Restoration Church

Deeper Look: Jonah, Enemy Love, And God's Love For Those We Hate

This week, Kaleb and Justin take a deeper look at the book of Jonah, a story that meets our current moment head on. What happens when God shows grace to our enemies? An important conversation - listen in!

Special Message: Faith On The Edge Of An Earthquake (Psalm 46)

With 2 days until the election, followers of Jesus need to remember where their ultimate hope is found - and the real-world hope that above all else, Jesus is Lord. (Psalm 46)

Restoried: Encounters | The Desert Of Dependance (1 Kings 17)

Elijah is one of the greatest prophets in the Old Testament. But before he confronted the powers of Ahab and Baal, he had to learn to trust God's power for himself in the wilderness. In 1 Kings 17, Elijah learns to live the message he's about to bring to his people. 

Restoried: Encounters | The Blessing Of No, The Promise Of Yes

In 2 Samuel 7, King David is on top - his enemies defeated, now enthroned in Jerusalem, and ready for a building project to honor God. But God says no... with a promise of a greater Yes to come.

Deeper Look: 2 Samuel 7 | Putting God In A Box, Good Intentions, And Joining God Around Us

This week, Kaleb and Justin jump into an incredibly important passage in the narrative of Scripture, where God says "no" to David's plans, but promises him a "yes" in the coming of Jesus. 

Restoried:Encounters | Meeting God in Our Tears (1 Samuel 1)

This week we enter the story of Hannah, an overlooked, misjudged, and ridiculed woman who teaches us the power of praying from our pain, not in spite of it. (1 Samuel 1)

Deeper Look: 1 Samuel 1 | Hannah, The Importance Of Emotions, And A Song Of Revolution

We jump forward in our Story to 1 Samuel 1, where we see the beautiful story of Hannah. Kaleb and Justin unpack the spoken and unspoken gender dynamics in the story, the importance of emotions in our faith, the good news of God as Judge, and Hannah's song of revolution. 

Restoried:Origins | Settling For Less Than God (Exodus 32)

After witnessing incredible displays of the power of God, the Israelites give into their fears and turned to worshiping an idol. We, too, are prone to idolatry, creating stand-ins for God to appease our need for convenience and control. (Exodus 32:1-14)

Deeper Look: Exodus 32 | A Golden Calf, Political Idolatry, And The Faithfulness of God

This week, Kaleb and Justin look closer at Exodus 32:1-14, where the Israelites forget their covenant promise to come and turn to idol worship. We, too, are prone to idolatry... but what might it look like today? 

Restoried:Origins | Behold The Lamb Of God

Passover serves as one of the central stories in the biblical narrative, not only telling us of the freedom God brings to the enslaved and oppressed, but pointing forward to Jesus, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. (Exodus 12-13)