Restoration Community Church

As we close out our Christmas sermons, Pastor Chris Ansell looks at the Christmas story through the eyes of Joseph. Pastor Chris engages the Christmas story, pulling relevant applications for us today, as we see the virtues that Joseph championed in his role in the story.

Pastor Jon looks at the faith of Mary, the mother of Jesus. As an unwed, pregnant, teen, she would have faced scrutiny and more in her culture. Listen as he expounds on her faith and willingness to be a part of what God was doing through her.

Pastor Jon looks at the faith that is implicit in the holiday season. "Things are just going to work out. The impossible is going to become possible." How can we tap into this faith as believers beyond just this season?

Join as us Pastor Jon Shaffer looks at the truth of the arrival of Jesus. That the sweet, innocent baby lying in the manger came to earth to give us the free gift of grace. Jesus is the hero we needed, to take our iniquity away.

Jesus told a story of a group of bridesmaids, waiting to usher in the groom to the wedding party. Half were wise, half were foolish. Pastor Chris Ansell takes a deeper look at this story to help us understand how we can be wise as we wait for Jesus' arrival.

As we wrap up our sermon series on the letter of 1 Corinthians, Pastor Chris Ansell looks at the concluding thoughts of Paul to the church in Corinth. Paul's call to give, gather, an be gallant, all have modern applications in our everyday lives. How might a nearly 2,000 year old letter influence your daily life? Tune in to find out.

We need to talk about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is the defining moment in the formation of the Christian faith, and that reality propels Christians forward, knowing that our labor is not in vain. Tune in as Pastor Jon Shaffer passionately speaks about the necessity of the resurrection of Jesus to be front and center in our faith.

In this episode, Pastor Jon Shaffer explores the role of spiritual gifts in the life of the believer and the church. How do we fit within the continuity of the community of the church?

In the early church at Corinth, what should have been a celebration in the Lord's Supper (Communion) was turning into an example of classism within their midst. Tune in as Pastor Jon Shaffer describes the chastisement that came from Paul for this behavior and how it is relevant to us today.

There are passages, which can be difficult to understand and interpret, which have often been used for the subjugation of certain people. Our text this past Sunday was an emotionally loaded text surrounding gender roles. Tune in as Pastor Jon Shaffer tries to get to the heart of the historical context of the church at Corinth to unpack the modern relevancy of a passage that seems outdated in the modern age.