Orchard Community Church Sermon Audio

Exploring Paul's letter to the Galatians where he reminds us that the Gospel was not a one time event but rather the thing that shapes our lives forever.  As Christ followers, we should look at every aspect of our lives through the lens of the Gospel.  Paul encourages us to remember that what we started in the Spirit, we finish in the Spirit, as the Gospel redeems every part of our lives. Orc...

What does peace mean?  Is it a feeling when everything is calm and quiet?  Is it a ceasefire between two enemies?  As we continue our Christmas Sermon Series "Unto Us a Child is Born," we look at the last title used for the coming Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 which is "Prince of Peace."  We need peace in our lives and peace in this world, but we must truly understand what peace is and...

This sermon is called "Everlasting Father" as we continue to look at the titles for the coming Messiah given in Isaiah 9:6.  It is interesting to think of the baby born in the manger on Christmas Day as being an "everlasting father".  We see how we all need a true father to watch over us, teach us, and protect us.  Sometimes we have great examples of this in our earthly fathers...

We continue our Christmas sermon series called "A Child is Born" as we look at the descriptions of the coming Messiah in Isaiah 9:6. This sermon is called "Mighty God" and see that the baby born in the manger is actually the mighty God who created and sustains all things. Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Listening to sermons online can be a great way to...

Over the next month, people will gather in places all around the world to sing the famous "Handel's Messiah."  In grand style they will declare "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."  These are the w...

We are taking a break from our sermon series on the book of Numbers until after the New Year so that we can focus on Thanksgiving and then Christmas.  Giving thanks is an important biblical theme.  In a sermon called "How To Be Thankful," we look at the powerful words of Psalm 100 where we are instructed to give thanks and given important ideas on how we should do this.  I hope that we c...

In this sermon we see the devastating effect of pride among God's people.  Pride is a destructive problem in our lives and in our society.  Pride looks at what we have and says we deserve more.  Pride looks at God's authority and says we could do better. Pride looks at God's Word and says we know better.  In a sermon called "The Problem of Pride" we will look at Numbers ch...

We are looking at Numbers chapter 15 in a sermon called "Grace and Worship."  Here we see that even though God's people rebelled against him, He has not given up on them.  In this chapter we also see that when God gives us grace we are to respond in worship.  Worship is our purposeful response to who God is and what God has done.  It becomes part of our daily attitude and actions as...

Fear is a powerful force.  It can grow inside of us and cause us to turn away from what is right.  It can spread from us to others.  It can wear us down and lead us astray.  This sermon looks at Numbers chapters 13 and 14 where God's people face a difficult choice.  They must choose whether to respond out of fear or out of faith.  Most of them respond in fear and ultimately rebel against God....

We are all prone to complaining at times.  Maybe something didn't go the way we thought it should.  Maybe someone lets us down.  The book of Numbers is full of times that God's people complained.  In a sermon called "Grumbling and Complaining," we be look at Numbers chapters 11 and 12.  These chapters are the beginning of the 2nd main section in the book of Numbers.  The Israel...

Sometimes, along the journey of our lives we grow weary.  Sorrows might pile up. Situations can become difficult.  Disappointment seems all too constant.  What do we do when we lack motivation to get out of bed and face the day?  As we continue our "Are We There Yet" sermon series on the book of Numbers, we look at Numbers chapters 9 and 10.  In these two chapters we finish the first sec...

We all have preferences.  For many things this is no problem as it is good for different people to like different things.  We can learn from each other and be stretched in our own preferences.  But what happens when we bring our preferences to worship?  Is one style of worship better than another?  Are there aspects of worship we can have preferences about and others that should be present no matt...

This sermon looks at two very difficult chapters in the book of Numbers, chapters 5 and 6, which contain some very difficult to understand laws.  Chapter 6 ends with an amazing blessing God commanded the priests to proclaim over His people.  In a sermon called "The Way of Blessing," we see that God was explaining to His people that their personal choices impacted those around them and we...

The Old Testament is full of rich examples that teach us about ourselves and about God. The Levites are a group of God's people with a unique role and by looking at them we can understand what it means that we belong to God.  We also see that the Levites served an important role in guarding the things of God. This sermon called "Guarding and Belonging" looks at Numbers chapters 3 an...

In our "Are We There Yet?" sermon series on the book of Numbers we are looking at chapter 2.  It is another very simple chapter with a very profound meaning.  In chapter 2 God gives the Israelites instructions on how to arrange their camp in the wilderness so that each tribe knows exactly where to set up their tents.  What is most important about this chapter is that the entire camp is a...

I remember sitting in Sunday School as a child and watching the teacher move flannel graph characters on a flannel board to tell the stories of people like Abraham, Moses, or David.  These cartoon-like figures seemed to be part of cartoon-like stories that we were supposed to learn as good Christian children.  As I grew older I learned that these stories had great importance and deep theological m...

“Are we there yet?” – This question usually comes about half way through a long road trip in the family car.  Often it comes from the kids in the backseat, but everyone in the car is thinking it.  Long journeys are difficult.  It is hard in the middle of the journey to keep sight of the destination, especially when mile after mile just keeps on looking the same. It is easy to grumble and complain....

What's the point?  Have you ever asked that question about anything?  What's the point of our lives?  What's the point of our families?  What's the point of going to work?  What's the point of being involved in church?  Sometimes thinking about these questions leads to despair.  It seems like for all our efforts there is little return.  But what if the point of all these t...

Why will your faith last to the end?   What is needed to sustain the faith of a Christian? How can you be sure that you will not make a total shipwreck of your faith?  In sermon titled "Keep", we look at Jude 24-25.  We are presented with amazing promises, and we are presented with the glorious foundation that these promises rest on.  We examine what God has done and is doing to keep us,...

We live in a time of great confusion and emotional turmoil.  This is certainly true in our country, and it is also true in our churches.  We certainly should be concerned with the state of our country, but we should be even more concerned about the state of the church.  Errors concerning the gospel have crept in, and getting this right is of supreme importance.  Jude is incredibly relevant in this...

We often come to passages in scripture that make us uncomfortable.  More often than not these are passages that point out the idols in our heart. We like to hold these passages at arms length and move past them.  In a sermon titled "Trust Worthy Handling of Worldly Wealth", we look at Luke 16: 1-13 - The Parable of the Dishonest/Shrewd Manager and how Jesus uses the parable to deal with...

In Proverbs, there are constant warnings on the dangers of pride and teachings about how "Pride goes before destruction."  Although we may condemn more visible sins, pride can be the most deadly.  In this sermon we look at the story of Naaman and how pride could have prevented him from receiving something important from God. This story teaches us about pride, but it also shines a light o...

We take one last look at 1 Thessalonians as we will conclude our "Faith Out Loud" sermon series.   We are looking at 1 Thessalonians 5:25-28, as well as several important themes through this New Testament book.  In a sermon called "Living Faith Out Loud," we will look at how Paul wrote to equip the Thessalonians to live out their faith in difficult times and how we can learn to...

We continue our set of sermons looking at the language of prayer that we find in the Book of Psalms.  The Psalms give us practical ways of praying through the different situations we find ourselves in life. In Psalm 88, we find a unique Psalm in which there is only one other.  A Psalm that begins with despair but does not conclude with hope but instead...more despair.  Why would God include a Psal...

We are starting a set of sermons that look at the language of prayer that we find in the Book of Psalms.  The Psalms give us practical ways of praying through the different situations we find ourselves in life.   In Psalm 32, we read a Psalm by David where he prays through a confession.  In our culture confession is almost completely absent, but this includes church culture where on Sundays we put...