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Essential Christian Values for High School Students
Preparing a student for life after high school can sound like a daunting task. Regardless of your status as a parent or not, you can have an impact on a student’s life, and I feel there are three important values that a student should have before leaving high school.
What God Has Against the Church #5 - Deep and Wide
Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues the message series "What God Has Against The Church" teaching from 1 Corinthians. The church is called to be a place where followers of Christ not only grow deep in their understanding but also widely embrace all the opportunities to engage in kingdom restoration.
Creativity and Innovation in Worship (Psalm 33 Devotional)
Throughout the ages, the church has been on the cutting edge of creativity in music and the arts. From Jubal, the first musician mentioned in the Bible, through David and Solomon, to the extraordinary music of Bach and the High Church age, followers of God have consistently innovated in music and the arts.
What God Has Against the Church #4 - Illuminated and Studied
Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues the message series "What God Has Against The Church" teaching from 1 Corinthians. Discerning God's voice is possible when Christians look to God's word and away from false detractors.
What God Has Against the Church #3 - Foolish and Wise
Senior Pastor, Dr. Kurt Bjorklund, continues the message series "What God Has Against The Church" teaching from 1 Corinthians 1:18-31. A person can be wise in the eyes of culture or they can be wise in the eyes of God - but they can't be both.
What God Has Against the Church #2 - United and Distinct
Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund continues the message series, "What God Has Against The Church" teaching out of 1 Corinthians asking Christians to be united proclaiming the gospel even if they're not seeing eye to eye on internal issues with the church.
Answering God’s Calling Through Cancer Care Ministry
Cancer. We’ve seen the statistics and it is likely we have each felt cancer’s impact in some significant way; its reach is deep and wide. But where do we see God at work and how can we serve God in the midst of this grim reality?
What God Has Against the Church #1 - Perfect and Flawed
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund begins a new series titled What God Has Against the Church going through 1 Corinthians. In this message, Kurt looks at 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 talking about how we can strike a balance between being idealistic and pessimistic about the Church.
Make Reading the Bible Part of Your New Year’s Resolution
The other day I read online that a recent poll of about 1000 people was conducted asking them what their New Year’s resolution will be. The highest answer and 44% of the results were health-related resolutions. But 29% of the resolutions centered around something related to a relationship with God.
Welcome to Your Life
Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund kicks off the year 2022 with an encouraging reminder for Christians to engage in the world and surrounding community. Jesus is the light of the world and Christians are to be His light in the darkness.
A Gift to Give
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund ends the year with a message on the importance of giving gifts to the people in our life with a focus on the gift of gentleness from Philippians 4:5.
Christmas Eve 2021 - 3 Trees
Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund teaches about three major trees mentioned in the Bible and what each means for us this Christmas season.
Why is Jesus’ Birth so Important to Christians?
The reality of Christmas is astonishing if you think about it. The God of the universe became a human being. If you’ve been a follower of Jesus for a while, the reality of Christmas and the Incarnation may not hit you all that hard. But it is an essential part of God’s plan for the world.
What is Christmas?
Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund asks, "What is Christmas?" in hopes of sharing God's truth for all mankind during the Christmas season.
Message and Music - What’s In a Name?
Senior Pastor Dr. Kurt Bjorklund and Young Adult Pastor Evan Brem share from Matthew 1:18-25 on the importance and meaning of two names for Christ - Jesus and Emmanuel.
What’s the Difference Between Judaism and Christianity?
Jesus was Jewish. Born into a Jewish family, He grew up going to the temple and reciting the scriptures from the Torah, the first five books of the Bible. When we consider the differences between Judaism and Christianity, it is on the question of who was Jesus Christ that most Jews and Christians divide.
Upon Further Reflection
Dr. Kurt Bjorklund returns to Orchard Hill Church and teaches out of the New Testament book of Luke and the parable of the seeds thrown on different soils.
How God Teaches Us to be More Christ-like (Psalm 32 Devotional)
There is one trait that is perhaps the most important for a teacher. That they care about the student so much that they’ll do just about anything to get them to understand the material. The same is true of God.
Every Blessing
Strip District Campus Leader, Josiah Leuenberger, teaches from Ephesians 1 on the hope Christians possess in the blessings of God both in the future and the present.
Give Thanks in All Circumstances
Give thanks in all circumstances? Is that hard for anyone else? It’s a simple command and seems easy enough, but why is it so hard? I think it boils down and is linked to one simple thing. In order to give thanks, we must first remember.