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In the book of James, Jesus’ brother challenges us to live a life wholly devoted to God. Relying heavily on Jesus’ own teaching, especially drawing from the Sermon on the Mount, James asserts that true faith is more than an intellectual pursuit of ideas; real faith results in action. James faced intense persecution, famine, and poverty as he remained in Jerusalem to build the church after Jesus was crucified. But by following Jesus’ instruction he became known as a courageous leader and wise peacemaker. LIke a bucket of ice water in your face, James will wake you up with a fresh challenge for how you live. James’ writing is different than Paul’s, who wrote many of the other books in the New Testament. Rather than taking on a specific problem the church was facing, James writes a stream of wise teachings. Pay close attention as you read the one liners James uses to prick your heart and mind. More than just summarizing major themes of Jesus’ teaching, the Holy Spirit may be calling you to take next steps to ac

In the book of James, Jesus’ brother challenges us to live a life wholly devoted to God. Relying heavily on Jesus’ own teaching, especially drawing from the Sermon on the Mount, James asserts that true faith is more than an intellectual pursuit of ideas; real faith results in action. James faced intense persecution, famine, and poverty as he remained in Jerusalem to build the church after Jesus was crucified. But by following Jesus’ instruction he became known as a courageous leader and wise peacemaker. LIke a bucket of ice water in your face, James will wake you up with a fresh challenge for how you live. James’ writing is different than Paul’s, who wrote many of the other books in the New Testament. Rather than taking on a specific problem the church was facing, James writes a stream of wise teachings. Pay close attention as you read the one liners James uses to prick your heart and mind. More than just summarizing major themes of Jesus’ teaching, the Holy Spirit may be calling you to take next steps to ac

In the book of James, Jesus’ brother challenges us to live a life wholly devoted to God. Relying heavily on Jesus’ own teaching, especially drawing from the Sermon on the Mount, James asserts that true faith is more than an intellectual pursuit of ideas; real faith results in action. James faced intense persecution, famine, and poverty as he remained in Jerusalem to build the church after Jesus was crucified. But by following Jesus’ instruction he became known as a courageous leader and wise peacemaker. LIke a bucket of ice water in your face, James will wake you up with a fresh challenge for how you live. James’ writing is different than Paul’s, who wrote many of the other books in the New Testament. Rather than taking on a specific problem the church was facing, James writes a stream of wise teachings. Pay close attention as you read the one liners James uses to prick your heart and mind. More than just summarizing major themes of Jesus’ teaching, the Holy Spirit may be calling you to take next steps to ac

Family … For some, the very word strikes fear into the heart. For others, it brings a smile to our face. And for lots of the rest of us we land somewhere in between, depending on the day, the circumstance, or how recently our in-laws came to visit!! For good or bad, we all live in families. No matter our situation, we can experience spiritual growth in these little communities called family. Jesus’ teachings can apply to family life in powerful ways. In John 15:9-15 Jesus tells his disciples (his spiritual “family”) that - above all else - he wants them to love each other in the same manner in which he has loved them: sacrificially. He also - amazingly and perplexingly - calls this rag-tag group of misfits not just his family, but his friends. This friendship is what gives his disciples the power to love each other in supernatural ways. All of this gives us a grounding truth as to how we are to live in our families today - lovingly, sacrificially, as age-appropriate friends, grounded first in God’s sacrifi

Family… For some, the very word strikes fear into the heart. For others, it brings a smile to our face. And for lots of the rest of us we land somewhere in between, depending on the day, the circumstance, or how recently our in-laws came to visit!! For good or bad, we all live in families. No matter our situation, we can experience spiritual growth in these little communities called family. Jesus’ teachings can apply to family life in powerful ways. In John 15:9-15 Jesus tells his disciples (his spiritual “family”) that - above all else - he wants them to love each other in the same manner in which he has loved them: sacrificially. He also - amazingly and perplexingly - calls this rag-tag group of misfits not just his family, but his friends. This friendship is what gives his disciples the power to love each other in supernatural ways. All of this gives us a grounding truth as to how we are to live in our families today - lovingly, sacrificially, as age-appropriate friends, grounded first in God’s sacrific

Alice Shirey and Dave Bartlett sit down with Jonathan Rogers to discuss strategies for parenting young kids and adult children.

