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Jesus’ journey toward the cross shows us that even small acts of love and liberation make a big impact. This Sunday, Zach W. Lambert leads us through Jesus on the road to Jerusalem as we continue our series called The Way of the Cross!We are live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced:The Gospel of Luke by Joel B. GreenCommentary on Luke by Ian Paul

Join us today as we kickoff our new series called The Way of The Cross. Over the next six weeks we will trace Jesus’ journey toward his death on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday! This Sunday, Zach W. Lambert is preaching about Jesus’ Baptism.We are here live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Knowing Jesus Through the Old Testament by Christopher J.H. WrightThe Wilderness by Lana Van EssenThe Gospel of Luke by Joel B. Green

Restore turns 10 this Sunday! 🎉 As we gather together, we will hear stories and celebrate all God has done over the last decade. Zach W. Lambert will also share a huge Here For Good update regarding how much our community has committed toward the future!We are here livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced:https://www.restoreaustin.org/hereforgood Wholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans

We are so excited to have Kat Armas with us! Kat is a Cuban American writer, speaker, and theologian from Miami, FL. She will be talking about the subject of her newest book—Liturgies for Resisting Empire: Seeking Community, Belonging, and Peace in a Dehumanizing World, which examines the ideologies of empire that infiltrate daily life and offers a pathway toward liberation.We are live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Healthy and compassionate local churches are perfectly positioned to provide support to vulnerable populations and we need to step up now more than ever. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert preaches about how we must invest in building something stable when it feels like things are falling apart.We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:For Such A Time As This: An Emergency Devotional by Hanna ReichelLetters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich BonhoefferThe New Testament in Its World by NT Wright and Michael Bird

Our tangible love for our neighbors, especially the most vulnerable among us, is the singular identifying characteristic of a Christian. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Here For Good series by talking about what this initiative means for the good of our city and how we plan to continue serving our neighbors!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:-UnChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity by Dave Kinnaman-https://churchleaders.com/news/451798-barna-research-people-like-jesus-followers-not.html -Drum Major Instinct, sermon from Martin Luther King Jr.

The 1st century church was known for its radical inclusion and sacrificial love and that’s exactly what the 21st century church should be known for too. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Here For Good series by talking about what this initiative means for the good of our church and why it matters so much!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The Misunderstood Reason Millions of Americans Stopped Going to Church by Jake MeadorSurvey from Ryan Burge and Paul Djupte - https://religionunplugged.com/news/2024/7/17/we-asked-the-nones-a-bunch-of-questions-about-leaving-religion The Great DeChurching by Burge, Davis, and Graham

We have been created by God to do good in this world and we must not grow weary in that calling. Restore has been doing that for a decade and putting down roots at our new church home is going to empower us to do it even more in the coming decades. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our Here For Good initiative!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Galatians Commentary (NIV Application series) by Scot McKnight

The angel announced the birth of Jesus as “good news of great JOY for all people!” Join us today as Lindsay Contreras continues our Advent series by talking about how we can experience the joy of Jesus this time of year, even when the holidays are complicated.We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Pursuing peace is courageous working for the flourishing for all people, no matter the cost. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Advent series by talking about how Jesus came to bring peace on earth and how we can be a part of that mission!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Liturgies for Resisting Empire by Kat ArmasThe Bible Project: Peace by Tim MackieLetter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr.Advent Sermon on Peace by Sarah Lea West

The message of Christmas is that you are never alone. Jesus came for the world, but he is also came for you. Emmanuel is God with us, always. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our Advent series by talking about how Jesus is our Emmanuel!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Faithfulness to God looks like embodying redemptive presence—joining God in the work of restoring the world through acting justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with the Holy Spirit. Join us today as Kelsie Rogers preaches through God’s famous command in Micah to act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced:Darley & Pittman (2003): The psychology of compensatory and retributive justice. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 7(4), 324–336.Joshua Greene (2001)—Harvard University: An fMRI investigation of emotional engagement in moral judgmentBunde, J., & Suls, J. (2006). Anger, hostility, and coronary heart disease: An integrative review. Psychological Bulletin, 132(2), 269–300.The Bible Project: MicahWorthington, E. L., Jr., & Scherer, M. (2004)—“Stanford Forgiveness Project”—Forgiveness is an emotion-focused coping strategy that can reduce anger and promote emotional healing.University of Northern British Columbia—“What is Restorative Justice?” (https://www.unbc.ca/restorative-relations-and-student-supports/what-is-restorative-justice)

Worship without justice is offensive to God. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert teaches from the book of Amos about God’s desire that all spirituality is accompanied by justice work.We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The South Africa Kairos Document - 1985What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July? by Frederick Douglass

Justice is a central theme throughout the Biblical story—talked about hundreds of times throughout both the Old and New Testaments. Isaiah 30:18 says, “The Lord is a God of justice.” But it’s vital for us to remember that all healthy justice work is rooted in God’s love for us and for our neighbors. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our new message series: God of Justice!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Where Do We Go From Here by Martin Luther King Jr.Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud by Cornel WestThe Jewish Study Bible

God is our good shepherd who knows us by name and pursues us with love. Join us this morning as Zach W. Lambert walks us through David’s story!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The Jewish Study BibleThe NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

Sometimes faith means obeying God instead of the people in power. Sometimes following Jesus means saying no to kings, governments, or systems that tell us to look away while someone suffers. Join us this morning as Zach W. Lambert walks us through Rahab’s story!We are here live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The Five Books of Moses by Robert AlterThe NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study BibleWhere Do We Go From Here by Martin Luther King Jr.https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/10/neighbor-shielded-7-year-old-during-south-shore-federal-raid-i-didnt-want-them-to-take-her

Have you ever been hard at work and God uses an unusual situation to get your attention? Moses, one of the most recognized figures in the Old Testament has a testimony of how God sees you and will meet you right where you are. Join us this morning as Dr. Kan’Dace Brock walks us through Moses’ story!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

God sees it all and God is with us through it all. This Sunday we are kicking off our next series in our Year of God With Us - The God Who Sees. Join us this morning as Zach W. Lambert walks us through Hagar's story and how we can see that God sees us in our joy and sorrow, our pain and our triumphs, our everyday and our extraordinary.We are here live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Inspired by Rachel Held EvansThe Five Books of Moses by Robert AlterThe NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible

How can we worship God when everything is going wrong? How can we trust God when things are so broken? These questions asked by the Israelites in Babylonian exile are the same ones we are asking today as we try to follow God in the midst of brokenness. Join us this morning as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can follow God when things are difficult. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The Story of God, the Story of Us by Sean GladdingThis Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley

This morning, guest preacher Dr. Dan Lowery will be guiding us through understanding The Law in the Old Testament. What is God's Law, and how should we think about it? What good is it for us today? And, how does God's Law show us that God is with us?We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.