Discover how to build unshakeable confidence in your Christian faith through three essential foundations that transform belief into everyday living. This powerful message explores the biblical principles of love, purity, and contentment that anchor believers in an uncertain world. Learn what true brotherly love looks like beyond surface-level kindn…

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Discover how to find peace and purpose when life shakes your world through unexpected challenges, trials, and difficult seasons. This powerful message explores the biblical contrast between Mount Sinai and Mount Zion, revealing how God uses life's storms for spiritual growth and transformation. Learn why divine shaking isn't random chaos but purpos…

Rachael McAulay

Struggling with life's unexpected challenges and wondering why God allows hardships in your life? In this week's message, Pastor Ross explores the biblical truth about God's discipline and how it transforms our understanding of suffering. Discover why difficulties aren't signs of God's anger but evidence of His love as our Heavenly Father. Learn th…

Bekkii Scott

This sermon focuses on Hebrews 11:39-12:2, using the metaphor of running a race with endurance to describe the Christian life. Pastor Stephen explains that while Old Testament believers ran hoping for the promise to come, Christians today run knowing the promise has already come through Jesus Christ. The message emphasizes the need to lay aside bot…

Bekkii Scott

Bekkii Scott

This sermon from Hebrews 11:1-6 explores the nature and importance of faith in the Christian life. Pastor Stephen defines faith as believing that Jesus is who He says He is, that He has done what He said He's done, and that it applies to you personally. Using examples from Abel and Enoch, the message demonstrates that faith is not passive belief bu…

Simon Albury

In this sermon, Pastor Hayden explores Hebrews 10:26-39, addressing the challenges of following Jesus when discouragement sets in. The sermon focuses on Jewish Christians who were tempted to return to their old religious practices when facing persecution for their faith in Christ. Pastor Hayden presents four calls for believers when they feel like …

Mel, Joanne, Michael

Rachael McAulay

In this sermon based on Hebrews 10:19-25, the Pastor Stephen explores how believers should respond to Christ's sufficiency. The passage marks a transition from explaining who Christ is to how we should live in light of His work. The sermon emphasizes that because of Jesus' sacrifice, we now have confidence to enter God's presence directly, which wa…

In this sermon from Hebrews 10:1-18, the Pastor Stephen explains how the Old Testament law and sacrificial system were merely shadows pointing to the reality of Christ's perfect sacrifice. While the old system required repeated sacrifices that could never fully remove sin, Jesus offered Himself once for all time as the complete and final sacrifice.…

Bekkii Scott

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen addresses the question 'Why Jesus?' by examining Hebrews 9:15-22. He explains that Jesus is the mediator of a new covenant, established through His blood sacrifice. Pastor Stephen clarifies that unlike the old covenant where animal sacrifices merely covered sin, Jesus' sacrifice as both fully human and divine was nece…

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen explores Hebrews 9:23-28, focusing on the sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice. He emphasizes that Jesus' death on the cross was a once-for-all sacrifice that paid for all sins—past, present, and future. Unlike the Old Testament priests who had to make repeated sacrifices, Jesus made one perfect sacrifice that provides c…

Matt Moran

Bekkii Scott

In this sermon, Pastor Hayden explores the significance of blood sacrifice in the Bible, focusing on Hebrews 9. He explains that blood sacrifice was instituted by God as a response to sin, which offends God's holy nature. The sermon contrasts the Old Testament sacrificial system, where priests would offer animal blood for atonement, with Christ's u…

Rachael McAulay

Bekkii Scott

In this sermon on Hebrews 8, Pastor Stephen focuses on the concept of "better promises" found in the New Covenant established through Jesus Christ. He contrasts the Old Covenant, which required repeated animal sacrifices and priestly mediation, with the New Covenant where Jesus made one sacrifice for all time. While human promises constantly change…

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen discusses the principle that what is sown into our lives will be reaped out of us, particularly focusing on how the Gospel should manifest in believers' lives. Using Romans 10:8-17 as the foundation, he explains that there is both an 'outside in' effect (how the Gospel transforms us internally) and an 'inside out' eff…

Simon Albury

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen discusses the concept of patterns in our lives, focusing on Hebrews 8:1-13. He emphasizes that Jesus Christ is our ultimate pattern-maker, and as believers, we should conform to His pattern rather than the patterns of the world. The sermon highlights that while Jesus has completed the sacrifice for our sins (symbolize…

Mel DiPietrantonio

God's will plays out in small moments, every day of your life. We have choices between family, habits, temptations, personal preferences, and God's will. Which will we choose?We want God's will for our lives because it is the best course for our lives. Being mindful actively considers that God's will should be paramount in our lives in all the mome…

