Restoration Community Church

Jesus the Great High Priest

Dave Bindewald, founder of the Center for Play and Exploration, continues our series through Hebrews. Dave highlights the role of the priest, to intercede between us and God, and how Jesus not only was that intercession, but was God brought near to us.

Passages: Hebrews 4:14-5:10

The Promise of Rest for Those Who Are Faithful

Chris Anderson, support staff for the CCO and Chaplain to the Penn State Hockey Team continues our series through Hebrews. Chris shares from chapter 4 which describes the Sabbath rest provided for the people of God.

Passages: Hebrews 4:1-13

A Tale of Two Examples

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church preaches through a series looking at the book of Hebrews. Holding On: Our Anchor in Christ. This message has Jesus compared to the positive example of faithfulness in Moses. The author provides two examples, a positive one in Moses, and a negative one in the Israelite faithlessness in the Wilderness.

Passages: Hebrews 3:1-19; Deuteronomy 18:15-18; Numbers 12:7; Psalm 95:7-11

The Superior Son's Solidarity with Humanity

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church preaches through a series looking at the book of Hebrews. Holding On: Our Anchor in Christ. This week we see Jesus, while having authority that far exceeds the angels, humble himself to show his solidarity with humanity.

Passages: Hebrews 2:5-18; Psalm 8:4-6; Daniel 7:13-14; Psalm 22:22; Isaiah 8:17b-18; 1 Corinthians 1:23; Romans 8:10-11

Jesus is Greater than the Angels so We Should Listen to What He Says

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church preaches through a series looking at the book of Hebrews. Holding On: Our Anchor in Christ. This week we see that Jesus is superior to the angels; therefore his message is superior to theirs.

Passages: Hebrews 1:5-2:4; Psalm 2:7; 2 Samuel 7:14; Psalm 97:7; Deuteronomy 32:43; Psalm 104:4; Psalm 45:6-7; Psalm 102:25-27; Psalm 110:1

God Has Spoken Through a Son (Hebrews 1:1-4)

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church begins a new series looking at the book of Hebrews. Holding On: Our Anchor in Christ. This week he provides some background information about the book, and dives into the four verse introduction.

Passages: Hebrews 1:1-4; Psalm 2:8; John 1:3; Colossians 1:15-16; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Psalm 110:1

Q&A Sunday

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church hosts a Q&A Sunday. The questions ranged from, "What does it mean to be a Christian", to "How do I know if what I am hearing is from God or myself?", and even some discussion around the vision and mission of our church.

The audio feed does jump around a bit as we did not have a microphone on the person asking the question, hopefully you are able to follow the conversation.

[Doubting] Thomas

Restoration Community Church welcomes Michael Thornhill to share the message this morning. Michael, previously served as our Resident Preacher. He shares out of the story of Thomas' interaction with the resurrected Jesus. Michael looks at trauma and Christ's compassion towards it.

Passages: John 20:1-29

Very Good Goodness

Restoration Community Church welcomes Dave Bindewald to share the message this morning. Dave is the director of the Center for Play and Exploration. Dave looks at the bookends of the story of Scripture and reminds us of God's intention and desire for goodness.

Passages: Genesis 1; Revelation 21; Genesis 1:31

Bless the Lord, O My Soul

Restoration Community Church welcomes Greg Burdette to share the message this morning. Greg is an Associate Pastor at Bellefield Presbyterian Church. He shares from his favorite of the Psalms, Psalm 103. Greg encourages us to seek gratitude in God, even when our soul may not feel like it in the moment.

Passages: Psalm 103