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Today is Family Sunday and we are so excited to have our kids and teenagers leading alongside adults in every area of our gathering today! Join us as we talk about Daniel and how he models the way we can engage in resistance work.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Godly resistance means standing up against the harmful ways of Empire and standing up for the flourishing of the people inside it. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our new teaching series called Kingdom Resistance, looking at resistance movements and their leaders from the Old Testament.
We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
As members of God’s family and representatives of God’s Kingdom, we have a sacred calling to love people and care for them. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Kingdom Origins series and we look at our Kingdom Calling. We will also be ordaining Kelsie Rogers into pastoral ministry!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Even if we turn our backs on God, God never turns his back on us. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Kingdom Origins series and we look at Adam, Eve, and the fall of God's first kingdom.
We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What does Genesis and the First Kingdom teach us about God and the story of creation? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks a series called Kingdom Origins as we start our journey through A Year of Discovering God's Kingdom. Over the next few weeks we’ll look at the origin stories in Genesis to see God’s original designs for this Kingdom where God, humanity, and creation all flourish together.
We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Do you know what subject Jesus talked about more than any other? It wasn’t heaven and hell, it wasn’t prayer or faith, it wasn’t money (although that comes in second), and it wasn’t sin. More than anything else, Jesus talked about something he called The Kingdom of God. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our Year of Discovering God’s Kingdom!
We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Instead of a traditional gathering, this morning we will be answering your burning questions on the spot without seeing them in advance. Pastors Zach Lambert, Matt Gonzalez, and Lindsay Contreras will be answering questions about Restore, God, life and faith on our Hot Seat Panel hosted by Kelsie Rogers. Hope you join us!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
How do we see the children in our midst? As annoyances and distractions or as humans deeply loved by God? This Sunday, Ashleigh Surratt is going to be preaching through the story of Jesus saying, “let the little children come to me.” Here is the truth: we have no business making it harder for kids to have a seat at the table–not the kids table off to the side; the family table.
We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Even when dealing with life's challenges, we can trust that God can give us rest for the journey ahead. The story of Elijah helps us see that it’s ok not to be ok. Today we will hear from Dr. Kan'Dace Brock as we continue in our Summer Mixtape Series!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What does it look like to hold on to Jesus when things around us are falling apart. Paul said, “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” Join us as Mark Jordan shares some of his story and how this text helped him through one of the hardest times of his life.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
“Scripture is a spring of life-giving, life-altering truth, but when we don’t understand how and why it came to us, we end up misusing it.” Today scholar and author Karen Keen is preaching about the origins, inspiration, and interpretation of Scripture. The Bible and its origins reveal a humble God who invites us to imitate that humility—a humility that is itself the most powerful antidote to the misinterpretation and abuse of Scripture.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
“Scripture is a spring of life-giving, life-altering truth, but when we don’t understand how and why it came to us, we end up misusing it.” Today scholar and author Karen Keen is preaching about the origins, inspiration, and interpretation of Scripture. The Bible and its origins reveal a humble God who invites us to imitate that humility—a humility that is itself the most powerful antidote to the misinterpretation and abuse of Scripture.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Jesus shows us that we are called to recognize our blind spots when it comes to privilege and engage others with humility, curiosity, and inquiry. This Sunday we'll hear from our very own Dave Conner as we continue in our Summer Mixtape series!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Jesus washing feet is one of the most famous stories in the entire Bible, but did you know most preachers skip over a very important part of it? Join us today as Lindsay Contreras continues our Summer Mixtape series and unpacks this amazing story!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Jesus once said, “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” Are we looking to anything other than Jesus to provide us life? Join us as Aaron Carter continues our Summer Mixtape series!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Through the work of Jesus, we are new creations — more capable of standing up against temptation and standing for love, peace, and justice than we could possible imagine. Join us as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our annual Summer Mixtape series!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What does the Bible actually say about Heaven and the afterlife? What is the New Heaven and New Earth? And, who gets into Heaven? You won't want to miss Zach W. Lambert teaching this last Sunday in Revelation and our final Sunday in our Year of Bible Stories for Grown-Ups!
