Restoration Church

Thanksgiving Gathering 2019

In a special Thanksgiving service, we shared a meal and talked about the power of gratitude in a world of cynicism and bitterness. (Luke 17:11-19)

Patterns Week 6: Patterns Of Rest

Our world is formed by anxiety and exhaustion. Because of this, we need patterns of rest that reorient our lives in the goodness of God, where we have have nothing to prove before our loving Father. (Exodus 20:8-11) 

Patterns Week 5: Patterns Of Less

Real spiritual growth moves beyond the surface of our lives, touching and transforming our desires, wants, and appetites. We need disciplines of "less" in a world of excess that helps us step into the grace God has already given us to grow. (1 Timothy 4:7-10)

Patterns Week 4: Patterns Of Generosity

God is generous. And as His sons and daughters, His generosity teaches us patterns of living that reject scarcity and embrace abundance. (1 Timothy 6:17-19)

Patterns Week 3: Patterns of Prayer

Prayer lies at the center of our spiritual lives... yet most of us feel inadequate at best with our own experiences. In reality, prayer is a lot simpler than we think, because our Father is more present than we realize. (Matthew 6:5-8)

Patterns Week 2: Patterns of Presence

Before we unpack the "what," we need to dig down to the "why" of our spiritual patterns: God is already present and at work in and around us. And because of this, our job is simple - join him. (Luke 5:12-16, John 5:19)

Patterns Week 1: We Are Being Formed

It's been said, "We are what we repeatedly do." This is certainly true in our spiritual lives, where our patterns and habits shape us to be who we are - for better or worse. So how are we formed to be like Jesus? (Romans 12:1-2) 

Faith In Exile Week 4: Faith In The Fire

We are safer in the fire with God than in places of comfort with him. (Daniel 3)

Faith In Exile Week 3: Putting Down Roots

What was God's strategy for his people in exile? Escape? Fight? No - on the contrary, they were to put down roots and seek God's peace not only for themselves... but for their enemies. The same is true for us. (Jeremiah 29:4-14)

Faith In Exile Week 2: A Creative Minority

The life of Daniel is an example of faithfulness in the midst of the pressures to blend into our world, losing what makes us distinctively Christian. How do we walk forward without compromise, yet remain loving to our neighbors who are different? (Daniel 1:1-21)