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The Israelites were tempted to repeats the same methods of empire even after leaving Egypt and we face the same temptations today, but we cannot use the tools of empire in the service of Jesus. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert preaches about how we can leave empire behind and pursue the way of Jesus instead. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www...

From the very beginning, God's intention has always been for deep connection with us. From before we existed, to when God created us, to how God cares for us when we make mistakes - we have a God who prioritizes intimacy with him. Join us today as Lindsay Contreras leads us through recognizing God's desire for closeness as we walk through Genesis 1-3. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am...

There are times in our lives when it feels like God is calling us to step out in faith and leave something behind. God calling us into something new isn’t only true for us today, it has been part of our faith tradition since the very beginning. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert preaches about God’s call on Abram to leave behind the only place he’d ever known and follow God on a new adventure—and wh...

This Sunday Zach W. Lambert will be kicking off our Year of God With Us! From beginning to end, Scripture is the story of a God who draws near. But, for many of us today, that can feel hard to believe. With so many hard things in this world and in our lives, it's easy to wonder: Where is God? This year, we want to honor that question—not with easy answers but with a journey to notice God's...

This Sunday Zach W. Lambert will be closing out Summer Mixtape 2025 by preaching about how we can read the Bible in ways that lead to healing and wholeness, based on his first book Better Ways to Read the Bible . 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: Better Ways to Read the Bible by Za...

We're so excited to welcome back Sally Gary as our final guest speaker during our Summer Mixtape! She will be preaching the story of Nicodemus' encounter with Jesus and how we are called to courageously follow Christ no matter what comes our way. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect .

Join us today as Dr. Jared Stacy talks about how followers of Jesus can tell the truth in a time of disreality. He’ll dive into what scripture says about how the church can be an agent of truth and reconciliation in a time when conspiracy theories run rampant. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect .

Join us today as our pastoral staff panel answers your burning questions about faith, God, scripture, and Christian culture. Although we are only gathering today at 10am, we usually livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect .

When Jesus called Peter out of the boat to walk on the water, Peter had a decision to make. Would he get out of the boat, or would he stay with the rest of the disciples in relative safety? Our Summer Mixtape continues this week, and we will hear from renowned speaker and author, Paula Stone Williams! We livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restore...

God often meets us not in the noise of life, but in the quiet places of confusion, doubt, and suffering. Our Summer Mixtape continues this week, and we will hear from Restore's Care Pastor - Mark Jordan! Join us as Mark preaches about how the whisper of God can bring clarity, comfort, and unexpected connection when we need it most! We livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to conn...

Summer Mixtape is our annual teaching series about diverse topics. Scripture invites us into a deeply personal, embodied relationship with a God who meets us not in perfection, but in the raw, honest places of our humanity. In Jesus—the Word made flesh—we see that our bodies, our stories, and even our mess are sacred spaces where God chooses to dwell. This changes everything: how we see God, ourse...

Summer Mixtape is our annual teaching series about diverse topics. Diversity is one of our core values here at Restore because we believe the church works best when we embrace and empower the differences around us. We also believe learning widely from a variety of perspectives makes us all better. We livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaust...

Summer Mixtape is our annual teaching series filled with diverse voices and diverse topics. Diversity is one of our core values here at Restore because we believe the church works best when we embrace and empower the differences around us. We also believe learning widely from a variety of perspectives makes us all better. Join us as Lindsay Contreras kicks off Summer Mixtape 2025! We livestream ev...

Greed leads to grief, but generosity leads to joy. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can break the toxic cycles of acquisition and consumption by looking for ways to be generous! 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: God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Busine...

Committing ourselves to the work of Jesus does not come without cost. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can cultivate a resilient faith especially when following Jesus gets hard! 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: Running with Horses: Reflections of an Accidental Politician b...

Jesus didn't say, "Here is the truth, come believe it."  He said, "I am the truth, come follow me." Join us today as we continue in our series on Kingdom Community where Zach W. Lambert will be exploring the question, "How can people who call themselves Christians behave in such radically different ways?” by looking at the book of James. We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to c...

Join us as Lindsay Contreras kicks off the last series in our Year of Discovering God’s Kingdom. It’s called Kingdom Community and it’s all about how should live inside of the communities of faith Jesus is shaping among us. We will be walking through the very practical book of James and today Lindsay is talking about the power of our words. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT....

Happy Easter! Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can choose hope through Jesus even when things feel fragile all around us. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect . Resources Referenced: Disturbing the Peace by Václav Havel Love's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman Wirz...

Join us today as Dr. David Gushee explores the power and political dynamics behind the crucifixion of Jesus, and what that means for us today. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect .

Jesus never let someone else’s hate keep him from leading with love and neither should we. **Join us this Sunday as Zach W. Lambert talks about following Jesus, even when it’s difficult. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect . Resources Referenced: Gospel Medicine by Barbara Brown Taylor Won’t You Be My Neighbor documentary Protest at Midnight by Peter Storey

Absolutely nothing compares to the joy that comes from making our home in the love of God through loving one another. Join us this Sunday as Zach W. Lambert talks about connecting with God and each other. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect . Resources Referenced: https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/...

Jesus is not like any other king in history because we have the opportunity to commune with him. This week we are exploring what it looks like to abide with Christ. If Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches, what kind of fruit are we supposed to be producing? Join us this Sunday as our Executive Pastor, Lindsay Contreras, kicks off our next series in our Year of Discovering God's Kingdom -...

What so many religious leaders then and even now don’t realize is that the table doesn’t belong to them. It doesn’t belong to any of us. The table belongs to Jesus and he has made it abundantly clear who gets to sit with him - absolutely anyone who wants to. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we practice radical inclusion! We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’...

There is no life in greed. There’s no life in the toxic cycle of accumulation and consumption, but there is abundant life in generosity. **Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we can become people who look for ways to be generous! We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect . Resources Referenced: Free...

This morning we are kicking off a 3-part series exploring three Kingdom virtues: justice, generosity and inclusion. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we can follow Jesus into justice work with so much injustice all around us. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you’d like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect . Resources Referenced: "...