Let's Talk About That

Text Us Your Questions On today's episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by special guests Trey Lee and Will McCrea! They are recapping Sunday's message on rest (including a debrief from Trey's time preaching in Live Oak) and talking all things hunting and connect groups. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from y...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That!” On today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington and Daniel Tillman for a conversation diving deeper into Sunday’s message. The guys also chat about the wildfires in California and our response as Christians in a natural disaster, along with some lighthearted conversation about haircuts, fades and baseball. Y...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That” for the first episode of 2025! Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Brittney Shearer for a conversation about faith, discipleship and entrepreneurship. Listen in as they discuss what God has been teaching them and how we can use the blessings that God gives us to bless others. If you have any questions about th...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That!” In today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are taking a look back at what God has done at The Orchard in 2024 and looking ahead to 2025. They’re also chatting about their Christmas plans and gifts, along with New Year’s resolutions. Listen in for some practical advice about goal setting as we wrap up a year of podcas...

Text Us Your Questions On today’s episode, Pastor AJ Stevens and Pastor Chip Parker are joined by Pastor Matt Pennington, Hunter Abercrombie and Seth Wilkins to discuss all things playoffs, Christmas wins and fails, and being a dad during the holidays. Listen in as they recap week 3 of our “Coloring Book Christmas” series and dive deeper into spiritual formation during the holidays and beyond. If...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to another episode of “Let’s Talk About That!” Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are diving deeper into our Coloring Book Christmas series, along with chatting about college football and Tik Tok money.  In week 2 of our December sermon series, we learned more about the life of King Herod. He is mentioned in the Christmas story, but we don’t always...

Text Us Your Questions This week, the guys are joined by Kaci, Mary Beth and Erin to talk all about the holidays. From what it's like to be a Mom at Christmastime to the importance of sharing your faith with your kids, this episode provides insight to our new "Coloring Book Christmas" series that started on Sunday. Be sure to tune in for more information about our upcoming Jingle Ja...

Text Us Your Questions Impact Sunday meant a lot to us and we hope it made an impact in your life as much as it did for our community. Today, Pastor AJ Stevens, Pastor Matt Pennington, and Pro(Ducer) Chris Curtis unpack what happened during Impact Sunday. Next, we have some fun and do a Thanksgiving draft that you'll have to let us know who picked the best line up. The winner of our giveaway...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are wrapping up the conversation surrounding our vision series "Lasting Impact." Listen in to hear about the goal of growing deeper and wider, and how the plan is to add, subtract and divide so we can multiply. There's also a recap of this year's Harvest Celebration that you won't want to miss. If y...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington as they recap Sunday's message about reaching people in North Central Florida, share more about the heart of the church amidst election season, and give information about our Harvest Celebration on Sunday, Nov. 17! It's an episode you won't want to miss. P.S. Don't forget, you can get up to...

Text Us Your Questions On this week’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are recapping the first message of our vision series titled “Lasting Impact.” During the first sermon in this series, Pastor Chip Parker shared the vision for The Orchard over the next few years: to grow wider and deeper. The Orchard Community Church has been around for 17 years, and the goal for the 18th year...

Text Us Your Questions In today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens wrap up our discussion on the sermon series “The Final Word.” The third and final week focused on illumination, or God’s word IN us. Listen in as the guys discuss the importance of understanding scripture and the role that the Spirit has in helping us to see our sin as repulsive and Jesus as desirable. We hope that...

Text Us Your Questions On today's episode of Let's Talk About That, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are diving into a discussion around Sunday's message from "The Final Word" sermon series. This week's message focused around how The Bible is God's word FOR us and inspired by God. Listen in as they recap the sermon, share additional resources and discuss...

Text Us Your Questions This week we were able to do something special, helping those in need. Listen in as we discuss the opportunity we had to feed evacuees from hurricane Milton and the beginning of our new series "The Final Word." If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from you! Visit our website at theorchardcc.org a...

Text Us Your Questions Today Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor Eddie Blalock are joined by author, professor and prosecutor George R. "Bob" Dekle, Sr. With his diverse background in legal studies, Bob shares about how his experiences have shaped his Bible studying and how he views it from a legal lens. This episode outlines some of the common discrepancies that are often discussed about The...

Text Us Your Questions On today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are talking all about Hurricane Helene and God’s sovereignty. Listen in as they chat about why bad things happen when God is good, and how we can lean into that and help our neighbors during this time. We are continuing to pray for you and with you surrounding the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, and we invite you to...

Text Us Your Questions On this week’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are recapping all of the amazing moments from O Day, including the 34 baptisms that took place in the Suwannee River. Listen in as they chat about what God’s been doing at The Orchard and dive a bit deeper into Sunday’s sermon conversation about being born again. References: B’z Gelati If you have any questions...

Text Us Your Questions This week Pastor Chip and Pastor A.J. sat down with Angie Land to discuss Amendment 4 on the Florida Ballot and what it means to take a holistic approach to being “pro-life.” Join us as we wade into a conversation about Jesus and Politics. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from you! Visit our website at...

Text Us Your Questions Today Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor AJ Stevens after a brief podcast hiatus as he and Katy welcomed their third child! In this episode, the guys talk about college football and trail cameras, then dive into Sunday’s message surrounding baptism. Listen in for some additional insight on this and the next series that we’ll be diving into this upcoming Sunday. P.S. Don’...

Text Us Your Questions In today’s episode of “Let’s Talk About That,” Pastor Chip Parker is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington to recap the final week of our “Answers from Jesus” series. They explain why AJ’s absent from the podcast this week, give some BTS of filming the O Day video, and share why it is important that we allow Jesus to wash our feet. Make plans to join us this upcoming Sunday, Sept...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Let’s Talk About That! Today, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Pastor Matt Pennington as they discuss week 4 of our “Answers from Jesus series.” Listen in as they chat about college football, Little League World Series, and our upcoming O Day. The crew then dive into a conversation about Sunday’s message and share ways that we can practi...

Text Us Your Questions This week, Pastors Chip Parker and AJ Stevens are joined by Dennille Decker. They discuss what it means to love your neighbor, and who your neighbor is.  If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from you! Visit our website at theorchardcc.org and fill out our contact form, or send us a message on Facebook (@IA...

Text Us Your Questions After a brief hiatus last week due to the storm, we’re back with a brand new episode of “Let’s Talk About That.” Join Pastor AJ Stevens and Pastor Chip Parker as they recap the storm and its impact in our area, then dive into the first two weeks of the sermon series “Answers from Jesus.” Night of Worship Answers from Jesus - Week 1 | Video Answers from Jesus - Week 2 | Video...

Text Us Your Questions On this week’s episode, Pastor AJ Stevens is joined by Pastor Chip Parker as they recap all that he missed while on vacation. They also share some insight on what’s up next at The Orchard, including some vision for the fall season. From events that made national headlines to the 2024 Olympics opening ceremony and social media, Let’s Talk About That! If you have any questions...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Let’s Talk About That! On today’s episode, Pastor AJ Stevens is joined by Pastor Matt Pennington for an episode all about his journey with faith and ministry. Listen in as they share how they met, how they become brothers in Christ and brother-in-laws, and a bit about their call to ministry. References: Not a Fan by Kyle Idleman If you have any questions abou...