The Orchard Church Podcast

03: Weak Strong

It might seem like a paradox. Jesus tells Paul that "my strength is made perfect in your weakness." So.. Does Jesus want us to be weak? Does he want us to fail? Does he expect us to give in easily? What does He really mean that when I am weak, He is strong?

02: Faith Test

It seems to be more and more popular for churches to teach that if you have enough faith, all your troubles will just go away. But that isn't the teaching of the Scripture... Not at all! So, what does the Word actually teach us about troubles that come our way? Where do they come from, and how do we deal with them appropriately?

01: Fear Not

There sure are lots of things for us to fear these days. The ancient Israelites had even more things to be afraid of! They had continually rebelled against God, and they expected swift and severe judgment! But God's message was simple... "Do not be afraid."

Is that His message for us today? How can we receive this command into our lives, and how can He help us overcome fear?

Change or Chance?

We take lots of chances on things to make our lives better... To make more money, to raise our profile, to make us happier. Maybe even all our hope is in chance... "One day my ship will come in!"

We like to say that God has a plan for my life, but does He EVER leave His plan to chance?

Today, Ken Cann shows us the difference between CHANCE, and real CHANGE.

Sola Deo Gloria

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As we wrap the Sola series, we come to the final one.. Sola Deo Gloria.

This one means that there is a reason, a purpose behind all of this. That means your job, your family, your weekends, your vacation, your finances, your suffering, your retirement... All of it has a purpose.

And it isn't about you.

But honestly, we let this last thing just drop right off our list so much. And, it turns out.. This is the most important one of all!

05: Sola Scriptura

There are LOTS of voices speaking into our lives, pushing us in different directions. The "bad drift" of the church agreed that we should listen to lots of different voices, but the Reformation rediscovered the idea that our ultimate authority is Scripture Alone.

04: Solus Christus

God is clear in His Word that His wrath IS coming because we have kinda ruined everything. Someone must fix this! The "bad drift" of the church said that YOU have to fix it! Try harder! Work more! But the Reformation rediscovered that ONLY ONE could fix it, and that we are saved by Christ Alone.

03: Sola Fide

We are saved by faith alone... By believing that Jesus died for our sins. But if that is true, why do we have the 10 Commandments? Are we now supposed to ignore them, or is God showing us something of Himself in them?

02: Sola Gratia

We always talk about GRACE in terms of it being a free, unearned gift from God. You know what a gift is. When you receive one, you appreciate it... But what would a God-sized gift do in your life? How would it change you forever?

01: Lightning Strikes Twice

Scripture seems so obvious, so straightforward today about who God is, and how He thinks about us... But it wasn't always that way. For about a thousand years of Christian history, there was a lot of misunderstanding and misinterpretation. Something had to change. What changed, and how did it affect everything?