Getting Involved, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
Dorky church trivia fact of the day: our word ‘liturgy’ comes from the Greek work ‘leitourgia,’ which means ‘the work of the people.’ And our Sunday morning worship is indeed the work of many people. Sure, there’s David up front and the musicians and all of us in the pews… But there are a lot […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 1
Over the next two weeks, we will be digging in to Exodus 32-34. Here is some helpful background on why Israel (and we) love idols. The information is from one of my favorite professors at Gordon-Conwell, Dr. Doug Stuart. Idolatry is attractive because it is: 1. Guaranteed: Presence of a god was guaranteed by presence […]
Church, Sunday Corporate Worship 2
This Sunday, August 23rd, we have the privilege of welcoming two gifted ministers to lead our worship. The Rev. Nicholas Lubelfeld, Pastoral Ministry Associate at The Falls Church, will be leading the service and celebrating communion. Many of you know Nicholas already; if not, you are in for a treat. Nicholas is known for his […]
This week we are reading Exodus 19 and thinking about how we approach the Lord in worship. Are we casual, reverent, cavalier, respectful? I have appreciated reflecting on this familiar quote from Annie Dillard in Teaching a Stone to Talk. She worries that we have have forgotten how dangerous it is to come into the […]
On Sunday, August 2, Restoration is privileged to welcome Wendell Kimbrough as our guest worship leader. Wendell lives in DC and works as a musician at Church of the Advent in Northwest. He is well known to many of us in the Anglican community here in Metro DC. You can read his bio here. We […]
I am excited to partner with my friend, Chris Joyner on July 12 at Restoration. Chris has been leading worship professionally for almost 15 years in the Northern Virginia area. He and his wife, Rachel, went to W&M with Laurel and I. You can check out his website here. We will baptize Evelyn Walker, be […]
Church Planting, Sunday Corporate Worship 2
Click Here to take survey Deliberate, specific, and timely feedback is invaluable to a new church. We are about 6 months in to this adventure and now is a perfect time to ask for your thoughts about how things are going. We have developed a survey that will take you about 10 minutes to complete. […]
Sermons, Sunday Corporate Worship 3
The God of all gods and His Rescued People One of the most pleasantly honest features of the Ancient Near East was the attitude of the inhabitants towards ‘gods.’ ‘Gods’ were entirely utilitarian. You worshiped a ‘god’ because of what that ‘god’ could do for you. You gave the ‘god’ your food, your sexuality, your […]
This weekend, Restoration gets the privilege of sitting under the preaching of Pastor Robert Manning. Bobby is currently a full-time staff minister at First Baptist Church of Glenarden, where he serves as Special Assistant to Pastor John K. Jenkins and directs the church’s young-adult ministry. David and Laurel met Pastor Jenkins at a conference they […]
Anglican, Sunday Corporate Worship 4
When you show up at Restoration on Sunday, you’ll notice the worship guide looks different. (By the way, I really like ‘worship guide’ as the descriptor of the thing we hand you at the door… rather than ‘bulletin’ [not really true] or ‘leaflet’ [bit too generic]) As people become more familiar with our service, we […]