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Jesus is King, not because his kills his enemies, but because he dies for them. Not because he partners with death, but because he overcomes death with life. Join us as Zach W. Lambert continues our series on Revelation.If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What can we learn from the early church about how to follow Jesus in the midst of Empire? Join us as Zach W. Lambert continues our series on Revelation by looking at the letters to the 7 churches.If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Easily the most misunderstood book of the Bible, Revelation is not really about dragons and rapture - it is about following Jesus in the midst of empire. Join us as Zach W. Lambert finishes out our last four weeks of A Year of Bible Stories for Grown-Ups with this series on Revelation starting today!If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Have you ever felt excluded because of who you are or what you’ve been through? Do you know anyone who has? Join us this Sunday as Sally Gary preaches about how Jesus radically includes outcasts by seeing them for who they are (an image-bearer of God) and welcoming them into God’s family. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
How do followers of Jesus engage politically in a world where polarization runs rampant? How can we have a more Christlike vision for this vital work? Join us this morning as Dr. David Gushee, Christian ethicist and author, will be helping us think Biblically about government. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Modesty is an important virtue discussed throughout Scripture, but what does it actually mean? Is it about bikinis and yoga pants, or something else? And how do we engage with the harm caused by Purity Culture without pendulum swinging too far in a different direction? Join us as Zach W. Lambert preaches about this verse and what modesty really means.If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Not everything is good and not everything will become good, but God is working for good in everything—both now and in the future. Join us as Zach W. Lambert preaches about this verse and God’s faithfulness to us.If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Some folks claim “God’s grace is getting out of hand” because of how much we talk about God’s unrelenting love for us. But God’s grace isn’t getting out of hand, it’s been out of hand for 2000 years! Join us this Easter Sunday as Zach W. Lambert preaches about God’s extravagant grace and love.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The Bible is filled with examples of women preaching, teaching, and pastoring, so why does this verse say women aren’t allowed to teach? Join us as Lindsay Contreras and Zach W. Lambert preach through this difficult passage.If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
It’s not all up to us. We don’t need to just rely on our own strength. We can endure all things—any circumstance and every situation—through Jesus Christ and our community who strengthen us. Join us this Sunday as Zach W. Lambert preaches through one of the most popular verses in the Bible, Philippians 4:13.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The goal isn’t to get people across some imaginary line or inside some man-made boundary. The goal is simply to be with people wherever they are on their journey and do whatever we can to help them move toward Christ. Join us as Zach W. Lambert walks through this story.
There is no room for prejudice or exclusion at Jesus’ table. Communion is the great equalizer in that way. We gather around this table not because we are perfect or put-together, but because we realize our great need for Jesus and each other. Join us as Zach W. Lambert walks through this story and we celebrate communion together!
The early church was known for their radical generosity, but sometimes that has been weaponized by nefarious people for the purpose of greed. The story of Tabitha and the widows shows us what true generosity is and how we can all embody it. Join us as Lindsay Contreras as she walks through this story!
Restore mobilizes volunteers and funding to work with organizations who are already doing an amazing job helping people in need in our community and around the world. Join us as Zach W. Lambert talks about our core value of partnerships and meet some of our Community Partners!
The 1st century church was known for its radical inclusion and sacrificial love, and that’s exactly what the 21st century church should be known for too. Join us as we continue in our Year of Bible Stories for grown-ups and Zach W. Lambert teaches about the first church.
God doesn’t love us with a one-size-fits-all kind of love. Every person is uniquely made and uniquely loved by God. God knows what we need and meets us there. Join us as we continue in our Year of Bible Stories for grown-ups and Zach W. Lambert teaches through the story of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Jesus didn’t love sinners and embrace outcasts to make them acceptable to God. He did it to show them, and everyone else, that God had already accepted them. Join us as we continue in our Year of Bible Stories for grown-ups and Zach W. Lambert teaches through these words of Jesus.
Jesus famously said, “Be perfect as your heavenly father is perfect.” But what did he mean by that? None of us can be perfect, right? Maybe, “be perfect” is not the best way to translate what Jesus was actually trying to say. Join us as we continue in our Year of Bible Stories for grown-ups and Zach W. Lambert teaches through these words of Jesus.
The love of God is radically inclusive. He shows no partiality when it comes to humanity. There are no restrictions on his grace, no parameters on his mercy, and no qualifications for his love. Join us as we continue in our Year of Bible Stories for grown-ups and Zach W. Lambert teaches through Jesus’ first sermon.
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Through all of her fear and uncertainty, Mary said yes because she knew who God was. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches through Mary’s story and song.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Christmas is not meant to shift our focus away from the hard things in our lives and in this world. Christmas is meant to bring comfort and peace in the midst of the hard things. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches through the foreshadowing of Jesus’ birth from the Old Testament.
