Orchard Community Church Sermon Audio

Certain teachers have a great effect on their students.  I remember some of the teachers in my life because of what they taught, while others I remember because of their attitude and how they lived their life.  This sermon is called "The Teachings of Jesus" and looks at the incredible ways Jesus taught, as well as the important things he taught.  This sermon is part of our "Focal Po...

Who is Jesus?  This is one of the most important questions you will ever answer in your life.  Too often when answering this question we start with "I think" or "I feel."  The only way to answer the question "who is Jesus?" is by looking at what God's Word tells us about Jesus.  In this sermon called "Who is Jesus?" we look at an overview of the life an...

Today is the first day of a new year!  As we do at the beginning of each year, we are  taking a look at the big picture of Scripture to give us a proper perspective as we enter this new year.  This sermon is called "The Big Picture" and looks at the entire message of the Bible. Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Listening to sermons online can be a great way to keep...

In this sermon, in our "Focal Point" sermon series on the whole bible, we are looking at the birth of Jesus.  Jesus is the focal point of all of Scripture.  The Old Testament looks forward to and prepares the way for Jesus' coming.  Everything after the gospels in the New Testament is based on who Jesus is and what he has done.  So this sermon is called "Focus on the Coming Kin...

As we continue our "Focal Point" sermon series on the whole Bible, we are finishing up the Old Testament.  Toward the end of the time of the Old Testament, God's people were in a desperate situation.  They were living in exile away from their homes.  It seemed like God's promises had failed.  But then there was a glimmer of hope as they were allowed to return to their homeland...

I watched a blacksmith shape metal once.  I was amazed as he heated it until it glowed. I was in awe as he struck with a hammer over and over again to shape it.  It seemed so harsh and unsophisticated, yet he knew his tools, knew the metal, and every motion was done with precision and purpose.  We are continuing the sermon series "Focal Point" which looks at the message of the entire Bib...

It is a time of political and religious upheaval.  Things are changing fast and not getting better.  People are struggling.  There is poverty, hatred, war and strife.  I'm not actually talking about our time and culture right now!  What I'm describing is the time of the Kings in the Old Testament.  As we continue our sermon series on the whole BIble called "Focal Point," we are...

Thanksgiving always brings us to a season where we remember what we are thankful for in our lives.  Our thoughts go towards the blessings we have received from God and the people that are present in our lives.  Those are wonderful things to be grateful for!  But what if we are in a season of our lives where people are missing from our lives and the blessings from God seem to be few?  What if, upon...

What does it mean to be wise?  Does it mean being able to quote obscure sayings? Does it mean being savvy in dealing with people?  Or does it mean just knowing how to survive in our changing world?  So far, in our "Focal Point" sermon series looking at an overview of the Bible, we have followed the history of God's people in the Old Testament up until King David.  Now we must take a...

Have you ever heard the phrase "be careful what you wish for"?  In this sermon we look at two of the most famous kings in the Old Testament - King Saul and King David. The people wanted a king.  They wanted a king like the nations around them: someone impressive who would bring them together.  God gave them what they wanted in King Saul.  He was a tall man and a mighty warrior.  He led t...

What will we do when we face difficult situations?  Will we seek an easy way out?  Will we just do what makes us feel best?  Or will we seek to trust the Lord and follow him? This sermon, called "Strong and Courageous" looks at the books of Joshua, Judges, and Ruth where we see people responding to difficulty in different ways.  Some show great courage while others show selfishness and f...

From Pastor Dave: Law and grace are two words that often seem like opposites to Christians.  But, in a sermon called "God's Gracious Law" we look at the incredible grace of God in the law he gives his people in the Old Testament.  We see that God is gracious in telling his people about his holy nature and what it means to be his holy people.  We look at the aspects of this ancient l...

You can learn a lot about someone by looking around their house.  In this sermon, we are going to be looking around a very special house.  After God saves his people out of Egypt (which we looked at last week), He gives them instructions on building a particular structure, called the Tabernacle.  This special structure will be the place God dwells among his people and where they will worship him. ...

