Rootworks --Orchard Church Small Groups

Winter Bible Study Schedule

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Adult Bible Studies

Day Study Time Location

Sunday Experiencing God 4 pm 818 Salem St.

Monday Experiencing God 7 pm 818 Salem St.

Monday Men’s Group 7 pm Men’s House

Monday Marriage: Love 4 Life 7 pm Call for info

Tuesday Heroes of Faith: Heb. 11 7 pm 2331 Notre Dame Blvd.

Wednesday Men’s Prayer Group 7 pm Men’s House

Wednesday Young Adult Study 7 pm 1265 Orchard Ln.

Thursday Spanish Study 6 pm 818 Salem St.

Saturday Spanish Study 6 pm 818 Salem St.

**College/Young Adult Dinner Night meets every four weeks. The next Dinner is Friday, February 1 at the Culp’s, 2331 Notre Dame Blvd.**

Please get involved in a study and grow in your faith and trust of God. For more information, check out www.ocrootworks.blogspot.com . If you need information about any of our Rootworks studies, please call the church office at 342-7692.

Student Ministries

Day Study Time Location

Sunday Kids’ Clubhouse 10:45 am CCDS

Tuesday WE Youth ASP 3:00 pm 818 Salem Street

Wednesday Soccer @ Pine Tree 3:30 pm Pine Tree Apts.

Thursday Kids’ Club Midweek 2:45 pm 818 Salem Street

**Second Saturday of each Month is Wilderness Experience Saturday…Next months trip will be on February 9.**

If you need information about any of our Student Ministries, please call the church office at 342-7692 or Kristen at kristen@orchardchurch.com.

For more info, check out http://wildernessexperience.blogspot.com

Recovery/12-Step

Day Study Time Location

Monday Women’s 12 Step 6:00 pm Jesus Center (1297 Park)

Wednesday Women’s 12 Step 7:00 pm 987 Ellene Ave.

Wednesday Spiritual Journey 8:30 am Jesus Center (1297 Park)

Thursday Spiritual Journey 7:00 pm Men’s House

Friday Boundaries 7:00 pm 818 Salem St.

**Watch for new meetings beginning soon**

If you need information about any of our Recovery Meeting, please call the church office at 342-7692 or the Men’s House at 891-6781.

New Bible Studies Starting in September!!

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Marriage and Monday Night Football

Invest in your marriage and family by joining a group of people seeking to live out family life according to God’s plan.

The group will follow go through the Bible and look at topics of communication, Godly relationships, parenting and more.

Meets: Monday Nights from 6 pm on at the Culps (2331 Notre Dame); Dinner at 6:30; Study starts at 7 pm. Begins on Monday, September 10.

Come anytime after 6 pm, watch the MNF game, hang out with other OC couples, eat dinner together. After the study feel free to stay and talk, watch the end of the game, eat more…

We’d love to have you come and seek God’s best for your Marriage!

Hope to See you Monday Nights this Fall!

Christian Basics

Studying to Know God and to Know How to live for God

Meets Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to sometime after 8 at the Culps’ (2331 Notre Dame)

As a group, we will discuss the attributes of God and His nature. We will discuss who Jesus is and what His life means to each individual life. We’ll explore the work of the Holy Spirit and the life of a Christian. Come and grow in your faith with other like-minded believers.

Come at 6:30 pm and eat together. The study will start at 7 pm. August 28, we will have and introduction night and BBQ at 6:30 pm. Christian Basics begins on Tuesday, September 4.

The Way to Grace...The Way to God

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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No comes to the Father except through me." With that statement we see Jesus establish Himself as the way that we can come to God. Romans 3 tells us that we can be made right with God because of His grace which came through Jesus Christ.

Some people think because Jesus said, "I am the way..." that Christianity is exclusive. But the grace of God is very inclusive, because Christ died for all the sins of the world, including anyone who would receive the gift of grace provided them by a loving God.

Jesus is the way to God. Follow Him and you will follow to an eternity with God the Father.

Peace found in the Richness of God's Grace

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In Monterey there is an area called Restless Sea, where waves converge from different angles and make the sea look angry and in turmoil. I have stared at the sea and thought of how often my life has felt like that...Restless, without peace.

I was talking with some people this week and we got talking about the fear, the restlessness, the guilt that comes from living life our way...making sinful decisions apart from God. So often we trade the peace of doing things God's way, living in God's grace for the restlessness of making our own way.

In Philippians 4, we are told that in Christ we can have "peace beyond all understanding". To be so peaceful in the midst of the restlessness around us that even we can't explain except to say it is the grace of God. Choose Christ...Choose peace. Let me know what you think about this. E-mail me at jim@orchardchurch.com.

