Restoration Church

Easter | The Death Of Death

He is risen indeed! In this Easter message, we look to why the resurrection of Jesus matters for our lives. The world we inhabit is dark and heavy, and it can feel like death always has the final word. But what we find in the empty tomb is not only a hope for our future, but a promise for our present.

(1 Corinthians 15:19-26)

Palm Sunday | A Different Kind Of King

As Holy Week begins, we turn our attention to one of the most crucial events in the life of Jesus: Palm Sunday. Met with cries of adulation and praise, Jesus subversively rides into Jerusalem on a humble donkey. The crowds expect a revolution of violence toward their enemies. Instead, they found a Savior who would die for them.

Lent | All That We Leave Behind

Kierkegaard famously said that “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” A great deal of moving forward in our faith requires a reckoning with our past - and the things we need to let go. Sunday, we’re talking about looking back, letting go, and finding healing and wholeness in Christ. (Philippians 3:4-14)

Lent | Freely Receive, Freely Give

Grace is scandalous. It challenges and often upends what we believe to be right and fair in the world around us. This week, we’re looking at one of the most famous passages of Scripture in the entire Bible – a reminder that we are the beneficiaries of God’s radical grace. And the surest way we see it’s work? We offer it to others. (Luke 15:11-32)

Lent | Redeeming Desire

Desire can feel like a "bad word" in the Church. After all, won't listening to the aches and longings within us only lead us astray? Well, Psalm 63 would like a word. What we find is a God whose invitation isn't to remove our desires, but *redeem* them. (Psalm 63:1-4)

Lent | Hard Hearts And First Loves

In Psalm 27, David is at the end of his rope. There in the dark, there’s only one thing that he wants: the presence of God. Sometimes on our journey, we lose sight of our “one thing.” So when our hearts grow cold and our love runs dry, how do we recover our hunger for God?

Lent | Tempted And Tried

C.S. Lewis writes: “Wickedness, when you examine it, turns out to be the pursuit of some good in the wrong way.” This is what we learn from Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness – that the essence of our brokenness is the pursuit of *good* desires apart from God. Sunday, as the season of Lent begins, we’re unpacking what this means for us as we pursue wholeness in Christ. (Luke 4:1-13)

Epiphany | Jesus In A Different Light

Jesus doesn’t change. But as we grow, how we see Him does.
As we close out the season of Epiphany, we’re focusing on what it means with seeing Jesus with new eyes as we grow in our faith. (Luke 9:28-36)

Epiphany | The Invitation And The Cost

Everybody is following somebody. So how about you? 
In Luke 5, Jesus begins his work not through a series of events, but in and through relationships with ordinary people like us. This Sunday, we’re unpacking what it means to meet Jesus as a disciple in our ordinary lives – and explore our calling to invite others to do the same. (Guest Speaker: Amanda Hubler)

Deep Roots In Desolate Places

These are desolate and often desperate times. In these challenging days ahead, we're either going to wither away in our weariness... or we're going to grow our roots deep. Sunday is about being honest about where we are, what is growing in us, and how we might put down roots in the steadfast love of God. (Psalm 1:1-3)