Restoration is a network of house churches.
We make disciples, gather together, and
equip people to minister.
Romans 5 provides a clear explanation of our federal headship. We were once under Adam’s headship and thus under sin because Adam (as our federal head) sinned against God. But, as Romans 5 explains, Christ Jesus obeyed where Adam disobeyed. Those who are in Christ have transferred into the headship of Christ, the Last Adam. Thus, we have eternal hope and life in Christ!
Romans 4 describes the connection between the faith of Abraham and the faith of all of God’s people. Just as Abraham believed God and it was counted as righteousness, so it is with us. Adam Cawrse walks us through this critical doctrine.
Having shown that no one lives up to God’s standard of righteousness, Paul demonstrated that justification is by grace. This chapter explains what it means for God to declare us righteousness by faith in Christ and not by our own works.
It is easy to look at the sins of Romans 1 and think that we are better because we acknowledge that sin is bad, but the truth is that we do not live up to our own standards of morality. Both the law-oriented Jew and the moralist gentile are found in wanting compared to the righteousness of God. We need a perfect Savior!
Paul’s Epistle to the Romans is a profound work of systematic theology designed to explain how the gospel brings glory to God by revealing His righteousness. Pastor Daniel walks us through Romans 1 which explains how a people who suppress the truth of God heap up sin. Increase in homosexuality, murder, hatred of God, and all kinds of sin increase as unrighteousness people worship the creation rather than the Creator.
False teachers have been a problem for the church since the beginning. By God’s grace, Scripture provides us ample tools for recognising and repelling them. Christ Jesus refers to false teachers as wolves in sheep’s clothing. Wolfsbane is the natural repellent to wolves. Pastor Dan walks us through a systematic study of Scripture as it relates to recognising and repelling false teachers.
The incident at Babel is an example of human pride contrasted with God’s power and plan. God will always make sure His plan is accomplished. Moreover, HIs plan is not for division but multiplication. Pastor Dan asks us through the dispersion from Babel in Genesis 11 and the reunification through the Gospel at Pentecost in Acts 2.
This passages addresses the end of the flood and the new start for God’s creation. God makes a promise not to destroy the earth again. However, recognising that man still has sin in his heart, God makes a provision for capital punishment. All the while, He keeps His promise to send the Snake Crusher by preserving the Image of God and the like from Eve to Mary.
Jesus is the Seed of Woman sent to crush the serpents head! He has died to pay our sin debt, taking the punishment for our sin, and He has risen from the dead, defeating death. The serpent’s work is defeated, and Christ is victorious! John 20 gives us an account of the resurrected Jesus, defeating the curse in a garden just as the curse was made in a garden.
Genesis 7 gives us the account of the flood itself. God demonstrates His justice by pouring out His wrath on evil while graciously sparing a remnant. He is a both just and merciful. In this sermon, Pastor Dan exegetes Genesis 7 and addresses the physical evidence for this profound act of judgement.
Recently, it has become popular to study the Nephalim mentioned in Genesis 6 and make speculations as their relationship to giants and paranormal activity. While this is an interesting study, it is not the focus of Genesis 6. In this sermon, Pastor Dan briefly addresses the question of the Nephalim before focusing on the primary content of Genesis 6: God’s wrath against sin, and HIs plan to rescue a remnant by His grace.
Genesis 4 gives an account of the first murder. God gives us an explanation of bloodguilt as we see the contrast between the followers of God who respond to God in faith and the enemies of God who seek to cover their sin their own way.
Everything that is wrong in the world can be traced backed to the events recorded in Genesis 3. Man sinned, and brought death to men. God put curses on man, woman, and the serpent, but He also gave use. promise that a the Seed of Woman would crush the head of the serpent’s seed. Pastor Dan walks us through Genesis 3 in this sermon.
God gives us a clear description of why man is created and why woman is created as his helper in the dominion mandate. Genesis 2 provides tremendous insights on marriage, creation, and the purpose of humanity.
Genesis 1-11 provide the foundation for the Christian worldview. Understanding how God made the universe and why He made it as He did sets the stage for the rest of Scripture and gives Christians clarity on how to approach the issues of our day. Genesis 1 gives us insight to God, His creation, and how we are supposed to live.
The Philippian church faced trails and persecution just like the church now. Surprisingly, Paul admonishes us to dwell on what is true, good, and beautiful, making merry and enjoying contentment in all circumstances. How is this possible? Purely through Christ. This chapter is a practical guide to joyful Christian living.
After teaching us to have the mindset of Christ, Paul turns his focus against false teaching, using strong language to point out that the Jews who rejected Christ were in error. He contrasts circumcision of the heart with the outward ceremony of Judaism. Pastor Dan applies this principle to point out that all religions that reject Christ are anti-christ. The problem with Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Marxism, et al is theological not racial. Repent and believe the gospel! Christ is Lord!
We are commanded to have the mind of Christ. When Scripture describes this, it points to the fact that the Son of God humbled Himself by taking on flesh, even the form of a Servant. He died, even a lowly death on the cross, and God has raised Him up! This sermon addresses key theological points about the fact that Jesus is truly God and truly man (hypostatic union) and the implications for us. If our God and Savior humbled himself for us, we should do the same for one another.
The church at Philippi faced persecution for the gospel just as Paul did. Paul writes to admonish them to loving unity, employing both knowledge and discernment. Likewise, Paul point out that everything that happens can be used as an opportunity for the Gospel and that god has planned our trials just as He has elected us for salvation. We may hope boldly as God will finish the work in us that He started!
Paul wrote his Epistle to the Philippians while in prison to encourage the church he had planted on one of his previous missionary journeys. The book provides insight into how to build up the body of Christ and how to endure persecution and suffering. Before studying the book itself, we will study Luke’s account of the establishment of the Philippian Church in Acts 16.
