Restoration at Hillside-COG
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A community focused church that is helping build a better community by: helping others find and follow Jesus. Come have a cup of coffee with us at one of our Sunday morning gatherings. Restoration at Hillside Gathering is at 10:30 a.m.
05/11/2026
Ever feel like your past disqualifies you from God's love? The story of Ruth shows us otherwise. She was a Moabite—an outsider, unwanted, with the "wrong" last name. Yet Boaz looked past her reputation and redeemed her anyway.
That's exactly what Jesus does for us. He doesn't care where you're from or what you've done. He saw all our mess and said, "I want that to be my family." The redemption price has already been paid—we just need to say thank you.
But here's the challenge: Are we like Boaz, welcoming the broken and lost? Or are we like the older brother in the prodigal son story, worried about our reputation and inheritance when Jesus brings others home? The church isn't ours to protect—it's His to fill with redeemed people who look nothing like us.
Jesus looked at you and said, "I love you anyway." Now it's our turn to do the same.
What happens when pain and rejection become the pathway to God's greatest blessings?
This week we explored the powerful story of Ruth—a Moabite woman who chose to follow God even when it meant walking straight into rejection. Ruth left everything familiar to cling to Naomi and declare, "Your people will be my people and your God my God." She stepped into a community that had every reason to reject her, yet God saw her, protected her, and placed her directly in the lineage of King David and ultimately Jesus.
Your pain has purpose. Your rejection doesn't define you—God does. Just like Ruth, when you choose Jesus and keep walking forward, He's already preparing hope on the other side. No matter what you're facing today, remember: God sees you, He's with you, and He's writing a beautiful story through your hardest chapters.
Where you go, He goes. Your God is THE God.
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2021 Hillside Avenue
Springfield, OH
45503
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 9:45am - 12:15pm |