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The story of Jonah isn’t really about a giant fish; it’s about God calling us to love our enemies even when it feels impossible. Join us as we look at this important story today!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
It’s time to talk about David and Bathsheba. Why has this story been so often used in ways that hurt abuse survivors and even shift the blame onto them? Maybe we have been interpreting it wrong…We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Join us this morning as Joash Thomas preaches about how to shine the light of Jesus’ love in our world, especially where injustice reigns.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Where is God in times of war? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert leads us through the story of Jericho and the Canaanite Genocide. This story is so important right now because it is where we find the theology which has undergirded almost every holy war in history. We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
For thousands of years, people who are as different as can be have gathered to remember the one who welcomes everyone to his table. Join us as Zach W. Lambert leads us through the story of communion.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Other gods demanded human sacrifice, but our God sacrifices himself for humanity. The narrative of Scripture is not a story of humans laying their lives down for God, but God laying his life down for us. Join us as Zach W. Lambert leads us through the story of Abraham and Isaac.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
So many of us have been taught that Sodom and Gomorrah was condemned for homosexuality. But, is that actually true? This Sunday we'll continue on in our Year of Bible Stories for Grown-Ups and discuss one of the most widely weaponized stories in scripture.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Hagar's story teaches us that God is and always has been a God who sees and cares for us. Join us today as Pastor Lindsay teaches us about Abraham, Sarah, and Hagar.We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The Tower of Babel isn’t about the origin of languages, it’s about the origin of empire. Join us today as we learn about the difference between the Way of Jesus and the way of empire.You can find live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
When suffering and disaster inevitably come, remember that our God is not up in heaven causing the chaos. Our God is walking through the pain alongside us. Our God is with the helpers. Join us this morning as we dive into the story of Noah and the Great Flood!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The Book of Job is more than a story of when bad things happen to good people. It's a lesson in when our experiences and interpretation of God don't match the theology of our friends or our original belief system. Join us this morning as we dive into this confusing, but beautiful book!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The story of Cain and Abel records the first usage of the word “sin” in the entire Bible. What can we learn from this story about who we are and how we can pursue wholeness for ourselves and our neighbors? Join us this morning as we dive into this foundational passage!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
The story of Cain and Abel records the first usage of the word “sin” in the entire Bible. What can we learn from this story about who we are and how we can pursue wholeness for ourselves and our neighbors? Join us this morning as we dive into this foundational passage!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Does Genesis tell us HOW the world was created or WHY the world was created? This Sunday we'll be starting where it all began - Origin Stories. Join us as we explore the Creation Story from Genesis 1 and how we can understand it in helpful ways!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Pastor Zach is back and it’s time for Hot Seat Sunday Round 2! Today Zach will answer previously submitted questions about faith and life. If you ever have questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us! We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
It’s Family Sunday! Round up the kiddos and watch a message from our Kids and Family Pastor, Sonja DiNanno. We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we continue our Summer Mixtape series! Listen to our Volunteer Coordinator, Ashleigh Surratt, share part of her faith journey. We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we continue our Summer Mixtape series! Listen to our Leadership Team Member, Charles Samuel, share part of his faith journey. We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we continue our Summer Mixtape series! Listen to our Worship & Production Pastor, Matt Gonzalez, share part of his faith journey. We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we kickoff our Summer Mixtape series! Listen to our Executive Pastor, Lindsay Contreras, share part of her faith journey.
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today is Hot Seat Sunday! Join us this morning for a time of worship and then Zach will be on the hot seat—answering questions you’ve submitted without ever having seen them before.
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to http://www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Even in the middle of sorrow, we can choose to sing and choose to trust God. Like those who came before us, our songs are a declaration that we will not be defined by the brokenness around us. We hope to see you this Sunday where we'll be learning from Psalm 8!
