Zach Weihrauch | Sometimes life feels like we are walking around in darkness. At times we are unsure which decision is the right one, wondering where we should go next, and asking God why hard things are happening to us. We've all been there. The truth about our nature is that we're born into a world where we don't know what we're doing, we're born into darkness. Join Pastor Zach as he preaches from John 8:12-20 on how the light of Jesus can offer us clarity, certainty, and confidence as we walk...
Mar 17, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Todd Iannetta | It's easy to think if we just had a little bit more of one thing, we'd be content. "If I just had a little bit more money, if I lost a little bit more weight, if my wife just listened a little bit better, then I'd be happy." We all have something. But what happens if we get what we want and we're still not happy? Or what if we never get that one thing we really think we need? Jesus knew we'd always be hungry for something but shows us that he is the only thing that can truly sati...
Mar 10, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Joe Coffey | John 2:1-11 tells the often referenced story of Jesus surprising guests at a wedding by turning water into wine. This surprises many people, because it may seem odd that the first miracle Jesus ever performed publicly was turning one beverage into another. However, in this message Pastor Joe shares how this miracle can show us that Jesus is the Lord of the feast, and therefore the source of all joy.
Mar 03, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Joe Coffey | With so many religions, political parties, and special interest groups in our culture, why should Christianity be the best thing for this world? This week Pastor Joe discusses why the "Shalom," a Hebrew word meaning peace, wholeness, and flourishing, that God offers is the best thing for our word.
Feb 24, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Mike Holwerda | Life is full of "that's not right" moments. But have you ever stopped to wonder... how did we get here? So often, we find that the church is implicit with the injustices of our time. We tend to be more involved in church-things than justice-things. It seems easier to focus on daily devotionals and church programming and lose focus on social concern or advocacy. How can the church become a place that values justice? Listen to this weeks message in the series, "Christianity: Famous...
Feb 17, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Joe Coffey | A recent study found that 87% of people outside the church view Christians as judgemental. In contrast, during Jesus' lifetime he was accused of many things, but never of being judgemental. Nobody wants to admit that they have a habit of judging others, but with such a stark contrast between how the world views us and how Jesus lived, something must change. In this message, Pastor Joe shares how we can look to Jesus and move from being judgemental to merciful.
Feb 10, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Joe Coffey | The Bible has a lot to say about equality, but what does that matter for us today? In this message, Pastor Joe starts off the new series, Christianity: Famous of Infamous?, by speaking on the idea of "Us vs. Them." Listen to learn how the church has failed and succeeded in the past to treat everyone with love and care, as well as how we can all work to be agents of restoration in our communities today.
Feb 03, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Joe Coffey & Zach Weihrauch | As we continue to Make Jesus Famous this year, Pastor Joe introduces new staff member, Zach Weihrauch, who is leading our new church planting initiative, Orchard NEO. Listen as Zach shares about the importance of The Great Commission (Matthew 28:16-20) and how the church is meant to fulfill Jesus' commands to make disciples of all the nations.
Jan 27, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Joe Coffey | After focusing on our homes, Pastor Joe shares how the next step in Making Jesus Famous is to make Him known in our communities. Listen as we learn how we can start by focusing on sharing Jesus with one friend this year, being intentional in the groups we belong to, and also being an active blessing to the city.
Jan 20, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Joe Coffey | Make Jesus Famous is our first series of 2019 and introduces our roles as part of a much bigger story, one that makes Jesus famous.
Jan 13, 2019•33 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Joe Coffey | This week Pastor Joe introduces our theme for 2019: Make Jesus Famous! Listen as he shares about what it means to make Jesus famous, why we should worry about making him famous, and how we can all use our personal stories of how Jesus has healed our wounds to make him known.
Jan 06, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Joe Coffey | This Christmas Eve we hear from Pastor Joe as we’re reminded of the love, grace, and forgiveness of God that can only be found at home with Jesus Christ, the one true King, and Savior.
Dec 24, 2018•14 min•Season 1Ep. 59
Joe Coffey | This week in our ongoing series called The Night That Everything Changed, we look at how three different groups of people respond to Jesus in the story of the wise men. Everyone has a response to the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem. Does your response match that of a king, that of a chief priest, or that of wise men?
Dec 23, 2018•44 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Joe Coffey | The birth of any baby brings with it a lot of changes for new parents, but the birth of Jesus likely changed a lot for many closest to him. Among other things, the birth of Jesus likely changed the way Mary and Joseph saw God, the way they saw themselves, and the way they understood what it meant to be saved.
