The Way-An in-depth study of God's Word with Paul Orr

Send us Fan Mail Paul who is both a prisoner of Christ Jesus and a minister as well, share with us all the great mystery of the church. Now this mystery is not mystical or magical. It is a sacred secret which had not been previously know. God in His grace has revealed it to Paul. This mystery was once concealed in the Old Testament but now is revealed in the New Testament.  This amazing mystery is...

Send us Fan Mail Jacob has finally left his father-in-law Laban. However, he still has one more encounter to go through before he is completely done with Laban. God will intervene and make sure that this is their last encounter. God in all of this has provided Jacob with protection and blessing. Jacob's time in the school of faith, under the tutelage of Laban has prepared him for his next les...

Send us Fan Mail God is moving in Jacob's heart. It is time for him to return home. However, he enters into a new deal with Laban that delays his return. It is a deal that has the favor of God written all over it. Through this deal God brings great prosperity to Jacob. In the process of Jacob growing in wealth, Laban is losing wealth. This creates an uncomfortable situation as Laban and his s...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we will take thorough look into the foundation that we have in Jesus Christ and His word. We know who we were before Christ, and we know who we now are in Christ. But before we are built up as His church, we must first understand the foundation that God is building upon.  Everything rises and falls on the foundation we have in Jesus and His word. For us who are in Ch...

Send us Fan Mail Jacob continues in the school of faith. In this study we will see the growth of his family. This growth is rather interesting but is most certainly under the sovereignty of God. Jacob ends up with four wives and eleven sons.  All the while, Jacob remains in the school of faith. God continues to patiently work in Jacob in order that Jacob will ultimately become Israel.  Many enter...

Send us Fan Mail Paul now transitions from the individual to the church. Paul lays out all that we as the body of Christ have in Christ. We have been brought near by the blood of Jesus. Through the work of Christ in the cross, we have peace and unity. It is through the finished work of Jesus at Calvary that both the Jew and Gentile have become one to the glory of the Father. All of this in Christ....

Send us Fan Mail Jacob now leaves Bethel heading to his uncle Laban where he will enter the school of faith. If not for Bethel, Jacob would not be prepared to enter God's required curriculum for becoming the man that God has called him to be. Laban, as we will see is a conniver and deceiver. His masterful at scheming and trickery. Jacob possesses all that Laban is. However, Jacob will never b...

Send us Fan Mail We now conclude this passage as we continue to look deeply into all that God has done for us in His Son Christ Jesus.  We were so horribly lost and without hope. But God! But God poured out all the riches of His mercy and love because of His great love and wonderfully saved us. God has made us alive, raised us up and seated us in heavenly places in Christ. God has made us a master...

Send us Fan Mail This past week, a dear friend and family member died unexpectedly. It was important that we take the time to minister to our family in this time of need. Therefore, we were not able to do our studies in Ephesians and Genesis. However, next week, Lord willing we will be sending out new studies in these great books. What I do want to send out is a replay of a message that we posted...

Send us Fan Mail In the previous chapter we saw God's amazing eternal plan for those who are faithful in Christ Jesus. We saw the great riches that we have so abundantly in Christ. We saw how those who are faithful in Christ Jesus will all be brought under Jesus who is the head of the Church.  Now we will see the execution of God's plan. Paul will now show us all, what we were prior to C...

Send us Fan Mail Jacob has left home and will now begin a long journey that will lead him to the school of faith. Jabob is being separated from his home, his mother, his father and his brother Esau. All so that God can remove all the things that are hinderance to him becoming Israel.  Separation brings us into the school room of faith. Brokenness is the teacher that removes all that we love so dea...

Send us Fan Mail Paul's prayer came to an end. He began by praising God for all the riches we have in Christ Jesus. Once his praise concluded, he immediately began to pray. What a beautiful example of how we should first encourage one another and then pray for one another.  Paul prayed that all those who are faithful in Christ Jesus would have wisdom, revelation, knowledge and understanding....