Season of Grace: The Throne of Grace

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My son, Ben, loves the movie "A Knight's Tale". He loves the chivalry, the jousting ("bonking" as he calls it), the action. I love the relationship between Sir Ulrich (a man posing as a Knight so he can compete in the Joust) and Prince Edward. Everyone is afraid of Prince Edward, intimidated by his presence and position, except Ulrich. Ulrich seems to have an understanding that Prince Edward is looking for the opportunity to have relationship with people, to compete, to like "just one of the Knights".
This week I realized that often I have been intimidated by God, his position and presence, and feared being open with Him. But we have a God who so desires relationship that He did become "one of us" through the life of Jesus. And now He welcomes us as friends, children to His presence to know Him and to be known, honestly, just as we are. When we go to Him, He gives us His grace, mercy and forgiveness that we need to keep on living a to build a "rich" relationship with Him.
Those are my thoughts this week as I try to get a grasp on God's amazing Grace. E-mail me your thoughts at jim@orchardchurch.com.

Receiving God's Grace...Giving God's Grace!

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All last week my thoughts cenetered around our ability to give away the grace and love that we have received from God. Jesus tells us (and the religious law expert) that we are to be like the Samaritan, who shower mercy to the man in need. We have the opportunity to touch people's lives with the hope of Christ be being the hands and feet of God, giving away grace, mercy, and love.
The great thing about Jesus' desire for us to be His instruments of love is that we don't (we can't) do it on our own. We are to be filled by the Holy Spirit who brings God's love into our hearts and through Him we can love others.
We can't give away what we haven't received. Make sure you have received God's great gift of Grace and then you can give it away to friends, family members who desperately need it.
See you at communion on Wednesday at 7:30 am at the office. Let me know you thoughts. You can e-mail me at jim@orchardchurch.com.

God's Grace Provides All You Need

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Do you ever think, "No way I can pull through this situation" or "this is hopeless and totally impossible"? Somedays I see things through my eyes and they look impossible, hopeless. What I want to do is start looking through eyes that look through the lenses on trusting God. Jesus said "with God all things are possible". He also said, "My grace is all you need. My strength is best in your weaknesses." My hope is to really begin looking at all situations through the sufficiency of Christ, believing that their aren't hopeless situations, only opportunities for me to trust God to do the impossible. Sometimes the impossible is for God to show me why things didn't work out the way I wanted them to. God always is faithful to work in our lives even in hard circumstances. This week, I hope you will look through the lenses of trust and see God working in your life to do the impossible.

See you Wednesday morning at 7:30 am for communion and prayer. I'd love to hear your thoughts and comments, so comment here or e-mail me at jim@orchardchurch.com.

Season of Grace Begins!!

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So we have entered into the Season of Grace at Orchard Church. as we start, my thoughts this week are dominated by how many lives I have witnnessed the incredible power of God's grace heal and restore.

God's grace heals us through Christ's death on the cross and the sacrifice paid for our sins. But not only did Jesus pay for our sin, God used that payment to purchase us as His very own children. That is amazing.

What do you think about when you think of grace? Jesus' death on the cross; God's forgiveness of sins; the new life you were provided? This week I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness. I think of the offense I take when someone commits a "sin" against me and how difficult I find it to forgive and let go of the hurt. But God forgives ALL of my sins and never looks on them again.. He removes them and separates my sin as far as the east is from the west. Amazing!!

So those are my thoughts as we begin the Season of Grace. What are your thoughts? Feel free to comment here or e-mail me at jim@orchardchurch.com.

Don't forget to join me for Communion and Prayer every Wednesday at 7:30 am at the office, 818 Salem Street.

Season of Grace is Coming February 18

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Season of Grace is a time of preparation for Easter, a collective time for us to better understand the incredible gift of God's grace, a time to pray for our friends who need Jesus, and a time to seek Jesus with greater passion.

Season of Grace will begin on February 18 and go for seven weeks, culminating with our Easter Celebration on April 8. There will be weekly times of prayer and communion, a Season of Grace devotional booklet, and opportunities to grow in your understanding and love of Jesus.

So check back weekly as this blog will updated every Tuesday. E-mail me at jim@orchardchurch.com if you'd like more information about Season of Grace.

Spring Time Bible Study and Recovery Groups

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**Sunday - Study in the book of James at 6:30 pm. Meets at the Mathers' House, 776 Cleveland Ave.

**Monday - The Jesus Habits; Study in Spiritual Disciplines. Meets at the Culps. Dinner is at 6:30 pm, the study is at 7 pm.

**Tuesday - The Jesus Habits; Study in Spiritual Disiplines. Meets at the Culps. Dinner is at 6:30 pm, the study is at 7 pm.

