Restoration Church Salem, VA

Do I belong? This a question that we ask so many areas of life - sometimes even in our families. The truth is God's Kingdom, you belong to it and it belongs to you. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we continue in Mark, specifically Mark 10:13 -16!

In a world where opinions and beliefs are swirling all around us - whose opinions, whose ways, and whose authority are you going to listen to? We as followers of Jesus need to stand on the truths that have been given to us. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we look this week at God's heart for marriage and families that's steeped in grace through the lens of Mark 10: 1 -12.

We place expectations on each other - and God. Or, we believe that God places expectations on us. Expectations that we can't meet which stifle the abundant life that Jesus offers. But, there is freedom in expectancy instead of expectation that comes from surrender. Join Mike Massey as we continue in Mark!

We have a choice. And our lives - for better for worse - are the sum of those choices. Do you choose comfort or purpose? Control or surrender? How do we choose based on what Jesus said and His example? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he continues our sermon series, Expectations, through Mark 9:30 - 37.

"I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!" Even in the presence of Jesus, what does it mean to wrestle with belief, and lean on the power of prayer? Join Jeff Lakin, an Elder at Restoration Church, as he continues our sermon series, Expectations, through Mark 9:14 - 29.

The Transfiguration is a big moment where the curtain is pulled back and the disciples get a glimpse of the identity, divinity, and humility of Jesus. Join Hannah Hornback as she continues our sermon series Expectations through Mark 9:2-13 and looks deeper into what it means to follow Jesus both up and back down the mountain.

Jury - do you know what is the context - the where, the what, and the why? The context of the narrative leads to revelation that then leads to response. Tune into Mike Massey as he continues our sermon series Expectations through Mark 8:27 - 38 and Matthew 16:13 - 20.

We all have blindspots - but do we know what they are? The Lord has given us eyes to see the Kingdom around us. And when we see Jesus clearly, it changes the way we are able to see everything else. Join Pastor Josh Yerton in the continuation of our sermon series Expectations through Mark 8:22 - 26 and Ephesians 1.

There are narratives all around us - in culture, the media, in social settings - the list could keep going. But we as followers of Jesus need to understand the contrast between the narratives of the World around us, and what God is up to in us and through us. We need to be aware of the story we are choosing to listen to, for our own hearts, and the hearts around us. Join Pastor Josh Yerton in the...

What are expectations that we put on God? When we have expectations of what God should look like in our World, what we want, our desires, and what makes us comfortable - we limit God in our lives. God calls us into our Decapolis - are we ready for what he has us for? Scott Habeeb looks at the story of Jesus healing a deaf and mute man found in Mark 7:31-37.

Do you know how the Lord sees you? Tad Fisher continues our Expectations series in Mark with the story of Jesus honoring a Syrophoenician woman’s faith found in Mark 7:24 - 30 - looking specifically at what the mother believes about herself and her daughter. Because what we believe matters - not only for ourselves but others.

Jesus addresses hypocrisy many times in Scripture. Join Trey Foster as he walks us through Mark 7:1-23.

Jesus tends to push against our expectations of how life should go, and often, how we should respond. In life, sometimes it feels like we are rowing against the wind. Even when we are in the boat, doing what Jesus told us to do. Rowing against the wind is hard, but if we are following Jesus, it shouldn't be unexpected. So what does it mean to take courage, to not stop rowing, because Jesus is on h...

Called, Gave, Sent, and Went. God does 3 of those things and we do 1. What does it mean to understand where God calls us, what He gave us, how He sent us, and where we are suppose to go? Mike Massey continues our Expectations series in Mark with the story of Jesus Feeding the 5,000.

Expectations. We don't know what's next or around the corner, yet it doesn't stop us from having expectations about how life should be. And when those things don't happen - we end up disappointed and discouraged about life. This can be the same for our faith. We put expectations on God about how He should show up and what He should do for us. Moving from a place and posture of expectation to expec...

Would you rather be an Eagle or a Goose? Pastor Josh Yerton dives into what it means to partner with purpose and on purpose. What does it mean to fly together? What does it mean to collaborate for a purpose? Josh looks at the scriptures of John 17:20 -23, Ephesians 4:1 -13, and Philippians 2:1 -5 to expand a little more into these questions.

Jesus has a unique and powerful ability to meet people in the middle of their mess. In fact, one of the things that got Him in trouble was His ability to connect with people in the midst of their sin and struggle. We know that all of us are broken and messy - so we’re honest about it! Pastor Josh Yerton takes a look at what it means to embrace the mess through the scriptures of Matthew 5:3, Psalm...

Every person has a story and we believe that everyone's story deserves to be heard. We invite each other to share our stories because we long to know each other and be known in return. Looking into 2 Corinthians 5 Kayla Willis, Restoration Church's Director of Discipleship and College Life, shares what it means be in the space of honoring everyone's story - including our own.

Jesus invites us on an adventure of transformation, hope, and purpose. What does it mean to say yes to the risky adventure that the Lord is calling you on? Tad Fisher shares through John 3:16 and the lens his own Kingdom adventures experienced throughout his walk with Jesus.

Resurrection is real. Jesus is alive and present. Two thousand years later...sometimes we struggle to really live like it. To live with that sense of expectancy, like He really is with us. Not just some religious teacher or figurehead...but here, now, resurrected and real, present and speaking. Practicing resurrection means we practice making decisions believing Jesus really goes before us. Everyw...

Trey Foster, a teacher at Salem High School and Young Life leader, teaches on what it means for our goal to be to seek out the lost, broken, and afflicted to bring them salvation, healing, and peace through the scripture of Mark 6:7 - 13. We get to go in faith and see God's power change lives.

What does it look like to step out in a faith in that wows God? We live from faith or fear - faith says even if when fear says what if. Mike Massey teaches from Mark 6: 1 - 6 about what it means to be called in bold faith and to step out in risk.

When hope is dangerous, what is our response? Pastor Josh Yerton teaches on what it means to hope in the "and yet" and our Savior through Mark 5:21 - 43 and Psalm 34. We need to hope not in outcomes, but as followers of Jesus in the one that has authority and control of the outcomes.

Pastor Josh Yerton teaches about the authority that Jesus demonstrates and shows over evil and darkness through the story of the demon-possessed man. Authority. We don't like that word much. But when Jesus shows up on the scene, it's one of the first things people notice about Him: He speaks and lives as One who has authority. Join us as we continue exploring Mark's gospel, discovering the Jesus w...

Scott Habeeb shares about what it means to find rest in the shade of the Kingdom. He shared about what is means to have Kingdom awareness through the lens of Mark 4: 30 - 34 and the parable of the mustard seed.