Not By Bread Alone

You can offer food, but people also have to realize they’re hungry. Just the other day, I was heading out for lunch with a friend and when I walked out of our building I saw a woman lying down in a parking spot. She was using one of the cement blocks as a pillow and was…

Elevator Speech

In marketing, they say you should always have ready your elevator speech. That’s the short compelling description of what your vision is so when asked, you’re ready to give a credible answer. Even though (or maybe because) my first career was in marketing, I don’t love feeling like making buy viagra a sales pitch about…

The Story ESV Bible

There’s so many consistencies with Restoration & Spread Truth ministries approaches The Story. One of the best ministries we offer to first time guests is a FREE copy of The Story ESV Bible. Learn more here: The Story ESV Bible from spreadtruth on Vimeo.

Up Off the Mat

One of the things that I appreciate about Restoration is the diversity. Round Rock is, generally speaking, pretty diverse anyway, but what I mean is that we seem to connect with a pretty wide demographic. We have many different cultural and ethnic expressions in our church as well as a wide age range. And the…

Thank you Erik Estrada!

Erik Estrada premiered his latest film about internet predators at Restoration Covenant Church in Round Rock Erik Estrada is best known for his leading role in the television series, ChiPs. Since that program, he has appeared in a long list of movies, television shows, and reality programs. Estrada is also the National Celebrity Spokesman for…

5MinDevo Day 40

“Now there are also many other things that Jesus did. Were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written.” [John 21v25] I’m always curious about those sandwich board signs that declare “Repent! The End is Near.” One reason I get confused…

5MinDevo Day 39

He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep. [John 21v17] I…

5MinDevo Day 38

Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. [John 21vs5-6]…

5MinDevo Day 37

Then the disciples went back to their homes. But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into the tomb. [John 20vs10-11] Close the windows and sing out: “The Hurt & The Healer” Why? The question that is never far away The healing doesn’t come from being explained Jesus…

5MinDevo Day 36

Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into the tomb. He saw the linen cloths lying there, and the face cloth, which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the linen cloths but folded up in a place by itself. [John 20vs6-7] Going back to the Beginning of the Story, we see that…