Restoration Community Church

NCC 18 - Will God Allow Our Disobedience and Idolatry to Go Unpunished?

The last few weeks we have recognized that sin and disobedience is not out there, but is within each of us. In light of this how should God treat us? Should his wrath be poured upon us, or should he just cut us a break?

Passage: Various

NCC 17 - What is Idolatry?

How are we to understand idolatry in a modern context? Most of us can say we have not recently bowed down and worshiped a statue as God. Is this the only behavior we need to to vigilant to avoid?

Passage: Exodus 20:3-6

NCC 16 - What is Sin?

We return for a few weeks to the New City Catechism. This week we turn our attention to question 16, "What is Sin? Our understanding of sin cannot be just of really bad stuff "out there" or by others, but must include our own proclivity to sin as well.

Passage: Various

The Way of Faithfulness

The hardest part of faithfulness is the waiting. Waiting for what God has in store for us, but waiting for it on his timing. How do we see faithfulness and the waiting associated with it intersect with the Christmas story? Tune in to find out!

Passage: Hebrews 11:1-3

The Way of Fearlessness

Fear can be a primary motivator in our lives, crippling us from action. How does the arrival of Jesus in the manger point us to a life that can be lived in fearlessness? Tune in to find out!

Passage: Isaiah 35:1-10

The Way of Justice

As we near the arrival of Jesus Christ on Christmas morning, we consider God's passion for justice. In our current age we are quick to dismiss the causes that are not relevant to us, citing that others are "too sensitive." But it begs the question, do we even see the marginalized around us?

Passages: Amos 5:21-24; Isaiah 11:1-9

The Way of Peace

This Sunday we kicked off a 4 week series on the theme of Advent. As we anticipate the arrival of Jesus on Christmas morn, this week we look at the way of peace. Jesus has come to bring us peace. One particular Christmas prophesy points to Jesus as a sign of our peace.

Passage: Isaiah 7:10-17

Live Worthy - A Call to Arms

Whether we want to acknowledge it or not, we are in the midst of battle. We have an enemy who wants to alienate us from God and from others. But fear not, God has equipped us with everything that we need to stand firm. Tune in as Pastor Chris closes out our sermon series of Ephesians with Paul's Call to Arms.

Passage: Ephesians 6:10-24

Live Worthy - Submission in All of Life

As we near the end of our sermon series through Ephesians, we encounter a text that causes pain for many. As we consider the call to submit to one another, under the power of the Holy Spirit, tune in as Pastor Chris walks us through that submission in some key relationships.

Passage: Ephesians 5:22-6:9

Live Worthy - Life in the Spirit

We all want to be wise in life, we want to know what God's will is for us. In this passage Paul directs our attention to one of the primary sources of wisdom, the Holy Spirit. Tune in to see what blockages might exist in your life that is preventing an outpouring of the Holy Spirit in your life.

Passage: Ephesians 5:15-21