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Restoration Church Salem, VAWaiting. Week One Join founding pastor, Josh Yerton as he kicks off our advent series "Waiting. An Advent Journey Through Isaiah"
2025-11-3044 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAThe Way of Jesus Week Seven Join founding pastor, Josh Yerton as he continues our sermon series "The Way of Jesus".
2025-10-2639 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAOne Another Week Five Join founding pastor, Josh Yerton as he concludes our series "One Another. Shared Life + Shared Purpose".
2025-08-3139 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAShalom. Week Three. Join founding pastor, Josh Yerton as he continues our new series "Shalom".
2025-06-2232 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAOne Week. Week Ten Join Founding Pastor, Josh Yerton as he continues our series "One Week. A Journey Through Mark 11:11-16".
2025-03-3029 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAFully Alive: Jesus is Fully Alive Christ is risen, indeed! Because of Jesus' resurrection from the dead, we find ourselves fully alive by encountering Him. The faith of a true Christian is built not on a rumor about a risen Savior, but by spiritually encountering Him who died for your sins. Join Josh Yerton, our Founding Pastor, as he reminds the church on this Easter Sunday that the only reason we are not dead in our sin is because the tomb is empty, and Jesus is FULLY ALIVE.
2024-03-3132 minRestoration Church Salem, VAFully Alive Introduction What does it mean to be fully alive in Christ? Jesus encourages us to live as faithfully mature and loving individuals, wholly secure in our identity in Christ and our commitment to each other. He came so that we may have life and life to the full by following Him. Join Pastor Josh Yerton has he introduces our new sermon series, Fully Alive, while looking at the first four chapters of Ephesians.
2024-02-1834 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAHonor Your Spouse What does it mean to create a culture of honor in your marriage? Honoring your spouse is a picture right from the start, Genesis. It is a culture without shame. Join Josh Yerton has he wraps up our current sermon series, Honor System, while looking at Genesis 2 and Ephesians 5.
2024-02-1134 minRestoration Church Salem, VAHonoring God Honor the Lord our God. The first and primary place where honor belongs. Unless we get this right, none of the other things will matter. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he continues our sermon series and explores the Honor System - how to we can see the culture of God's Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
2024-01-1429 minRestoration Church Salem, VAHonor as Culture: Series Introduction In the Scriptures, honor is more than just a word. We're called to honor the Lord our God. Honor our father and mother. Honor one another above ourselves. Honor our spouse. In each of these, honor is the foundation. Join Josh Yerton as we kick off our new sermon series and explore the Honor System - how to we can see the culture of God's Kingdom on earth as it is in heaven.
2024-01-0725 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAGreat Joy: Christmas Eve Service Do you know that you were made for joy? Do you believe it? Christmas is the celebration of the good news of great joy for all the people. Because of Jesus, God chooses you for joy. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we celebrate Christmas Eve and wrap up our current sermon series, Hopes and Fears.
2023-12-2418 min
Restoration Church Salem, VARestoring the Soul In the midst of our busy, the question that we need to consider is where do we find restoration for our soul? We think this is a new problem, but Jesus talked about this directly in Matthew 11:28 - 30. As followers of Jesus we get to walk with Jesus and learn the "unforced rhythms of grace."Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he continues our sermon series Live the Adventure.
2023-11-0528 minRestoration Church Salem, VAReorienting Around Jesus As Lord One of the questions in front of us as people following Jesus is - How do we stay focused ON Jesus, long enough to be guided BY Jesus? In the difficulty of all the distractions that we deal with all the time, We need to orient around Him. Join Pastor Josh Yerton in the continuation of our current sermon series, Live the Adventure.
2023-10-2932 minRestoration Church Salem, VAEmbarking on a Kingdom Adventure! This one is a little different! Pastor Josh Yerton describes the story of his Kingdom Adventure which leads to a big announcement and step of faith. Josh is stepping down as the Lead Pastor to pursue the Lord's calling at Noke Van Co!We know this may lead to more questions, feel free to email us at Elders@restorationsalem.org.
2023-10-2230 minRestoration Church Salem, VARecovering Identity We are in a series entitled, Kingdom Adventure. First part of that is understanding who we are. In a World where Identity is placed in so many other places - places that are secondary at best - it is important to understand whose we are. We are created by God and He says who we are and what we're here for. Join Pastor Josh Yerton at we look at identity through Ephesians 1.