To celebrate the final Sunday of our Year of Healing and Wholeness, we are going to take communion together at the end of the Gathering. We will also have worship and a message from Zach about what is means to be a courageous church. If you’d like participate in communion, grab some elements (whatever you have on hand) and join in!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
You don’t want to miss today’s sermon from Iver Robinson, the Lead Pastor of Moontower Church, as she tells the story of our sister church’s 2-year journey which came to a close on Easter Sunday.We’ll have worship, some important announcements about amazing things happening this summer, Iver preaching, and then a conversation between Zach and Iver. Hope you join in!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
You've likely heard of the Golden Rule, but Jesus teaches us something slightly different—the Platinum Rule. This morning we’re talking about how to sacrificially love others as Jesus has loved us. Hope you join in!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we are starting a brand new series called Wholehearted People talking about what it means to be a community of faith that cultivates healing and wholeness. Over the next four weeks, we are going to look at four characteristics of a community like this—welcoming, sacrificial, communal, and courageous. Hope you join in!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Welcome to Family Sunday! This morning we are going to have worship and a creative message from the Restore Kids team in the form of a skit. It’s going to be awesome!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Contrary to what our culture tells us, rest is prescribed and does not need to be earned. This Sunday we're continuing our series on Wholehearted Practices, and we'll be talking about Sabbath Rest.
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What is the Bible, how do we read it, and how do we interpret it in ways that are helpful instead of harmful? We can’t wait to dive into all of this today at Restore!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Happy Easter! Easter gives us the hope that resurrection is on the other side of our pain, because we follow a God who empathizes and overcomes!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
What if evangelism has nothing to do with handing out tracts or preaching on the street corners? What if evangelism is doing your best to love people well and then pointing them to the one who loves them perfectly? Join us today as we dive deeply into what Scripture says about evangelism and how to practice it!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Tithing is a spiritual practice that has too often been weaponized to guilt, shame, and even exploit people. But does that mean we should just throw it away or can practicing radical generosity actually help all people experience healing, wholeness and fullness of life? Join us today as we study the story of The Widow’s Coins and talk about how we’ve often misinterpreted the words of Jesus!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to http://www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
"Fellowship" is more than the name of the hall where you share your famous potato salad after service—it is a community centered on togetherness and sharing. This morning we’re talking about what it looks like to put fellowship into practice in our lives.
Hope you join us!We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today we are talking about confession—what it is and why has the church practiced some form of it for 2000+ years? Hope you join in!
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.
Today, we kick off a brand new teaching series called Wholehearted Practices! Join us as we spend the next few weeks looking at spiritual practices like meditation, confession, Bible reading, fellowship and evangelism. This morning we are taking about prayer—what is it and how does it work?
We are here for our live online gathering every Sunday at 10am CST. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect).
Join us as we wrap-up our series on the way Jesus lived and moved in the world—the core postures he chose to exhibit during his time on earth—and how we can emulate them in our lives. Today we are looking at the posture of courage!
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Did you know that community is a buffer to trauma? God designed us in such a way that the ups and downs of life are meant to be walked through in relationship, not isolation.
Join us as we continue our series on the way Jesus lived and moved in the world—the core postures he chose to exhibit during his time on earth—and how we can emulate them in our lives. Today we are looking at the posture of communal joy!
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What would you do if you knew it was your last night on earth? Party? Spend time with loved ones? Eat your favorite foods? Well there a came a time in Jesus’ life when he knew it was his last night on earth. Do you know what he did? He washed feet.
Join us as we continue our series on the way Jesus lived and moved in the world—the core postures he chose to exhibit during his time on earth—and how we can emulate them in our lives. Today we are looking at the posture of humility!
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Who did Jesus exclude? Many churches and Christians today have very strict rules about who is included and who is not. Do those rules come from Jesus?
Join us as we continue our series on the way Jesus lived and moved in the world—the core postures he chose to exhibit during his time on earth—and how we can emulate them in our lives. Today we are looking at the posture of inclusion!
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It is not our job to save people, none of us have the power to do that anyway. Our job is to sacrificially love people.
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The opposite of faith is not doubt. The opposite of faith is certainty.
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Jesus’ condemnation of sin isn’t primarily a window through which we see the sins of others. It’s a mirror by which we see and confront our own sin.
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Before and above everything else, the group identity of any healthy church family should be love.
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Not only did God create each of us, Scripture says that we are God’s masterpiece!
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We are treasured by God and infinitely valuable to our creator. We are fully known, fully loved, and God is fully committed to doing whatever it takes to remind us of that.
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God’s love isn’t just an abstraction, it’s a here and now reality through union with Christ.
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If we claim to follow a God of restorative justice, then we must be people of restorative justice. Find out more at www.restoreaustin.org
Forgiveness is the choice to let go of hate, resentment, and the right to revenge.
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God is with us, God is for us, and God is faithful to us, no matter what.
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Even if everything else falls apart. Even when our lives feel unmanageable and our hope is fading; this truth remains: Our God is love and we are God’s beloved. His compassion for us knows no bounds.
