Behold: Hope

Luke 1:26-38, Hebrews 6:19

An angel appeared to Mary with the news that she would bear a child, Jesus the Messiah, who would help us to see and understand the gift of God’s hope in new and deeper ways.

Behold

To “behold” is to pay special attention to something, to look deeply at it so as to notice the depth and detail beyond what you might simply see on the surface. The Advent and Christmas seasons are a time to behold the birth of Christ. With this series, we will focus on Jesus’ birth, seeking to behold it and its meaning with depth and detail as we walk through the scriptures that tell that story and explore how faith enables us to receive, see, and experience some of the amazing gifts of God that Jesus brings us.

Orchard Community Church
8180 Telephone Rd
Ventura CA 93004
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Shifting Our Heart: Practicing Generosity

Mark 12:41-44

To embrace stewardship as a lifestyle, we need to shift our hearts and this will require that we begin to practice generosity.

Shift

Moving to Stewardship as a Lifestyle

God’s word doesn’t just call us to give some of what we have (our time, talent, and treasures) from time to time. It calls us to something deeper, to stewardship. True Biblical stewardship is understanding that all we have is a gift from God; therefore, we are to seek to be good managers or stewards of what God has entrusted to us. This means that stewardship isn’t really an action, but a lifestyle. However, embracing stewardship as a lifestyle means making a major shift involving our priorities, our attitude, and our hearts.

Orchard Community Church
8180 Telephone Rd
Ventura CA 93004
www.OrchardVentura.org
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Offensive Mercy and Grace

Jonah

Jonah 4:1-11

Jonah finally does as God commanded, yet he’s not happy about it. He finds God’s mercy and grace offensive, as people sometimes do. Jonah still thinks he knows better than God, as we also often do.

Orchard Community Church
8180 Telephone Rd
Ventura CA 93004
www.OrchardVentura.org
Contact us at Info@OrchardVentura.org
Orchard's Streaming and Song Select CCLI# 160190