This week, guest speaker Jenna Perrine enlightens the Orchard Community on the brain science behind three aspects of liturgical and spiritual practices: repetition, embodiment, and silence.
Sundays at 10am
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Our “Summer Voices” series continues with friends of the Orchard, Samuel and Lindsey Marks visiting to lead us in worship and Samuel sharing about the paradox of God being for us by being against us, as seen in this week’s Lectionary readings from 2 Samuel 11:11-13 and John 6:24-35.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
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This week, guest speaker Jason Feffer continues our “Summer Voices” series by showing us the power of letting go, like we see in the Genesis story of Abraham being called on by God to sacrifice his only son. Jason also guides us through a meditative spiritual practice that invites us release what we may be clinging to.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
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This summer, we’ve been hearing from some great voices, and this week is no exception as we hear from our very own Anna Hammond. Anna talks about the radical love of hesed found in the story of Ruth and how we can draw inspiration from the spiritual imagination and love used to right a broken situation. When we read these stories and experience them with open hearts, our perspectives can shift about the broken situations in our lives too.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
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This week, guest speaker David Wenzel continues our “Summer Voices” series and shares his riveting journey of being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor at the age of 27 and how, through the unexpected ups and downs, he has found that faith is confidence in what we do not see.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
Our “Summer Voices” series continues with friends of the Orchard, Jim and Judy Larson, sharing their story of mission work in Thailand. Jim and Judy share some of the lessons they have learned as well as stories of the power of the Gospel and compassion.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
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This week, Tammy Helfrich continues our “Summer Voices” series with reflections on freedom and what it means to find freedom in becoming who God created us to be.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
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This weekend, friend of the Orchard, Mark Miller, kicks off our Summer Voices series with a message about courage, resolve, and strength of character, also known as GRIT, and how the power of passion and perseverance is vital to our faith.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, we conclude the series “Becoming,” which explores some of the ways God is continuing to shape us – both as individuals and as a community – into becoming a unique and beautiful presence in our city. Lead Pastor Scott Hodge wraps up the series by talking about the value of “story” and shares part of his own story and how it has shaped him.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, special guests Ben Grace and Heatherlyn join Lead Pastor Scott Hodge for an insightful conversation about one of the Orchard Community’s core values, wholeness. In this conversation, they discuss how acknowledging the source of pain allows for inner transformation, and how, by pursuing what gives us life, we can bring wholeness to the world.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, Lead Pastor Scott Hodge continues the series “Becoming” by exploring what it looks like for The Orchard Community and its individuals to choose the narrative of abundance over scarcity and to live out the value of generosity in our world.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, Lead Pastor Scott Hodge continues the series “Becoming” by exploring what it looks like for The Orchard Community and its individuals to live out the value of goodness and beauty in our world.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, we begin the new series “Becoming”, which explores some of the ways God is continuing to shape us – both as individuals and as a community – into becoming a unique and beautiful presence in our city. Lead Pastor Scott Hodge kicks off the series by talking about grace and how being a grace-filled community means we are accepting, authentic, and believe in second chances.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week, we conclude the Easter season by celebrating Ascension Sunday, and hear the gospel story about Jesus ascending into heaven. Scott relates how this story of beginnings and endings can teach us about the beginnings and endings in our lives.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
This week marks the Sixth Sunday of Easter, as we continue our celebration of new life and God’s gift of unfailing love by exploring the words of Jesus found in John 15:9-17.
Sundays at 10am
1175 Oak Street, North Aurora, IL 60542
www.theorchardcommunity.com
