Orchard Community Church Sermon Audio

Have you ever had a feeling that something important is missing?  In a sermon called "Something's Missing" we look at Ezra 6:13-22.  This is part 3 of our "God at Work" sermon series on Ezra and Nehemiah.  At this point in the book of Ezra, the project of rebuilding the temple is finished and the people have a huge party to celebrate and to dedicate the temple to God.  But...

Do you ever feel like other people look down on you because of your faith in Christ?  This sermon looks at Ezra 4:1 - 6:15, where people who were trying to be faithful to what God wanted them to do, faced opposition from people who didn't want them to succeed.  These other people tried everything to stop God's people from obeying God - and sometimes their opposition worked.  So how can w...

How do you fight fear?  When faced with a situation that causes fear, how do you respond?  Do you shut down?  Do you seek to control everything around you?  Do you blame others?  In a sermon called "Fight Fear With Worship" we look at Ezra chapter 3.  In this chapter we see that a group of Israelites have returned to their homeland to rebuild, but some other people in the area are threat...

 Have you ever wondered what God is doing?  What is he doing when things are going wrong in our lives?  What is he doing when the world seems to be turning upside down?  What is he doing when it seems he is silent?  The answer is that God is at work.  He is working to carry out his perfect plan in this sinful, messed up world through sinful, messed up people.  God is always at work and God's...

At the beginning of each new year, I like to take a Sunday to look at the big picture of Scripture.  We always need a proper perspective when entering a New Year. God's truth from Genesis to Revelation gives us that proper perspective.  This sermon is called "The Big Picture" and looks at the entire message of the Bible. Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Liste...

This sermon looks at our church's mission statement in a sermon called "Fully Devoted Followers."  I am excited to take this moment before we start the new year to look at who we are as a church and what it means to "make and become fully devoted followers of Christ."  Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Listening to sermons online can be a great way t...

This sermon, called "The Light of the World", looks at John 1:1-14 where Jesus is presented by John as the "true light that gives light to everyone".  We are also told "...the world did not recognize him.  He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him." Sometimes we are glad when we have light so we can see where we are going.  At other times we r...

Happy holidays--Seasons greetings--what??  Its CHRISTmas-- The birth of the Savior and we celebrate.  However, that is not all there is.  How about the rest of the story--From the cradle in the hay to the cross on the hill--The truth and glory of the Christmas story. Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Listening to sermons online can be a great way to keep up with a sermon ser...

As a dad during this season, I have heard these words over the years, “Dad!  This is what I want.  Just this one thing.”   A deep desire for this one thing.  Have you ever said this?  ”I may not know much, but this one thing I do know.”  How about this?  “No matter what else is going on, this one thing I will do.”  In this sermon we look to God’s word for  “One Thing” in Psalm 27, John 9, and Phil...

The story of Ezra and Nehemiah is an incredible narrative that highlights the rebuilding of the temple, the priesthood, and the walls of Jerusalem.  But when we turn to Nehemiah 8, we see the most important work happen when the entire community comes together around God’s Word.  This gathering around the Word that we read in chapter 8 may remind you of many of the traditions we follow to this day...

All of scripture is designed to prepare and strengthen the follower of Jesus to live out a life of faith.  Some passages focus in on specific topics and issues.  We desperately need such passages as we navigate a life of faith.  But there are also passages of scripture that are shot with a wide angle lens.  These passages provide us with perspective on a broader scale.  In this sermon we  look at...

There are some aspects of our walk with Jesus that speak significantly to the reality and depth of that relationship.  There is perhaps no aspect of our walk with Jesus that speaks louder than how we live together in the local church with one another.   As we look at Psalm 133, let it speak into our lives concerning the nature and blessings of unity within a body of believers.   Orchard Community...

