Restoration Church Podcast: Recent Episodes
Restoration Church
We believe Jesus is restoring people who restore the world. Our mission is to join him. Located in the heart of downtown Lexington, KY.
It's all about heaven... but not in the way you might think. Jesus gave us a good news mission that is all about reconciling heaven and earth. (Matthew 6:10, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20)
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The Gospel is the announcement that in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, God’s restoring kingdom has arrived. (Mark 1:14-15)
How do we grow? Jesus tells us to to make ourselves at home in his life, his words, and his love. (John 15:1-17)
Jesus doesn't just offer us a way among many others. Instead of a path, He gives us a Person - Himself. (John 13:36-14:10)
Jesus reveals God's heart to lead us into protection and provision through the noise of the voices that call to us daily. (John 10:1-21)
How does God deal with our sin? In this story, we see Jesus show the heart of God towards us in our brokenness - and it's good news. (John 8:1-12)
Due to a technical difficultly, our message didn't record Sunday. So instead, Justin sits down with our speaker, Kaleb Heitzman, to talk about how to understand our story in John 6 through the context of Story. (John 6:22-51)
The Gospel of John is written to make something abundantly clear: When we see Jesus, we see what God is like. (John 1:1-18)
In order to fully rest in God's provision, we need the way we see our work to be transformed. Our work isn't a hindrance to our flourishing, but rather and important part of it. (Genesis 1:2-28, 3:17-19)
You can't rest in your head. Sabbath, like all spiritual practices, call us out of religious rules and into spiritual rhythms with physical expressions. (Mark 2:23-28)
In slavery, we are valued by how much we produce, in Sabbath rest, we are valued by our identity in our Father. (Exodus 20:8-11)
In a word discipled to divide, we see the Table as the place where Jesus brings us together. We may not agree on everything, but we'll save you a seat. (2 Samuel 9:1-6)
Sunday, we had a Church Family Meeting where we talked about our understanding of leadership and our desire to be a culture of empowerment. Here, Justin recaps the day and gives us next steps.
The way we see our stuff - our money, possessions, time, resources - is far different in Jesus' kingdom than the kingdoms of this world. Because of this, we choose to live generous lives that reflect the heart of our generous God. (1 Timothy 6:17-19)
The primary understanding of the Church in the New Testament is that of a family. As a Church, we believe when we love one another like family, the world takes notice. (Acts 2:42-47)
The genealogy of Jesus - several stories with up's and down's, all part of a greater Story leading to Jesus. (Matthew 1:1-17)
There's a massive difference between good news and good advice. On Christmas, good news arrived not as a new religion, a book, or a philosophy, but as a tiny, baby boy. (Luke 2:1-14)
Our pursuit of happiness is killing our joy. The good news that brings great joy is more than our feelings and circumstances, having the power to transform our present. (Luke 2:8-11, Romans 5:3-5)
God gives direction through angels and miraculous signs in the Christmas story. So how are we supposed to figure out what his will is for us? (Romans 8:28-30, 12:1-2)
Advent teaches us that we have a promise that can sustain us in the present, even in our pain. (Luke 1:26-38)
The early Christian community lived in the awareness and expectancy of God's power at work among them - not just among the elite, but in the lives of ordinary people. (James 5:13-18)
We all judge by discerning right from wrong. But James calls us not to condemn and stand over others as we discern. (James 4:1-12)
Jesus told us that our words are the overflow of our hearts. James expounds on this, showing us that the way we speak as Christ followers should be markedly different. (James 3:1-12)
James reminds us that the faith we're called to will overflow with good works, as we learn to love our neighbors like Jesus loves us. (James 2:14-26)
James reminds us that even when we don't know the 'why' of our sufferings, we always know what - God is working for our good. (James 1:1-18)
Jesus commanded us to make disciples... but how did Jesus make disciples? In community - the fertile soil in which we learn to love God and love our neighbor. (John 13:34-35)
Jesus lived an unhurried, un-anxious life, confident that God was already present and at work all around us. (John 5:17-23)
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Spiritual disciplines are simply regular, intentional practices that help us to be present with Jesus just as He is present with us. (Matthew 11:28-30)
Our world is built on scarcity and fear - that ultimately, there's not enough to go around. But Jesus invites us into an abundant life, where we are free to love and give ourselves away. (Matthew 6:25-33)
How can we tell real faith from the counterfeit versions? Jesus tells us - it's a faith that doesn't stop at knowledge, but puts his life into practice.
