The sixth part of our series on "The Nine" series.  Pastor Joie continues to preach on the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5.  Today we talk about "Goodness" and the perfect ...

The fifth part of our "The Nine" series. Today, Pastor Joie continues to preach from Galatians 5:22-23, talking about kindness. He talks about what kindness looks like in a Chri...

The fourth part of our "The Nine" series. Today, our guest speaker, Michael Davis, preaches from Galatians 5:22-23. Michael talks about joy, and where it is found.

The third part of our series. Today, Pastor Joie continues to preach from Galatians 5:22-23, talking about the fruit of the Spirit. Today, Joie talks about patience; What does p...

The second part of our "The Nine" series. Today, Pastor Joie continues to preach from Galatians 5: 22-23, talking about peace. Pastor Joie talks about how to have peace with God...

The first part of our new series called "The Nine". Today, Pastor Joie preaches from Galatians 5:22-23, talking about the fruit of the spirit, focusing on Love.

The fourth part of our Engage sermon series. Today, Pastor Joie preaches from Acts 20:35, about how we must help the weak, and why giving is better than receiving.

The third part of our Engage series. Pastor Joie preaches from 1Peter 4:9-11, talking about identifying our God given gifts, and using those gifts to serve others joyfully.

How do we engage in our mission beyond Sunday morning? One of the answers is through small groups.  In our second sermon in our series Engage, Pastor Dave preaches from Acts 2:4...

The first sermon in our Engage series; Attending and Inviting. Pastor Joie preaches from Hebrews 10:23-25. Pastor Joie speaks about being encouraged, encouraging others, and bei...

Pastor Joie preaches from Luke 15:11-32 on the parable of the Prodigal Son.  In this sermon he explores how the parable shows us the heart of three characters, the heart of the ...

The fourth sermon in our God with us series. Pastor Joie preaches from Luke 1:46-55 about lifting our voices in song and praising Jesus.

We are all impacted by brokenness in the world. It can leave us without hope. Where do we turn to for hope? Pastor Joie preaches from Revelation 21:1-5a about God being with us ...

Pastor Joie preaches from Genesis 3:15 about how our families are not perfect. Sin has impacted every family, from Adam and Eve to our own, but God is still with us.

We all have brokenness, due to our own sin and the sin of others.  God has not abandoned us to our brokenness, instead, Jesus, God the Son, came to earth so that we could be mad...

Who we choose to spend time with influences who we are and the choices we make.  Therefore, it is extremely important who we choose to have as friends.  As we continue our sermo...

In our first sermon in this sermon series on friendship we examine what it means to be a friend. People go through good times and bad times and need someone who will be with the...

We would like to be more like Jesus, but often it seems that we can never change.  We get stuck in the same place and don't think that we can grow any more.  The same sin, the s...

In Christ we are new creations and our old selves die.  Through baptism we see this clearly, the old person is dead and buried, the new person is raised.  In this sermon from Ro...

When surrounded by enemies the natural reaction would be fear.  Even then though we do not have to be overcome with fear.  Pastor Joie ends our mini sermon series, preaching fro...

Psalm 23:4 is one of the best known verses of the Bible.  It brings great comfort to those who are faced with hard circumstances in life.  Pastor Dave preaches from this verse t...

Anxiety and fear can plague us. They can keep us from living the fulfilling lives that God has called us to live. How can have freedom from anxiety and not be controlled by ou...

Praying can be hard to do. What should we pray about? What does God want to hear from us? In this sermon by guest preacher Pastor Steve Tillis preaches from Matthew 6:9-13 on ...

In this special teaching session guest speaker Pastor Steve Tillis from Emmanuel Baptist Church (Raleigh, NC) gives this lesson on spiritual disciplines in the life of a Christian.

A widow with only two small coins to her name gives all that she has, those two coins, to God. While others may have given more money, Jesus says that nobody has given as much a...

In order for someone to be restored to God they must believe the Gospel. In order to believe the Gospel they first have to hear it. In this sermon Pastor Joie preaches on the ...

As we continue our sermon series on the mission of Restoration Road, Pastor Joie preaches from John 19:25-27. Here we see the importance of taking responsibility for those arou...

We may think of God as quick tempered and impatient with us, because that is often how we are with each other. That is not the case with God however, he is patient with us, eve...

This is the first sermon in our sermon series Preparation for the Mission. In this sermon from Matthew 9:35-38 Pastor Joie preaches on how we are a church called to see restora...

Pastor Dave preaches on Luke 16:10-11 about using financial resources in a marriage faithfully.

Five members of our church share their powerful testimonies.

Few things in life are more challenging or rewarding that raising children. In this sermon from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 Pastor Joie preaches on raising children to know God and the G...

In this sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 Pastor Joie preaches on the importance of physical intimacy in a marriage.

This sermon is the first of our summer sermon series on marriage. In this sermon from Ephesians 4:32 Pastor Joie preaches on the importance of communicating with kindness, tend...

Pastor Dave preaches from 1 John 1:5-10 about turning away from our sins and walking in the light.

The idea of being a leader often entails visions of being served by others, of having others honor you. James and John request a position of honor and authority from Jesus, but...

Pastor Joie preaches on Mark 9:42-50 dealing with cutting sin out of our lives in order to preserve our relationship with Jesus.

For a brief moment Peter, James, and John get to see Jesus in his glory, with radiant white robes and see him with Elijah and Moses, and then the moment is over. In this sermon...

Pastor Joie preaches from Mark 8:31-38 on living sacrificially as Jesus calls us to do, even when it isn't the easiest way of living.

How someone answers the question "who is Jesus?" has eternal ramifications as well as ramifications for this life. In this sermon Pastor Joie preaches from Mark 8:27-30 as Jesu...

Our hearts drive our actions. A good heart will produce good and an evil heart will produce evil. It is therefore important to be aware of the state of our hearts. In this se...

The Pharisees loved their own rules and traditions more than they loved the Word of God. Because they valued man-made traditions over God's word their hearts were far from God....

This is the fourth and final sermon in our Vision and Values series. Pastor Joie preaches from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 on financial stewardship and giving to the church.

This is the third sermon in our sermon series on the values and visions of Restoration Road. In this message Pastor Joie preaches from 2 Corinthians 5:17-21 on our restoration ...

The second sermon in our Vision and Values series. In this sermon from Mark 3:31-35 Pastor Joie preaches on how the members of our church are more than just people gathered toge...

Over the next four weeks Pastor Joie will be preaching on the vision and values of Restoration Road Church. Of first importance to Restoration Road is the Gospel of Jesus Chris...

John the Baptist lived his life to prepare the way for Jesus. He was called the greatest among those born of women by Jesus. Yet, his death came at the hands of people driven ...

In this message from our Good Friday service Pastor Joie preaches from Romans 5:6-10 on being reconciled to God through the cross, even though we were God's enemies.

Jesus has risen! After Jesus was crucified he was laid in a tomb, but he did not stay there. Pastor Joie preaches on the resurrection of Jesus from Mark 16:1-8.

God always has a plan. He is not surprised by what has happened or by what will happen. Pastor Joie preaches from Mark 11:1-10 about God's plan for peace, salvation, and victo...