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As we come to the first Sunday of #Lent, we begin the wilderness - a place of scarcity and isolation. We all find ourselves lost from time to time in a spiritual desert. But what if this isn’t a detour, but rather the road we were always meant to take with Jesus? 

It's one of the strangest yet most significant stories in the Gospels: a supernatural moment that brings together the past, the present, and the future of Jesus' identity and vocation in the world. And for us, it's a reminder that because He is who He says He is, He...

How do we share our faith? Perhaps it doesn’t start with what we say to people, but with how we listen to them. 1 Corinthians 9 challenges us to a Jesus-shaped mission that enters into the stories and struggles of others.

We’re 7 years old! That’s right, this weekend marks the seventh anniversary of Restoration Church. In this special message, Jusin looks back on our story, looks forward to what lies ahead, and shares how God is growing us together.

Let’s face it: in this hyper-connected-yet-isolating world, having friends – and keeping friends – is hard. It’s one thing to make time to be in the same room with others, but growing in friendship? That feels harder than ever before. In this special message, Justin...

Some words make their way through different times and cultures, and along the way, they accumulate baggage. Before long, they lose their original meaning altogether. One such word? Discipleship. In this message, we dive into what it originally meant be a disciple and...

In a crowded temple with thousands of people passing them by, the baby Jesus and his parents go almost entirely unnoticed. Only Simeon and Anna - two faithful, ordinary people, found what they were looking for. In the bustle and busyness of life, Jesus often moves...

We have a Gospel that neither denies the darkness we face… or lets it overcome us. 

When the Holy Spirit stirs in her as she meets her cousin Elizabeth, Mary does something we might not expect: she sings a protest song. It turns out the child in her womb is a throne-toppling, proud-scattering Savior coming to make all things new.

"Let every heart prepare Him room." Isaiah 40 challenges us to clear the paths of our hearts that are cluttered with spiritual and emotional debris - because our God is soon to arrive. Advent is an opportunity to examine the ways our lives have crowded out our best...