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Orchard Church | Pastor Jim Jackson

Oct 30, 2016

As sinful people make sinful cultures and sinful nations, God allows their influence to pervade daily life. Once the believer is saved they leave the system they participated in and become an agent of godly change though they'll be hated (Matt. 5:13-15; John 15:18, 19). God can bring good from any evil in the world (Rom....


Oct 23, 2016

Once a person has found their identity in Christ, they have the calling and privilege to work out their identity for Christ (Phil. 2:12, 13). God is a gift-giver and always gives His best (1 John 4:11-14)! In joining the family of God, believers are given a place and a job. Everything should be done in an attitude of...


Oct 16, 2016

Throughout history people have tried to contact god(s) by various means not knowing if, what, who, or where the god(s) existed. As humanity's spiritual nature longs to connect with their Maker, the desire is correct but the disposition is not. Once people repent and their sins are forgiven through Jesus, then those...


Oct 9, 2016

Humans are physically born into a single family scenario separate from every other family on earth. Humans are also spiritually born into the singular family of humanity separated from the family of God. This spiritual separation results in deadness toward God which can only be remedied by being 'born again' into the...


Oct 2, 2016

In the beginning God gave Adam and Eve physical life (Heb. nephesh) and breathed into them a human spirit (Heb. ruah), made in His image, which was to co-exist with their bodies perpetually (Gen. 2:7; Eccl. 3:11). Humans were originally designed with no physical or spiritual defects. Once sin entered the world however,...