2023-10-0130 minRestoration Church Salem, VAAdventure is Out There! Life is meant to be an adventure! But do we believe this? Do we know that adventure is out there? God designed us to play a role in the Story He is telling, and discovering our place in that Story - who we are and what we're here for - that's the adventure. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we kick-off our next sermon series, Live the Adventure!*Sermon opens with a clip from the Disney Pixar movie "Up."
2023-09-2430 min
Restoration Church Salem, VALet Go and Let God... Let Go and Let God- we poke fun at this saying but why is it so hard to actually do this? If only if it was that easy, but we hold fast to control and the worldly things we think we can trust. Pastor Josh Yerton jumps into Mark 10:17 - 31 as we look at the story of the rich young ruler and what it means to let go and put our trust in Jesus.
2023-09-0333 minRestoration Church Salem, VARecovering Home Do I belong? This a question that we ask so many areas of life - sometimes even in our families. The truth is God's Kingdom, you belong to it and it belongs to you. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we continue in Mark, specifically Mark 10:13 -16!
2023-08-2729 minRestoration Church Salem, VAWho Has Authority In a world where opinions and beliefs are swirling all around us - whose opinions, whose ways, and whose authority are you going to listen to? We as followers of Jesus need to stand on the truths that have been given to us. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we look this week at God's heart for marriage and families that's steeped in grace through the lens of Mark 10: 1 -12.
2023-08-2032 minRestoration Church Salem, VAThe Problem is Choice We have a choice. And our lives - for better for worse - are the sum of those choices. Do you choose comfort or purpose? Control or surrender? How do we choose based on what Jesus said and His example? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he continues our sermon series, Expectations, through Mark 9:30 - 37.
2023-08-0628 minRestoration Church Salem, VASeeing Clearly We all have blindspots - but do we know what they are? The Lord has given us eyes to see the Kingdom around us. And when we see Jesus clearly, it changes the way we are able to see everything else. Join Pastor Josh Yerton in the continuation of our sermon series Expectations through Mark 8:22 - 26 and Ephesians 1.
2023-07-0937 minRestoration Church Salem, VANarratives There are narratives all around us - in culture, the media, in social settings - the list could keep going. But we as followers of Jesus need to understand the contrast between the narratives of the World around us, and what God is up to in us and through us. We need to be aware of the story we are choosing to listen to, for our own hearts, and the hearts around us. Join Pastor Josh Yerton in the continuation of our sermon series Expectations through Mark 8:8 -21.
2023-06-2530 minRestoration Church Salem, VADon't. Stop. Rowing. Jesus tends to push against our expectations of how life should go, and often, how we should respond. In life, sometimes it feels like we are rowing against the wind. Even when we are in the boat, doing what Jesus told us to do. Rowing against the wind is hard, but if we are following Jesus, it shouldn't be unexpected. So what does it mean to take courage, to not stop rowing, because Jesus is on his way? Pastor Josh Yerton continues our Expectations sermon series with the story of Jesus walking on water found on Mark 6:45 -56.
2023-05-2830 minRestoration Church Salem, VAMoving from Expectation to Expectancy Expectations. We don't know what's next or around the corner, yet it doesn't stop us from having expectations about how life should be. And when those things don't happen - we end up disappointed and discouraged about life. This can be the same for our faith. We put expectations on God about how He should show up and what He should do for us. Moving from a place and posture of expectation to expectancy is rooted in an understanding that our plans are submissive and surrendered to God's. Pastor Josh Yerton kicks off our next sermon series looking into...
2023-05-1426 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAPartner With Purpose Would you rather be an Eagle or a Goose? Pastor Josh Yerton dives into what it means to partner with purpose and on purpose. What does it mean to fly together? What does it mean to collaborate for a purpose? Josh looks at the scriptures of John 17:20 -23, Ephesians 4:1 -13, and Philippians 2:1 -5 to expand a little more into these questions.
