River’s Edge Church

Restoration in the Church - To the Ends of the Earth

Jesus leaves His disciples with a directive to take the Gospel of the Kingdom to the very ends of the earth. But how are they to accomplish this and what role do healthy local churches play in the great call to be His "witnesses" in every neighborhood and nation on earth? 

Restoration in the Church - Psalms, Hymns, and Songs from the Spirit

What does Spirit-filled New Testament worship look like? What are we to bring as we gather to worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth? 

Restoration in the Church - In the Spirit and in Truth

When the truth of God is blurred and the Spirit is quenched, worship begins to die, and as worship dies, something in us dies as well. Jesus says the Father is seeking those who will worship "in the Spirit and in truth." But what does it mean to worship "in the Spirit"? 

Restoration in the Church - A Fully Functioning Body

If you were born on a desert island, with a copy of Scripture to read, you would likely form a very different image of church in your mind than what we experience in the western world. How can we account for the difference? And what would it look like for us to become the fully functioning body that we read about the New Testament? 

Restoration in the Church - Gifts, Roles, and Manifestations

Restoration churches are full of the Holy Spirit and the "stuff the Spirit does," which Paul breaks into three categories: gifts, roles, and manifestations. Everyone in the body is meant to experience and operate in all three, but how should we understand the difference? And what does it look like for us to pursue gifts, roles, and manifestations in our own lives? 

Restoration in the Church - The Fire Test

When you die, you will stand before God and give an account of your life. If you've trusted in Jesus, you will not face judgment as the rest of the world will. But you will be assessed, and Paul reminds us that our works will be tested with fire. How do we know which Kingdom activities are "living works" that will merit eternal reward and which are "dead works" which will be burned up? 

Restoration in the Church - Consumer vs Friend

People come to church for many reasons, but they stay for only one... relationship. What is involved in genuine friendship, and why is it so hard to come by in the moment that we're living in? 

Restoration in the Church: Bible vs Culture

As progressive secularism takes the cultural hill, the church faces new pressure to conform, and with it a temptation to place ourselves in authority over Scripture as a form of cultural compromise.

Restoration in the Church - Rooted in Grace

As secular culture sweeps over the western world, we cry out for renewal and revival of both church and culture. But what does the renewed church look like? And how might we survive or even thrive in the midst of our secular storm?

Restoration in the Church - Prayer

Join as we start our series with three rounds of prayer: for the persecuted and displaced, for revival in our city, and for God to breath fresh life into His church.