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We pursue healing and wholeness from the love and acceptance God provides, not for the love and acceptance we hope God will provide.
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Listen to week 3 of our Three Trees series. The very same power that promises the Tree of Life and all its goodness dwells within you.
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Listen to week 2 of our Three Trees series. Jesus did not come to save us from God’s wrath. Jesus, who is God in the flesh, came to save us from evil, sin, and death—the true objects of God’s anger.
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Listen to Zach Lambert preach about God's story of redemption through three critical points in scripture.
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Listen in on a conversation about marriage between Zach Lambert and Gail & Brian Bantum.
Listen to a conversation about missions and advocacy with Zach Lambert and Carlos Rodriguez.
Listen in on a conversation between Pastor Zach Lambert, Rabbi Kelly Levy and Imam Attia Omara.
Whether it’s the death of our dream or the death of our Savior, grief turns to joy through resurrection.
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Guest Speaker, Rachel Delgado, explores what it looks like to love God and be loved by God.
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The only thing better than Jesus being with us is Jesus being within us.
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Guest Speaker, Dr. Michelle Reyes, shares with the Restore family on how we can be better at including everyone no matter what socioeconomic place we're at.
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Here at Restore, we believe that any kind of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is wrong any kind of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity is wrong.
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The death and resurrection of Jesus isn't the reason God loves us, it's the revelation of his love that's been there all along.
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For far too long in the church, sexism has been baptized and called God’s will. Women and men living and leading as equals is the way of Jesus.
Suggested Books:
The Making of Biblical Womanhood by Beth Allison Barr
Abuelita Faith by Kat Armas
Jesus and John Wayne by Kristin Du Mez
A Year of Biblical Womanhood by Rachel Held Evans
Jesus Feminist by Sarah Bessey
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The early church addressed the problem of ethnic marginalization not just by including the previously excluded ethnicities, but by making sure they were represented in positions of power and leadership.
Suggested Books:
The Color of Compromise by Jemar Tisby
Brown Church by Robert Chao Romero
Where Do We Go From Here by Martin Luther King Jr.
Be The Bridge by Latasha Morrison
The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James Cones
Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles
Divided by Faith by Michael Emerson and Christian Smith
Becoming All Things by Michelle Ami Reyes
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Without prejudice or partiality, followers of Jesus are called to love all people and welcome everyone into God's family.
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If the “Christianity” we are proclaiming does not include justice for the marginalized, then it is not the Christianity of Jesus Christ.
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Teaching Pastor, Iver Robinson, gives the perspective of the woman at the well that Jesus interacted with.
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When it comes to pursuing justice for the marginalized, we can't do everything, but we can all do something.
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The only people standing against justice are the ones who benefit from injustice.
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Special Message from Restore family member, Brian Sullivan, about how putting these generosity principles into practice has transformed his life and family.
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When someone takes more than they need, others are left with not enough.
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When we realize that everything we have is on loan from God, the only proper response is gratefulness.
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It’s not “just money” because we are constantly being tempted to place our trust in it rather than in God and to use it to build our Kingdom rather than His.
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The Christmas story is not charming anecdote about a cute baby, it is a turning point in the history of the world.
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The message of Christmas is that you are never alone. The newborn King came for the whole world, but he is also came to be with you.
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No matter who you are, what you’ve done, or how many times you’ve messed up, Jesus has a place and a purpose for you.
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There is nothing like the local church when it’s healthy, inclusive, justice-driven and Jesus-centered.
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It is Jesus’ table. Our job is to make sure anyone who wants a seat finds one.
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Kat Armstrong shares about toxic family relationships by looking at the story of Joseph being sold into slavery by his brothers in Genesis 37.
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Refusing to forgive someone doesn’t just hurt them, it hurts us too.
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The opposite of scarcity isn't affluence, the opposite of scarcity is enough.
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Being a Christian isn’t about going to heaven you die. It’s about being used by God to bring heaven to earth here and now.
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Being a part of God’s family means rejecting the lie that we can do everything on our own and embracing the truth that God designed us for deep community with one another.
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God doesn’t help those who help themselves. God helps those who realize they can’t help themselves.
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Restore is a place where anyone has a seat at the table and everyone experiences the extravagant love of Jesus.
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The church is a radically diverse and inclusive family who extravagantly shares the sacrificial love of Jesus.
