Impossible Love
Peter Hough’s sermon on Luke 6.27-38: “Impossible Love.” This was during our commissioning service to send out new Restore Communities this year.
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Restore Community Primer
Since we’re facing a bit of a reshuffle with our Restore Communities, it’s a good time to remember the purpose of Restore…
Read moreLove Your Neighbor, Practically Speaking
1 John 3.8 says, “Let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” The whole point of…
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Leading Worship
We mentioned before that Restore Communities will take turns leading worship at the Alton Mission worship gathering. For some of the elements…
Read moreThe Main Thing
The Alton Mission will begin a worship gathering on Sunday, September 9, 2012. And while this is a big change, it doesn’t…
Read moreStory: Communion, Community, and Mission in the Life of a Teenager
Here’s a story from Lydia, a teen in one of our Restore Communities: This past month our Restore Group has been going…
Read moreStory: A Restore Community That Is Really Growing
We discussed with our neighbors the idea of putting in a small community garden. They have really run with the idea. A…
Read moreStory: What God Is Doing in One Restore Community
God has been doing some wonderful things in and through our Restore group (this is the “Soup’s On” group–not our official name)….
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