Family … For some, the very word strikes fear into the heart. For others, it brings a smile to our face. And for lots of the rest of us we land somewhere in between, depending on the day, the circumstance, or how recently our in-laws came to visit!! For good or bad, we all live in families. No matter our situation, we can experience spiritual growth in these little communities called family. Jesus’ teachings can apply to family life in powerful ways. In John 15:9-15 Jesus tells his disciples (his spiritual “family”) that - above all else - he wants them to love each other in the same manner in which he has loved them: sacrificially. He also - amazingly and perplexingly - calls this rag-tag group of misfits not just his family, but his friends. This friendship is what gives his disciples the power to love each other in supernatural ways. All of this gives us a grounding truth as to how we are to live in our families today - lovingly, sacrificially, as age-appropriate friends, grounded first in God’s sacrifi

Family… For some, the very word strikes fear into the heart. For others, it brings a smile to our face. And for lots of the rest of us we land somewhere in between, depending on the day, the circumstance, or how recently our in-laws came to visit!! For good or bad, we all live in families. No matter our situation, we can experience spiritual growth in these little communities called family. Jesus’ teachings can apply to family life in powerful ways. In John 15:9-15 Jesus tells his disciples (his spiritual “family”) that - above all else - he wants them to love each other in the same manner in which he has loved them: sacrificially. He also - amazingly and perplexingly - calls this rag-tag group of misfits not just his family, but his friends. This friendship is what gives his disciples the power to love each other in supernatural ways. All of this gives us a grounding truth as to how we are to live in our families today - lovingly, sacrificially, as age-appropriate friends, grounded first in God’s sacrific

Most of us have heard the story of Jesus’ birth numerous times in our lives. Sometimes we think we know everything there is to know about the biblical Christmas story. And yet the truth is this story should take our breath away every time we hear it. God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only Son, not to judge and condemn us, but to save us. What kind of amazing grace is this? This Christmas we want to explore what Jesus’ birth reveals to us about God. The bible tells us that Jesus is the very image of the invisible God. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. The Creator of the world became a human baby so that we would not be afraid to to approach him, to know him, to learn from him and to worship him. Will you join us this Advent season as we ponder afresh this miraculous story?

Christmas Eve 2017 - Dave Bartlett by Orchard Hill Church

Most of us have heard the story of Jesus’ birth numerous times in our lives. Sometimes we think we know everything there is to know about the biblical Christmas story. And yet the truth is this story should take our breath away every time we hear it. God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only Son, not to judge and condemn us, but to save us. What kind of amazing grace is this? This Christmas we want to explore what Jesus’ birth reveals to us about God. The bible tells us that Jesus is the very image of the invisible God. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. The Creator of the world became a human baby so that we would not be afraid to to approach him, to know him, to learn from him and to worship him. Will you join us this Advent season as we ponder afresh this miraculous story?

Most of us have heard the story of Jesus’ birth numerous times in our lives. Sometimes we think we know everything there is to know about the biblical Christmas story. And yet the truth is this story should take our breath away every time we hear it. God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only Son, not to judge and condemn us, but to save us. What kind of amazing grace is this? This Christmas we want to explore what Jesus’ birth reveals to us about God. The bible tells us that Jesus is the very image of the invisible God. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. The Creator of the world became a human baby so that we would not be afraid to to approach him, to know him, to learn from him and to worship him. Will you join us this Advent season as we ponder afresh this miraculous story?

Most of us have heard the story of Jesus’ birth numerous times in our lives. Sometimes we think we know everything there is to know about the biblical Christmas story. And yet the truth is this story should take our breath away every time we hear it. God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only Son, not to judge and condemn us, but to save us. What kind of amazing grace is this? This Christmas we want to explore what Jesus’ birth reveals to us about God. The bible tells us that Jesus is the very image of the invisible God. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. The Creator of the world became a human baby so that we would not be afraid to to approach him, to know him, to learn from him and to worship him. Will you join us this Advent season as we ponder afresh this miraculous story?

Most of us have heard the story of Jesus’ birth numerous times in our lives. Sometimes we think we know everything there is to know about the biblical Christmas story. And yet the truth is this story should take our breath away every time we hear it. God loved the world so much that he sent his one and only Son, not to judge and condemn us, but to save us. What kind of amazing grace is this? This Christmas we want to explore what Jesus’ birth reveals to us about God. The bible tells us that Jesus is the very image of the invisible God. If we want to know what God is like, we look at Jesus. The Creator of the world became a human baby so that we would not be afraid to to approach him, to know him, to learn from him and to worship him. Will you join us this Advent season as we ponder afresh this miraculous story?

