Restoration Church Toowoomba Sermon Podcast

Stanley preaches from Psalm 150 showing us that the Lord is worthy of your praise. So praise him!

We’re all a little disappointed in ourselves and wish we were further on than what we are. What hope do we have for change? Jesus has an offer you shouldn’t refuse.

Before Jesus came to the earth, he was somewhere else you’d rather be. The good news is, he came to get you there.

John says he beheld the glory of Jesus. Without understanding this, you will never know the true meaning of Christmas.

In this sermon, Peter explores humanity’s condition of walking and living in darkness, separated from God, using the metaphor of solitary confinement to illustrate spiritual disconnection. The good news of Christmas is revealed in the coming of the great light—Jesus Christ—who enters our darkness, bringing God’s presence, hope, and restoration. The effect of this light transforms lives, replacing...

On Sunday Sam preached Matthew 3:13–15 that shows Jesus stepping into the waters of baptism, revealing his true humanity and his nearness to struggling people. Though sinless, he joins a baptism of repentance to “fulfill all righteousness,” demonstrating humble obedience to God and solidarity with broken humanity. Like the image of a rescuer entering floodwaters, Jesus enters our chaos, not standi...

On Sunday Sam preached through Zecharaiah’s song in Luke chapter 1. This message could be summarised as follows: Heaven is breaking through in the coming of Jesus. After examining how God worked in Zechariah’s heart to soften him and teach him to trust God like a child in Luke 1:8-20, we looked at what can be learn about Jesus and His coming in the three points below: 1. Salvation is Here! (Verse...

What would you want your faith epitaph to be? How will your faith journey be remembered? Through the story of King Asa, we see someone who started well but finished badly, a tragic pattern that serves as a warning for all of us. Discover what it takes to not just begin your walk with God enthusiastically, but to finish strong.

What does it mean to be "mouse-minded" when facing a God Gap? In this message, we explore the danger of thinking too small when God is calling us to step out in faith. Discover how mouse-mindedness keeps us focused on our limitations instead of God's power, and learn to shift from small thinking to God-sized faith.

Can you be in God's presence without truly being in His presence? In this message, we explore how it's possible to have Jesus with us yet functionally live life on our own—like the disciples in the boat with Jesus during the storm. Discover why God's presence is the greatest gift we could ever receive and what it means to truly walk with Him daily. Through the story of Moses and the Israelites, we...

What does it look like to step into the gap for God's glory and people's good? In this message, we explore how God calls us to take bold steps of faith—moving beyond comfort and into the places where he wants to use us. Discover how stepping into the God Gap isn't just about personal growth, but about partnering with God to bring hope and help to those around us. Learn what it means to live courag...

Sometimes the best way to learn is by seeing what not to do. In this message, we look at King Saul's tragic mistakes when God was working powerfully through his son Jonathan. Discover how fear, self-preservation, and self-focus will keep you from stepping into the God Gap. Learn to recognize the difference between a God Gap and a "Saul Gap"—and why it matters which one you're in.

Every follower of Jesus has a “God gap” in their life — a space where they have some of His fullness but not all of it. What often interrupts our desire to draw closer to Jesus is our tendency to fill that gap with other things. Fasting helps correct this imbalance by depriving us of what has taken His place, so we can experience more of Him.

God has a habit of sending us to do things we can’t accomplish without Him. Rather than ignoring or avoiding these moments, as Moses tried to do, we should embrace them as opportunities to walk with God and witness Him do what only He can.

Light beats darkness every… single… time. It can be no other way. The only way darkness can win is if the light is hidden. But that’s not what God has called His people to. He has made them the light of the world, and they are to place themselves in the midst of the darkness and bring His light. Listen in as Peter unpacks Matthew 5:14–16.

God cares deeply for the foreigners, orphans and widows – those most vulnerable in our society. God called the Israelites to live into their new identity as His people by including the marginalised in the abundance of His provision. Today, as God’s redeemed, we too need to abandon the hording mindset of a slave and live joyfully and generously with the vulnerable in our communities.

We have a disposition to forget God and soak up the values of the culture around us. In this message we see that living wisely involves loving God above all else, and teaching the knowledge of God to our children or those around us. Note: Due to technical difficulties there is no video for this week.

Our lives are short, fragile, and fleeting. Psalm 90 calls us to live with wisdom, asking God to “teach us to number our days” so we may use them well. Looking at Jesus, we can see what is of most importance and so seek to live our lives in a way that reflects that. 

Worry and anxiety are things we'll all face at some point in our lives. Some people struggle with it more intensely, but it’s something we all experience to some degree. With that in mind, Jesus doesn’t leave us without hope in this area. Instead, He gives us a lot of wisdom to help us understand there's a better, less anxious way to live. 

The church has a much bigger problem with friendship than it does with evangelism. If we addressed our problem with friendship, we would resolve almost all of our problem with evangelism. Listen in as Peter explains more about his book Friend of a Friend and the church’s missions philosophy.

Friendship may seem simple, but living it out is harder than it looks. We all know what friendship is, yet so often we struggle to carry it through. In this message, Peter unpacks Jesus’ interaction with the man at the pool of Bethesda, helping us learn how to be a friend from the greatest friend of all—Jesus Himself.

We all have a lens for judging good and evil—but it’s not as clear as we think. Our indwelling sin twists our desires, clouds how we see God, and skews how we hear His words.

God made humanity to be ongoingly growing in wisdom. It is part of who we are. And a key element of growth in wisdom is the need to grow in discerning what is good from what isn’t.

Forgiveness brings freedom for all involved. Joseph’s brothers are fearful that he has been storing up his revenge, only to find that Joseph’s forgiveness is not only genuine but life giving to all. 

As Jacob makes his way to Egypt to see Joseph, we realise this is more than just a family reunion, this is the end of a long journey of Jacob learning to trust God.