Orchard Church | Pastor Jim Jackson

Christians are to proclaim that God wants to transform the culture through social good. God’s grace isn’t to save people from sin or punish rebellion against Him, but rather to express His love by be…

When I encounter something I am not sure I should do or buy, I live by the motto of ‘You only live once’ and that guides my decision making. Since I may never get this opportunity again, I don’t thin…

Unlike all of us, Jesus the son of God always followed the will of His Father. While Jesus was dealing with his impending crucifixion, he went to the Garden of Gethsemane at the Mount of Olives where…

My life is about my goals, my family, and the pursuit of things that make me happy and satisfied. I design my life around me, and I expect others to support my view of living. Those that don’t, I con…

God built the universe and humans to make Himself known. All of creation, from galaxies to genetics, are evidence of His genius and handiwork. Of everything God built, humans are the only creation ma…

The Bible describes God as being omniscient. This means He has all-knowledge and an infinite understanding of anything that is possible of being known. God never has to learn anything or be taught or…

The Bible speaks of God as an eternal, perfect Being who is the Creator of everything. As part of His creation, He made angels, the physical universe, and humans—who are created in His image (Gen. 1:…

At the beginning of creation, God built the universe by speaking it into existence (Gen. 1:1; Heb. 11:3). Before sin, the universe was ideal with no death, deterioration, or dysfunction (Gen. 1:31; 2…

One of the defining aspects of the God of the Bible is He is described as the singular Creator of all things. This means that all things owe their existence to Him and they only continue to exist bec…

The Philippians are instructed by Paul to focus on the things that are lovely (Gr. prosphilés, ‘to be friendly towards something worthy of personal affection or of being prized’). The word has the id…

After Paul told the Philippians to think about whatever is right, they are to focus on what is pure. Because God is eternal and can never change or morph—who He is will always be the same. As God’s e…

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 n…