God designed us to pursue joy so that we would ultimately find it in Him. At The Orchard, we don't just want you to know about God, we want you to know God deeply and personally. We want you to know him so deeply that you truly enjoy Him and find your security in Him.
To enjoy God means knowing Him as He truly is - as He has revealed Himself through Scripture and creation - and living in daily amazement of who He is. It is expressed through worship, both privately and corporately, and through a deep satisfaction in Him in every season of life, whether in joy or hardship. To enjoy God is to find that He alone is enough, the true source of a joyful and flourishing life.
BIBLICAL REFERENCES
- Psalm 16:11, 37:4
- Lamentations 3:24
- Matthew 5:6
- John 15:11, 17:13
- 1 Corinthians 10:31
- Philippians 4:4
- 1 Peter 1:8-9
- James 1:2-4
- Revelation 21:3-4
HELPFUL RESOURCE
CORE ORCHARD ENVIRONMENTS
Corporate Worship
People may be able to survive alone, but they cannot flourish. We are called to share life - to be joined to Christ and to one another, bearing fruit together. Our shared life becomes the very context in which we Enjoy God and grow in our satisfaction in Him. In messy, imperfect community there is a sacred friction that allows us to grow in grace, love and truth.
The local church is called to be an embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth - a place where we begin to glimpse the coming redemption of all things together. With this in mind, we at The Orchard, are a family of believers who share life and responsibilities. We are a family becoming friends through Community Groups, committed to carrying one another's burdens, and determined to help one another flourish in all seasons of life.
The local church is called to be an embassy of the Kingdom of Heaven here on earth - a place where we begin to glimpse the coming redemption of all things together. With this in mind, we at The Orchard, are a family of believers who share life and responsibilities. We are a family becoming friends through Community Groups, committed to carrying one another's burdens, and determined to help one another flourish in all seasons of life.
BIBLICAL REFERENCES
- Genesis 2:18
- John 13:34
- John 15:5
- Acts 2:42
- 1 Corinthians 12-13
- Galatians 6:2
- Ephesians 5:18-21
- Philippians 2:1-4, 4:14-15
- Colossians 3:16-17
- Hebrews 10:24-25
- James 5:16
- 1 John 3:16-17, 4:7-13
HELPFUL RESOURCE
CORE ORCHARD ENVIRONMENTS
Everyone longs for significance—to be part of something bigger that truly matters. From the beginning, God created His people to live on mission, calling them to fill the earth with His glory. This purpose, first given in the Creation Mandate, is clarified and renewed by Jesus in the Great Commission: to go, make disciples, and teach others to follow Him.
Those who have tasted true flourishing through enjoying God and sharing life with Him now carry the joyful responsibility of inviting others into that same life. At The Orchard, our mission is to make flourishing disciples through the enjoyment of God, together—walking with one another in deeper delight in Christ, faithful obedience to Jesus, and Spirit-shaped lives lived on mission at home, in the Mid-South, and to the ends of the earth.
BIBLICAL REFERENCES
- Genesis 1:28, 12:2-3, 15:5
- Psalm 67, 96
- Matthew 28:18-20
- Acts 1:8, 6:7
- 1 Corinthians 9:19-23
- Ephesians 4:11-16
- 2 Timothy 2:2
- Titus 2:1-6
HELPFUL RESOURCES
CORE ORCHARD ENVIRONMENTS
PARENT CONFERENCES
DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS
MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS
DISCIPLESHIP GROUPS
MISSIONS PARTNERSHIPS