We all need hope in this world.  We  finish our sermon series "The Cross Changes Everything" by looking at what it means to have "Cross Shaped Hope."  There is no hope stronger than the hope of the cross.  I pray that as we conclude this sermon series we will be in awe and wonder at the incredible hope that we have through the cross of Jesus Christ.  Orchard Community Church  w...

So far in our "The Cross Changes Everything" sermon series we have looked at the importance of the cross and how it changes us as people and as a church.  This sermon is called "Cross Shaped Mission" and we see that the cross gives us a new mission in this world.  God has a plan to use people saved by the cross, who are also changed by the cross, to carry the message of the cro...

What is the purpose of the church?  Why should we be part of the church?  Is the church still important and relevant today?  Why should we even care about the church?  These are important questions.  As a church we gather at least once per week.  We ask people to give their time, their abilities, and even their resources to help support the church.  But to what end?  What is the point?  This sermo...

We have spent the last few weeks looking at the powerful truth that "The Cross Changes Everything."  We have been looking at ideas such as sin, atonement, forgiveness and justification.  These important ideas from Scripture must shape our understanding of what Jesus did on the cross.  At some point, though, we must move from looking at ideas to examining our lives.  The cross is not just...

In this sermon we look at three different pictures that Scripture uses to explore the incredible gift of salvation that Jesus accomplished for us on the cross.  We look at the marketplace and how Jesus has bought us back from our sin.  We look at the courtroom and how Jesus declares us not guilty.  Finally we look at a family gathering and the powerful truth that because of the cross we are brough...

Why did Jesus have to die on the cross?  This is the question we look at in a sermon called "He Took Our Place" as we examine the pattern God set up throughout Scripture to show us that we are sinners and deserve punishment but that God always provided a way for something or someone else to take that punishment.  This incredible truth - that he took our place on the cross - is the key po...

When you walk into a classroom you can usually tell by the decorations or supplies what kind of a classroom it is.  The chemistry classroom has lab tables, Bunsen burners, and many different glass containers.  The literature classroom has pictures of authors and poets as well as quotes from famous works.  We continue our series called "The Cross Changes Everything" with a sermon called &...

I am convinced that the cross of Jesus changes everything.  The cross changes our lives, our world, and our churches.  The cross is the defining factor in what it means to be a Christian.  It means there is a God and that He loves us.  It means that sin is real, but so is salvation.  It means that death is real, but so is new life in Christ.  It means that though we and everything in this world is...

We conclude our sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew with a sermon called "The King Has Come - Now What?" as we look at Matthew 28:11-20 and review what we have learned in Matthew.  The truth that our King, Jesus, has come to save us, showed us the way to the Father, taught us what it means to live in a loving relationship with God, died in our place to save us from our sins, and has r...

The cross and the resurrection are the focal points of Christianity.  The cross shows us that our King, Jesus, took the punishment for our sins by suffering and dying in our place.  The resurrection proves that our King, Jesus, is not just another religious leader but is indeed the Son of God, the promised Messiah, the savior of the world.  In a sermon called "Our King Who Saves," we loo...

As we look the trial of Jesus, leading up to the crucifixion, it is amazing to think that Jesus, the Son of God, the king and judge of all creation, allows sinful people to make false charges against him in a trial that mocks justice.  Yet he did this because his mission was to save us from our sins and he knew this meant going to the cross.  In a sermon called "Jesus on Trial" we will l...

As we near the end of the Gospel of Matthew in our "The King Has Come" sermon series, we see the cross coming into focus.  The truth is that all of Scripture is focused on the cross.  The view of the cross is what gives proper perspective to every bible story, every psalm, every prophecy and every section of teaching.  In a sermon called "The Cross in View" we look at Matthew 2...

Have you ever had a "surprise trip" where someone says they are taking you somewhere for vacation but won't tell you where?  How do you pack?  What do you bring?  How would you ever get ready for this?  In this sermon we look at Matthew 25: 1-46 where Jesus continues talking about how his followers should be ready for his return.  He emphasizes that we must be ready, be faithful, an...