Restoration: Our Message, Our Mission, Our Promise

By Pastor Kahlil Carmichael

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1. Restoration Is Our Message

At Live Well Church, we don’t just preach inspiration.
We preach restoration.

We preach that no matter what’s been lost—health, peace, relationships, dreams, identity—God is able to restore.
Not just in theory, but in reality.

Jesus didn’t come just to save souls. He came to restore lives.

Luke 4:18 (NIV)
“He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind…”

Restoration is the Gospel.
It’s the good news that you don’t have to stay where you fell.
It’s the good news that the years the locust ate can be returned (Joel 2:25).
It’s the good news that Jesus doesn’t just forgive your past—He redeems your future.

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2. Restoration Is Our Resounding Value

Live Well Church is a house of restoration.
When people walk through our doors, they are not met with judgment—they are met with grace.
They are not labeled by their mistakes—they are welcomed into new beginnings.

This is not a church of condemnation.
This is a church of construction.
We help rebuild what life tried to destroy.

Whether it’s:
•    Spiritual restoration through salvation and discipleship,
•    Emotional restoration through healing,
•    Physical restoration through health and fitness,
•    Financial restoration through wisdom and stewardship—

Restoration is the banner over this house.

Isaiah 61:4 (NIV)
“They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated…”

At Live Well, we don’t just talk about restoration.
We live it. We model it. We offer it.

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3. Restoration Is One of God’s Promises

This is not just a value or a message—it’s a biblical covenant.

1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
“And the God of all grace… will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”

Psalm 23:3 (NIV)
“He restores my soul.”

Jeremiah 30:17 (NIV)
“But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds…”

God promises to restore. That’s His nature. He is a restoring God. And when God restores, He makes it better than it was before. That’s not just repair—that’s redemptive rebuilding.

Closing Statement for Vision Casting:

At Live Well Church, we stand on this truth:

We are a church of restoration.
We believe in the restoration of people, families, health, hope, and purpose.
We believe what was broken can be rebuilt.
What was lost can be found.
What was dead can live again.

Because the God we serve is not just a healer—
He’s a Restorer.

And this… is our message.
This is our value.
This is our promise.