Restoration Community Church

Resurrection Sunday

For Easter Sunday Restoration Community Church partnered with our sister church, Gospel for All Ministries, an African church plant in Swissvale. This message is bilingual, given in English and translated to Swahili.

Passages: Ephesians 2:3; Matthew 26:36-39; Psalm 75:8; Psalm 22; Romans 8:18-25

"How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church concludes a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The final question is "How Could a Loving God Send People to Hell?" In this message we look at a few different perspectives of hell and examine its justification.

Passages: Exodus 34:6-7

"How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "How Could a Loving God Allow So Much Suffering?" In this message we look at the relationship between the goodness of God and the existence of evil.

Passages: John 11:1-6, 17-24, 25-26, 32-35, 43; Isaiah 53:4-5; John 9:2; James 1:2-4

"Doesn't Christianity Degrade Women?"

Resident Preacher, Michael Thornhill, of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "Doesn't Christianity Degrade Women?" While the Bible has been used to denigrate women, Michael shares the rich history of female empowerment in the Scriptures.

Passages: Judges 4, 2 Kings 22:14; Genesis 16; 1 Samuel 25; Exodus 2; Joshua 2; John 11:35-44; Luke 2:36; Matthew 26:13; Luke 8:3; Luke 18:1-8; Matthew 9:18; Romans 16; Luke 24:1-12; Luke 1:24-45

"Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?"

Resident Preacher, Michael Thornhill, of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "Doesn't the Bible Condone Slavery?" There are depictions of slavery in the Bible, does this mean that the Bible is condoning of the practice?

Passages: Luke 7:1-10; 1 Corinthians 12:13; Colossians 3:11; Galatians 3:28; Genesis 16; Exodus 21:16, 10, 26, 20-21; Proverbs 6:16-19

Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity?

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "Hasn't Science Disproved Christianity?" In this message we look at the relationship between science and faith.

Passages: Job 26:7; Ecclesiastes 1:5; Genesis 3:19

"How Can You Take the Bible Literally?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "How Can You Take the Bible Literally?" Pastor Chris discusses the need for nuance as top when to take the Bible literally verses metaphorically.

An additional note: we had some technical difficulties, so there are parts of the feed where the sound seems to go in and out, we will try to address this for next week.

Passages: John 3:4; John 2:19-21; Isaiah 55:12; Mark 8:22-25; Luke 5:1-11

"Doesn't Religion Cause Violence?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "Doesn't Religion Cause Violence?" Is religion more likely to cause violence than secular humanism ideologies? What did Jesus have to say about violence in his teaching?

Passages: Matthew 25:41-46; 1 John 1:8; Matthew 5:38-39, 44; Matthew 18:21-22; Luke 9:23; Romans 12:21

"Doesn't Religion Hinder Morality?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "Doesn't Religion Hinder Morality?" Many atheists like to propose that religion causes people to act in immoral manners, but is that a fair critique of faith systems?

Passages: Romans 2:13-15; Galatians 5:22-23

"How Can You Say There's Only One True Faith?"

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a sermon series around difficult questions of the faith. The next question is "How Can You Say There's Only One True Faith?" Are different religions mutually exclusive? Why or why not? If we advocate for the truth of Christianity, how does that direct our interactions with those who might be different from us?

Passages: Genesis 2:9; 1 Corinthians 15:12-19; Matthew 28:18-20