The Orchard Church Podcast

Partnership with Christ

Last week, we all caught a clear vision for our church's future... But do you have a clear vision for your spiritual future? How can you catch that, and how can you become what God intends for you?

Elijah 04: How To Burn Out This Christmas

Elijah shows us that even the Godliest of people can face real burnout. How in the world did Elijah go from such overwhelming victory to such uninspiring defeat? What did it take to bring him back? What can I learn about my own burnout from his life?

Pray Like Elijah

Did you ever notice how, when it comes to prayer, some people "have it," and some people "don't have it?"

Elijah was a prayer warrior. Let's see what we can learn from him to kick our prayer life up to the next level.

The Battle of the Gods

God gave Elijah ONE MESSAGE for the culture that was crumbling all around him. Is His message the same for our culture? For us? What is his message, and what can we learn from it?

Elijah 01: The Making of a Man of God

At a time when the culture and the nation was collapsing all around, God raised up Elijah to speak truth to power. Could God be doing that today? Could God do that in you?

Practices of Jesus, Part 2

In part 2 of his series, Paul Stippich shows us that even though Jesus was one, united with His Father, he still had some key practices of strengthening that relationship. What are those practices, and shouldn't I be practicing them also?

Practices of Jesus, Part 1

Paul Stippich brings a two-part series on the practices of Jesus. In this first installment, Paul makes the case that if you're going to understand who you're supposed to be in this life, it is important to understand who's you are in the first place!

23: John Dies

Mark drops a bombshell on his readers... John the Baptist is dead. 
We know a lot about John the Baptist, but Mark provides us with a contrast to help us see what it is like to be a servant of the Lord.

22: Come and Go

We tend to think of the disciples as being in some kind of steady state... But in Mark 6, Jesus changes their status... He gives them a brand new assignment that changes them and changes what they do. 

21: Small Town Blues

With tension high in Capernaum, Jesus returns home to Nazareth... Where he ratchets the tension up even higher! Mark tells us that he could do no miracles there in his hometown. Why is that? What keeps Jesus from doing miracles, and how can I keep him DOING miracles in my life?