Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church hosts a Q&A Sunday. The questions ranged from, "What does it mean to be a Christian", to "How do I know if what I am hearing is from God or myself?", and even some discussion around the vision and mission of our church.

The audio feed does jump around a bit as we did not have a microphone on the person asking the question, hopefully you are able to follow the conversation.

Restoration Community Church welcomes Michael Thornhill to share the message this morning. Michael, previously served as our Resident Preacher. He shares out of the story of Thomas' interaction with the resurrected Jesus. Michael looks at trauma and Christ's compassion towards it.

Passages: John 20:1-29

Restoration Community Church welcomes Dave Bindewald to share the message this morning. Dave is the director of the Center for Play and Exploration. Dave looks at the bookends of the story of Scripture and reminds us of God's intention and desire for goodness.

Passages: Genesis 1; Revelation 21; Genesis 1:31

Restoration Community Church welcomes Greg Burdette to share the message this morning. Greg is an Associate Pastor at Bellefield Presbyterian Church. He shares from his favorite of the Psalms, Psalm 103. Greg encourages us to seek gratitude in God, even when our soul may not feel like it in the moment.

Passages: Psalm 103

Restoration Community Church welcomes Julia Allan to share the message this morning. Julia is one of the planters of Garden City Church on the North Side of Pittsburgh. She shares from the book of Daniel which served to be an encouragement for him in the midst of great distress.

Passages: Daniel 12:1-13

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church concludes a series through the book of Judges. This story is perhaps the darkest story in the entire Bible. What are we to make of this moral descent that we see from Israel?

Passages: Judges 19:1-21:25; Genesis 19:1-11

P.S. The audio cut out about 5 minutes early, so the bulk of application was missed. We apologize for this glitch.

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. Having finished the stories of the judges, we now turn to the two epilogue stories in the book. These stories illustrate what life was like when everyone did as they saw fit.

Passages: Judges 17:1-18:20; Exodus 20:4-5; Deuteronomy 5:4-5; Colossians 1:15; Judges 1:34-35; 2 Chronicles 16:9

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. This week we look at the death of Samson and how in his final moments he crushed his enemies through his death. This foreshadows the work of Jesus Christ.

Passages: Judges 16:1-31; Judges 13:5; 1 Peter 3:18; Hebrews 10:10

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. Samson was a figure with such promise (Judges 13), but who was stirred more by his senses than the Spirit of the Lord. We will see both Samson's violent nature, as well as the Lord's purposes being accomplished through his behavior.

Passages: Judges 14:1-15:20; Exodus 34:15-16; Acts 2:23; 1 Corinthians 13:1-3; Galatians 5:22-23

Pastor Chris Ansell of Restoration Community Church continues a series through the book of Judges. This week we begin the story of the final judge in the book, Samson. This chapter focuses on the miraculous nature of his birth and the hopeful anticipation that would create.

Passages: Judges 13:1-25; John 3:14-15; Numbers 6:1-21; Isaiah 7:14; Romans 12:2