In this sermon on Hebrews 7, Pastor Stephen explores the significance of Melchizedek. The chapter explains that Jesus is a high priest in the order of Melchizedek, not from the Levitical priesthood, making Him superior to all other priests. This distinction is crucial because it establishes Jesus as the guarantor of a better covenant - one that is …

Bekkii Scott

Saul is intent on killing David. David is not only fearful of Saul, but of those who might report him, and of anyone he thinks is an enemy. Alone, trying to protect himself, he lies ... not once or twice, but three times.How can a God-fearing man such as David do this? Does he not trust that God will preserve him?This is a challenging topic because…

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen discusses Hebrews 6:13-20, focusing on the concept of having an 'anchored soul' through God's promises. Using Abraham's story as an example, the message explores how God makes and keeps promises, even swearing by Himself to demonstrate His commitment to us. Pastor Stephen emphasizes that God's Word and oath are unchan…

Rachael McAulay

When David was first anointed as King of Israel, he didn't immediately take the throne. That wouldn't happen for another 15-20 years. Why the wait? Why wouldn't God replace the self-centered Saul immediately?Most all of God's anointed leaders - men like Moses, Paul, Peter, and Samuel - go through a period of apprenticeship. The Spirit of God nurtur…

Bekkii Scott

Simon Albury

This sermon from Hebrews 6:4-12 addresses a sobering warning against spiritual regression while offering encouragement to pursue spiritual maturity. Pastor Stephen explains that this passage isn't primarily about losing salvation but about broken fellowship with God. He examines five experiences of true believers mentioned in the text: being enligh…

In this episode, Pastor Stephen dives deeper into three key perspectives on eternal security—can a believer lose their salvation? This conversation expands on his sermon from Hebrews 6, originally preached on July 13, 2025, offering thoughtful theological insight and practical reflection on one of the most debated doctrines in Christian faith. To f…

In 1 Samuel 13-15, we see Saul displaying natural leadership, and failing at being a leader for God.This may be shocking to us. We are all familiar with leadership in our world, as we see it in government, business, sports, the military, etc. Such leaders rally people around them and their causes - they are decisive, influential, commanding, and el…

In this sermon, Pastor Stephen addresses the issue of spiritual complacency and immaturity among believers, drawing from Hebrews 5:11-6:3. He explains that many Christians have become 'dull of hearing,' settling for spiritual milk instead of solid food. The message emphasizes that if believers aren't progressing in their faith, they're regressing -…

The sermon focuses on Hebrews 4:12-13, discussing how God's Word is living, active, and sharper than any two-edged sword. Pastor Josh emphasizes that God knows everything about us - our thoughts, intentions, and motives - not to condemn us but to invite us into honest surrender and transformation. He explains that God's Word exposes what's hidden i…

Pastor Stephen focuses on the supremacy of Jesus Christ over all other heroes and spiritual leaders, using Hebrews 3:1-6 as the main text. Together we discover that while figures like Moses were faithful servants in God's house, Jesus is faithful as the Son over God's house and deserves our complete consideration. To further connect with the Orchar…

Pastor Stephen delivers a comprehensive vision message for the Orchard Church, focusing on the importance of having clear direction and purpose. He explains how the church operates on a healthy lifecycle of effective ministry, sending disciples, and growing/expanding to create more ministry opportunities. To further connect with the Orchard, receiv…

The sermon focuses on Hebrews 5:1-10, emphasizing that Jesus is not just another religious figure, but is unlike any other as the perfect and complete high priest and King of kings. Pastor Stephen explains how Jesus fulfilled and exceeded every qualification required for the role of high priest, while maintaining His humanity and showing perfect ob…

In this sermon, Clayton King preaches from Hebrews 3 about the importance of fighting to maintain and strengthen our belief in Christ. He emphasizes that while we naturally drift away from God, we must actively work to keep our hearts soft and open to His voice. The message focuses on four main points: don't harden your heart, watch out for unbelie…

The sermon focuses on Hebrews 4:14-16, discussing how believers can approach God's throne of grace with confidence through Jesus Christ. Pastor Justin emphasizes that unlike earthly kings' thrones which are often inaccessible, God's throne is accessible to all believers because of Jesus' role as our High Priest. Jesus experienced every human tempta…

The sermon focuses on finding true rest in Jesus Christ, based on Hebrews 4:1-11. Pastor Hayden emphasizes that genuine rest isn't found in physical relaxation or achievements, but in the presence of Jesus. He explains that many people exhaust themselves trying to earn God's approval through their own efforts, when true rest comes from trusting in …

Chapters 9-11 tell the advancing story of how Saul becomes the anointed King of Israel, being confirmed by God through Samuel, and then by the people. And, the threat that precipitated Israels hunger for a king, is vanquished in 1 Samuel 11.It may seem that all is well, but Samuel points out that things are now more complex. The people of Israel ar…