Restoration: Recent Episodes
Fenwick Church of Christ
Will you build your life on the teachings of Jesus or something else? Part of the instructions of Jesus is to make disciples, are we doing that?
The Old Testament ends with a bit of a cliffhanger, thankfully the New Testament answers any lingering questions. This week we examine the New through the lens of the Old.
We are starting a series on the Word of God. This week we look at the Old Testament through the lens of the New.
This week we focus on the lavish forgiveness we've been shown, and how it should change us.
For the first week of our new series, we are going to mourn the cost of our sin as we prepare to celebrate Jesus' saving work on Easter.
This week we look at the first chapter of Hosea. God asks some difficult things of Hosea, all in an attempt to make it clear to the people how He views their relationship. The key is to understand that God views idolatry and adultery.
This week as we look at 2 Chronicles, Cody talks to us about examining our past and making revisions, not resolutions for the new year.
Advent is a time meant to focus our hearts and minds on and celebrate Jesus' birth, but for many it is a time of endless lists, stress and debt. Christmas has been consumed by consumerism, how do we take it back? This week we talk about the second and third of four guiding principals: Spend Less and Give More.
Advent is a time meant to focus our hearts and minds on and celebrate Jesus' birth, but for many it is a time of endless lists, stress and debt. Christmas has been consumed by consumerism, how do we take it back? This week we talk about the first of four guiding principals: Worship Fully
Do you ever think that someone is undeserving of God's grace? Do you ever hope that someone "gets what they deserve?" If so, you can probably relate to Jonah and this weeks lesson is for you.
In part 1 of our two part series on Jonah, we look at the call of Jonah and his response. How does this apply to us today?
Session 1 of our annual men's day. Guest speaker Peter Morphy talks about being godly men.
Session 2 of our annual men's day. Peter Morphy talks to us about being godly in our response to other's.
Have you ever felt like God isn't listening? Have you ever wondered what He is doing when He does answer? Habakkuk has the same questions. This is part 1 of a 4 part series following Habakkuk and his conversation with God.
This week we get to a very sensitive subject, sexuality. These days even the church is divided on this topic, what do we do? Where do we stand?
This week we talk about a really hard topic. Cody does his best to approach it with compassion and love.
The first lesson in our new series on difficult topics, this week we talk about immigration and refugees. People are more divided on this topic than ever, so let's turn to God's Word for guidance on this issue.
Sometimes the only thing you can do is just hold on. This week we look at David as an example of someone who persevered in his faith and failed forward.
In part 2 of this sermon series we explore one of the ways that Christians can fail forward, confession. This is not the Catholic practice of confessing to a priest, but the practice of confessing to God and to our brothers and sisters for healing.
Welcome to part 1 of our new series called "Fail Forward." In this weeks lesson we explore the idea of viewing each mistake, each time we sin, as an opportunity to learn and do better next time. Everything Cody will talk about in the next few weeks hinges around knowing that we are no longer bound to sin, but have a new master (Rom. 6:12-18).
Join us as we finish up our series on the spiritual disciplines. This week we will be talking about the importance of prayer in the life of a believer. Prayer is how we communicate with God, and we remember that no relationship can be sustained without communication.
Today we continue in our series on the spiritual disciplines entitled 'How We Grow.' You can't talk about spiritual disciplines without mentioning fasting. Is it just some antiquated practice, or is it essential to the Christian living today? (Matthew 4:1-11)
Psychologists are now talking about something called "Hurry Sickness." It's our new epidemic. What's the solution? This is part three of our sermon series, "How We Grow."
If you want a more in depth take on this subject we recommend the book "The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry" by John Mark Comer. This book provided a lot of insight and material for this lesson.
It's time for a lesson on one topic that no preacher looks forward to...Giving. You may be surprised to hear what Cody has to say on the subject.
This year, for ladies day, guest speaker Pat Knutson shares her insights about "Weathering the Storms of Life." Part 2 of 2
This year, for ladies day, guest speaker Pat Knutson shares her insights about "Weathering the Storms of Life." Part 1 of 2
This week we look at the spiritual discipline of guarding (boundaries). Cody takes us through a lesson on how guarding will help us grow as followers of Jesus.
Our new life is characterized by hope. This hope grows when we trust in God. Part 2 of our New Life series. (Col. 1:24-27; Rom. 5:3-5)
Spring. A time of beauty and new life! This season brings the words of Paul to mind, we groan and wait with creation for new life. Romans 8:18-28. Part 1 of our New Life series.