The Gospel of Jesus tells us that there is hope for the forgiveness of sins. It tells us that our sins can be forgiven no matter how late in life you are, or what you've done, ...

How do you overcome temptation? Temptation comes in different forms to different people, but no matter the temptation we can look to the example of Jesus, who overcame all temp...

Jesus' baptism at the beginning of Mark initiated his ministry and showed the unity of the Trinity- Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Listen as Pastor Joie preaches on the baptism...

Pastor Joie Thomson opens up our sermon series on Mark, preaching on Mark 1:1-8. In this sermon Pastor Joie preaches on the life of John the Baptist and encourages us to live no...

The most important decision a person will ever make is how they respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Some joyfully accept it, others will firmly reject it and some seem to be...

What motivates you to do the things you do in your life? Are you more motivated by what others think and say or by what God says is true? What motivates you? Listen as Pastor Jo...

Do you live a life constantly worried about what comes next after death? Are you worried about your legacy? What people will say about you when you die? Listen as Pastor Dave ta...

All of us are in need of saving. We know what it means to feel the guilt and weight of our sins, but do we really understand grace? Listen as Pastor Joie talks about how even th...

Do you live your life constantly trying to please other people? Do you live in constant fear that you don't live a pleasing life in God's eyes? Listen as Pastor Joie speaks abou...

Are you feeling worried or anxious? Do you sometimes lay awake at night worried about the things going on in your life? Listen as Pastoral Intern Andrew Hise exhorts believers t...

Abraham was a man who was motivated by his faith to the point that he was willing to sacrifice everything to serve God. His faith in God was built on the promises and faithfulne...

What is your motivation? Are you motivated by the fear of God or the faithfulness of God? Listen as Pastor Dave talks about Abraham's wife Sarah and how she was motivated by the...

What is your motivation? Are you motivated by worldly things you can see or are you motivated by invisible realities? Listen as Pastoral Intern Andrew Hise speaks about Abel, th...

Do you feel lonely? Do you only have a few friends that you connect with you? Church is one place where fellowship should always happen. Listen as Pastor Joie talks about our n...

Have you ever wondered why we lift our hands while we sing in church? Have you ever wondered why some people lift their hands and shout in church? Listen as Pastor Joie explains...

Why do we sit under the preached Word of God every week? Why don't we just cut out the message and just sing the whole time? Listen as Pastor Joie talks about the importance and...

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 o...

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 P...

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 c...

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 to...

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 2...

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...

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 ...

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 resp...

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 t...

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 Res...

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. Pre...

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 Thom...

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 i...

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 ...

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 exhor...

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 hon...

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, ...

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 pre...

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 wa...

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 o...

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 ...

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 pr...

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...

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

This sermon was preached at Restoration Road Church on November 13, 2016 by Pastor Joie Thomson. Joie talks about the joy found in our salvation through a proper perspective of ...

This sermon was preached at Restoration Road Church on November 6, 2016. Pastor Joie Thomson speaks about the thieves on the cross from Luke 23:32-43

This message was preached as part of a sermon series through the book of 1 Timothy entitled Disciple: Maturing in Faith with Timothy. The sermon was preached by Pastor Joie Thom...

Where do you look to in times of anxiety? This sermon was preached by Joie Thomson at Restoration Road in Wakefield, MA on October 23, 2016. The text for the sermon is Psalm 23

This is the fifth sermon in our sermon series on 1 Timothy, Disciple. This sermon was given by Pastor Joie Thomson on October 16th, 2016 at Restoration Road Church in Wakefield...

This episode is the fourth in our sermon series on 1 Timothy entitled "Disciple". This sermon was give by Pastor Joie Thomson on October 9th, 2016 at Restoration Road Church in ...

This is the third episode in our sermon series on 1 Timothy. This sermon was given by Pastor Joie Thomson on October 2nd, 2016 at Restoration Road Church in Wakefield, Massachu...

This sermon is part of our sermon series on 1 Timothy entitled "Disciple". This sermon was given by Pastor Joie Thomson at Restoration Road Church on September 25th, 2016 in Wa...

This is the first sermon in our sermon series Disciple: Maturing in Faith with Timothy. This sermon was given by Pastor Joie Thomson at Restoration Road on September 18, 2016. T...