Let's Talk About That

Text Us Your Questions This week we got to sit down with Corey and Lindsey Burk and hear a story of God’s pursuit during their search for truth! Hopefully you enjoy this journey of deconstructing, reconstructing, and some laughs along the way!  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...

Text Us Your Questions This week Pastor Chip Parker is joined by two people who have been long time members and/or staff at the Orchard. Trey Lee and Shayne Barber have seen the church develop and change from when they started attending as teenagers to having families at the church. Listen in as the expound upon their time being at the church and a part of the ministry.  If you have any questions...

Text Us Your Questions This week Chip share stories about his faith journey and spiritual walk.  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 (@IAmTheOrchard) or Instagram (@theorchard.cc). Until next time!

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Let’s Talk About That! On today’s episode, we’re continuing the conversation around Sunday’s message from the series “Formed by the Spirit.” Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Daniel Tillman as the conversation continues around love from 1 Corinthians chapter 13. References: Formed by the Spirit - Week 3 | Video | Audio If you have any que...

Text Us Your Questions In this week’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens touch on all things Father’s Dad, sharing out of pocket advice from Dad and more about the important role that fathers play in their households from a spiritual perspective. They also explore Sunday’s message a bit further, diving into the weight that our roles hold for the church body and the importance of the...

Text Us Your Questions We're back, and this past Sunday we started a new sermon series called Formed by the Spirit. We will be diving into a dense section of scripture 1 Corinthians 12-14 throughout this series. This week we start it off by defining what spiritual gifts are. Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker with Pastor AJ Stevens, dive into this discussions and questions y'all submitted....

Text Us Your Questions Sunday was a very special day: Baptism Sunday! As we celebrated baptisms and the declaration of faith for members of our OCC family, we also heard a message of Lazarus’s story and explored what it’s like to have “Even If” faith. Listen in this week as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens recap Baptism Sunday and answer your questions about baptism and faith. References:...

Text Us Your Questions This week we flip the coin and have some dads enter the conversation. Pastor Chip and Pastor AJ are joined by Pastor Matt, Hunter, and Seth. They share their experiences as fathers and the lessons they have learned from the women in their lives. Together, they dive deeper into the second week of our series, Lessons from Her, focused on the story of the Canaanite women.  If y...

Text Us Your Questions With the celebration of Mother's Day and the start of our new series, Lessons from Her, we have brought back the OG crew from Momcast. Listen in as Mary Beth, Casey and Kaci, discuss how it's like to be a mother and the challenges they face.  Pastors Chip Parker and AJ Steven facilitate discussions about being a Mary or a Martha; how to know if you're the defa...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to “Let’s Talk About That!” Today’s episode is a blast from the past. Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens look back on some favorite past sermons to pull lessons we can learn from. Whether you’re brand new to The Orchard or have been here since the beginning, we hope you’ll find lessons to glean and biblical truths to hold onto. If you have any...

Text Us Your Questions This week Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by Trey Lee, the FCA Area Director for Columbia County and surrounding counties. Trey has been a part of The Orchard for many years, from being a teenager in student ministry to leading student ministry. Now, Trey is transitioning from being a full time teacher to being the Fellowship of Christian Athletes Area Di...

Text Us Your Questions The father runs to both sons and offers grace. Neither son is right, both are in need of grace. Listen as Pastor Chip Parker and AJ Stevens round out this series as they focus on the older brother in the parable of the lost son. The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller Sermon Audio Podcast YouTube If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church,...

Text Us Your Questions This week Pastor Chip Parker and AJ Stevens discuss how the Father is lavish (prodigal) with His grace and love towards us. Just like the father in the parable of the lost son, Jesus is ready to accept us back into His arms.   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...

Text Us Your Questions We're back, and we are diving into a new sermon series on the story of the prodigal son.  Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker with Pastor AJ Stevens, talks about how this parable in particular has helped shape his faith as a believer. References: The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller Safely Home by Randy Alcorn Eli by Bill Myers Sermon Audio Podcast If you have any questions a...

Text Us Your Questions Can doubt and faith coexist? Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens discuss what doubt is and how it effects are lives. We must choose to have faith even in the face of our doubts.  References: More Than a Carpenter by Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel The Prodigal God by Timothy Keller If you have any questions about this podcast...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Let’s Talk About That! Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens wrap up our series on the book of Jonah. As we see with Jonah, we can only have God’s grace or His judgment. We can’t want judgment for others and grace for ourselves.  If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from you...

Text Us Your Questions As we continue with week 3 of our sermon series in the book of Jonah, we see that unexpected grace demands a response .   Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by special guest Pastor Matt Pennington as they discuss how we should respond to God's grace and what that means for those around us. References: https://www.amazon.com/Halleys-Bible-Ha...

Text Us Your Questions This week we continue our discussion about Jonah and the revelation that the storm and the fish was God's grace, not His Judgement. Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens discuss that whatever God uses to bring us back to Himself, out of our sin and rebellion, is grace. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, w...

Text Us Your Questions Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens recap Bold weekend with some talk about Gen Z lingo and then discuss the new sermon series on the book of Jonah.  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...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome back to Let’s Talk About That! On today’s episode, Pastor Chip Parker is joined by a special guest, Pastor Eddie Blalock, founding pastor of The Orchard Community Church and current OCC Branford location pastor.  In this podcast, they continue the discussion on our “Excuses” sermon series, all while Pastor Eddie shares about his personal journey of starting The Orcha...

Text Us Your Questions Welcome to a special bonus episode of "Let's Talk About That!" On today's episode, Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens are joined by our two other OCC pastors, Pastor Eddie Blalock and Pastor Matthew Pennington, to dive deeper into a conversation related to our sermon series "Excuses." In this episode, they unpack the idea of hearing from G...

Text Us Your Questions This week as we continue our conversation around our sermon series “Excuses,” we shifted from saying to God, "you can't" to "I can't." Why do we struggle to believe that God can use us despite our shortcomings? Just like Moses being called to lead the Israelites out of Egypt, we often believe that God has made a mistake and that there is someone...

Text Us Your Questions When our excuses say “You can’t,” God’s faithfulness shows us “He can.” Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens discuss the difference between an excuse and a reason, and why we are so quick sometimes to doubt God.  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 theorchar...

Text Us Your Questions In this podcast, Pastors AJ and Chip delve into the topic of baptism and celebrate all that happened on Baptism Sunday. They are joined by a special guest as they discuss the importance and meaning of baptism, as well as their experiences as fathers. If you have any questions about this podcast, or about The Orchard Community Church, we would love to hear from you! Visit our...

Text Us Your Questions As we finish out our sermon series “The Table,” we are taking the opportunity to look around. Communion is not just an individual experience, but rather one we share together as believers. In this episode, we explore the idea of communion in community and what it means to be unified. Listen in as Pastor Chip Parker and Pastor AJ Stevens discuss how communion unifies us and r...