and please invite a friend to join you!

Love
Pastor Treavor and Misty
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

PS. We are selling Christmas Trees starting Thanksgiving weekend. 100% of Proceeds will go to Missions/Hurricane Relief! We only have 110 trees and they will sell quickly! PreSales are happening this Sunday!

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I Voted!

11/6/2020

Amazing grace, how sweet the sound. Many of us are familiar with that well known hymn and oh, how we need to be singing this song. It should be no surprise to anyone living in America that we are in a very tense season as a country. It seems like people want you to take a side and “fight the good fight” of Facebook debates and subliminal Instagram posts. And if you don’t, well then, you must not care about what’s going on.

I once was lost, but now I’m found. Was blind, but now I see. Those also lyrics of the hymn ‘Amazing Grace’, and how true a statement for anyone who has put their faith in Jesus. We should be so thankful for the grace God shows us because it was God’s grace that forgave us and welcomed us into His family, even though we did not deserve it and had a different view point than God’s. Just as God revealed this amazing grace to us, whether it was from a sermon that touched us, a friend who’s testimony could only point to God, or any other way, we as His sons and daughters have the privilege to extend grace to those around us.

Why though? Why am I bringing this up during a crucial political time in our country? Because although I realize that this is a crucial political time in our country I cannot forget how God saved a wretch like me. And because He saved a wretch like me and like you, we cannot allow this season to distract us from the fact that there are people who need to be saved. Political Facebook debates or subliminal political Instagram posts are not effective ways to extend grace to someone who needs to be saved. On the contrary they do the exact opposite. I want to challenge the church to drop the fight of proving a political point and pick up the fight of reaching lost people for the sake of Jesus Christ. Whether someone is a Democrat or a Republican, God still wants to save the lost and they’re are lost people on both sides. So instead of reacting argumentative when someone posts or says something we don’t agree with publicly, let’s be a people who can reach out to them privately and see how that person is doing and see if there’s anyway we can be praying for them. The reality is that regardless of anyone’s political party, they can be saved by God’s amazing grace. It’s grace that brought us to the Lord and it’s going to be the grace we extend that leads people to the Lord.

Regardless of the political outcome, Jesus is still King. In 4 years whoever the president is will either cease to be president or will have an opportunity to lose their presidency but when that time comes, Jesus will still be King then and forever more. Let’s shift our focus from earthly disputes to focusing on the lost who need our King. “You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:13‬. Let’s be a good flavor wherever we are, online or in person, and extend grace, patience, love, and kindness to all. I believe we can do it and heaven will be rejoicing because of it.

God bless you.

With love,

Mikey
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

PS RC Kids is launching this weekend at our in person services and they are ready to safely and lovingly care for your children. Let the kids know it’s going to be a blast!

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Trunk or Treat 10/30 7-9pm

10/30/2020

Hi there!We are gearing up for our first community event at our new home- the Renew Trunk or Treat! I hope that you will join us and invite some friends and family for this fun and safe event. (Please no scary or inappropriate costumes.)

-20+ Trunks
-Contest for the Best Trunk
-Tiagos Tacos
-T-shirt Fundraiser for our building Project!

Hope to see you tonight!

17569 SW 147 Ave. Miami 33187

Love,
Treavor and Misty Pound
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

PS Don’t miss our brand new sermon series, Buck Wild! Also we will be receiving communion together (In Person- 9:30 & 10:45 I Online 10:30am)

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The Comeback > Your Setback

10/23/2020

Do you believe that?

I am writing this blog from FLL Airport on my way to NC... it’s my first flight since Covid-19 began. Its a quick trip to connect with the Compassion Church Network that Renew is a part of; then coming back for Church on Sunday! :)

Although it has been a really tough year for all of us- You could call it a “Setback”... I still believe the “Comeback is going to be greater than the Setback!” I don’t know what you are facing right now, but let me remind you- life is worth living and great days are ahead for us!

This Sunday (in Person and Online), I have invited an amazing couple back to help us conclude the Comeback Series. Terrence and Emma Mullings are the Pastors of HistoryMakers Church in Pembroke Pines which is launching in January.

I hope you will join me as we welcome them and encourage them on their church planting endeavor. Every time I am with them, I am always more encouraged after being with them and I believe you will feel the same way!

I also want to remind you about our Trunk or Treat on OCTOBER 30 from 7-9pm. This will be a safe and fun event for the whole family. We still need people to participate by decorating a Trunk and handing out candy! Sign up this Sunday or contact Mabel Perez at 786-402-0220 for more info! Bonus: Tiagos Tacos will be selling Tacos! (Masks are required and we will maintain social distancing.)

Finally, we are continuing to make improvements on our new building! We had a Tree Care Company come in and cut/trim several trees around our property, we repaired the flat portions of the roof, we are renovating Kids Classes, sealing the parking lot/replacing parking bumpers, repairing parking lot lights, installing electronic equipment and more! Come see all the improvements!

Love you all!

Treavor
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

PS Invite a friend to join you this Sunday In Person or Online! (We have lots of room in our first service at 9:30am!:)

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10/16/2020

Hi there!It's October 16 and I'm 41 today. That's hard to believe. My girls are growing up. I am looking older while my wife just gets prettier every day! :)

As I reflect on my life, I decided to make this post about the things I praise God for... these are random thoughts so if I miss something- sorry. There is probably MUCH more that I need to list but here it goes...

1. My personal relationship with Jesus.
2. My amazing wife that supports me 100%.
3. My 2 daughters that love Jesus, our family and our church.
4. My Mom and Dad. They constantly encourage and support us.
5. My 3 brothers and 1 bro-in-law and their families that have my back no matter what.
6. My extended family on both sides of our family.
7. Our amazing leaders at Renew Church.
8. The people that call Renew Church their home.
9. Our extended church family (I call it the 'Big "C" Church')
10. The city we live in and minister to in the Nation we are privileged to be part of.