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This week, we are joined by Mike Goldsworthy. Join us as Pastor Zach interviews Mike about what it’s like to be a pastor and what it looks like to be a leader in this “post-evangelical” space.
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I’m still a Christian because I believe life is found in Jesus. - Zach Lambert
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Jemar is the New York Times bestselling author of The Color of Compromise and How to Fight Racism. He recently joined the Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University as the Assistant Director for Narrative and Advocacy. He is the founder of The Witness Inc. and co-host of the Pass The Mic podcast. Tisby speaks nationally about history, religion, and antiracism.
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Beth is an associate professor of history and associate dean of the Graduate School at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She is the president of the Conference on Faith and History and is a member of Christians for Biblical Equality.
Beth is also an author and today we will be discussing* her groundbreaking book, The Making of Biblical Womanhood: How The Subjugating of Women Became Gospel Truth. We’ll also be giving away a copy of her book and launching a book club with it too. It’s going to be a great day!
*Our speaker uses the "b" word when discussing a biblical text. This is not meant to be offensive, but to illustrate how the original readers would have understood this story from Scripture.
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When something happens to one member of the body of Christ, it happens to all of us.
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Kristin is a New York Times bestselling author, professor and historian. She and Zach Lambert will be discussing how white evangelicals came to embrace so fully militant masculinity and why it's such a big problem.
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"If we are committed to worshiping God seriously, we should simultaneously be awakening to how love and justice stand at the center of God's character and activity in the world."
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"We have so many narcissistic, unsympathetic, grandiose, ambitious, celebrity-driven pastors that it is de-forming church culture, church life, and Christian living." - Scot McKnight
Check out the full conversation with Scot and Zach about how to recognize and root out abusive leaders in the church.
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Even when it feels like everyone else has abandoned you, Jesus never will.
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"We cannot fulfill the Great Commission without the Great Commandment"
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Jesus is the only authority who wields his power for the singular purpose of love.
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Our voices, joined together and lifted high, are a collective refusal to collapse under the weight our burdens.
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We are doing it wrong if all we do is call other people out without ever taking a look in the mirror.
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Pastor Rachel Delgado walks through the story of doubting Thomas.
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Walking through the difficult process of deconstruction and reconstruction with Jesus by our side is so much better than pretending we never have any doubts.
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The resurrected Jesus is calling you by name and offering you a living hope that transcends every circumstance.
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"The Prince of Peace is on the other side of heartache and heartbreak."
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The love of Jesus doesn’t just change you. The love of Jesus changes everything.
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God doesn’t love us with a one-size-fits-all kind of love. Every person is uniquely made and uniquely loved by God.
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As the hands and feet of Jesus, our acts of love and liberation are revolutionary. These acts may be small in size, but they have a big impact for the Kingdom of God.
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Care Pastor, Mark Jordan, shares with us a unique perspective on Jesus feeding the 5,000.
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When we are at our lowest points in life, God stoops down next to us, wipes away the tears and says, “I love you and I will always be with you.”
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In a world full of prideful leaders, Jesus calls us to spend our time humbly serving others.
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Guest preacher, Bonnie Lewis, dives deeper into the story of the woman at the well.
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Jesus came to preach a message of abundance: There is more wine, more loaves and more fish. There is peace that surpasses all understanding, mercy in our time of need and grace upon grace for anyone who wants it. And above all, there is an abundance of love, overflowing from a well that never runs dry.
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Many of those who breached the United States Capitol did so not in spite of their Christian faith, but because of it. Just look at video or pictures from the riot and you’ll see…
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Avowed white supremacists carrying the Christian flag
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People wearing “In God we trust” shirts as they shove police officers to the ground
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A huge banner bearing the name of Jesus hung outside the Capitol by a group of insurrectionists after they broke in.
Wednesday's violent, insurrectionist riot was not an aberration; it was a revelation. It may not reflect who we hope to be, but it is who we are right now. We cannot get where we want to go without telling the truth about where we are. It's time for truth-telling.
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Jesus wasn’t just born to die. He was born to live and love and serve and embody the Kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven.
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The Way of Jesus is so much more than something you believe, it’s something you do. The Way of Jesus is so much more than something you intellectually assent to, it’s a whole new way of living. Knowing about Jesus is not the same thing as following Jesus.
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Oppressive religion blinds us to our own sin by shifting the focus onto the much lesser shortcomings of others.
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Bonnie Lewis concludes our Thanksgiving Holiday by reminding us not to worry and to be thankful for what we have.
