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🎯 'I'm going to wake up today and practice righteousness' - This powerful reminder shows us that living for God requires daily, intentional effort. It's not a one-time thing you can post about and forget! 💯 #DailyDiscipleship #ChristianMotivation #FaithInAction
Jesus said looking with lust is the same as adultery. He called for marriage to be divorce-proof through God at the center. He demanded our words be so trustworthy that oaths become unnecessary. Why did Jesus make righteousness seem so much harder?
Because He's not interested in external compliance - He wants complete heart transformation. Are you settling for technical righteousness or pursuing genuine holiness?
Ever feel like a random part that doesn't quite fit anywhere in God's plan? You're not a manufacturing error - you're salt and light, specifically designed to make a difference right where you are. What would change if you stopped hiding your light and started seasoning the world around you with God's love?
A recliner is a great parallel for our Spiritual lives. It’s comfortable, easy, and so addictive. We can get lazy…that’s why it’s called a Lay-Z-Boy! Just as we love the physical comfort of a chair, we also love spiritual comfort: the predictable rhythm, a sense of safety, and a place where nothing is demanded of us. This instinct for spiritual ease is dangerously misaligned with true discipleship. Our core truth is blunt: “If you’re comfortable following Jesus, you’re doing it wrong. You should be uncomfortable.” The presence of sin within every person means that God is still at work in believers’ lives, wanting to change them from the inside out. As long as a person is alive, God intends ongoing transformation, not static comfort. To simply settle into a “spiritual lazy boy” and resist change means we’re doing it wrong. Listen as we unpack this core truth to discover the great plans God has for us as we become more like Jesus.
Join us as we journey through the book of Luke in our new series - To Seek and Save: Restoring What Was Lost.
For our introduction to the series, we have Dr. Chris Moody as our guest preacher.
Each year, at the beginning of the year, we reevaluate what it looks like to have a healthy church. We aim to have a "Better Body" for Christ. This week's focus is Commitment.
Each year, at the beginning of the year, we reevaluate what it looks like to have a healthy church. We aim to have a "Better Body" for Christ. This week's focus is Community.
Each year, at the beginning of the year, we reevaluate what it looks like to have a healthy church. We aim to have a "Better Body" for Christ. This week's focus is Commission.
Each year, at the beginning of the year, we reevaluate what it looks like to have a healthy church. We aim to have a "Better Body" for Christ. This week's focus is Commandment.
Throughout John's gospel, we read stories where Jesus meets people right where they are.Â
We hope that through our new series, Encounters, you’ll rediscover that Jesus is willing to meet you right where you are.
This week's text: John 3:1-21
Throughout John's gospel, we read stories where Jesus meets people right where they are.Â
We hope that through our new series, Encounters, you’ll rediscover that Jesus is willing to meet you right where you are.
This week's text: John 2:13-25
Throughout John's gospel, we read stories where Jesus meets people right where they are.Â
We hope that through our new series, Encounters, you’ll rediscover that Jesus is willing to meet you right where you are.
This week's text: John 1:1-14
Search Me - Psalm 139:23-24
Hold to What’s Real - Jeremiah 9:23-24
Application:
What you give up here won’t compare to what you’ll receive there.
We are the Spiritual Assembly (Church) that serves as a Pillar and Foundation of the Truth for our Families and Community that is anchored to Jesus for those inside and outside so that all might come to Know and Follow Jesus.
A study in 1 Timothy.
Pastor Daniel takes us through Mark 4 as we talk about The Four Soils and how they each represent different seasons in our lives that we may be in and how we can get to where we need to be spiritually.
The Lord loves a cheerful give. Pastor Bob shares with us what is considered biblical giving.
To start giving online, visit odessabible.org/giving.
"Why are Small Groups important?"
We get this question often -- the answer, you need to know more about Christ, and you need to see Christ.
When we gather with friends or family, it's a good thing -- but our purpose is different than gathering for a small group. Our central focus is on Jesus.Â
You can join a small group today! Go check out odessabible.org/smallgroups to get all the info. What do you do after that? Show up. It's simple!
Where are you in your Bible reading? Are you a beginner, intermediate, or advanced in your scripture reading?Â
Our Pastoral staff put together a plan to help you in your journey! Check out odessabible.org/biblereadingplan to see where you can start this week!
Prayer is super important! It keeps our line of communication open with God. Did you know that there's not way we HAVE to pray, but that we are given some guidelines of how to, and how not to pray?
We are kicking of 2020 with our annual series titled Better Body. Pastor Bob gives a brief overview of some Core Beliefs that we have here at OBC.
"God’s enabling grace calls us to conduct ourselves as a blessing to those around us regardless of how we are treated by those around us." - 1 Peter 3:8-12
When we let The Four Horseman (Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, Stonewalling) enter our marriage, we risk turning from one another in marriage, rather than turning TO one another. Pastor Bob shares a great message of how we should Turn To One Another.