How do you deal with failure? Do you end up quitting or giving up? Today we discuss failure and how we can obtain confidence with God.

You have His attention, His privilege, and His sacrifice. Many people feel worthless, but God gives us His attention, privilege, and sacrifice. We are worthy in His eyes.

Today's message talks about discouragement and despair that many people encounter in life.

Today's topic is an item that is not typically discussed in churches, child abuse. 1 out of every 4 girls and 1 out of every 6 boys experiences sexual abuse before their 18th birthday. Today's message provides awareness of this topic.

This message shows how we can have Guilt and Shame, and this causes us to hide from God and hide from others. We don't get a relationship with God by following God's commands. We follow God's commands because we have a relationship with God. You are never too dirty to be with Jesus.

This message kicks off the Unbinding Love series with a definition of forgiveness. We are to not show resentment or get revenge, but show love.

Failure is celebrated in America today. Business leaders talk about how much they've failed, people fail their way to success, and even in church we talk about all the sin failures that we've had before we finally reach some sort of spiritual pinnacle.

But is it God's strategy for us to have failure, upon failure upon failure before we are finally spiritually successful? Does sin lead to salvation?

God has communicated much about the afterlife through His scriptures. He describes heaven and hell, he talks about how we know who goes where ... and He also tells us that we are sometimes optimistic. That is, we think everything is OK and we're headed to the pearly gates, but ...

Truth is one of those commodities that is in short supply today, and so many outlets are reporting versions of truth that often contradict. It can be a maddening prospect for anyone to ascertain what is right or wrong or just trivia. So, are you truth fatigued? If so, perhaps you need to find the solid rock of truth.

The State of The Orchard is strong, but the state of Washington DC needs a stronger and healthier Orchard. More to the point, we need to make sure that we have healthy rhythms to be effective.