Restoration is a network of house churches.
We make disciples, gather together, and
equip people to minister.
All in Matthew
The Jews use political pressure and the threat of a riot to get Pilate to have Jesus crucified. Jesus pays our sin debt on the cross and rises from the dead, proving that He is God and King! Pastor Dan walks us through this critical passage of Scripture.
Jesus Christ, being truly God and truly man, is without sin. The only way to condemn a righteous man is with an unrighteous trial. The chief priests had violated Deuteronomy 16:18-21 while fulfilling Isaiah 50:6. They perverted justice to condemn Jesus to death. Judas betrayed Jesus. Peter denied Jesus, but Jesus willingly went to the cross to fulfill His divine decree, atoning for the sins of the elect. Pastor Dan walks us through the implications of Mathew 26:47-27:10.
Jesus continues the Olivet Discourse with parables about vigilance and diligence. The principles have the destruction of the temple in view, but they apply to us today as we labor in the Kingdom work. Pastor Daniel takes us through the passages and urges us to use our time, gifting, talents, material resources, and anything else God gives us to advance His Kingdom.
Jesus predicted the temple and said it would happen in “this generation” (First Century). It did! Adam Cawrse takes us through the passage from a partial preterist position, highlighting the fact that Jesus’s words were fulfilled. This message focuses on Scripture while highlighting historical documentation of this prophecy’s fulfillment.
Matthew 17 provides an account of Christ Jesus revealing His divine glory. John and Peter both reference the event in their own writings. This profound event gives us a deeper understanding of Christ’s deity and reminds us that He has been God for all eternity and will be God for all eternity.
This week we will be studying Matthew 16 where Jesus affirms Peter's affirmation of His deity and talks about the Rock the Church is built upon. This passage has been hotly debated between Roman Catholics and Protestants (and Eastern Orthodox) until recently. Historically, Roman Catholics have seen the "rock" in Matthew 16 as being a reference to Peter as the first pope. Orthodox and Protestants see Christ as the Head of the Church and thus view Peter differently. With this in mind, you may have heard that the new Pope (Leo XIV) has recently made statements that Jesus (not Peter) is the Rock upon which the Church is built. In the process, he rejected papal infallibility. This Sunday, we will endeavor to exegete the passage well while addressing Church history on the issue.
Matthew 15 shows us that Christ Makes Us Clean, Not Tradition. Pastor Daniel Samms walks us through how the traditions of the Pharisees became an encumbrance as they acted without faith. Only Christ can make us clean by faith.
Pastor Daniel addresses the theological implications of John the Baptist's beheading as well as Jesus' feeding of the 5,000 and walking on water as we see the ongoing theme of Christ's Kingship demonstrated in His power and authority.
