The church is a spiritual household and 1 peter says that we are “living stones”. Each of us have a unique gift and contribution to bring that is significant for the life of the Church.

sermon audioRestorationNovember 22, 2023Restoration Churchlocalchurch, irvingpark, glorifyjesuseverywhere, prophetic, hearinggodsvoice, obedience, livingstones, churchesnearme, churchplant, churchesinalbanypark

Faith Like That!

When Jesus calls a follower, He calls them to total transformation through discipleship. By living a lifestyle of discipleship we discover the faith that moves mountains and weathers the storms of life in perfect peace. In this sermon Ryan highlights the Apostle Peter in Acts 12:5-6 and surveys the book of Mark to uncover the process of development that a disciple goes through in relationship to Jesus.

sermon audioRyan BreenJuly 18, 2022Restoration Churchrelationship, Restoration, Restoration Chicago, restoration, restore, presenceofgod, faith, disciples, identity, obedience, discipleship, followersofJesus, liveforchrist, transformed, gospel

John 15:18-27

In this section of the Farewell Discourse the disciples are warned that the world will hate them. This is true for us as well as we are also disciples of Jesus. When we encounter hate from the world we can be reassured that Jesus is with us, because He gave us the Holy Spirit, and we are therefore capable of continuing to obey Jesus’ commands even in difficult circumstances.

John 14:22-31

Jesus is giving a farewell discourse to His disciples and He is assuring them that He will be leaving them with His presence. Even when He is physically gone, they will never be alone. We can believe the same thing as we are disciples of Jesus. He will never leave us alone and the Advocate- the Holy Spirit- is with us.

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John 14: 16-21

In this passage, Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to His followers. The Holy Spirit being part of the Trinity is God and we should revere Him as such. He is a comforter- an advocate- and He is in every believer.

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John 14:8-15

Jesus has been faithful and shown Himself to us. We must believe in Him for who He has shown Himself to be and not ask for more signs. We must also love Him for this love will empower us to obey His commands!

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Abraham: Friend of God - Genesis 17

In our series on the life of Abraham, God came and revealed Himself to Abraham in a new way. As the All-sufficient One! And God is all-sufficient for us too. He is the same God yesterday, today, and forever; like Abraham, we can put ALL our trust in Him. HE is our great reward, so let’s fix our eyes on Jesus and trust completely that our God is in control and believe Him for the impossible in our lives.

Abraham: Friend of God - Genesis 16

Genesis 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.