Restoration City Church - Sermons

This Sunday as we continue our Advent series on "Getting Christmas Right." So far, we have looked at the Christmas story from Mary's and Elizabeth's perspectives - this Sunday, we will consider the story through the journey of faith of the wise men.

This Sunday John McGowan continues our Advent series on "Getting Christmas Right". We'll take a close look from the perspective of Elizabeth and her example of transformational hospitality.

Do you ever feel like your life couldn’t possibly matter to God?  In this first week of the Advent season, we’re going to be talking about God’s desire to include each one of us in what He’s doing in the world. We'll also see how heart posture makes all the difference in our experience of God.

This week, Pastor John will be preaching on how we are formed by gratitude. As we look forward to Thanksgiving next week, may you see God's faithfulness and goodness in the midst of the busy and find moments of stillness to rest in His presence.

This is the final message in our study on Gospel Community in the book of James. Are we allowing the major themes found in James to shape us as a church today?

As we continue in our series on Gospel Community, Pastor John will unpack James 5 this Sunday to answer the question "How do we sustain spiritual growth?" Many of us want to grow spiritually, but how does it actually happen?

This Sunday, Pastor John will lead us through James 5:13-17, focusing on the incredible power of prayer by believers for the glory of God.

Pastor John leads us through James 5:7-11, unpacking what a life lived waiting for God looks like for the follower of Jesus.

This Sunday we're going to be looking at what James has to say about the relationship between our money and our spiritual formation.

Christians are called to submit our life plans to God's plans, but how do we do this? John McGowan leads us in answering this question as we continue our Gospel Community series in James with James 4:13-17.

As we continue our series in the Book of James this week, we will be drilling in on just two verses in James 4 to understand how we as disciples of Jesus can resist the temptation to have a critical and judgmental spirit.

We are back in our series on "Gospel Community: The Book of James" this week. Paul Tripp describes grace this way - "Grace requires you to confess your unworthiness but never makes you feel alone and unloved. It is the one thing that has the power to change you and everything about you." Join us as we dig into James 4 and see God's power on full display in and through us as we draw near to Him.

We are taking a short break from our James sermon series (which we will resume next week!) to refocus on the reason RCC exists. Last week, Pastor John's sermon was on the mission and vision of RCC. This week we will dig into what being on mission looks like specifically.

This Sunday's sermon will focus on why Restoration City Church exists, its mission, and how YOU can be a part of that mission. If you're wondering or need reminding why we get up each Sunday morning to gather as a church, this sermon is for you.

This week's message explores James 4:1-5, delving into the sources of conflict within our community and our own hearts. John McGowan emphasizes that while community can be challenging, understanding the root causes of our conflicts is crucial for spiritual growth. The message highlights how our internal struggles, unfulfilled desires, and spiritual infidelity contribute to relational tensions, urg...

This Sunday, Pastor John will continue leading us through James 3 in our sermon series on Gospel Community: The Book of James. Join us as we explore how the truths of Scripture bring not only wisdom but a meaningful transformation in the way we live our lives.

We're back in our sermon series on James this Sunday, where John McGowan leads us through an examination of God's desire for our speech and the heart posture behind it. Join us as we learn the role it plays in our discipleship to Jesus.

What does it look like for followers of Jesus to live out their faith in a way that gives life? That's what James is after in James 2:14-26. Join us as we dig in.

The pages of Scripture constantly beckon us towards God's vision of the good life -- to live God's way amidst a sea of alternate options.. This Sunday we'll be taking a look the relationship between freedom and God's law. We hope you'll join us as we continue in our current sermon series, Gospel Community: The Book of James.

Imagine a world characterized by honor rather than contempt, kindness rather than cruelty, community rather than isolation. That's the reality God is building towards through His Church. It's also the focus for this week's passage in our sermon series, Gospel Community: The Book of James.

This Sunday we are continuing our series on Gospel Community centered on the book of James. We're finishing up chapter 1, examining three specific areas of our lives to help us avoid spiritual deception.

How should God's word impact our lives as followers of Jesus? We'll dig into that this Sunday as we continue in our Gospel Community series in the book of James.

This Sunday we are continuing our series on Gospel Community centered on the book of James. We're picking up in James 1:12-18, unpacking the topic of temptation and where it comes from, where it doesn't, and a whole slew of other seemingly sticky topics that offer great insight into gospel community as God intends it.