In October, we will be taking a team to El Salvador to assist in the launch of a new house church. We will go into one of the most notorious drug communities in El Salvador to share the gospel!
We are going to do baby dedications when we come together for First Sunday October 7th.
We are going to gather together with several other churches that know Christ. We will pray for God’s Kingdom to come and will to be done in Lorain County as it is in Heaven. Join us to pray.
On the First Sunday of every month, all of our house churches come together at Nordson Depot (671 Franklin Ave in Amherst) for a combined worship service at 10am. It's not a typical worship service. We drink coffee and fellowship for a while before we get started. We sit at round tables together to make sure that everyone gets to connect. We usually sing a few songs (lyrics projected on a screen). Then pastor Dan shares a short message (15-20 minutes). After that, we discuss the sermon at our tables. We usually take communion after discussion and then sing another song. We don't normally pass an offering plate, but we have a box in the back in case people want to give. You can also give online. After the last song, most people hang out for a while as we slowly make our way out.
This month, Todd Sovine, Director of Church Planting for the Central District of the Christian and Missionary Alliance will join us to speak on investing your life in the Kingdom of God. Todd is our church planting coach and is a key part of scores of church planters throughout the midwest and the rest of the world! It will be a good Sunday!
On the First Sunday of every month, all of our house churches come together at Nordson Depot (671 Franklin Ave in Amherst) for a combined worship service at 10am. It's not a typical worship service. We drink coffee and fellowship for a while before we get started. We sit at round tables together to make sure that everyone gets to connect. We usually sing a few songs (lyrics projected on a screen). Then pastor Dan shares a short message (15-20 minutes). After that, we discuss the sermon at our tables. We usually take communion after discussion and then sing another song. We don't normally pass an offering plate, but we have a box in the back in case people want to give. You can also give online. After the last song, most people hang out for a while as we slowly make our way out.
Baptism is an outward proclamation of an inward decision to follow Jesus. If you have trusted Jesus, you are in. Baptism is simply an outward proclamation of an inward decision to follow Jesus. It doesn't save you; Jesus does. However, it is really important. Don't wait around to get baptized. Have the person who led you to Christ dunk you in some water in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19-20) or contact us (dan@restorationamherst.org) to set up a time to get baptized. You don't have to have everything together to get baptized. In fact, you shouldn't wait until your life is together. The only requirement is that you trust Jesus. Are you in?
We are going to meet at Lakeview Park to baptize anyone who wants to publicly proclaim their commitment to follow Jesus. Invite your friends. Tell the world. The Kingdom of God has come near.
We will gather from 9am-noon to pick up trash, sweep, and otherwise serve the community while praying and connecting with neighbors. Be sure to let us know you are coming! It will be a good day!
First Sunday Worship Service May 1st at 10am. Join us for fellowship, worship, teaching, discussion, and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
At Restoration, our primary ministry is individual disciple-making. Every disciple makes disciples. However, Paul reminds us in Hebrews 10:24-25 that meeting together is important for encouragement. He says that we are to think up ways to stir one another to love and good works. Contrary to a lot of thinking about church, we don't come together to fulfill a duty. Also, our coming together isn't the primary means of evangelism. We come together to encourage one another as we continue making disciples, meeting needs, and fighting the good fight of faith. We do this primarily by meeting together in homes and other places for worship, prayer, communion, food, fellowship, etc.
However, once a month we all of the house churches come together to be encouraged in larger numbers. At this First Sunday gathering, we drink coffee, tell stories, and celebrate Jesus. We sing and hear a sermon, but we also cary our tradition of ministering to one another at our tables. It's good! See you then!
Join us this Saturday as we help the Slatts move! They don't have a lot of stuff, and they have been in the process of moving already, so it should go quick. Let us know you are coming on the Facebook Event page!
House to House is a training for people who want to learn how to lead or be a part of house churches. The course addresses biblical principles for reaching communities with the gospel. Ever wonder how the Church grew so quickly in the first century? Do you ever feel a burden to minister but don't have a place to do so in your current church? This training will expose you to practical, biblical methods of reaching the lost and advancing the Kingdom of God.
Jesus told His followers to make disciples, but most Christians have no idea how to go about doing so. This class is an overview of disciple-making designed to equip you to know how to lead someone to Christ and lead them through three phases of Spiritual growth: First 8 Weeks, First Year, Lifelong.
