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A podcast of the weekly sermons of Restoration Community Church
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Mar 25, 2026
Mar 25, 2026
30 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The eight channel we are looking at is the Contemplative, loving God through adoration. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Luke 10:38-42; Psalm 63; Deuteronomy 33:12; John 15:15; 1 Thessalonians 5:17

Mar 18, 2026
Mar 18, 2026
32 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The seventh channel we are looking at is the Enthusiast, loving God with mystery and celebration. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: John 3:8; Genesis 28:10-15; 37:1-11; 1 Kings 3:5-10; Daniel 7:1f; Matthew 1:20; 2:12; 2 Samuel 6:22; Luke 19:40; 1 Corinthians 14:26-40

Mar 11, 2026
Mar 11, 2026
30 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The sixth channel we are looking at is the Caregiver, loving God by loving others. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Exodus 1:15-21; Mark 5:24-34; Luke 10:30-35; 1 John 3:17; Philippians 2:3-4; Hebrews 6:10; James 1:27; Mark 10:42-45

Mar 4, 2026
Mar 4, 2026
32 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The fifth channel we are looking at is the Activist, loving God through confrontation. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Exodus 2:11-12, 17; Exodus 5; 1 Kings 18:16-46; Habakkuk 2; Psalm 82:3-4; Ezekiel 33:1-20; John 2:13-17; 1 Samuel 30:22-24

Feb 25, 2026
Feb 25, 2026
30 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The fourth channel we are looking at is the Ascetic, loving God in solitude and simplicity. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Numbers 6; Matthew 14:13; Mark 1:35; Matthew 4; Matthew 26:36; Zechariah 7:5-10

Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
34 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues the series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The third channel we are looking at is the Traditionalist, loving God through ritual and symbol. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Exodus 20:24; Joshua 4; Luke 4:16; Acts 3:1; Psalm 62, 140; Numbers 15:38-40; Romans 12:1; Amos 5:21-24; Matthew 23:27

Feb 18, 2026
Feb 18, 2026
40 min
Michael Thornhill continues our series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The second channel we are looking at is the Sensate, loving God with the senses. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.

Feb 4, 2026
Feb 4, 2026
33 min
Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church begins a new series called Sacred Pathways, using themes from a book with the same name by Gary Thomas. The first channel we are looking at is the Naturalist, loving God outdoors. We look at the strengths and pitfalls of this posture.
Passages: Psalm 24:1-2; Isaiah 1:18; 55:10-11; Proverbs 6:6-8; Psalm 22:6; Psalm 19:1-2; Romans 1:20; Genesis 1; Psalm 8:1; Psalm 23

Jan 28, 2026
Jan 28, 2026
28 min
On a snowy day pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church previews the upcoming sermon series and shares a chapel message he gave at PUCS earlier in the week.
Passages: Mark 2:1-12

Jan 21, 2026
Jan 21, 2026
31 min
Chris Anderson returns to Restoration Community Church to share the message. Chris looks at how two different Biblical figures approached their anxiety and provides suggests for how we might deal with anxiety in our lives.
Passages: 2 Chronicles 20; Matthew 26
