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Summer Mixtape is our annual teaching series about diverse topics.Diversity is one of our core values here at Restore because we believe the church works best when we embrace and empower the differences around us. We also believe learning widely from a variety of perspectives makes us all better.We livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Summer Mixtape is our annual teaching series filled with diverse voices and diverse topics.Diversity is one of our core values here at Restore because we believe the church works best when we embrace and empower the differences around us. We also believe learning widely from a variety of perspectives makes us all better.Join us as Lindsay Contreras kicks off Summer Mixtape 2025! We livestream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Greed leads to grief, but generosity leads to joy.Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can break the toxic cycles of acquisition and consumption by looking for ways to be generous!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:God and Money: How We Discovered True Riches at Harvard Business School by John Cortines and Greg BaumerMy Year of No Shopping by Ann Patchett - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/15/opinion/sunday/shopping-consumerism.html Generosity: What Are We Missing? by Steve Atkinson 

Committing ourselves to the work of Jesus does not come without cost.Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can cultivate a resilient faith especially when following Jesus gets hard!We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Running with Horses: Reflections of an Accidental Politician by Allan BoesakCompassion: A Reflection on the Christian Life by Henri NouwenAre we still calling ourselves Christians? By Sarah Bessey - https://sarahbessey.substack.com/p/are-we-still-calling-ourselves-christians 

Jesus didn't say, "Here is the truth, come believe it."  He said, "I am the truth, come follow me."Join us today as we continue in our series on Kingdom Community where Zach W. Lambert will be exploring the question, "How can people who call themselves Christians behave in such radically different ways?” by looking at the book of James.We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:The Letter of James by Scot McKnightJames, Belief: A Theological Commentary on the Bible by Martha L. Moore-KeishRagamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning

Join us as Lindsay Contreras kicks off the last series in our Year of Discovering God's Kingdom. It's called Kingdom Community and it's all about how should live inside of the communities of faith Jesus is shaping among us. We will be walking through the very practical book of James and today Lindsay is talking about the power of our words.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Happy Easter! Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we can choose hope through Jesus even when things feel fragile all around us.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Disturbing the Peace by Václav HavelLove's Braided Dance: Hope in a Time of Crisis by Norman WirzbaRomans by Douglas J. Moo

Join us today as Dr. David Gushee explores the power and political dynamics behind the crucifixion of Jesus, and what that means for us today.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Jesus never let someone else's hate keep him from leading with love and neither should we. **Join us this Sunday as Zach W. Lambert talks about following Jesus, even when it's difficult.If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:Gospel Medicine by Barbara Brown TaylorWon't You Be My Neighbor documentaryProtest at Midnight by Peter Storey

Absolutely nothing compares to the joy that comes from making our home in the love of God through loving one another. Join us this Sunday as Zach W. Lambert talks about connecting with God and each other.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:https://worldhappiness.report/ed/2025/executive-summary/ Irresistible by Andy StanleyWholehearted Faith by Rachel Held Evans

Jesus is not like any other king in history because we have the opportunity to commune with him. This week we are exploring what it looks like to abide with Christ. If Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches, what kind of fruit are we supposed to be producing? Join us this Sunday as our Executive Pastor, Lindsay Contreras, kicks off our next series in our Year of Discovering God's Kingdom - Communing with the King.If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What so many religious leaders then and even now don't realize is that the table doesn't belong to them. It doesn't belong to any of us. The table belongs to Jesus and he has made it abundantly clear who gets to sit with him - absolutely anyone who wants to. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we practice radical inclusion!We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced:https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/24/opinion/jesus-christ-christmas-incarnation.html Son of Mine by Malcolm SmithThe Autobiography of a Black Activist, Feminist, Lawyer, Priest and Poet by Pauli MurrayThe Whole Language by Greg BoyleTogether by Stan Copeland

There is no life in greed. There's no life in the toxic cycle of accumulation and consumption, but there is abundant life in generosity. **Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we can become people who look for ways to be generous!We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced: Free: Spending Your Time and Money on What Matters Most by Mark Scandrette Bible Project Generosity - https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/generosity/ Jesus and Money by Ben Witherington III Faith and Wealth by Justo Gonzalez

This morning we are kicking off a 3-part series exploring three Kingdom virtues: justice, generosity and inclusion. Join us as Zach W. Lambert teaches about how we can follow Jesus into justice work with so much injustice all around us.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.Resources Referenced: "The Church and Prejudice” by Frederick Douglass https://rachelheldevans.com/blog/christ-has-no-body  https://www.npr.org/2023/08/05/1192374014/russell-moore-on-altar-call-for-evangelical-america 

