The Project Church

Naturalistic evolution and relativism have had a massive effect on humanity’s ability to clearly understand what is good and evil. The result of this is a society wide ambiguity when it comes to trauma and pain. But God is a just judge who is committed to bringing clarity and justice to humanity, first through the cross, then in fullness when he returns. He is the hope of the world.

God wants his people to be loyal – loyal to him, loyal to each other, and loyal to their spouses. To be faithful and loyal is to be like God, to be truly human. To be unfaithful and treacherous, is to be less than human.

What you offer to God says something about what you think of him. It isn’t just a task you perform or something you do, it is personal. Listen in as Peter explains the connection between these two and the way forward which Jesus has made for us by his sacrifice on the cross.

In this short message, Peter gets us ready for a short series on the Old Testament prophet Malachi - a book which calls God’s people to be relationally vigilant in their walk with Him.

Listen in as Peter unpacks the Restoration Church focus for the year in the light of what God has done in 2023 and what he is calling us to in 2024.

How does God feel about us? The words of the Father about the Son at his baptism make it clear.

Jesus visited the temple when he was 12 years old and astonished his parents. He claimed unique sonship but it wasn't to Mary and Joseph. It was something deeper and greater than that. He claimed to be the Son of God.

He’s perfect from birth to death. Luke 2:21-35 shows that Jesus is the only true righteous human to live who could be a suitable substitute for us.

In Luke 2:1-20, the saviour of the world is born. There are 5 aspects of Jesus’ birth that tell us about the significance of the very first Christmas.

Christmas and Joy are two words that go together so often. However, for many, this time isn't so joyous. Be it through trials, loneliness or even the loss of a loved one, Christmas can be a hard time of year. Through the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth, we can see that Joy is always available. Not one as the world offers, rather a Joy in the knowledge of Salvation to come.

Here you will find sermons from Restoration Church Australia's Sunday services.

God's ways are not our ways. In His grace He is pleased to come to, and bless people, regardless of their status in the world. The greatest miracle is not the virgin birth but that God has come to us to restore us to Himself.

After 400 long years, an angel breaks God’s silence with the announcement of the birth of John who will be the forerunner of the Messiah.

Immanuel: God with us changes everything. Find out what it means for your life in the areas of pain, shame and meaninglessness.

The world teaches us that we ought to follow our desires by pursuing worldly success and investing in temporal things. Whilst these physical pursuits may not be poorly intentioned, left unchecked they can cause us to not think or invest eternally.

For those who want to know what it looks like to live well in a fallen world, you have no better example to fix your eyes on than Jesus. He is the true human and the one you would do well to imitate.

This seminar unpacks the millennia-tested practice of Catechism. It is a rich yet simple way of passing on the truths of Christianity to young and old alike.

Explore a surprising simple practice. It has been practiced throughout Church History. It will leave an eternal legacy in your family.

Peace seems to be in short supply at the moment. But this is nothing new. Since the fall of humanity peace has ebbed and flowed. Sometimes we have it and sometimes we don’t. The good news is, Jesus’ plan is not just about giving us peace, he wants to make us peaceful people. The kind of people our world desperately needs.

Home. It is meant to be a safe place, a place where you can be yourself, an anchor point, a place where you dwell. If you love God, he makes your heart his home. He is at home with you. A simply stunning reality.

Here you will find sermons from Restoration Church Australia's Sunday services.

We all have times where we live our lives outside of the personal presence of God. When we do, we become like orphans. God’s heart is not to leave people as orphans but to come to them, to be with them. This is our great hope.

Here you will find sermons from Restoration Church Australia's Sunday services.

God never intended for us to do life with him. On the night before his crucifixion Jesus told the disciples he would ask the Father to give them the Holy Spirit to be with them forever. We have all the help we need.

Love and obedience always go together. Always. Obedience problems are at their core love problems. We need heart surgery if we are to love well.

Everyone is ultimately depending on something or someone. Psalm 16 a.k.a The Golden Psalm takes a hammer to contemporary lies and reveals the One we can truly trust for a life of joy-filled dependence.

God is great and life is tough. So how should believers respond in seasons of suffering and despair?

