Restoration Community Church

Psalm 3: God Came to the Rescue

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church will take the next few weeks to engage the first five Psalms. This week we look at Psalm 3. This is a Psalm of lament written by David during a time that he was on the run because of a political coup. Even though he felt overwhelmed, he steadied himself in the knowledge of God's faithfulness in his life.

Passages: Psalm 3:1-8; Numbers 10:35

Psalm 2: God's Sense of Humor

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church will take the next few weeks to engage the first five Psalms. This week we look at Psalm 2. This Psalm begins with the nations raging against Israel, an uneasy time. But God's response to their activity is to laugh, he is not threatened by them.

Passages: Psalm 2:1-12; Acts 4:25-26; James 4:13-15; Hebrews 1:5

Psalm 1: A Tale of Two Lives

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church will take the next few weeks to engage the first five Psalms. This week we look at Psalm 1 which is like a gateway into the book of Psalms. Psalm 1 contrasts two lives with different trajectories. The blessed vs. the wicked. What is it that separates the two?

Passages: Psalm 1:1-6; 

The Fully Orbed Christian Life

Dave Bindewald delivers the message at Restoration Community Church this week. He reminded us that regardless of what we might see in the night sky, the moon is always fully orbed. So too, regardless of what our daily experience might feel like, we have the fully orbed love of God in our lives.

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