Restoration Church

Surrounded by the enormity of the needs in front of them, Jesus tells his disciples first to pray. For those of truly seeking to love our neighbors well, we'll start there too. (Matthew 9:35-38)

Americans can have radically different definitions of freedom. But the Bible makes clear what true freedom is in the kingdom of God: loving our neighbor as ourselves. (Galatians 5:13-14)

We're surrounded by information and content. That's why we need to be filled and refilled through immersing our mind in the Scriptures - not just for information, but formation. 

Jesus tells us to love God with our whole selves - including our bodies. As we look to the Scriptures, we see that our physical reality is part of God's restoring work in both our present reality and our future hope. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

How do we love God with all of our heart? It begins by being honest about our desires, our longings, and our emotions - and the ways we offer our worship to lesser gods. In the words of one theologian, "learning to love God takes practice." 

God doesn't just have love or feel love. God is love. And that love works to dispell our fears and form us into the image of Jesus as sons and daughters of God.  (1 John 4:16-19)

Jesus said we'd be known by the love we have for one another. But this love doesn't happen by accident. We need intentional, consistent habits as a community that help us become the kind of family God has called us to be. (Matthew 22:37-40)

As we close out our 36 week journey through the Scriptures together we've called #Restoried, our narrative culminates in the coming God's Spirit, giving birth to the family we call Church. (Acts 2:1-11)

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?

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.