In our new Bo-Ed Discipleship Group we are covering our Gospel Identities of Family, Servant, Learner, & Missionary. Last night we looked at our Servant Identity. New D-group member, Matt G, shared a spoken word that powerfully paints the picture of being slaves to sin and points us to Jesus as the One who frees [...]
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Spoken Word: “Sin Sickness”
Posted: April 4, 2012 by mikehanafee in Gospel Identities, Restore Church, Spoken Word, the gospel, Uncategorized0
THE Story round five
Posted: March 16, 2012 by mikehanafee in Restore Church, THE Story, Uncategorized“This was the best session we’ve had so far!” exclaimed one of the participants as he stood to his feet at the end of session 5. I agree and others have said the same. It was an open and oftentimes emotional session, as we discussed Jesus’ words on the new birth to Nicodemus and the [...]
THE Story round four!
Posted: March 6, 2012 by mikehanafee in Restore Church, THE Story, UncategorizedSunday we had the best attendance thus far, but even better, the interaction is increasingly authentic and open as we tell and discuss the greatest story ever. I love when people ask the kind of questions that people frequently have about God but are seldom raised for fear of what others might say – we [...]
THE Story round two!
Posted: February 21, 2012 by mikehanafee in Soma School, THE Story, UncategorizedAs a young child I had Noah’s Ark themed bedsheets. Many nurseries are painted with animals on the ark. This is quite ironic, when you consider the catastrophic nature of the flood. It’s like having scenes from Hurricane Katrina on your child’s wall. And as one participant noted in Round 2 of THE Story, the [...]
An Analogy from Black History Month
Posted: February 13, 2012 by mikehanafee in Black History Month, Detroit Info, Friends, racism, THE Story, UncategorizedAt the gracious invitation of friend & Detroit Library Duffield Branch manager Christine Peele I was privileged to sit on the panel of judges with Pastor Shaun Marshall (Citadel of Faith) and 3 others in the 34th Annual Albert H. Mallory Sr. Black Heroes Oratorical Essay Contest. It was a blast listening to over 20 [...]
THE Story
Posted: February 8, 2012 by mikehanafee in Detroit Info, Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionWhat happened before time began? How did it all start? Who or what created me? How did I get here? Why do I exist. Does my life really matter? Does it have meaning? What happens after I die? Why is the world the way it is? [...]
Restore video & info blast
Posted: October 13, 2011 by mikehanafee in Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionFrequently I send out an email covering what’s going down in connection to Restore. Here’s one I sent out today. Let me know if you would like to get on our email list. Hey all, If you haven’t seen it yet here’s a blogpost on last Saturday’s Free Community Yard Sale - it was a big [...]
Restore Church has FREE Yard Sale to Bless Detroit, but Recieves a Blessing
Posted: October 10, 2011 by cletebontrager in Family, Friends, Gospel Identities, Restore Church, Uncategorized, VisionRestore Church put on our service project for October this past Sunday (Oct 09 2011). Our goal was to bless our neighborhood by putting on a free yard sale. I think though we were blessed far beyond the blessing the folks in our neighborhood and surrounding areas received. So many people came up with tears [...]
