Restoration Church

Practicing Resurrection | As It Is In Heaven (Ascension Sunday)

22 times in the New Testament, the writers speak of Jesus setting down at the right hand of God. Why does the ascension matter, and how does it empower and embolden us for mission?

Practicing Resurrection | Love Makes Room For Difference

When the way we practice our faith in a way that excludes brothers and sisters in Christ, we're undermining the gospel. Because unity is a priority, we make room for differences on secondary matters and center our lives together around Jesus. 

Practicing Resurrection | Culture Wars Or A Common Life?

In Acts 15, we see the growing cultural tension between Jewish Christians and the new Gentile believers. Instead of seeing Jesus through the lens of our culture, politics and traditions, we make him Lord - and together as a new family, commit to rethinking everything in light of Jesus. (Acts 15:1-19)

Practicing Resurrection | Listen And Go

In Acts 8, Philip teaches us that God is already at work in places we'd never expect - and it's our job to be open, dependent, and expect God to call us to places where people will encounter Christ through our obedience. 

Practicing Resurrection | Rethinking What We Thought We Believed

In Luke, the first recorded act of Jesus after His resurrection was a walk with a couple of friends - two disciples who are disoriented because the story they thought they were in didn't come to pass. In this Emmaus walk, we see a framework for understanding the ups and downs of our spiritual journey, and how Jesus walks with us each step of the way. (Luke 24:13-35)

Bearing With-ness | Our First In Person Gathering In 56 weeks!

After 56 weeks, we're gathering in person in a limited capacity for worship! In this message, Justin talks about the ministry of presence, and how - like Jesus - we're called to an embodied faith. (John 1:1-5,14)

Easter Sunday: A Resurrection People

The tomb is empty. But what does that mean for who we are in the here and now? (Luke 24:1-12)

Restoried: Cruciformed | The Sword Or The Cross?

Kings and warriors had ridden into Jerusalem before to the sounds of celebration. But the King who arrived on Palm Sunday didn't come to kill his enemies. He came to die for them. (Luke 19:28-40)

Restoried: Cruciformed | Jesus And The Mob Boss

It's one thing for Jesus to welcome the least of these. But what happens when he welcomes a rich, powerful, and corrupt man who brings economic oppression on his own people? How far can grace go? (Luke 19:1-10)

Restoried: Cruciformed | The Hell Of Indifference

In Luke 16, Jesus tells a parable about hell. But more than a statement on the afterlife, Jesus is confronting the sin of cold indifference to the suffering of our neighbors right at our front door. (Luke 16:19-31)