Restoration Church

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. 

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.

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. 

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)

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. 

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)

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? 

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)

Each week, we take our weekend passages and go deeper than we'd normally have time to in a weekend gathering. This week, Kaleb and Justin unpack Passover, a central event in the story of God that points directly to Jesus and the deliverance He brings. Is this deliverance just from personal sin, or is God calling us to "free the captives" who are under oppression in the world around us? Listen in! 

Kaleb and Justin look at the story of Joseph in Genesis 37-50 - a story about family, the scars they leave, and the healing power of forgiveness.