Send us Fan Mail Isaac is determined to give the blessing to Esau. This goes against the will of God. Rebekah is determined to ensure Jacob receives the blessing according to the will of God. She, along with the full cooperation of Jacob, will use deception to accomplish this. This is not the way to accomplish God's will. All parties involved will learn firsthand that God is sovereign.  There...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to a sad chapter. Isaac was a man who started out the race well but will not finish strong. Isaac is a picture of a carnal Christian. He has fallen so far from where he began. A good beginning does not guarantee a strong finish.  In this study we will see Isaac trying to bless Esau against the will of God. Rebekah overhears what he is doing. She then tries to block Isa...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the conclusion of all the eternal riches we have in Christ. We have seen the work of the Father and the Son. Now we will see the work of the Holy Spirt as He seals us. We belong to the Father, purchased by the blood of Christ, eternally sealed by the Holy Spirit. We also see how the Ephesians were known for the faith in the Lord Jesus and their love for all the sain...

Send us Fan Mail This chapter is dedicated to Isaac. In it God will test Isaac's faith by sending a famine. True faith is a tested faith. Isaac's faith had to be tested. So, to will our faith be tested. Isaac initially failed in the area of fear. Rather that fear God, he chose to fear man. The result of his fearing man could have catastrophic, however, God in His sovereignty kept His han...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we looked at the redemption, revelation and inheritance that we, as the faithful in Christ Jesus, possess now and for all eternity in Christ. This is added on to our election and predestination. These riches that we have in Christ are eternal and untouchable. Although these riches belong to us now, we have barely begun to realize their immensity.  May we all realize...

Send us Fan Mail In our last study, we began to look at all the riches we already have in Christ. The amazing fact according to the scriptures is that God the Father has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in Christ in heavenly places. These blessing are for all believers in Christ now.  In these riches we see the work of God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We see the trinity...

Send us Fan Mail In this study we come to the end of Abrahams life. Here we will see how this great man of faith finished his race strong. Abraham has been a great example of how we should run the race and how we should finish the race. Next, we are given a brief view into the life of Isaac and Rebekah. We see the birth of Esau and Jacob and very quickly move into Esau selling the birthright to Ja...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the conclusion of this great chapter. This wonderful picture that displays the work of the trinity in the life of the believer. It is a chapter that points us to Christ and His church. It points us to how the Father sent the Spirit to gather a bride for His Son. What a wonderful picture set before us. In this study we look at the Christian journey that every believe...

Send us Fan Mail We now begin an amazing study in the book of Ephesians. Immediately we are introduced to the riches we now have in Christ. Every blessing that we have is in Christ. The wealth of every true believer in Christ is beyond the scope of our ability to even begin to imagine.  The first half of this epistle will show us all that we have in Christ. It will show us all that God has done fo...

Send us Fan Mail We now conclude the book of Daniel with an indepth look at the last half of the tribulation period. It will be a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. There is a time that the world now faces, that the nation of Israel faces that will be horrible beyond any description. This time if fast approaching and cannot be stopped. It is a time that has been determined...

Send us Fan Mail We continue our study in this longest of chapters in Genesis. It is a wonderful love story. Abraham the father is sending his unnamed servant to a distant land to gather a bride for his son of promise, Isaac. It is an amazing picture of the trinity, of Jesus and of His church. So much is contained in this wonderful chapter. May the jewels of this wonderful passage richly bless you...

Send us Fan Mail Daniel will now receive understanding of the vision and message that has troubled him for twenty-one days. The angel sent to Daniel promises to tell him the truth concerning the message and vision. The angel presents to Daniel the future history of Israel under the Persian and Greek empires. The period presented covers approximately 400 years. We know from our present history book...

Send us Fan Mail We now come to the longest chapter in Genesis. In this chapter we have a beautiful love story set before us. We will see how Rebekah becomes the wife of Isaac. But even more, we have set before us a beautiful picture of God the Father, God the Holy Spirit and God the Son. In this picture we will see the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit as He gathers a bride for the Father's...