How we think impacts everything about us: the decisions we make, how we raise our children, how we interact with people, how we spend our money, how we use our time - basically how we live our whole lives. A primary reason there is little difference between followers of Christ and the world around - as far as how we live - is that we do not think differently than those who don’t know Jesus--our minds have not been renewed by God’s Spirit. God desires to transform us - to help us become more full of life, more healthy, more whole ... more and more like Jesus. And one of the most powerful ways God does this is by changing the way we think; what the Bible calls “the renewing of our minds.” For this teaching series … we are boiling this whole concept down to one phrase - Change Your Mind. Allowing God to change our minds - through His Word, through His Spirit, through His community - is one of the most life-transforming things we can do.

How we think impacts everything about us: the decisions we make, how we raise our children, how we interact with people, how we spend our money, how we use our time - basically how we live our whole lives. A primary reason there is little difference between followers of Christ and the world around - as far as how we live - is that we do not think differently than those who don’t know Jesus--our minds have not been renewed by God’s Spirit. God desires to transform us - to help us become more full of life, more healthy, more whole ... more and more like Jesus. And one of the most powerful ways God does this is by changing the way we think; what the Bible calls “the renewing of our minds.” For this teaching series … we are boiling this whole concept down to one phrase - Change Your Mind. Allowing God to change our minds - through His Word, through His Spirit, through His community - is one of the most life-transforming things we can do. Join us for the next 5 weeks as we ponder together what God mig

How we think impacts everything about us: the decisions we make, how we raise our children, how we interact with people, how we spend our money, how we use our time - basically how we live our whole lives. A primary reason there is little difference between followers of Christ and the world around - as far as how we live - is that we do not think differently than those who don’t know Jesus--our minds have not been renewed by God’s Spirit. God desires to transform us - to help us become more full of life, more healthy, more whole ... more and more like Jesus. And one of the most powerful ways God does this is by changing the way we think; what the Bible calls “the renewing of our minds.” For this teaching series … we are boiling this whole concept down to one phrase - Change Your Mind. Allowing God to change our minds - through His Word, through His Spirit, through His community - is one of the most life-transforming things we can do. Join us for the next 5 weeks as we ponder together what God might

How we think impacts everything about us: the decisions we make, how we raise our children, how we interact with people, how we spend our money, how we use our time - basically how we live our whole lives. A primary reason there is little difference between followers of Christ and the world around - as far as how we live - is that we do not think differently than those who don’t know Jesus--our minds have not been renewed by God’s Spirit. God desires to transform us - to help us become more full of life, more healthy, more whole ... more and more like Jesus. And one of the most powerful ways God does this is by changing the way we think; what the Bible calls “the renewing of our minds.” For this teaching series … we are boiling this whole concept down to one phrase - Change Your Mind. Allowing God to change our minds - through His Word, through His Spirit, through His community - is one of the most life-transforming things we can do. Join us for the next 5 weeks as we ponder together what God might do i

How we think impacts everything about us: the decisions we make, how we raise our children, how we interact with people, how we spend our money, how we use our time - basically how we live our whole lives. A primary reason there is little difference between followers of Christ and the world around - as far as how we live - is that we do not think differently than those who don’t know Jesus--our minds have not been renewed by God’s Spirit. God desires to transform us - to help us become more full of life, more healthy, more whole ... more and more like Jesus. And one of the most powerful ways God does this is by changing the way we think; what the Bible calls “the renewing of our minds.” For this teaching series … we are boiling this whole concept down to one phrase - Change Your Mind. Allowing God to change our minds - through His Word, through His Spirit, through His community - is one of the most life-transforming things we can do. Join us for the next 5 weeks as we ponder together what God mig

It was a gathering! Jesus and his disciples had arrived at the home of his friend, Martha, and she was getting things ready for her guests. What hostess wouldn’t want to have things in order? Instead of experiencing the joy of having friends in her home, Martha was “distracted” by everything going on around her (Luke 10:40). Literally, the word for distracted means “pulled apart.” At the same time Martha’s sister, Mary, had a different response. Jesus said of the moment, “few things are needed… indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Martha was pulled apart by the many things, but Mary chose the one thing - the better way. Leighton Ford says that distraction can “split us down the middle” and even “divide us against ourselves!” Distraction pulls us away from ourselves, our friends, our families and away from God. The distracted life is marked by anxiety, hurry and frantic activity. In this series we want to explore the temptation of distraction, an