Orchard Community Church Sunday Morning Messages

Under Pressure - Freedom in Christ

Colossians 2:16-23

We need to stand firm in our faith as we live under constant pressure to go with the flow and accept the popular beliefs and wisdom of this world.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst of these thi...

How We Should Live - Rooted in Christ

Colossians 2:6-15

We are to live this life, not by following the ideas and philosophies of this world, but as people who are rooted and built up in Christ and who follow Him.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst ...

Something Better - The Riches of Christ

Colossians 1:24-2:5

In Christ we have something better than this world has to offer; we have the glorious riches of Christ in us and all the promises of God found in Him.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

 We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst o...

Christ Over All - The Supremacy of Christ

Colossians 1:15-23

Christ is supreme over all things, and in Him we have everything we need.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst of these things, our world is constantly pushing human ideas and philosophies ...

Rescued - Redemption in Christ

Colossians 1:9-14

Our sin and failure enslave us, but we find redemption in Christ.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

 We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst of these things, our world is constantly pushing human ideas and philosophies about who we are, w...

Who We Are - Identity in Christ

Colossians 1:1-8

We are to find our identity, not in the things of this world, but in Christ.

Christ Over All

The Book of Colossians

We live in a fast-paced, complex world filled with exciting new ideas and possibilities.  Yet this is also in a time of turmoil and change that can make us feel uneasy.  In the midst of these things, our world is constantly pushing human ideas and philosophies about who...

One Last Word: He is Risen! 

Matthew 28:1-10

During the Season of Lent, we focused on the seven last words of Christ.  Today we’ll look at the story of the first Easter and remember another important word of Jesus, that He would rise again!

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part of the crowd on the day Jesus died, you would have heard him make seven astounding statements. They are remarkable words, not only due to Hi...

The Seventh Word: Into Your Hands 

Mark 11:1-11, Luke 23:46

Palm Sunday was the one day the crowds embraced Jesus as the Messiah. Within a week, they’d call for His crucifixion, exposing our sinful and inconsistent human nature. With this word, Jesus experienced the peace of fully entrusting Himself to God. This was at the heart of His ministry: teaching us how to place our lives in God’s hands. Yet, despite our best intentions, we s...

The Sixth Word: It is Finished

John 19:28-30, John 4:34, Colossians 1:13-14, Romans 3:25

With this word, knowing death is imminent, Jesus indicates that upon His death, His work on the cross will be accomplished, atonement will have been made for our sin, and our redemption secured.

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part of the crowd on the day Jesus died, you would have heard him make seven astounding statements. They ar...

The Fifth Word: I Thirst 

John 19:28-29, Psalm 22:15, Psalm 69:21, Psalm 42:2, John 4:10, 7:37-38

Gist: With this word, Jesus fulfilled the prophecy of scripture as He expressed a desire for a drink to quench his physical thirst, but at the same time, He also pointed to a deeper need. In scripture, Jesus presented himself as “living water,” and here he reminds us of our own need for a savior and of the fact that we are all spirituall...

The Fourth Word: Forsaken

Mark 15:33-34, Psalm 22:1-2, 22-24, Hebrews 4:15, Romans 8:38-39

On the cross, Jesus died the death of an unrepentant sinner and thus experienced the separation from God that sin brings. With this word, He expresses the despair of abandonment, and yet these carefully chosen words also point to the hope we have in God, even in the worst moments of life.

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part ...

The Third Word: Behold

John 19:26-27, Exodus 20:12, Matthew 12:46-50

With this word, Jesus lifts up the importance of family, but also the fact that by faith, believers have a spiritual bond of family, emphasizing the importance of community and care for one another.

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part of the crowd on the day Jesus died, you would have heard him make seven astounding statements. They are remarkabl...

The Second Word: In Paradise

Luke 23:32, 39-43, Luke 19:10, 1 Timothy 1:15

With this word, Jesus offers assurance that salvation is open to all who put their faith in Him.

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part of the crowd on the day Jesus died, you would have heard him make seven astounding statements. They are remarkable words, not only due to His distress, but because of the deep meaning they convey. For over a t...

The First Word: Forgive Them

Luke 23:33-34, Psalm 22:18, I John 1:9 

With this word, by asking God to forgive those who were taking His life, Jesus made it clear one last time, in a powerful way, that God forgives even the worst sins.

The Seven Last Words of Jesus

If you had been a part of the crowd on the day Jesus died, you would have heard him make seven astounding statements. They are remarkable words, not only due to His dist...

Restored

Genesis 1: 31, Genesis 3:6-11, Isaiah 59:2, Romans 5:10, Romans 5:1

Jesus died on the cross to restore our broken relationship with God. 

The Cross

In the ancient world, the cross was a symbol of shame, death, and defeat. Among the Jewish people, anyone who died on a cross was considered cursed by God, and the Romans viewed those who were crucified with contempt. This is why the Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 1:23, ...

 Victory 

Romans 5:12, Romans 6:16, Romans 6:23, Colossians 2:14-15, Hebrews 2:14-15, 1 Corinthians 15: 54b-56

Jesus died on the cross to defeat the powers of evil: sin, death, and Satan, freeing us from our bondage to them and restoring our life-giving relationship with God.

The Cross

In the ancient world, the cross was a symbol of shame, death, and defeat. Among the Jewish people, anyone who died on a cross was considered cursed...