Dec 16, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Joe Coffey | We're focusing on the birth of Jesus with the last sermon series of the year, The Night Everything Changed . This week, we look at the shepherds who were present the night Jesus was born, Emmanuel. This particular week, we seek a better understanding of the fear that Luke 2:8-14 depicts. As we explore this passage, we look to answer three questions: What brings about fear in the shepherds? What drives fear from them? And how did their fear turn from fear to peace and joy?...
Dec 09, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Joe Coffey | In our short series on what it means to serve Christ, we look to the third pillar of our purpose statement to know Jesus, to grow in your relationship with him, and to serve him. This we open Luke 10 and discuss the power that believers have to serve.
Dec 02, 2018•29 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Joe Coffey | In our short series on what it means to serve Christ, we look to the third pillar of our purpose statement to know Jesus, to grow in your relationship with him, and to serve him. This week we share incredible stories and turn to Deuteronomy 10 in order to understand the reason that believers serve.
Nov 25, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Joe Coffey | As we bring to close our series on the book of Ephesians, we look to Ephesians 6:10-20 and the ongoing spiritual battle that we as believers are to be ready for.
Nov 18, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Jimmy Kozy | This week, hear from Jimmy Kozy, the Student Ministry Pastor of the Hudson Campus. On this special Student Ministries weekend, we celebrate how our student ministries live out their mission to lead students to meet Jesus and take steps toward Christ. Also, we turn to Ephesians 6:1-9 to be reminded how we are to manage the power that we have as believers, no matter what role we're in.
Nov 11, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Joe Coffey | This week in our study on the book of Ephesians, we turn to Chapter 5, which follows Paul's encouragement to live according to the example that Christ left for us. In verses 18-33, Paul asks the recipients of his letter to walk in love before specifically addressing how marriage between two believers ought to look in light of the Gospel.
Nov 04, 2018•26 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Mike Holwerda | TAs we continue taking strides together through the book of Ephesians, we look to Chapter 5 to and discuss what it means to walk in newness as a follower of Jesus Christ.
Oct 28, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Todd Iannetta | As we continue taking strides together through the book of Ephesians, we look to Chapter 5 to and discuss what it means to walk in newness as a follower of Jesus Christ.
Oct 28, 2018•37 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Joe Coffey | Our walk together through the book of Ephesians continues as we look at the second half of Chapter 4. Here we begin to answer the question, “How does someone really change?” We learn that Paul believes it starts with the mind, then the heart, and that ultimately changes everything else about the way you live.
Oct 21, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Joe Coffey | This week in our ten-week walk together through the book of Ephesians, we pause in Ephesians 4:1-6 to learn how grace revives individuals who believes in Jesus, and in turn the community around them.
Oct 14, 2018•35 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Joe Coffey | We continue our series through the book of Ephesians this week, looking to the third chapter of Ephesians to define the new purpose believers have in Christ. Apostle Paul reminds us that we can trust God now and always, with the purpose of transformative power starting in us and changing the world around us.
Oct 07, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Sean Mabee | Our ten-week series through Ephesians continues this week as we look to the tail-end of Chapter 2, verses 11-22. This particular week we discuss how being transformed unites and builds together God’s children as one new family in Christ.
Sep 30, 2018•33 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Todd Iannetta | This week, we continue our ten-week series through the book of Ephesians. We move on to Chapter 2 of Ephesians and look to verses 1-10 as we reflect on how all of his children have individually been created and designed to do great things, which God prepared for us before we were even born. Do you know what good works you were made for?
Sep 23, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Jimmy Kozy | This week, we continue our ten-week series through the book of Ephesians. We move on to Chapter 2 of Ephesians and look to verses 1-10 as we reflect on how all of his children have individually been created and designed to do great things, which God prepared for us before we were even born. Do you know what good works you were made for?
Sep 23, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Joe Coffey | This week, we continue our ten-week study through the book of Ephesians as learn about the new hope we have in Christ. We look to a prayer of Paul's in the second half of Ephesians 1 and reflect on what it means to share in the power and inheritance gifted to God's people.
Sep 16, 2018•30 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Joe Coffey | This week we kick off our new series on the book of Ephesians by exploring our new status as believers, having been saved by the work of Christ for a specific purpose.
Sep 09, 2018•34 min•Season 1Ep. 41
