Hue launched our new series, “The Basics,” with the encouragement that God has a plan for our lives much bigger than we could come up with ourselves. The blueprint for the plan is Obedience, Courage, and Perseverance. God’s plan has also always been to use the local church so we must remain rooted rather than try to go it alone.
Read MoreToby encouraged us to study the Scriptures and see how they inform our everyday lives, help us to live faithfully, and share our faith with others.
Read MoreThank you Ken for joining us in celebrating the significance of Restoration’s 4th birthday in giving thanks and honoring the people around us.
Read MoreOur revelation of Jesus and our relationship with Him will transform us into true followers of Jesus. Let’s continue to lean into our revelation, and relationship, of Jesus so we can be “transformed into his image from one degree of glory to another.” (2 Cor 3:18). This is one of the values God has called Restoration to be: People who are continuously being transformed in order to shine as a light in the darkness for His glory!
Read MoreEveryone who puts their trust in Jesus has restored relationship with the Father, a purpose, a destiny, and a bright future in God. We are free from the past, hopelessness, guilt and shame. What is our response? Pray! And share with others about Jesus.
Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you. Plans to give you hope and a future.”
Read MoreAnd God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church.
Ephesians 1:22
Jesus is the center and focus of our worship and we worship Him simply because of who He is. When we center our lives around Jesus, we receive Heaven’s perspective and can be encouraged, strengthened, and refreshed from being in the presence of God.
Jesus set us free from condemnation, guilt and shame, fear of punishment and sin, and we no longer have to conform to the pressures of our culture or worry about what others think. We are free! But, Paul exhorts us to use our freedom for good - to love and serve one another and those around us. Oh how we need to be with the Father, to be filled by His love, in order to love those around us!
Read MoreGod always fulfills His promise! We see His faithfulness through the humanly impossible birth of Isaac, which brought joy to Sarah and Abraham. This is a foreshadow to another miraculous birth of Jesus two thousands years later, which brought joy to all mankind! Let’s tune our ears and hearts to hear God’s specific promise for each of us!
Read MoreGod called Abraham his friend. In Genesis 18 we can see how the posture of Abraham’s heart and his response to different seasons in his walk of faith, prepared him for an encounter with the Lord.
Read MoreGenesis 16 teaches us to be constantly inquiring of God! God doesn’t want us to make just a rational decision, but to come to him for leading and guidance in making our decisions. Being a friend of God is not about doing the right thing, but it is all about having intimacy with Him.
Read MoreThank you Steve for reminding us that we are saved from death, slavery, and condemnation STRICTLY because of God’s great love for us. It is by grace, through faith, that we have salvation so no one can boast in their own good works.
Read MoreOur respective local church family is where God has specifically and intentionally put us for this season. Jesus is building His Church through us serving Him within our local church family. It is where we grow and mature together. We are committing to being part of His plan and serving Jesus when we commit to the local church family and serve Him by bringing forth our time, gifting, and finance.
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