Restored
Restoring A Servants Heart
April 21, 2024 • Mike Patz
There is a way that brings life that can only come through serving. Pastor Brooke Bauzon shares Restore a Servant's Heart, from the Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series. We may begin a task with enthusiasm but can quickly become weary. Do not give up! Galatians 6:7-10 shares the secret in not becoming weary in doing good. Enthusiasm comes from the word, 'entheos', which means God within. You will be most alive when you are serving with God, doing what you were designed to do.
Restoration From Trauma
April 14, 2024 • Mike Patz
The Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series continues as Pastor Mike Patz talks about healing from pain and trauma. We may look good on the outside, but on the inside there are wounds and scars. Trauma is unprocessed, unmetabolized pain, and when pain goes unprocessed it becomes toxic. Isaiah 61:1-4 is the prophetic word of the coming of Emmanuel, who is God with us. His restoration involves bringing beauty from the ashes of our pain. #trauma #traumahealing #community #church #bible #restoration #healing #pain #holyspirit
How to Discover Your Purpose
April 7, 2024 • Mike Patz
The Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series continues with "How can we know our purpose in life?" Pastor Mike Patz shares how Calling and Purpose are often born out of the pain of broken places being restored. We are not our accomplishments, our status, our talents, our roles. We must become clear about our identity, the true you, and commit to discovering the path God has for our lives. #purpose #purposeoflife #calling #identity #christian #christianity #job #jobsearch #career #dating #relationship
When Restoration Hurts
March 10, 2024 • João Pires
As the Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series continues, we hear from Joao Pires, our church online director, the importance of Waiting for Restoration. 1 Peter 5:9-10 tells us that after your suffering, Christ will restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. When we accept the "little while" of suffering, it is possible to endure if only we can keep eternity in mind. Its hard to see God in the midst of trauma, but our suffering will lead to glory.
Cancel Culture or God’s Restoration: You Can’t Have Both
Mike Patz
We've become experts in cancellation and shame, but ignorant in restoration and grace. In a time of cancel culture, Pastor Mike Patz continues the Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope series, challenging us to be people who believe that God can forgive and restore. We must embrace the culture that the Kingdom of Heaven brings. Let's drop the rock of cancellation and pick up the cross of restoration!
How to Restore the Weary Soul
February 11, 2024 • Mike Patz
Pastor Mike Patz continues the series, Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope, with REST-oration. Despite all the modern technological advances, humans are more anxious than ever. But the heart of Jesus is revealed in Matthew 11:25-30. The places that we are exhausted in are places we are not yoked with Jesus in. He invites us to come, to get in the yoke with Him, and learn from Him.
Is There Any Hope for Restoration?
February 4, 2024 • Mike Patz
The past few years have been wearisome, and many of us have lost our hope. Pastor Mike Patz begins a new series, Restored: a Journey to Renewed Hope, by opening up Acts 3:17-21. All of the "re-" words were promised to us by the prophets in the Old Testament. Everywhere Jesus goes, restoration follows.