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Allowing the love of God to work in us and then move through us to humanity, is the call of every Christian. It was radical enough to start a revolution in 1st century and it’s radical enough to start one in the 21st century too.
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Peacemaking is not standing in the uncontroversial middle trying to placate everyone. Peacemaking is not calling for unity while refusing to deal with marginalization in our communities. That’s peacekeeping.
Peacemaking is standing for truth, justice, and equity for all people, no matter the cost. For us as Christians, the choice between peacekeeping and peacemaking is clear:
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” Jesus (Matthew 5:9)
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Christian political engagement means so much more than voting. It means advocating and mobilizing. It means fighting against corruption and injustice. And most of all, it means fulfilling our Gospel imperative to care for the poor, the oppressed, and the marginalized.
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The only credential required for a seat at Jesus’ table is an earnest desire to be there.
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The love of God is radically inclusive. He shows no partiality when it comes to humanity. There are no restrictions on his grace, no parameters on his mercy, and no qualifications for his love. Everyone is accepted, everyone is welcomed in, and everyone has a place in the family of God if they desire it.
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If you have extra, share with those who don’t. If you have power, use it to help those who don’t.
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Jesus came to help all humanity, no matter who they are or what they’ve done, experience a full and abundant life.
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The Gospel of Jesus Christ is good news of great joy for all people. Everything else pales in comparison.
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Following Jesus means our primary allegiance is to the Kingdom of God, not to the kingdoms of this world.
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If a firm foundation is the key to building a lifelong faith, we must make absolutely sure that our foundation is Jesus.
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If we choose to trust God’s power, then we are able to be a part of fixing the brokenness instead of feeding it.
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Guest Preacher Amy Edwards shares her story with us and explains the omniscience of God
The church was always meant to be followers of Jesus who bring light and love into places that are dark and in despair.
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Dr. Sandra Glahn brings our Summer Mixtape 2020 to a close. Join us as she teaches about what "biblical gender" really is and why the Western church has so often gotten it wrong.
“Christians are a community of redeemed people serving a single King, but coming from every tribe, tongue and nation." - Sam Won
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What does it mean to be a church that is FOR our city? Join us for a conversation with the fouunder of Austin Stone Community Church, Matt Carter.
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We talk about Jesus, race, the church, and how understanding that the image of God resides in everyone changes how we live our lives.
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If the gospel is not good news to the ones that need it most, it’s not the gospel of Jesus.
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What does it mean for followers of Jesus to have a holistic eithic of life? Zach and special guest Shane Claiborne discuss that question as we kickoff Summer Mixtape this week!
We are a church where anyone has a seat at the table and everyone can experience the extravagant love of Jesus.
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We don't clean up and then come to Jesus. We come to Jesus and he cleans us up.
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Don’t give up on fellowship, because God has chosen to use his radically inclusive family where everyone is welcome and everyone shares, to bring salvation to the world.
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The first church was the most radically inclusive group of people the world had ever seen, and that’s exactly who we should be too.
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In a moment life this, people need more than the tired line that praying a prayer will get to them heaven when they die. A world as hurting and broken as ours is right now doesn’t just need life AFTER death. They need life BEFORE death.
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When we tell the story of this time, will you have a story worth telling?
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God isn’t in the business of killing people... he’s in the business of dying for them.
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In uncertain and unparalleled times like these, Christians are called to love, serve and protect. We are called to bear the burdens of our fellow human.
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Love shifts the spotlight and lets other people shine. A teaching from Pastor Zach Lambert.
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"Kindness is lending someone your strength instead of reminding them of their weakness." Pastor Zach Lambert
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Pastor John Sorrell kicks off our "What is Love?" series talking about patience.
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Pastor Zach walks through Matthew 25 and how We love and serve Jesus when we love and serve others.
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Pastor John walks through the biblical view of anger and how it can be used for constructive change.
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We are commanded to love God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength – with every part of our humanity. But what does it mean to love God with all our sou?
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In a hopeful message, Pastor Zach explains how God is love and shows us love his through Creation.
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Pastor Zach kicks off a new year long series where we explore what it's like to live life according to the Greatest Commandment.
We’re kicking off the Summer Mixtape series with a message from Pastor Zach. Christianity is not a text-based faith. Christianity an event-based faith.
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Pastor Zach describes the concept of atonement through the story of Abraham and Isaac.
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A message from Ephesians on inclusion and diversity in the family of God.
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