Restoration Community Church

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church addresses another Q&A Sunday where participants can submit questions. This question involves our understanding of communion.

Question: “Why can people receive the body and blood of Christ at one church but not another? If we believe the same thing, why am I made to think I am sinning by receiving the body and blood of Christ in a tradition different than my own?”

Passages: Mark 14:22-25; John 6:52-59; 1 Corinthians 11:27-29; Revelation 19:6-9

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church shares an Easter message. Considering the death of a little girl from cancer, how can we see God's goodness and plan in really difficult bouts of suffering? What hope does the crucifixion and resurrection bring?

Passages: Luke 22:39-46; Isaiah 53:10; 1 Corinthians 15:26

Andy Moore brings the message this week and concludes our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on Celebration.

Passages: Genesis 2:1-3

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on guidance.

Passages: Acts 15; 1 John 4:1

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on worship.

Passages: John 4:23; Exodus 20; Matthew 4:10; Mark 12:30; Hebrews 10:24-25; 1 Corinthians 14:15

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on confession.

Passages: Romans 2:4; Luke 15; 1 Timothy 2:5; James 5:16; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Psalm 103:12

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on service.

Passages: Luke 9:46; Matthew 20:25-28

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on submission.

Passages: Matthew 5:44, 5:39; Luke 9:23; Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21; Philemon 15-16; 1 Peter 2:13-14; Acts 4:13-22

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on solitude; this also includes the discipline of silence which is essential to solitude.

Passages: Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 6:12-16; Matthew 26:36-46; Mark 1:35; Proverbs 25:11; Matthew 17:1-4; 1 Kings 19:9-13

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues our sermon series looking at the spiritual disciplines. We will be following the disciplines as described in Richard Foster's book. "Celebration of Discipline." This week the focus is on simplicity. Simplicity is an inward reality with outward behaviors. It is crucial that we develop the inward first before focusing on externals to avoid legalism.

Passages: Leviticus 25:23; Matthew 19:16-22; Philippians 4:13; Deuteronomy 8:17; Matthew 5:37