We are so excited to learn from writer, podcaster, and storyteller Erin Moon today! Erin will be preaching about the redemption offered to all people through Jesus—even those we least expect.We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Restore mobilizes volunteers and funding to work with organizations who are already doing an amazing job helping people in need in our community and around the world. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about how Christians are at their best when partnering to do good in the world and we highlight some of our community partnerships!We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go towww.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Calling yourself a Christian is not the same thing as following Jesus. Almost every day we see clips of pastors and politicians using the name of Jesus to justify opposing ideologies. How do we decipher who is right? How do we know we are following Jesus? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert concludes our Sermon on the Mount series talking about the narrow Way of Jesus! We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: Love Matters More by Jared Byas All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days by Rebecca Donner Strange Glory by Charles Marsh The Collected Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Isabel Best

Many of us have a complicated relationship with prayer, but did you know that Jesus pauses to teach us how to pray during the Sermon on the Mount? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Sermon on the Mount series talking about prayer! We live-stream every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/lords-prayer/ How to Pray by C.S Lewis Common Prayer by Shane Claiborne and Enuma Okoro Talking with God by Adam Weber Black Liturgies by Cole Arthur Riley

Following Jesus is not about perfect adherence to moral code or publicly performing religious acts, it's about practicing authentic faith. **Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Sermon on the Mount series! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: “Done in Secret” podcast from BEMA Discipleship - https://www.bemadiscipleship.com/97  Bible Project video - https://bibleproject.com/explore/video/warnings-about-religious-practices/  The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021 film and 2000 documentary) Matthew Commentary by Anna Case-Winters

Did you know that Jesus walks people through a process of deconstruction and reconstruction right in the middle of his most famous sermon? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Sermon on the Mount series! We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: Matthew (Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament | ZECNT) by Grant R. Osborne Dorothy Day

What does it really look like to follow Jesus? Thankfully, we don't have to guess! This question is both answered and demonstrated by Jesus himself throughout the Bible—especially in something that has come to be known as The Sermon on the Mount. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our new teaching series by talking about The Beatitudes! Resources Referenced: The Jesus I Never Knew by Philip Yancey The Doors of the Sea by David Bentley Hart The Gospel of Luke Commentary by Joel Green Contagious Holiness by Craig Blomberg If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Welcome to the third week of Advent at Restore! If you aren't familiar with Advent, it is simply a spiritual season of preparation entered into in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about what it looks like to choose joy! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: The Bible Project - thebibleproject.com Kirsten Powers article Start by Jon Acuff

Welcome to the second week of Advent at Restore! If you aren't familiar with Advent, it is simply a spiritual season of preparation entered into in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about what it looks like to pursue Christlike peace in our lives and the world! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: The Bible Project - thebibleproject.com Letter From A Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. Rethinking Genesis 1-11 by Gordon Wenham The Very Good Gospel by Lisa Sharon Harper Honest Advent by Scott Erickson

Welcome to the first week of Advent at Restore! If you aren't familiar with Advent, it is simply a spiritual season of preparation entered into in the weeks leading up to Christmas. Over our next four Gatherings, we will look at the four themes of Advent: Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about what it looks like to find true and lasting hope during the holiday season! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

When we read the verse, “we love because God first loved us,” many of us struggle to take “us” out of the abstract and think about what it means for us as individuals. God first loved me. God first loved you. Join us as Lindsay Contreras talks about how we can receive and embrace God's love for each of us, and how that changes everything. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

More than any other group, faith communities have the ability to both inflict tremendous harm and provide life-changing healing, but we believe deeply in the potential of healthy faith communities to make the world a better place. Join us as Zach W. Lambert talks why cultivating a loving church matters so much. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglas All About Love by Bell Hooks

We must not be people who throw in the towel or bury our heads in the sand. We must be people who step up and work for justice, because that's what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Join us as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we love the vulnerable as Jesus commanded. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect. Resources Referenced: Caste by Isabel Wilkerson The Moral Teachings of Jesus by David Gushee Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk by Eugene Cho Brown Church by Robert Chao Romero

Today, we are talking about loving our enemies. The level of polarization in our country is the highest it's been in the most of our lifetimes and, according to experts, we are at risk for significant civil unrest a political violence during this election season. Join us as Zach W. Lambert talks about how we love our enemies, as Jesus commanded, in the midst of so much division. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Today we are starting a new series called Kingdom Politics which is all about how we follow Jesus in the area of political engagement. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert talks about the politics of Jesus and how we can follow him in this area of our lives. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What happens when we divide the world into “us” vs. “them”? And what might happen if we chose to resist polarization and have our minds transformed by the Way of Jesus? Join us today as Jonathan Merritt teaches through the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Sometimes God's Kingdom work looks like challenging corrupt rulers or speaking truth to power, but Ruth shows us that God's Kingdom work most often looks like small acts of sacrificial love. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert dives into Ruth's story and looks at how she models a Christlike way of doing justice work! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Esther is not a mascot for powerful, she is a woman of valor who survived unspeakably traumatizing events and then risked her life to stand up against the leaders of an Empire to save her people. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert dives into Esther's story and looks at how we can learn from her leadership about how to stand for justice. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Today is Family Sunday and we are so excited to have our kids and teenagers leading alongside adults in every area of our gathering today! Join us as we talk about Daniel and how he models the way we can engage in resistance work. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Godly resistance means standing up against the harmful ways of Empire and standing up for the flourishing of the people inside it. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our new teaching series called Kingdom Resistance, looking at resistance movements and their leaders from the Old Testament. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

