The Orchard Church Podcast

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?

How do you respond to Jesus?

In our study of Mark, it seems that Jesus engenders one of two responses: Amazement, or anger. Which does he engender in you? And, how do you appropriately express that response back to him?

20: Two Twelve Year Stories, Part 2

Jesus was caught up in a crowd of people. Many touched him, yet one woman's touch was different. HER touch caused power to flow into her from Jesus, changing her life. What was different about her touch, and what do I need to know to receive that same kind of power from Him?

19: Two Twelve-Year Stories, Part 1

What was this guy thinking?

He ran with the crowd that hated Jesus. What would make him so desperate that he would ask Jesus to his house? What does Jesus do when you have desperate faith?

18: Legion and Pigs

In Mark 5, Jesus encounters a man possessed by not just A demon, but many demons... A LEGION of demons. This story speaks to what occupies and possesses us... What is occupying your mind and heart today?

17: Storm Story

It is one of our favorite stories... It's a story about a storm.
It seems the way Jesus deals with storms is very different from the way the disciples wanted to deal. How do you deal with the storms in your life? What can we learn from Jesus, and how does he want to change the storm's outcome in your life?