Restoration Community Church

Judges - Jephthah the Fool

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. This week we look at Jephthah. The story of Jephthah is a tragic and horrible story in the book of Judges. It reveals just how easy it is to have blind spots which cause us to compromise on what is right.

Passages: Judges 10:6-12:7; Deuteronomy 12:31

Judges - Gideon and Abimelech: Ruling as Kings

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. This week we continue looking at Gideon. Gideon's success has bred an expectation that he is owed honor and deference from others.

Passages: Judges 8:1-10:5

Judges - Gideon: Triumph in Weakness

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. This week we continue looking at Gideon. Gideon has rallied the army, but God says there are too many people there for him to deliver victory. What does this story reveal about boasting and weakness?

Passages: Judges 7:1-25; 2 Corinthians 12:7-9; Mark 5:36

Youth Sunday - The Fruit of the Spirit

This past Sunday was Youth Sunday at Restoration Community Church. Leela Norman gave a message on the Fruit of the Spirit. She sang with us, gave us anecdotes and walked us through what each fruit might look like in our everyday lives.

Passages: Galatians 5:19-24

Judges - Gideon, the Weak but Mighty Warrior

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a new series through the book of Judges. This week we explore the next judge, Gideon. This first look at Gideon reveals the difference between regret and repentance. We also look at his use of the fleece to build his faith.

Passages: Judges 6:1-40; 2 Corinthians 7:10; Romans 5:8; Mark 9:24

Judges - Deborah and Barak

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a new series through the book of Judges. This week we explore the next judge, Deborah. Does Deborah's vocation inform and shape our understanding of women in ministry in the modern church?

Passages: Judges 4:1-5:31; Hebrews 11:32; 1 Corinthians 11:5; 1 Timothy 3:11

Judges - Unlikely People in Overlooked Places

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a new series through the book of Judges. This morning we encounter the first three judges of the book. One is expected, one is unexpected, and the third is an afterthought.

Passages: Judges 3:731; Jeremiah 2:13; 1 Corinthians 11:32; Acts 4:31; Isaiah 62:8-9; Psalm 16:11; Psalm 110:1; Isaiah 53:2-3; 1 Corinthians 1:26-27

Judges - Living Among Idols

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church begins a new series through the book of Judges. This morning's second introduction to the book highlights the cycle of idolatry by the Israelites as the attempted to live in the Promised Land.

Passages: Judges 2:6-3:6; Deuteronomy 6:4-9

Judges - Half-Hearted Discipleship

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church begins a new series through the book of Judges. This morning's introduction to the book highlights the half-hearted nature of the Israelite conquest and how that might apply to our lives of faith.

Passages: Judges 1:1-2:5; 21:25; Numbers 13-14; Joshua 23:5-6; Joshua 5:9; Matthew 18:21-35; Ephesians 4:15,25; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Peter 1:8-9

The Empty Tomb (Mk 16:1-8)

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church looks at the shorter ending to the gospel of Mark. He argues that this is the original ending of Mark's gospel. It is abrupt, incomplete, and brilliant.

Passages: Mark 16:1-8; Mark 14:28; Mark 5:42; Mark 1:14-15