Restoration Community Church

The Genealogy of Jesus

Andy Moore, University Minister at Bellefield Presbyterian Church, fills the pulpit of CityReach Swissvale. Andy looks at the intro to the gospel of Matthew, the genealogy of Jesus. There is rich content in stories of the people named, but Andy encourages us to not only see this as the genealogy of Jesus Christ, but as as well.

Passage: Matthew 1:1-17

Moving Towards Jesus

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale encourages us to rethink how we think about following Jesus. Instead of a bounded-set framework where we decide who is in and who is out, he encourages us to focus on a centered-set perspective which focuses on proximity and direction towards the source of Jesus Christ. He uses two stories involving Mary and Martha to showcase different avenues for this to happen in our lives.

Passage: Luke 10:38-42; John 11:17-27

P.S. We apologize for the static, we had some technical difficulty on Sunday with our equipment.

Lament - Psalm 77

Shaq Hager, co-pastor of Garden City Church fills the pulpit of CityReach Swissvale. Shaq looks at a Psalm of lament and provides insight into how the Psalms give us permission to cry out to God when our experience in the world doesn't match our expectation of our experience of God's kingdom.

Passage: Psalm 77

Judge Not That You Be Not Judged

Greg Burdette, Director of Adult Discipleship of Bellefield Presbyterian Church fills the pulpit of CityReach Swissvale. "Judge not lest you be judged," a passage so often quoted in our world, but what does it mean? Greg looks at the root of judgmentalism that Jesus speaks against, and invites us to look at when and why we fall into its trap.

Passage: Matthew 7:1-6

CityReach FAQ Sunday 7/11/21

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale answers questions from our congregation in our very first FAQ Sunday. These messages will occur a few times a year and are an opportunity to ask any questions you might have about the life of faith, Scripture, theology, God. This week's questions are:

Why/how was CityReach Church Swissvale planted?

What does the Bible say about tattoos and piercings?

Who is Satan and what does he do?

We Believe...In the Life Everlasting

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale concludes our sermon series, "We Believe..." This series will investigate one of the oldest creeds in the Christian tradition. This week we look at the life everlasting. What will preoccupy our time in eternity?

We Believe...In the Resurrection of the Dead

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale continues our sermon series, "We Believe..." This series will investigate one of the oldest creeds in the Christian tradition. This week we look at our hope of life after life after death, namely the physical resurrection of our bodies. We examine where this hope comes from. Using Jesus as our prototype, we speculate what those bodies will be like when we receive them.

We Believe...In the Forgiveness of Sins

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale continues our sermon series, "We Believe..." This series will investigate one of the oldest creeds in the Christian tradition. This week we look at the Day of Atonement (Leviticus 16) as a model for how God dealt with our sins through Jesus Christ on the cross. Not only did the suffering of Jesus satisfy his wrath, but Jesus also removed our sins from us, never to be seen again.

We Believe...In the Holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale continues our sermon series, "We Believe..." This series will investigate one of the oldest creeds in the Christian tradition. From our affirmation of the Holy Spirit, we next turn to the church, that body of Christ which is built up through the power of the Holy Spirit. Faith is not meant to be an individualized pursuit, we are in this journey of faith together.

We Believe...In the Holy Spirit

Pastor Chris Ansell of CityReach Church Swissvale continues our sermon series, "We Believe..." This series will investigate one of the oldest creeds in the Christian tradition. This week we turn to the third paragraph of the creed, dealing with the Holy Spirit. Who is the Spirit and what is his role in applying faith to our lives?