House of Prayer

09/06/2026

09/01/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, September 6, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Trudy Thomas leads this week with: The God of Patient Endurance
Definition: God’s patience is rooted in the Hebrew meaning “slow to anger” and the Greek meaning “long-suffering.” It reflects His restraint, love, and desire for reconciliation. Endurance, in turn, is the perseverance that comes from trusting Him through trials, producing character and hope (Romans 5:3-4; James 1:2-4) The Hebrew Christians faced real persecution. When the writer of Hebrews says, “You have need of endurance,” he is issuing a call for perseverance and persistence. We live in an ungodly world full of hardship and adversity, and endurance is essential. Every Christian has experienced trials of some sort. We need endurance as much as the Christians of the first century. How do we endure trials? Before Jesus’ arrest, the disciples believed human effort would help them stand firm, but they abandoned Jesus in Gethsemane. Later, they all endured great persecution and remained unshaken in their faith. What made the difference? Witnessing the resurrection and the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. The Gospel and the Spirit help us endure.

08/26/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, August 30, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Scott Casto leads this week with: Our God, Our Constant Provider
Definition: God is our Constant Provider. There is nothing small or limited about God. He is El Elyon, literally meaning, “The Most High God.” When God first revealed the name by which He would be called, He told Moses that He was “I AM that I AM” (Exodus 3:14), from which we get the name Yahweh or Jehovah. God’s self-description means that the Lord is incomparable and self-sufficient. In 1 Samuel 5:1–8, the Lord shows in an unmistakable manner that He is God Most High. We do not compartmentalize God or His totality of perfect power in total provision. One of God’s names is, Jehovah Jireh, "The Lord will provide" or "The Lord will see to it." Literally translated from the root verbs, it means "the LORD will see", implying that because God sees our needs, He will act to provide for them. Because He is our constant sustainer and provider, we direct our concerns and worries, our praise and thanks to Him, never doubting His perfect provision. God can do all we ask and much more than we could ever think. (Ephesians 3:20). He is our Constant Provider!

08/19/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, August 23, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Shirley Brown leads this week with: God’s Sovereign Grace
Definition: Sovereign Grace combines two of God’s attributes: His sovereignty and His graciousness. The doctrine of Sovereign Grace is the melding of the two into a truth that gives us a glimpse into the mind and heart of our great God. The sovereignty of God is His total control of all things past, present, and future. Nothing happens beyond His knowledge and control. All things are either caused by Him or allowed by Him for His own purposes and in accordance with His perfect will and timing. The other half of Sovereign Grace is grace. The grace of God is His unmerited favor toward those who have not earned it. It is undeserved favor. As Christians we benefit from God’s sovereign grace. Our very salvation and position in Christ are due to His grace through the faith that He gives us. His sovereign grace is part of His eternal plan to restore creation and bring people into communion with Him. By saving the undeserving, He fulfills His promise to redeem all things through Christ, showing that His purposes are good and His love is eternal.

08/11/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, August 16, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Daniel Luz leads this week with: God Our Firm Foundation
Definition: A foundation is the basis or groundwork of something. The Christian faith has the person and work of Jesus Christ as its foundation: our faith is built upon Christ, the rock of our salvation and the chief cornerstone. Jesus, God in the flesh, is a real person who came to earth at a specific time in history. His death and resurrection are historical events. At the same time, the person and work of Jesus cannot be understood apart from God’s Word. The Bible tells us that our faith is “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the chief cornerstone. In him the whole building is joined together. The whole Bible points to Jesus Christ and He is the cornerstone of our faith!

08/04/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, August 9, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Rebecca Martinez leads this week with: The Love of God that Compels
Definition:
The love of God is a central theme throughout the Bible, reflecting His nature and character as a loving and compassionate Creator. This divine love is both an attribute of God and a guiding principle for human relationships, as revealed in Scripture.
the love of God is a foundational truth that permeates the entirety of Scripture, calling believers to a life of love, devotion, and service in response to His immeasurable grace and mercy.
The Nature of God's Love: God's love is described as steadfast, unconditional, and eternal.
In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word "hesed" often translates to God's lovingkindness or covenantal love, emphasizing His faithfulness and mercy. In Exodus 34:6, God proclaims His nature to Moses: "The LORD, the LORD God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and truth."
In the New Testament, the Greek word "agape" is used to describe God's selfless, sacrificial love. This love is most profoundly demonstrated in the sending of His Son, Jesus Christ, for the redemption of humanity. John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."

