Restoration Community Church

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

Two Men Pray at the Temple

Andy Moore provides the message at Restoration Community Church  this week. He shares two encounters of Jesus, two men praying at the temple, and little children approach Jesus to be blessed. Everyone who exalts themselves will be humbled, but the one who humbles themself will be exalted.

Passages: Luke 18:9-17

What is an Evangelical? - Activism

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church attempts to answer the question, "What is an Evangelical?" Using the Bebbington Quadrilateral, Pastor Chris looks at the four main characteristics of Evangelicalism. This week is Activism, the demonstration of the gospel through missions and social reform efforts.

Passages: James 2:17

What is an Evangelical? - Conversionism

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church attempts to answer the question, "What is an Evangelical?" Using the Bebbington Quadrilateral, Pastor Chris looks at the four main characteristics of Evangelicalism. This week is Conversionism; a focus on humanity's need to experience a life-changing, direction shift with Jesus.

Passages: Romans 10:9-10; John 3:3-8; Colossians 1:13; John 10:10; 1 John 4:18

What is an Evangelical? - Crucicentrism

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church attempts to answer the question, "What is an Evangelical?" Using the Bebbington Quadrilateral, Pastor Chris looks at the four main characteristics of Evangelicalism. This week is Crucicentrism; a focus on the atoning work of Jesus Christ on the cross for the redemption of humanity.

Passages: Romans 3:23; 6:23; 5:8; 10:9-10

What is an Evangelical? - Biblicism

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church attempts to answer the question, "What is an Evangelical?" Using the Bebbington Quadrilateral, Pastor Chris looks at the four main characteristics of Evangelicalism. This week is Biblicism; a particular regard for the Bible.

Passages: 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Things We Say

Director of the Center for Play and Exploration, Dave Bindewald, delivers the message this week at Restoration Community Church. Dave looks into things we say and are we aware of what they actually mean. This message of hope reminds us that all good things we never end.

Passages: Luke 9:33

Note: we did have some technical difficulty with the microphone, so some of the message appears a bit garbled.