Restoration Church

Jeremiah 17 reminds us of the deceptiveness of our hearts, but not from a place of condemnation, but invitation - to slow down, open ourselves up to the presence of God, and allow Him to change us in the stillness. (Jeremiah 17:5-10)

When Isaiah saw God, he saw himself clearly for the first time. And in the healing work of grace, he found a calling and passion that grew from the same restoring work God was doing in him. Guess what? The same can be true for us. (Isaiah 6:1-8)

1 Corinthians 13 often gets pigeon-holed as a flowery poem for weddings, but that's far for the context of Pauls' words. On the contrary, this famous passage calls a spiritually active but immature Church to remember what the true measure of growth will always be: learning to love. 

As a part of our 5th anniversary service, Justin Rhorer shares a bit of our Church's story, as well as the passage that gave birth to the name Restoration - and how it's still our calling today. (Isaiah 61-1-4)

Alicia Sims shares this morning about Jesus' first miracle in the book of John - a miracle that on the surface seems... ordinary. But as we pay attention to the story, we see the foretaste of the kingdom breaking into our world - a kingdom marked by defiant joy. (John 2:1-11)

We live in a chaotic, unpredictable world. Yet when God promises to bring newness of life, He doesn't do it outside of the choas - He brings it right in the middle of it. (Isaiah 43:1-2, 16-19)

Light breaks through the darkness as new creation dawns. Together as a community, we bear witness to the light by radically centering Jesus - and inviting others to do the same. (John 1:1-5)

At the end of Luke 2, we get a brief picture of the life of Jesus between his birth and ministry - an incredibly human story. Christmas celebrates incarnation of God in flesh. But why does it even matter than Jesus took on our humanity? (Luke 2:41-52)

When the reality sets in and her cousin Elizabeth affirms the incredible promise of God in her life, Mary sings a song. But this song? It's less "Kumbaya" and more "A Change Is Gonna Come." Thats right - Mary sings a protest song. (Luke 1:36-55)

The songs and prayers of God’s people sang of a salvation that would one day come. Today, talk of salvation and “getting saved” can mean so much to so many different people. So what is salvation? And more importantly, why is it good news? (Isaiah 12:2-6)