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Orchard Church | Pastor Jim Jackson

Apr 25, 2021

God’s eternal character is the foundation of how truth can be known. And how God acts, comes from that reality. God doesn’t randomly decide what is right based on His feelings, but what is right is naturally produced from who He is. God proclaims what is right, and that standard for moral beings—like...


Apr 18, 2021

After starting with truth, the Apostle Paul instructs the Philippians to focus on the things worthy of being honored. The reality of honor has its origin in the appreciation of God’s perfect character. As humans are created in God’s image with the ability to know things about Him, an aspect of that is...


Apr 11, 2021

Throughout scripture, God is described as eternally existing with no beginning and no end (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 13:8). This reality is important because if God can’t change in His nature, then His character can be trusted as the foundation of truth. The Bible sees truth as objective (exists whether anyone knows,...


Apr 4, 2021

In God’s timing, Jesus allowed himself to be arrested and crucified (Matt. 16:21; 20:18, 19). Because of the humiliation and brutality, the Romans rarely crucified other Romans except for treason or rebellion, and almost never women. After Jesus was whipped, beaten, and tortured he was nailed to a cross and...