As we take a rest from our regular Shabbat Gatherings, this is a great time to remember that the Sabbath belongs to the Lord. The people belong to the Lord. The land belongs to the Lord. Every 7 days, we reset. Every 7 years, we release. Shabbat resets. Shmita releases. We’ve been forgiven, so we forgive. We’ve been released, so we release others. Discover the power of forgiveness in our final message from Leviticus: “Reset & Release.”

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As we take a rest from our regular Shabbat Gatherings, this is a great time to remember that God has always desired to dwell with His people—not from a distance, but as a neighbor. From the tabernacle to His indwelling Spirit today, His invitation remains the same: to live in His presence as He dwells in yours. Watch Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and discover how God wants to be at the center of your life. Will you welcome Him in?

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Discover the surprising family line that links Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary—and how stories marked by scandal, loss, and outsiders become the very pathway God uses to bring the Messiah. This message shows how God redeems what seems disqualified and invites hope for anyone who wonders if their story can still be used.

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Is your life messy and complicated? Then this one’s for you. From Messy to Mercy shows how God takes our failures, exposes the false selves we hide behind, and invites us into a life of integrity, love, and freedom. Watch this message on The Restoration App, Facebook, or YouTube or here: https://restoration.subspla.sh/gk8mfmm

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Life and family are complicated, and sometimes our pain or fear keeps us from showing up fully for the people around us. If you have unresolved pain, guilt, or fear that keeps pulling you down, Judah’s story in Genesis 38 speaks directly to you.

Part 6 of Blood Brothers — The Story of the Sons of Jacob shows what happens when we avoid dealing with the “beast inside,” and how God still brings redemption through unexpected people like Tamar.

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This week in our series Blood Brothers: The Story of the Sons of Jacob, we pause the story of Joseph and his brothers to revisit Jacob’s life-changing encounter with God in Genesis 28—the moment that set his family’s story in motion. Just like Jacob and his sons, this is a father-and-son story: our Rabbi’s dad, David Rosenberg, a retired Rabbi, shares how meeting Yeshua 51 years ago transformed his life and became the starting point of their family’s journey in faith. Don’t miss this deeply personal and foundational message.

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Even in betrayal, envy, and chaos, God is at work. Joseph’s story shows how our false selves, struggles, and "pits" can become the place God shapes our true selves and fulfills His redemptive plan. Watch "Crouching Beast, Hidden God" to see how God works behind the scenes in our lives.

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Prayer is one of the most powerful—and often neglected—gifts God gives His children. It’s where we find strength, mercy, and the power to change things. In Matthew 6:5–14, Pastor Aaron Gray walks through the Lord’s Prayer—showing us how to make prayer personal, persistent, and a daily practice.

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Every one of us carries both Joseph and his brothers within us — the wounded and the wounder. God is redeeming both. When we surrender our false self — the one shaped by fear, shame, and control — He awakens the real self created in His image.

Watch "The Real You" — part three of our Blood Brothers series — on the Restoration App, Facebook, YouTube: https://restoration.subspla.sh/xtx4qkq

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Favor, jealousy, and comparison can fracture families—but God’s favor works differently. In this message, we explore Joseph, his brothers, and the hidden ways God weaves redemption through human dysfunction. Discover how these ancient stories speak to your life today and point to the hope we have in Yeshua. 

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Every family has issues, and so did the family God chose. In our new series Blood Brothers, we explore the story of Joseph, Judah, and the sons of Jacob to see how God weaves redemption through real human dysfunction. Ancient wisdom for modern life. Same God. 

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From the very first pages of Genesis, God designed humanity for community. He formed us in His image—male and female—to reflect His love together. From Adam and Eve, to Abraham and the nations, to Jews and Gentiles united in Yeshua, God’s plan has always been one → two → one again.

We were made to belong, to bless, and to bring others near. Discover how your place in God’s story starts “from the beginning.”

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This Shabbat in the middle of Sukkot, we look at “The Last and Greatest Day” — when Yeshua stood in the Temple and cried, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.”

Discover how Sukkot points to the Living Water, the Light, and the King who still invites us to stay near Him today.

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The shofar has sounded. The fast is broken. Now what?

Jonah’s story doesn’t end with his mission to Nineveh—it ends with God’s question about how we will live going forward. Jonah is a mirror for us: everyone else in the story submits to God…except the prophet himself.

The good life isn’t found in anger, self-pity, or self-provision. It’s found in God’s presence, God’s provision, and God’s compassion.

Don’t miss the final message in The High Holy Days & Jonah: The Good Life. Watch now and discover what it really means to live in God’s presence, provision, and compassion.

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Traditionally, we read the Book of Jonah on Yom Kippur because it forces us to face a hard question: do we want God’s mercy only for ourselves—or also for our enemies?

Jonah wanted wrath for Nineveh. God wanted mercy. And if we’re honest, most of us live with the same tension: mercy for me, wrath for them.

But here’s the truth: if God’s mercy isn’t wide enough for our enemies, it isn’t really mercy at all. 

Join us for Part 3 of The High Holidays & Jonah: Mercy & Wrath on Yom Kippur!

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Jonah’s time in the belly of the fish wasn’t about punishment. It was a sign. What looked like death was actually the doorway to new life.

If you’ve been in a season that feels like the end—through pain, loss, or brokenness—God’s goal isn’t your destruction. It’s transformation.

That’s the heart of Shabbat Shuvah: real teshuvah (return) means dying to self so resurrection can take root.

Don’t miss Part 2 of The High Holy Days & Jonah: The Sign.

 Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/7fmtszz

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As we begin Rosh Hashanah we attempt to look honestly at ourselves—and the story of Jonah is the perfect mirror. Jonah heard God’s voice clearly, but chose to run. He’s the prophet who wouldn’t repent, while everyone else in the story did.

What about us? Are we running—from our past, from God’s calling, from forgiveness?

Part 1 of our Jonah series, The Mirror, reminds us: if you’re breathing, you still have time to repent, turn back, and step into all that God is asking you to do.

Watch this sermon and begin the Days of Awe with us.

 Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/h4hby47

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This week’s Torah portion, Nitzavim—“The Standing Ones,” calls us to stand consciously before God, our choices, and the living Word. Just as Moses set before Israel life and death, blessing and curse, Yeshua presented the same choice in His hometown synagogue in Nazareth. Today, God sets before us the same choice—to receive blessing through obedience or miss it through resistance.

Watch this week’s message, “The Standing Ones,” to discover what it means to truly stand before God.

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Yeshua’s parable ends with a question mark: will you step into the Father’s joy or stay outside? This message, The Firstfruits Declaration, explores how God trains our hearts to choose blessing, trust, and celebration. Watch now and step into the story.

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This week we looked at what happens when the Author of the Torah explains His own words. Standing where Moses first gave the Torah, Yeshua reveals God’s heart behind it all. The Pharisees tested Him on divorce, but instead of choosing sides, Yeshua brought them back to the beginning—God’s original design for faithfulness.

The Torah made concessions because of human weakness, but Yeshua shows us the Author’s intent: covenant love from creation. The question for us is the same—are we looking for loopholes, or are we trusting God’s design?

Watch “Authors Intent” to discover how Yeshua takes us from concession to creation, and what that means for our lives today. Link: https://restoration.subspla.sh/fx6bkkc

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