07/29/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, August 2, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Trudy Thomas leads this week with: The Grace of God
Definition: Grace is both an attribute of God and an expression of His very nature, though it is most often described as a divine attribute that flows from His essential character. As an attribute of God: Grace is understood as God’s unmerited favor, kindness, and benevolence toward humanity, given freely and without conditions. It is a distinct quality of God’s character, like love, mercy, and righteousness, and is revealed throughout Scripture. In Ephesians 2:8–9, grace is called “the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast,” emphasizing its gratuitous and personal nature. In Exodus 34:6, God is described as “compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and truth,” showing grace as a defining feature of His personality. As part of God’s very nature: Grace is not merely a separate quality but is intrinsic to God’s being. It is the spontaneous, free gift of His love and life to the undeserving, reflecting His self-giving character. God’s grace is both the starting point and the sustaining power of the Christian life and as such we are called to stand firm in the grace of God.

07/22/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, July 26, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Shirley Brown leads this week with: God the Holy Spirit
Definition: True Christians are sealed with the Holy Spirit at the moment of salvation. As such He indwells each of us and we then come to know Him as our Counselor, Teacher, Guide and Encourager. He is God, equal to the Father and the Son, possessing all the same attributes. He is the Third Person of the Trinity. His behind-the-scenes status as “Spirit” may seem more ethereal in nature than the “Father” and the “Son” as very often many know less about the Holy Spirit than they know of God the Father or Jesus the Son. But the Bible actually tells us much about Him. He is mentioned 70 times in the Old Testament and more than 250 times in the New Testament. His Old Testament ministry: He was actively involved in Creation and the continual renewal of life on earth. He temporarily came upon individuals in power for them to accomplish tasks and purposes, but He did not indwell them permanently. In the New Testament He convicts the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment and is permanently active in the lives of believers: First, He is the Advocate who comes alongside believers as Helper and Encourager. Second, the Holy Spirit continues the work of Jesus’ earthly ministry teaching believers Truth, convicting us of sin, and calling us into ministry. Third, He gifts us with spiritual abilities (spiritual gifts) and manifests the character of Christ in the fruit of the Spirit in and through us. Today let us consider Him as He is, equal with the Father and the Son, whose presence, power, and holiness are central to our identity and walk with God, and honor Him in our lives.

07/16/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, July 19, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Jim Foreman leads this week with: God is Love
Definition:
Agape love is used to describe the love that God has for us. This type of love at its core is goodwill to others, well meaning, and willful delight. It involves faithfulness, commitment and an act of will. Agape love is always shown by what it does and the greatest display of God’s love for us is the sacrifice that Jesus made for us on the cross. As it reads in Romans 5:8 “But God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Agape love is a joyful resolve to put the welfare of others above our own. Agape love is also the type of love we are to have for God and others. In Luke 10:27 it reads: And He answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” God’s love for you will never fall short and is never ending. Praise God for this love and mercy that He has for every one of us today and forever!

07/08/2026

Orchard House of Prayer convenes this Sunday, July 12, 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. in Classroom #1. Please join us for Praise and Thanksgiving to our God and a Season of Intercession.
Daniel Luz leads this week with: Jesus the Light of the World
Definition: “I am the Light of the world” is the second of seven “I AM” declarations of Jesus, recorded only in John’s gospel, that point to His unique divine identity and purpose. In declaring Himself to be the Light of the world, Jesus was claiming that He is the exclusive source of spiritual light. No other source of spiritual truth is available to mankind. There are two types of light in the world. We can perceive one, or both, or neither! When we are born into this world, we perceive physical light, and by it we learn of our Creator’s handiwork in the things we see. However, although that light is good, there is another Light, a Light so important that the Son of God had to come in order to both declare and impart it to men. John 8:12 records, “When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, ‘I am the Light of the World. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but have the light of life.’” The metaphor used by the Lord in this verse speaks of the light of His Truth, the light of His Word, the light of eternal Life. Those who perceive the true Light will never walk in spiritual darkness.