2023-05-0729 minRestoration Church Salem, VAEmbrace the Mess Jesus has a unique and powerful ability to meet people in the middle of their mess. In fact, one of the things that got Him in trouble was His ability to connect with people in the midst of their sin and struggle. We know that all of us are broken and messy - so we’re honest about it! Pastor Josh Yerton takes a look at what it means to embrace the mess through the scriptures of Matthew 5:3, Psalm 40:17, and Galatians 6:1 - 2.
2023-04-3020 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAWhen Hope is Dangerous When hope is dangerous, what is our response? Pastor Josh Yerton teaches on what it means to hope in the "and yet" and our Savior through Mark 5:21 - 43 and Psalm 34. We need to hope not in outcomes, but as followers of Jesus in the one that has authority and control of the outcomes.
2023-03-1931 minRestoration Church Salem, VAJesus Restores a Demon- Possessed Man and shows His authority over darkness. Pastor Josh Yerton teaches about the authority that Jesus demonstrates and shows over evil and darkness through the story of the demon-possessed man. Authority. We don't like that word much. But when Jesus shows up on the scene, it's one of the first things people notice about Him: He speaks and lives as One who has authority. Join us as we continue exploring Mark's gospel, discovering the Jesus who has authority, and wrestling with what authority He has in our lives.
2023-03-1240 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAParable of the Sower Part 2 Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he explores deeper into the story of the parable of the sower. Follow along in Mark 4:1-20.
2023-02-0536 min
Restoration Church Salem, VASettled Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we continue our "Saddle Up" series. Let us ask ourselves, how is the condition of our soul?
2023-01-1530 minRestoration Church Salem, VAOriented Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he continues our series, Saddle Up! Do we know who we are, where we are, and the good that God is up to?
2023-01-0828 minRestoration Church Salem, VABranded Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we start a new series in the New Year! We will spend a few weeks uncovering how carrying the name of Jesus shapes us.
2023-01-0126 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAChristmas Eve Join Pastor Josh Yerton for our special Christmas Eve worship!
2022-12-2420 minRestoration Church Salem, VARepent & Dedication Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we begin a new Advent series: Prepare The Way!
2022-12-0426 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAJesus vs Religion The kingdom is revealed when we move towards God's heart - not His rules. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we continue our study in Mark.
2022-10-3033 minRestoration Church Salem, VASocial Constructs We don't have to pretend to have it all together. Take the invitation to be in the room with Jesus - just show up! Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we continue our series in Mark.
2022-10-2327 minRestoration Church Salem, VAOvercoming Evil Continuing in our study of Mark, we see the authority and power of Jesus in action! Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we recognize our enemy's attack on us, while we hold tight to our identity in Christ.
2022-10-0233 minRestoration Church Salem, VAIntro - Revealed The Kingdom of God is near - more near than we can imagine! Join pastor Josh Yerton as we start our Revealed Series and look for all the ways the Kingdom of God is here!
2022-09-2536 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAJesus is Lord What parts of our lives are we holding back from God? Join Pastor Josh Yerton in 1 Peter as we are inspired by Jesus our Lord.
2022-09-0430 minRestoration Church Salem, VAHouse of Prayer Are we a praying church or just a church that prays? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we remember our call to be a house of prayer.
2022-08-2837 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAWho WE Are Are we seeking koinonia {intimate spiritual communion} as we move from independence to interdependence? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he concludes our Interwoven series with a call to deeply love each other as Christ first loved us.
2022-08-1428 minRestoration Church Salem, VAA People of Contentment We live in a world that is always hungry for MORE - more stuff, more experiences, more...everything. Unfortunately, that drives many of us toward discontentment with our lives. The Scriptures remind us that we can learn to be content in any circumstance. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we learn how we can shift toward being content people in a discontent world.
2022-08-0729 minRestoration Church Salem, VAA People of Peace Stress and anxiety are a real thing, especially in our world. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he talks about the biblical wisdom for moving from anxiety to peace.
2022-07-3133 min
Restoration Church Salem, VALight in the Dark - Receiving Jesus In Luke we read about the humble birth of our Savior, our light in the dark. We are left to wonder, why did the innkeeper not make room for Mary? Now in our own lives, will we make room to receive Jesus? Join Josh Yerton as he leads us through the birth story of Jesus.