I'm also thankful for my health, food in my fridge, a roof over my head, a car to drive... the list goes on and on.

Don't take anything for granted.

Love you all!

Pastor Treavor
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

P.S. This is a text that came from my Dad at 5:33am (4:33am where he lives) and I thought it was worth sharing.
Be yourself-everybody else is taken.
Keep God in the picture.
You are gifted individually and solely of God!!!
You have a uniqueness from God that is only you!!!
You have a responsibility!!!
(responsibility is your response to God‘s ability)
If you have realized your giftedness and your uniqueness
your response and purpose should be,
"I must reflect God’s light while it is day because night is coming."
So obey all the words as you hear from God.
If you don’t hear from God keep seeking, knocking and asking.
Get closer to Him.
The Bible is your instruction manual.
Meditate in that manual day and night and God will make your way prosperous.
You will have good success in whatever you do.
You have to study it in order for it to help you do it.
Make your delight in the word of the Lord so you’ll be like Him.
Then you will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that will prosper and your life will not wither.
The peace of God surpasses all understanding.
God’s love is something that surpasses knowledge.
Happy Birthday.

Did I mention that I praise God for my parents?

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Call it a Comeback!

10/9/2020

Hi there!
What a year it has been. Many of us have lost jobs/income, friendships/social connections, health scares and even our loved ones in 2020.

It is a year, we will never forget- but sometimes we wish we could.

However, I continue to think about the message of redemption. That in the midst of a fallen world- God is in the business of redeeming what seems to be unredeemable.

That is what we are preaching on in this month’s series. The main idea of the series is that it is never too late for comeback!

We have seen that through even the most difficult of circumstances- God is still in control!

Here is one of the verses that I will be preaching from this Sunday:

So he said to me, “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭4:6‬ ‭

I don’t know where you are today- but it’s NEVER TOO LATE FOR A COMEBACK!

Join us this Sunday in person at 9:30am or 10:45am and also at Renew Church Online at 10:30am! (We will be practicing social distancing and masks are required.)

It’s going to be a great day!

We love you!
Pastor Treavor and Misty
www.renew.miami
instagram.com/renewmiami
facebook.com/renewmiami

P.S. If you know someone that needs a comeback in some area of their life, do me a favor and forward this email to them AND follow up with a phone call! 😁

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Short. Blog.

10/1/2020

HI!

Come this Sunday! 😀 17569 SW 147 Ave Miami, FL 33187

Love you all,
www.renew.miami
Instagram.com/renewmiami
Facebook.com/renewmiami

Support Renew Church by clicking here.

P.S. Thank you so much to everyone who helped us paint the church! Because of your support, we saved nearly $5000 on a painting contractor and the church looks amazing! We would love for you to join us this Sunday as we have our first services in our new home! Family Worship Services at 9:30am and 10:45am (no RC Kids Ministry in October) and we will be practicing social distancing and we ask that everyone wears a mask.

PLEASE RSVP BY CLICKING HERE! Due to Covid-19, we will be at a reduced occupancy and we would like to accommodate everyone. We are planning for overflow seating if necessary.

Church Update

9/25/2020

Check out this video on our Church Update/Upcoming Services!!

We hope to see you on Opening Day at Renew Church on Sunday, October 4 at 9:30 & 10:45am. (Note: We will be maintaining social distancing and masks are required!)

REMEMBER!! This SATURDAY, September 26 from 8:30-2:30pm, we would love for you to join us to paint the exterior of the church! We will have BBQ, snacks, cold Gatorade and we need everyone to participate! We will also be providing community service hours for students that need it! WE NEED YOU!

See you soon!

Love,
Treavor and Misty Pound
www.renew.miami
Instagram.com/renewmiami
Facebook.com/renewmiami

Support Renew Church by clicking here.

Renew has a New Home!!

9/18/2020

Hey There!

After nearly 7 months of not having in person services...I am super excited to tell you about our first IN PERSON SERVICE at the NEW HOME for Renew Church! Our friends at Miami First Church of the Nazarene are working with us to allow their building to become our permanent home. In exchange, we will be making renovations to the property and helping them with the maintenance, utilities, insurance and other areas of need. We are currently working on bathroom renovations, paint, AC, carpet, landscape and more!

Paint Party!

On Saturday, September 26, we would love for you to come out at 8:30 am and help us paint the exterior of the church. We received paint estimates of $5000 but we believe with 40 volunteers, we could paint the entire exterior of the building in about 6 hours! We have already pressure washed the building, purchased the paint and we will have the paint tools so that everyone can participate! We will have an amazing BBQ by one of our own “Grillmasters” and their will be lots of snacks, cold Gatorade and water! We will also provide community service hours for students and will be maintaining social distancing during our time together!

Whether you come to the paint party on September 26 or you join us at Opening Day on October 4 at 9:30am or 10:45am - we cant wait to see you! (Note: We will be maintaining social distancing and masks are required.)

Thank you for praying for us, supporting and believing in us!

Great days are ahead for Renew Church!

Love,
Treavor and Misty
www.renew.miami
Instagram.com/renewmiami
Facebook.com/renewmiami

PS: Don’t miss this week’s message in our Broken Gospel series. This week, I am sharing a message about the “Vending Machine Gospel”.

PPS: We are giving away food again this Sunday night during at our Drive In! If you or someone you know is in need, please join us at 5pm! 17569 SW 147 Ave. Miami 33187.

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