**Wednesday - "Let's Follow Jesus" meets at 8:30 am at the Jesus Center, 1297 Park Ave.

**Wednesday - Women's Recovery Meeting at 7 pm. Held at the Orchard Women's House, 987 Ellene Ave.

**Thursday - Open, Christ-Centered Recovery Meeting @ 7 pm. Meets at the Orchard Men's House, 642. W. 4th Ave.

**Friday - Open, Christ-Centered Recovery Meeting @ 8:30 am. Meets at the Jesus Center, 1297 Park Ave.

**Friday - Boundaries, Christ-Centered, Co-Dependency Meeting @ 7 pm. Meets at the Orchard Church Office, 818 Salem Street.

Please call 342-7692 or e-mail Clyde Baker, Dir. of Recovery @ clyde@orchardchurch.com.

Baptism Party - Sunday, October 8

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Sunday, October 8 is our next Baptism Party. The party is a place for us to celebrate the decisions of several people who desire to identify themselves as followers of Jesus. We will meet Sunday at 5 pm at Jen and Aaron Murphy's home. There will be a time to celebrate together, eat some snacks, and witness an important step in people's journey with Christ.

Please take the time to be at the Baptism this Sunday evening. It means a lot to the people being baptized to have you celebrate their decision with them. Below is a map to the Murphy's. See you Sunday.

Map to Murphy's.

"Women Making a Difference" Brunch

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On Saturday, September 23rd there will be a brunch for women at Ellen Steele's home. The brunch is a kickoff event for "Women Making a Difference", a group committed to investing into each others lives with the love of Christ. It will be a time to connect and enjoy the women of the Orchard Church.

"Women Making a Difference" will invest into the lives of the new Orchard Church Women's House, as well as, investing into each other. Come and be part of this difference making group.

The Brunch will be at 10:30 am. Click here for directions: Map to Steele's

It's Not too Late to Join a Small Group

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In case you were wondering, it is never too late to jump into a small group at the Orchard Church. We have several going that would fit anyone looking to grow in their relationship with Christ. Here are some examples:

Connections: A Sunday Morning group meeting at 10:45 am at the CCDS Library. This is a great group to grow as followers of Jesus.

Lost and Found: Hosted and led at the Mather's (776 Cleveland St.) on Wednesdays at 7 pm. This study is searching through the attributes of God.

Grief Recovery: meets Wednesdays at the office at 7 pm.

Spiritual Journey: Christian 12-Step groups meet Wednesdays at 7 pm for Women Only at 987 Ellene Ave.; Thursdays for anyone at the Men's House at 7 pm; Friday mornings at 8:30 am at the Jesus Center.

Boundaries: Growing healthy relationships with God and others meets at 7pm at the office.

For more info on any of these groups, call the office at 530-342-7692.

New Small Groups Start in September

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Starting the first week of September, we have new small groups starting up at several different places and on different days. Check out the post below and read about each study and click on the map link for directions.

It is so vital for you to be part of a small group; to grow as a follower of Christ, it is important to go on the journey with other believers. Find the group that best fits your needs.

If you have any questions about the groups or about where you might best fit, contact Pastor Jim at jim@orchardchurch.com. Take time this fall to invest into your relationship with God by joining a small group Bible study.

Rootworks Small Groups Open House - August 28

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God loves to plant us in His word and grow us into fruit bearing followers of Jesus. August 28 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm, there will be an open house for all of the new small group Bible studies that are beginning in September. This event will be held at the Orchard Church office at 818 Salem Street. Come make yourself an ice cream sundae, meet the leaders of each group and find the right place for you to grow as a follower of Jesus. Some of the groups that you can look forward to are:

- Connections; a Sunday morning discipleship group meeting during the 10:45 am service discussing a variety of biblical and Godly living topics; Group will be led by Ron and Sharon Stubbs and meets at the Chico Country Day School.
- Decisions/Monday Night Men's Group; a Bible study for men on making Godly decisions. Meets at the Men's House. Group is led by Brent Morrison.

- Marriage and Monday Night Football; a Bible study focused on developing a marriage relationship based on Godly principles. And it's Monday, so of course the MNF game is on before and after the study! Group will be led and hosted by Jim and Annie Culp.
- Corpus Christi/The Body of Christ; a Tuesday night group focusing on lessons from the life of Jesus and seeing how we can practically live out those lessons in our life. Group will be led and hosted by Jim and Annie Culp.
- Lost and Found/Attributes of God Study; a Wednesday night study looking at the nature and character of God and showing us how to fall more in love with God each day. Each week following the study, the group will watch the TV show Lost. Group will be led and hosted by Pat Mathers.
- Spiritual Journey; a Thursday Night, Christian 12-step group for those in recovery from substance abuse addictions. Group is led by Clyde Baker and meets at the Men's House.