Jesus regularly works to reshape our expectations. In this section of John he shapes the way we think about he and the Father, the works we will do after he goes back to the Father, and the nature and power of prayer.

Jesus isn’t mainly interested in rescuing people from their sins, he is mainly interested in ushering people into the presence of the Father. His death on the cross for us wasn’t about avoiding something negative but was about giving something to us which is unspeakably precious – access to the Father.

While behaviour can be loud and obvious, good parents look through what they can see to the unseen motivations driving it. The word the bible uses to describe these unseen motivations as the heart. Biblical parenting is about shaping the heart of a child not merely behaviour modification.

In 1 Kings 18-19, Israel nationally fails by committing idolatry and Elijah personally fails by abandoning his mission due to fear and anxiety. Even so, God is faithful. Through our study, we will see how God’s character never changes and that he stays true to his promises even when his people are faithless.

While Jesus intends for the church to be a powerful force in the world, it’s power has tended to ebb and flow with the unity or disunity within it. Listen in as Peter explains some of the key principles of unity within a church and how God plans on us being a powerful people.

Humans are not reservoirs of power and strength. If we don’t stay connected to Jesus, they will seep out of us. In this message, Peter talks about how power goes wrong, how we can get it back, and how we can keep it.

God used his power to bring about order and goodness in the story of creation. On the sixth day he created humanity and gave them power so they could bring about order and goodness, under his rule. He made us to be a miniature version of who he is.

God intends for humanity to be strong and powerful. The problem is, most of the time human strength is either left unused or is used to abuse. God has a plan to get you strong. Growing in strength is about becoming truly human again.

Jesus taught that our earthly decisions have eternal consequences. In the parable of Lazarus and the Rich man, Jesus says that what we decided about him will decide where we spend eternity.

In the parable of the Shrewd Manager, Jesus teaches how we can invest our temporal money to get an eternal return.

The parable of the ten virgins was shared by Jesus to help people to see what the kingdom of heaven will be like on the day of his return. Nathan shares how knowing and being known by Christ is the difference between being prepared or unprepared on that day.

We all want to achieve things off our own bat. But what is the limit of our own achievement? In the parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus shows a lawyer how his desire for achievements don’t really achieve much at all.

Jesus taught in parables to reveal the truth to some and hide the truth from others. In the parable of the sower Jesus reveals the truth about how the gospel is going to be received by those who hear it and why.

Life is short, eternity is long. Jesus has made all the preparations for you to dwell with him and the Father forever. Lock it in, anchor your life to it, look forward to every moment of it.

While Jesus’ command to love one another is a tall order for us, there is an internal logic and helpful order to how it is meant to operate – being loved always precedes loving others.

In a relational sense, there probably isn’t anything more head-spinning and destabilising than betrayal. In this section of John, we see Jesus walk through his own betrayal with his disciples.

There is a connection between your performance and your behaviour, but it is not the one we most commonly make. In the washing of the disciples’ feet, Jesus shows us how it is meant to operate.

This week we will spend the whole of our time on one verse. It is a verse which tells us of the extent of Jesus’ love. It is a worthy meditation.

In this section of his gospel, John summarises the essence of the public ministry of Jesus. They are good reminders for us of the character of Jesus and the nature of faith.

Parenting is about growing kids from handfuls to assets. Good parenting is not measured in minutes, or hours, or weeks, or even months. It is measured in years. In this message Peter talks about 4 key principles of good parenting.

Glory. Jesus has it in spades. But the way he gets it blows our fuses. It just doesn’t fit with the way we normally go after it. Listen in as Peter explains.

All of us are searching for transformation in one way or another. We all want to be saved from something. When Jesus died on the cross he wasn’t necessarily the saviour humanity wanted but he was the one we needed.

We live in a world where voracious greed and stunning generosity can exist within a few feet of each other. Discover how Jesus would have you live in this all-too real space.

Failure is inevitable. We’ve all experienced it. We’re all going to experience it in some way in the future. But what do we do when we fail to follow Jesus? The end of the gospel of Mark has an invitation for every Jesus follower who has failed.