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In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the third of four disagreements between the religious people and the pharisees, which is on fasting. Today's Passage Mark 2:18-22 (ESV) - Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him, “Why do John's d...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the second of four disagreements between the religious people and the pharisees, which is on fellowship. Today's Passage Mark 2:15-17 (ESV) - And as he reclined at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners were reclining with Jesus and his...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about people who went out of their way to bring their friend to Jesus for healing. Today's Passage Mark 2:2-4 (ESV) - And many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door. And he was preaching the word to them. And they cam...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the first of four disagreements between the religious people and the pharisees, which is on forgiveness of sins. Today's Passage Mark 2:5-7 (ESV) - And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.” Now some of t...

In this episode, Butler Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about making time for God in our, seemingly, busy life and if it is really worth making that time commitment. Today's Passage Mark 1:35-39 (ESV) - And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place...

In this episode, Butler Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, continues a series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Jesus as a teacher, His authority as a teacher, how people respond to His teaching in ancient times and our own.   Today's Passage Mark 1:21-28 (ESV) - And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was te...

In this episode, Butler Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, begins a new series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the response to the good news when Jesus calls His first disciples. Today's Passage Mark 1:16-20 (ESV) - Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. And Je...

In this episode, Butler Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, begins a new series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the response the good news of Jesus as He begins His earthly ministry. Today's Passage Mark 1:14-15 (ESV) - Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, proclaiming the gospel of God, and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of...

In this episode, Butler Campus Pastor, Brady Randall, begins a new series on the Gospel of Mark covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the beginning and the announcement of the good news of Jesus Christ in the gospel of Mark. Today's Passage Mark 1:1-3 (ESV) - The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet, “Behold, I send my m...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the character of God and how He is predisposed to desiring good for people. Today's Passage Jonah 4:11 (ESV) - And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their lef...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the idea of God relenting or changing His mind and our response to this reality. Today's Passage James 4:2-3 (ESV) - You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the third question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:10-11 (ESV) - And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a nigh...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the second question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:9-5 (ESV) - Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, ti...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the first question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:1-4 (ESV) - But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when...

In this episode, Russ Brasher, Jake Williams, and Jonathan Thiede sit down to discuss what role, if any, politics has in the church and in the pulpit. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Biblical perspective to them. We will focus on issues in the area of inference or things not explicitly stated in scripture that Christians have divergent opinions on and ta...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's anger and how it's incorrect to characterize God as angry in the Old Testament and graceful in the New Testament. Today's Passage Jonah 3:9-10 (ESV) - "Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Nineveh's public repentance by decree of the king Today's Passage Jonah 3:6 (ESV) - The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Five Good Minutes is a sho...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the lie of Satan to say there is no path back to salvation after some type of sin. Today's Passage Jonah 3:8-9 (ESV) - but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about how God is sovereign over the results of our proclamation of the Gospel. Today's Passage Jonah 3:3-5 (ESV) - So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the types of people God uses to achieve His purposes, specifically those who are imperfect and flawed. Today's Passage Jonah 3:1-3a (ESV) - Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and ca...

Emily DeAngelo sits down with Jael Hoover and Santina Platte to discuss a variety of books that have been helpful to them in the season of motherhood. Subscribe to the Weekend Message Audio! - https://orchardhillchurch.buzzsprout.com/share Connect with Orchard Hill Church Website Mobile App YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter)

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the end of Jonah's journey in the fish how the essence of repentance is a recognition of God is compared to who we are. Today's Passage Jonah 2:10 (ESV) - And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. Five Good Minut...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Jonah's vow and sacrifice to the Lord as a way to indicate his priority to follow God over worldly comforts. Today's Passage Jonah 2:9 (ESV) - But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation bel...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about idolatry and how we believe that our path is better than God's path for our life. Today's Passage Jonah 2:8 (ESV) - Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about revival and what brings us to a point of repentance and redirection towards the will of God. Today's Passage Jonah 2:7-8 (ESV) - When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. Those who pay reg...