2021-12-2422 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAYou've Heard It Said - You Should Go To Church There is a community that happens when we do something together that matters. Church is meant to be a powerful group of people that is doing something that matters showing God’s love, compassion, hope and grace. We have a lie in our culture that we can practice our faith by ourselves but, how can we live our faith as Jesus asks us to in an individual setting? We are called to come together to show and demonstrate the love and power of God. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as he spells out this call to join together as a ch...
2021-10-0339 min
Restoration Church Salem, VALet Us - Follow Jesus Embrace The Suck is a military term meaning to consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable for forward progress. We are going to have times in our lives that suck, the real question do we have enough of Jesus inside of us to overcome those circumstances. It’s not about the circumstances in our lives but, how we respond to them. Join Pastor Josh Yerton along with special guest’s Jacob and Kathryn Otterman as we discuss difficult circumstances.
2021-08-2234 minRestoration Church Salem, VALet Us - Pay Close Attention Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we begin our new summer series called Let Us, a study of the Book of Hebrews. In today’s sermon we will go over the warnings to Pay Close Attention.
2021-05-3037 min
Restoration Church Salem, VADaddy Issues - Good Gifts Why do we struggle with the idea that God wants to give us everything good and perfect? We think that God is withholding things from us when we don’t get what we ask for. But, maybe instead of withholding from us he is protecting us. Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we unpack these ideas.
2021-05-0935 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAThis is the WAY - Knowing Who You Are Knowing who you are and what you are here for is something that Jesus knew without a doubt about himself. The question for us is do we know the same confidence of who we are and what we are here for? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we walk through this question.
2021-02-2839 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAFocus - Raison d'etre Do you know what your raison d'etre is? A little google translate will tell you: it's your calling. As we dive a little deeper into what we're to FOCUS on as we start 2021, join pastor Josh Yerton as he invites us to ask: To whom have you been called? And: with whom have you been sent? Because God has called and sent you. This is your raison d'etre.
2021-01-1736 min
2021-01-1011 minRestoration Church Salem, VAFocus What you FOCUS on will become what gets magnified. And what you magnify will be what moves you, what molds you, and what motivates you. So...What's your FOCUS? What's being magnified in your heart and soul right now? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we explore these questions and jump into 2021 together!
2021-01-0328 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAA Beautiful Resistance - Celebration vs Cynicism Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we discuss Celebration vs Cynicism. We need to live in a culture of celebration all year long and not just at Christmas time but, all year. We must resist the spirit of cynicism and choose to celebrate all of life’s moments and all of God’s creation.
2020-12-1335 minRestoration Church Salem, VAA Beautiful Resistance Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we discuss how sacrifice must resist privilege. Privilege is simply what you have, what ever status or resources you have whether they are earned or not and, we must resist using our privilege for our advantage. We must submit to one another out of reverence like Christ did for us and fight FOR one another instead of against one another.
2020-11-2936 minRestoration Church Salem, VAHonor Resists Throwing Shade "Throwing shade" has become a national pastime of ours. We love to criticise, dismiss, and diminish those with whom we disagree. But what would it look like to bring honor to those we know, even disagree with, instead of throwing shade or diminishing them? What if part of God's call on our lives is to see the glory in every person, and speak into it? Join Pastor Josh Yerton as we discuss what a "Culture of Honor" could look like!
2020-11-2238 min
Restoration Church Salem, VAA Faith that Works: The Power of Prayer Follow along with Pastor Josh Yerton as we conclude our summer series entitled A Faith that Works. In this sermon we will explore the power of prayer.
2020-10-0437 minRestoration Church Salem, VAA Faith that Works: What's the Tipping Point In life, there are two ways we change - we're either becoming more compassionate and kind, or we're becoming less so. One direction is full of life and the Spirit, the other driven by self-centeredness and division. James calls the later one a friendship with "the world." So which way are you moving? Because there is a tipping point. Listen as Pastor Josh Yerton explores what that means for us, especially in today's world.
2020-09-0638 minRestoration Church Salem, VAA Faith that Works Keeps a Primary Identity We live in a culture that has a lot to say about identity and where we find it. So many of those are secondary to our primary identity as sons and daughters of God, created in His image to reflect His heart to the world. Listen as Pastor Josh Yerton moves through the Scriptures (starting in James 1) to give perspective on what it means to live out of our identity in Christ in a world struggling through an identity crisis.
2020-07-0517 min