Orchard Community Church Sunday Morning Messages
Sunday morning messages from Orchard Community Church in beautiful Ventura, California. Listen in to hear the Good News from Pastor Matt Hoyt and occasional guest preachers.
Episodes
149 episodes since 2021
Surrender, Sacrifice, Service
Surrender, Sacrifice, Service - Guest Preacher Nita Hanson Philippians 2:5-8, Matthew 10:37-39 ________________________________________________________
September 16, 2024
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Episode 148
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21:43
Honor and be Humble with One Another
"Honor and be Humble with One Another"Romans 12:10, I Peter 5:5 and Philippines 2:1-11, Matthew 23:12.Scripture calls to honor one another, which means to put others above ourselves, and to humble ourselves means to put our...
September 01, 2024
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Episode 147
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33:04
Encourage and Build Up One Another
"Encourage and Build Up One Another" 2 Corinthians 13:11, Romans 14:19, 1 Thessalonians 5:11, Hebrews 3:13, 1 Thessalonians 4:18, 1 Timothy 5:1-2, Hebrews 10:23-25 Life and faith are hard; for these reasons, scri...
August 27, 2024
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Episode 146
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35:40
Members of One Another
"Members of One Another" Romans 12:3-8 and Matthew 12:46-50Christianity is not a solo quest, nor is it something we do together with no responsibility to one another. Scripture says that we are "members of one an...
August 20, 2024
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Episode 145
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42:19
Love and Forgive One Another
"Love and Forgive One Another"John 13:34-35 and Colossians 3:13To begin this series, we'll look at the two "one another" statements that are most fundamental to our life together in community, the call to love and forgive o...
August 12, 2024
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Episode 144
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30:49
Worship vs Ritual
“Worship vs Ritual” Matthew 15:8, Isaiah 29:13, Psalm 29:1-2, John 9:39When we’re just going through the motion spiritually, our worship degenerates into an empty ritual because our desire is not for God, so our hearts are...
August 06, 2024
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Episode 143
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28:25
Conformed vs Transformed and Good deeds vs. Serving Jesus
“Conformed vs Transformed” Romans 12:2 Mark 1:16-20, Romans 8:29When we’re just going through the motions spiritually, we inevitably begin to conform to the patterns of this world ...
July 30, 2024
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Episode 142
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36:00
Jimmy Mac Faith Story
Today Jimmy Mac, Orchard's Worship Director, shares his faith story.
July 23, 2024
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Episode 141
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44:03
Living for Self vs. Living for Jesus
“Living for Self vs. Living for Jesus” James 4:13-15, Psalm 24:1-2, Romans 12:1, 1 Thessalonians 2:4 When we’re just going through the motions spiritually, we begin to believe we belong to ourselves and live for ourse...
July 15, 2024
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Episode 140
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27:20
Religion vs. Faith
Religion vs. FaithMatthew 13:15, 15:8, Hebrews 11:1-3, 6, John 6:68-69When we’re just going through the motions spiritually, we can easily slip into religion in the worst sense of the word, which simply means doing religio...
July 08, 2024
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Episode 139
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29:04
One Crazy Farmer
One Crazy FarmerMark 4:1-9 and Ephesians 17-18In this parable from Mark, Jesus tells about a farmer who sows seed in some strange places where it’s unlikely to grow, but the seed that does grow produces an amazing yield. The...
July 02, 2024
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Episode 138
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25:37
Remember
RememberEsther 9:20 - 10:3As God's people are saved, they respond with a celebration, the Jewish festival of Purim. It's a celebration of looking backward and remembering but also moving forward. All the stories of deliverance...
June 25, 2024
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Episode 137
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34:40
Saved
"Saved" Esther 9:1-19 In another stunning reversal, the decree of life is carried out. People marked for death are spared and given a new lease of life. This reversal feels harsh to us, but it would have be...
June 17, 2024
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Episode 136
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36:20
A Decree of Life
"A Decree of Life" Esther 8:1-17 God's providence leads to another reversal. An irrevocable decree that brought death to the Jews had been given, but now a counter d...
June 10, 2024
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Episode 135
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38:56
Justice of a Sort
"Justice of a Sort"Esther 7:1-10 God provides another amazing reversal; justice is se...
June 04, 2024
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Episode 134
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35:46
The Man the King Delights to Honor
"The Man the King Delights to Honor" Esther 6:1-14 God's providence leads to a great reversal; Mordecai is honored instead of Hamman. This is really no surprise sinc...
May 27, 2024
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Episode 133
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35:56
The Prequel - Pentecost Sunday
"The Prequel" John 14:15-31At Pentecost, the Holy Spirit was poured out with power on all believers, and the church was formed. With this passage for today, Jesus helps us understand that the Holy Spirit c...
May 21, 2024
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Episode 132
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30:52
Approaching the King
"Approaching the King" Esther 5:1-14 In this passage, we have contrasting characters. Esther approaches the king by faith and with humility. Ha...
May 13, 2024
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Episode 131
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34:13
Seize the Moment
"Seize the Moment" Esther 4:1-17 God will accomplish His purposes. The question is whether He'll do so through or in spite of us. In this passage, Mordechai a...
May 06, 2024
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Episode 130
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35:07
Buckle Up!
"Buckle Up" Esther 2:19-3:15 We live in a broken world where life is often hard and unfair, and we often sin and suffer, but God is alway...
April 30, 2024
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Episode 129
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38:29
God Prepares the Way
"God Prepares the Way"Esther 2:1-18 While Xerxes is enacting his plan, God's providence leads Esther to become Queen because of the role she will pl...
April 22, 2024
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Episode 128
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35:27
Where is God?
“Where is God?” Esther 1:1-22 It may seem to us at times that God is absent when, in fact, He is present behind the scenes. God used one person ...
April 15, 2024
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Episode 127
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35:19
I AM the Bread of Life
I Am the Bread of LifeJesus is the one who fills usJohn 6: 32-39Guest Preacher - Melinda Hoyt
April 08, 2024
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Episode 126
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22:11
He Is Risen - Two Disciples on the Road
“He is Risen!: Two Disciples on the Road” Luke 24:13-35After Jesus was crucified, two of his disciples encountered an amazing man on the road to Emmaus, and their lives were forever changed when they realized that Jesus had ri...
April 03, 2024
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Episode 125
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24:57