Have you ever needed to be rescued?  We are continuing our sermon series called "Focal Point" where we are looking at the grand story of what God is doing throughout Scripture.  We are looking at Exodus chapters 1 to 18 where God powerfully rescues his people from their slavery in Egypt.  In a sermon called "Our God is Mighty to Save" we see how God's powerful work in resc...

Have you ever had a trip that didn't go quite as planned?  Missed flights, lost baggage, cars that break down, extreme weather, or wrong turns can all add up to a very difficult journey.  Yet these sometimes make for the best stories to tell later.  We talk about how we got through the tough times and what we learned along the way.  As we continue our "Focal Point" sermon series loo...

Do you ever feel like nothing is certain and secure anymore?  We often feel let down by things we hoped for or people we trust.  Previously we looked at sin entering the world through Adam and Eve's choice to disobey God.  This act of disobedience cut humanity off from the certainties of God's blessings.  But God never gives up!  He had a plan and we begin to see the first major step in...

It is a scary thing to know you are having a health problem but you don't know what it is.   The time of waiting to correctly diagnose the issue is excruciating.  But when the problem is identified, there is a sense of relief.  It is good to know what the problem is and what is causing it.  It is even better to know that there is a solution.  But the waiting and the not knowing is very, very...

What is the purpose of life?  Why does everything exist?  These are big questions and our answers to them change how and why we do what we do.  We continue our sermon series through the whole Bible called "Focal Point" by looking at Genesis chapters 1 and 2 in a sermon called "Created for Worship."  In these first two chapters of the Bible we learn a lot about why God created t...

When I was younger, I thought the Bible was just a collection of loosely connected stories that taught us how to be good people.  The truth is that the Bible is one story, a true story of God's plan for all creation.  This true story has a central theme, a focal point, and everything in Scripture points to this one focal point.  As we start a new sermon series called "Focal Point" w...

Have you ever been invited to a really important dinner?  Maybe it's an important occasion or maybe the person who is inviting you is really important to you.  An invitation to dinner signifies a relationship between the person inviting and the one who is invited.  Did you know that God has invited us to dinner?  Throughout Scripture we see significant moments when God shares a meal with his...

Lazy gluttons, evil beasts, and liars.  This is how the people of Crete during the first century are known.  How are Christians to act in such a culture?  What lessons can we learn for today? As we look at Paul's instructions to Titus for the issues of their day we see the necessary connection between the Gospel and how we are to live in a fallen world. Orchard Community Church  www.orchardco...

"God's grace is big.  Eternal.  A work of all three Persons of the Trinity.  It is solid and unbreakable.  The book of 1 Peter dives deeply into the doctrine of grace and challenges us to expand our understanding of it and to stand firmly in it.  Using a couple passages in 1 Peter, we examine the vastness of God's eternal grace and what it means for our Christian life in the local c...

"Maybe one of the hardest words to really nail down is the definition of the word "Glory" in the Bible.  A quick google search shows that, for many, the word has a long definition and seems to describe numerous things connected to God.  But what do the Biblical Writers mean when they use the phrase "The Glory of God"?  Does it describe creation or maybe Jesus or something...

There are many words we use in our faith that we hear on Sundays at church, but never any other day of the week.  Maybe you heard some of these words when a fellow Christian was praying or used in a casual conversation during fellowship.  Because of that, sometimes those words lose their meaning.  In this sermon we explore one of those words, the word Holy.  How is that word used in the Bible and...

This sermon is the final sermon in our "Watershed" sermon series on the book of Colossians. We look at Colossians 4:2-18 and review the key themes from this amazing letter from Paul to the church at Colossae. We see how Jesus must be the Watershed in our lives just as He was to be their Watershed.  Orchard Community Church  www.orchardcommunitychurch.com Listening to sermons online can b...