As members of God's family and representatives of God's Kingdom, we have a sacred calling to love people and care for them. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Kingdom Origins series and we look at our Kingdom Calling. We will also be ordaining Kelsie Rogers into pastoral ministry! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Even if we turn our backs on God, God never turns his back on us. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert continues our Kingdom Origins series and we look at Adam, Eve, and the fall of God's first kingdom. We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What does Genesis and the First Kingdom teach us about God and the story of creation? Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks a series called Kingdom Origins as we start our journey through A Year of Discovering God's Kingdom. Over the next few weeks we'll look at the origin stories in Genesis to see God's original designs for this Kingdom where God, humanity, and creation all flourish together. We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Do you know what subject Jesus talked about more than any other? It wasn't heaven and hell, it wasn't prayer or faith, it wasn't money (although that comes in second), and it wasn't sin. More than anything else, Jesus talked about something he called The Kingdom of God. Join us today as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our Year of Discovering God's Kingdom! We also have our annual report available at www.restoreaustin.org/annualreport. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Instead of a traditional gathering, this morning we will be answering your burning questions on the spot without seeing them in advance. Pastors Zach Lambert, Matt Gonzalez, and Lindsay Contreras will be answering questions about Restore, God, life and faith on our Hot Seat Panel hosted by Kelsie Rogers. Hope you join us! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

How do we see the children in our midst? As annoyances and distractions or as humans deeply loved by God? This Sunday, Ashleigh Surratt is going to be preaching through the story of Jesus saying, “let the little children come to me.” Here is the truth: we have no business making it harder for kids to have a seat at the table–not the kids table off to the side; the family table. We are here and live-streaming every Sunday at 9:30am CT. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Even when dealing with life's challenges, we can trust that God can give us rest for the journey ahead. The story of Elijah helps us see that it's ok not to be ok. Today we will hear from Dr. Kan'Dace Brock as we continue in our Summer Mixtape Series! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What does it look like to hold on to Jesus when things around us are falling apart. Paul said, “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” Join us as Mark Jordan shares some of his story and how this text helped him through one of the hardest times of his life. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

“Scripture is a spring of life-giving, life-altering truth, but when we don't understand how and why it came to us, we end up misusing it.” Today scholar and author Karen Keen is preaching about the origins, inspiration, and interpretation of Scripture. The Bible and its origins reveal a humble God who invites us to imitate that humility—a humility that is itself the most powerful antidote to the misinterpretation and abuse of Scripture. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

“Scripture is a spring of life-giving, life-altering truth, but when we don't understand how and why it came to us, we end up misusing it.” Today scholar and author Karen Keen is preaching about the origins, inspiration, and interpretation of Scripture. The Bible and its origins reveal a humble God who invites us to imitate that humility—a humility that is itself the most powerful antidote to the misinterpretation and abuse of Scripture. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Jesus shows us that we are called to recognize our blind spots when it comes to privilege and engage others with humility, curiosity, and inquiry. This Sunday we'll hear from our very own Dave Conner as we continue in our Summer Mixtape series! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Jesus washing feet is one of the most famous stories in the entire Bible, but did you know most preachers skip over a very important part of it? Join us today as Lindsay Contreras continues our Summer Mixtape series and unpacks this amazing story! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Jesus once said, “You search the scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life, and it is they that testify on my behalf. Yet you refuse to come to me to have life.” Are we looking to anything other than Jesus to provide us life? Join us as Aaron Carter continues our Summer Mixtape series! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Through the work of Jesus, we are new creations — more capable of standing up against temptation and standing for love, peace, and justice than we could possible imagine. Join us as Zach W. Lambert kicks off our annual Summer Mixtape series! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What does the Bible actually say about Heaven and the afterlife? What is the New Heaven and New Earth? And, who gets into Heaven? You won't want to miss Zach W. Lambert teaching this last Sunday in Revelation and our final Sunday in our Year of Bible Stories for Grown-Ups! If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

Jesus is King, not because his kills his enemies, but because he dies for them. Not because he partners with death, but because he overcomes death with life. Join us as Zach W. Lambert continues our series on Revelation. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.

What can we learn from the early church about how to follow Jesus in the midst of Empire? Join us as Zach W. Lambert continues our series on Revelation by looking at the letters to the 7 churches. If you'd like to connect with Restore, go to www.restoreaustin.org/connect.