Kelly Gore and Dr. Melinda Moore help us process how people of faith can respond to suicide.
What is loving our neighbor had less to do with adding more stuff to an already busy life, and more with being intentional with the life God already gave us? (Romans 12:9-13)
Is our good news...good news to the poor? Jesus' declares in Luke 4 that this is central to his mission. We're joined by Melissa Tibbs and Lindsay Anderson from Community Action Council to talk about what poverty looks like in Lexington, KY - and how we can be the hands and feet of good news to the poor.
How do we love in a unsettled, disenchanted world? Slow down, be present, and seek the shalom of the place where God's planted us. (Jeremiah 29:4-11)
Guest Speaker Todd Johns of Revive Ministries talks about the kingdom life of caring for "the least of these." (Matthew 25)
Who is your neighbor? According to Jesus, we have to look outside of those who look, act, and think like us. (Luke 10:25-37)
The fruit of our lives reveals the root of our lives. When we are rooted in the Spirit of God within us, it produces a life of walking step by step with God as we become more and more like Jesus. (Galatians 5:16-25)
Slavery is a life focused entirely on us - religious or not.
Freedom is a life of love for God and others. (Galatians 5:1-14)
Religion says changing who you are on the outside will change your inside. The Gospel says that when Jesus changes who we are on the inside, who we are are on the outside will be changed too. (Galatians 4:8-20)
The Bible is full of rules... so which one's are we still supposed to follow? In fulfilling the law, Jesus becomes a new law for us, freeing us from it's curse, and giving us a new way to see Old Testament law and Story. (Galatians 3:1-14)
video audio from Bible Project's "The Law" found at www.thebibleproject.com/videos/law
We all have a gap between what we believe and what we live. Even Peter. Even after years of following Jesus, he needed the Good News to transform the way he saw the world around him. (Galatians 2:11-14)
Dead religion distorts the Gospel. The good news is news not of what we have to do to please God, but rather what God has done for us in Jesus (Galatians 1:1-9)
There's a lot of unhealthy, toxic versions of manhood we're presented with every day. Some have made their way into the Church. Yet through the distortions, we look to Jesus as the picture of what authentic manhood truly looks like - not climbing the ladder of success, but taking up our cross. (Genesis 1:26-28, 3:6, John 13:1-5)
God's love isn't like the love we encounter in the world. It is steadfast, faithful love that suffers with us - the only kind of love that can sustain our realtionships through every circumstance. This is what we find in the story of Ruth, who ultimate plays a big part in the story of Jesus. (Ruth 1:1-21, Lamentations 3:22-23)
The forgiveness we receive is Christ both informs and empowers of forgiveness of others. (Luke 15:11-24, Ephesians 4:31-32)
We are reconcilers. We are bridge builders. And because of this, one of the most important things we can do as followers of Jesus is learn how to handle conflict in a healthy way. (Matthew 18:15-20, 2 Corinthians 5:17-20)
Followers of Jesus should not feel at home in a tear down world. Instead, we use our words to build up and give courage to those facing battles all around us. (Ephesians 4:25-29)
Spiritual growth is counterintuitive. Our "try-harder" approach is failing us. Instead, Jesus invites us into a fruitful life that flows out of abiding and resting in him. (John 15:1-8)
Spiritual growth starts beneath the surface, where God is cultivating our hearts to be more like Jesus. (Luke 8)