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In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the character of God and how He is predisposed to desiring good for people. Today's Passage Jonah 4:11 (ESV) - And should not I pity Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than 120,000 persons who do not know their right hand from their lef...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the idea of God relenting or changing His mind and our response to this reality. Today's Passage James 4:2-3 (ESV) - You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the third question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:10-11 (ESV) - And the Lord said, “You pity the plant, for which you did not labor, nor did you make it grow, which came into being in a nigh...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the second question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:9-5 (ESV) - Jonah went out of the city and sat to the east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the shade, ti...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the unexpected ending to the book of Jonah and the first question that God asks Jonah. Today's Passage Jonah 4:1-4 (ESV) - But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord, is not this what I said when...

In this episode, Russ Brasher, Jake Williams, and Jonathan Thiede sit down to discuss what role, if any, politics has in the church and in the pulpit. Perspectives addresses culturally relevant topics in our world and brings a Biblical perspective to them. We will focus on issues in the area of inference or things not explicitly stated in scripture that Christians have divergent opinions on and ta...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's anger and how it's incorrect to characterize God as angry in the Old Testament and graceful in the New Testament. Today's Passage Jonah 3:9-10 (ESV) - "Who knows? God may turn and relent and turn from his fierce anger, so that we...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Nineveh's public repentance by decree of the king Today's Passage Jonah 3:6 (ESV) - The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. Five Good Minutes is a sho...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the lie of Satan to say there is no path back to salvation after some type of sin. Today's Passage Jonah 3:8-9 (ESV) - but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and let them call out mightily to God. Let everyone turn from his evil way and from...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about how God is sovereign over the results of our proclamation of the Gospel. Today's Passage Jonah 3:3-5 (ESV) - So Jonah arose and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city, three days' journey in...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the types of people God uses to achieve His purposes, specifically those who are imperfect and flawed. Today's Passage Jonah 3:1-3a (ESV) - Then the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time, saying, “Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and ca...

Emily DeAngelo sits down with Jael Hoover and Santina Platte to discuss a variety of books that have been helpful to them in the season of motherhood. Subscribe to the Weekend Message Audio! - https://orchardhillchurch.buzzsprout.com/share Connect with Orchard Hill Church Website Mobile App YouTube Facebook Instagram X (Twitter)

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about the end of Jonah's journey in the fish how the essence of repentance is a recognition of God is compared to who we are. Today's Passage Jonah 2:10 (ESV) - And the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah out upon the dry land. Five Good Minut...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Jonah's vow and sacrifice to the Lord as a way to indicate his priority to follow God over worldly comforts. Today's Passage Jonah 2:9 (ESV) - But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation bel...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about idolatry and how we believe that our path is better than God's path for our life. Today's Passage Jonah 2:8 (ESV) - Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about revival and what brings us to a point of repentance and redirection towards the will of God. Today's Passage Jonah 2:7-8 (ESV) - When my life was fainting away, I remembered the Lord, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple. Those who pay reg...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's discipline and the choices we can make when we are experiencing it. Today's Passage Hebrews 12:11 (ESV) - For the moment all discipline seems painful rather than pleasant, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about God's display of power in preserving Jonah in the belly of a great fish. Today's Passage Jonah 1:17 (NIV) - Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Five Good Minutes...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about some of the things that running from God won't do. Today's Passage Jonah 1:17 (NIV) - Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about noticing the signs that could point to you running from God. Today's Passage Jonah 1:4-6 (NIV) - Then the Lord sent a great wind on the sea, and such a violent storm arose that the ship threatened to break up. All the sailors were afraid and each cried o...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about how our reasons to not follow God may be, seemingly, good, but they aren't good enough. Today's Passage Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wicked...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, starts a series on the book of Jonah covering one chapter per week. Today he talks about Jonah's decision to flee from the Lord and reject His command to preach in Nineveh. Today's Passage Jonah 1:1-3 (NIV) - The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: 2 “Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because its wickedne...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about the one thing that is certain for the coming year - that the God of this universe is good. Today's Passage Psalm 112:1 (NIV) - Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which pro...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about some of the fears we have for the new year and how we can face them. Today's Passage Psalm 112:6-8 (NIV) - Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever. They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord. T...

In this episode, Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, spends a week on Christmas and the coming new year. Today he talks about the coming of a new year and the desire for us to be blessed. Today's Passage Psalm 112:1-2 (NIV) - Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Five Good Minutes is a short devotional which provides a pause in your day f...