Restoration Church - Wakefield

Many churches share communion on a regular basis. At Restoration Road we share the meal every week, but why do we do that? Listen as Pastor Dave talks about the biblical basis of communion and why we share it as a church body every week.

One thing that is vitally important to the unity of the church is corporate prayer. Nothing unites the loves, passions, and spirit of a church like praying together. Listen as Pastor Joie exhorts the church to incorporate corporate prayer into the Sunday Service and the life of the church. Preached on May 14, 2017 at Restoration Road Church.

The practice of public reading is a lost art in our individualistic society, but in our Sunday service we still sit under the reading and preaching of the Scripture. Why do we continue to publicly read scripture when it seems we have the attention span of a 30 second Youtube clip. Listen as Pastor Joie explains why we read Scripture in our Sunday service. Preached at Restoration Road Church on May...

Why do Christians gather on Sunday? Why is it important to gather together as a church? Pastor Joie Thomson explains from Hebrews 10:23-25 why we are to not forsake gathering together. Preached at Restoration Road Church on April 30, 2017. Come join us on Sundays at 4 Oak Street in Wakefield, MA.

The age old question: is the devil real? Listen as Pastor Joie talks about the reality of spiritual warfare and how it affects us. Preached at Restoration Road Church on April 23, 2017.

Man of Sorrows, what a name! Jesus bore that title and all the sorrow, shame, and guilt that came with it. The guilt of sin, the shame of iniquity was put on Him for you and for me. Listen as Pastor Joie speaks about what His sacrifice means for you.

Listen as Pastor Joie encourages believers to have enthusiasm and fire for the glory of God. The beginning of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem to face the cross shows the enthusiasm people could have for Jesus even though they don't fully understand Him. How much more should the church, saved by His work celebrate Him. Preached from John 12:12-19 at Restoration Road Church on April 9, 2017.

Have you ever been mad at God? All of us, at one time or another, have blamed God or accused God. What is God's response in our questioning and accusing? What should be our response to God? Listen as Pastor Joie Thomson talks about the unrelenting grace of God when we get mad at Him. Preached at Restoration Road Church on April 2, 2017.

The beautiful thing about God's grace is that no one is beyond His reach. God's grace can save the worst sinner and even the most self-righteous. Listen as Pastor Dave Colburn talks about God's grace toward our enemies and even the most evil of cities. Preached 3/26/2017 at Restoration Road Church.

We have all experienced rock bottom at some time in our life. Listen as Pastor Joie Thomson explains how God's grace is always there in our lowest times in life. Preached at Restoration Road church on March 19, 2017.

Some of us have become professional runners. We run from any hard thing that God would have for us. Listen as Pastor Joie talks about God's unrelenting grace in our running. Preached at Restoration Road Church on March 12, 2017.

The prophet Jonah was called by God for a very hard job. He responded by running from the call. How will we respond to the call of God to hard places? Listen as Pastor Joie Thomson preaches about our gospel response to a hard calling from Jonah 1:1-3. Preached March 5, 2017.

Times change. Trends come and go. But the gospel of Jesus Christ never changes. Listen as Pastor Joie Thomson preaches about how mature believers will guard the gospel because it never changes.

True contentment cannot be found in big bank accounts, jets, boats, and material possessions. True contentment comes when we pursue godliness. In this sermon preached 2/19/2017 at Restoration Road Church, Pastor Joie Thomson exposits God's word in 1 Timothy 6:3-10. Where do you find your contentment?

Life gets very tough at times. Sometimes we just want to give up and lay in bed, but the Gospel of Jesus pushes us to continue fighting the good fight. Pastor Dave Colburn exhorts us to keep fighting even when things are difficult, because the gospel of Jesus demands it. Preached on February 12. 2017 from 1 Timothy 5:11-16.

What is the key to a healthy church? Money? Programs? Good Band? The key to a healthy church is a genuine care and honoring of pastors so that they can properly care for and honor members. Pastor Joie Thomson explains why we should and how we can care for our pastors from 1 Timothy 5:17-25. Listen to this sermon preached at Restoration Road Church on February 5, 2017.

The church should be reaching out to those on the margin. Paul wrote to Timothy in 1 Timothy 5:3-16 about how to properly care for one group on the margin: widows, single moms, and divorced women. Listen as Pastor Joie exhorts the church to care for widows, single moms, and divorced women. Preached January 29, 2017.

Pastor Joie Thomson exhorts listeners about having young pastors while challenging those young pastors (including himself) to take the call of God seriously. This sermon was preached as a part of a sermon series through the book of 1 Timothy entitled Disciple: Maturing with Timothy at Restoration Road Church on January 22.2-17. Listen as Pastor Joie exposes the word of God found in 1 Timothy 4:11-...

Pastor Joie Thomson highlights the importance of having qualified deacons in the life of a healthy church. Listen as he exposes the Scripture in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. This sermon was preached at Restoration Road Church on January 8, 2017.

Pastor Joie Thomson speaks about the new heavens and new earth from Revelation 21:1-8. As we enter a new year, Pastor Joie gives us three mandates concerning the Second Coming of Jesus. Listen to this sermon preached as a part of a series on advent on December 31, 2016.

This sermon was given at our Christmas Eve service by Pastor Joie Thomson at Restoration Road Church. It is part of the sermon series Advent. The scripture for this sermon is Luke 2:1-21

This sermon was preached as a part of an Advent series at Restoration Road on December 18, 2016. Pastor Joie Thomson preaches from Luke 1:26-38 about Mary the mother of Jesus.

This sermon was preached at Restoration Road as a part of an Advent series. Pastor Joie Thomson preaches about Old Testament prophecies, focusing on Psalm 22. This sermon was preached on December 11, 2016.

This sermon was preached as a part of a series through the book of Timothy entitled Disciple: Maturing with Timothy. Pastor Dave Colburn preached this sermon at Restoration Road Church in Wakefield, MA on Sunday, November 27. The text for this sermon is 1 Timothy 4:6-10.

This sermon was given by Pastor Joie Thomson at Restoration Road Church in Wakefield, Massachusetts on November 20th, 2016. The scripture for this sermon is Deuteronomy 6:4-9