key spiritual truths

A common myth of our time is that "everything you need is inside of you," that you can meet all life's challenges on your own, and that you are essentially your own savior. But at the heart of our faith is the truth that God does for us what we can't do for ourselves, and nowhere is that clearer than in the fact that he sent Jesus to lay down his life for us and to be our savior!

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

The common wisdom of our culture is that people are basically good, but the truth about us is that we're not good. It's not that there's no good in anyone, there is some good in all of us, but that at our core, we're not truly good; we're sinners in need of grace.

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

We all put something at the center of our lives as the most important thing. Many people do this without even realizing it. However, the top or center place in our lives really belongs to God because only He can truly meet our needs and deserves that place.

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

As people of faith, we are not of this world but made for something more. Because of this, the way we view and understand this world is important. As followers of Jesus, we're called to see the world through the lens of our faith, not through the lenses or filters of this world.

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

Today self-focused faith is common. Many think only or primarily about their faith journey and relationship with God. Yet, the Christian faith, by definition, is to be lived with others and for others.

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

For different reasons, many people only give God part of their lives. They have certain times, places, or "compartments" where God is welcomed and others where He is not, but God wants the whole of our lives, all that we are, and all that we 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

Many people today think of themselves as having divinity within them or that potential before them. Without going that far, others think of themselves as the center of the universe, consciously or unconsciously. Yet, in scripture, we see a fundamental line between God the creator and the creation, of which we're apart. We're not God or divine, and it's only when we understand these truths that we can really understand God, ourselves, the relationship that we are meant to have, and our place in the universe.

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