OCC Deeper Well

This past Sunday, we had Steve Brown as our guest teacher, and in this week's episode, we talked about patience in suffering, covering James 5:7-5:12 and touching on his four sermon points. We hope you enjoy it!   

This past Sunday, Pastor Pete taught on James 4:13 - 5:6. In this week's episode of A Deeper Well, we are digging deeper into this text to tackle prioritizing life and finances. How do we make plans in a way that honors God and more? We hope you enjoy it. 

In this episode, Pete, Dan, and Kortnie dig a little deeper into the topic of Wisdom covered in verses 3:13 - 4:12.  As Pete pointed out in his sermon this past Sunday, James tells us there is wisdom from below and wisdom from above. How do we discern what is wise? How do we instruct with wisdom and discernment but do it with love? These are some of the questions we tackle. We hope you enjoy, and don't forget to share this podcast with a friend. 

In this episode Dan and Pete dive into James 3:1-12 looking at the power of the tongue. James writes, "the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts." It's a reminder that our words have power that we can't underestimate. Enjoy the episode and share it with a friend!

In this episode we look at a challenging section from the letter of James. Dan and Pete dive into James 2:14-26 and wrestle with what James means when he says, "a person is justified by works and not by faith alone." Does this contradict the rest of scripture or does it complement it? Enjoy the episode and share it with a friend!

In this episode, we begin our new series in the book of James. Pete, Dan, and Kortnie dive deeper into James 1:1-18, tackling the subject of having joy in the trials. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we discuss why grace is essential to the Christian faith. The only perfect person to ever walk the earth is Jesus. He is the most outstanding example and who we all strive to be, but we know we will never live up to that perfection. This is why Jesus is the only way. He is the only way because he made a way for us to know the Father and be in eternity with Him forever, despite our sin. We hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to share us with a friend!

In this week's episode, we reflect on our new home and the mission God has us on! Just as Abraham was blessed to be a blessing, so too are we as followers of Jesus. So take a listen as we talk about what that means as we seek to worship, serve and do life together. We hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to share this podcast with a friend!

With Pastor Dan at the helm as host of this week's episode, we get an opportunity to get to know the speakers for this past weekend's OCC Institute Forums, Simon Edwards and Sharon Dirckx of OCCA. We hope you enjoy it! Below is a list of their books. The Sanity of Belief by Simon Edwards Why?, Am I Just My Brain, Broken Planet by Sharon Dirckx

In our current series, "Asking For A Friend," Pete addressed the question, How Can I Know There Is A God? In this episode, we dig deeper into this question and discuss sharing our faith with those we love outside the faith and how to do so with love and compassion. We hope you enjoy.

This past Sunday, we started our new series, "Asking For A Friend," in which we tackle some of the more difficult questions of the faith. In this episode, we begin by digging deeper into the validity of the Bible, helping to give us a framework for studying and understanding the Word so we can confidently defend it. Book suggestions from this episode: 1. The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom, Kindness, Progress, and Equality - By Glen Scrivener2. Why Trust The Bible - Amy Orr-Ewing

In this week's episode, we continue to look at the life of Abraham and Sarah as they longed for the fulfillment of God's promise to them. They learned, and so can we, about the many barriers that can come between us and believing the promises of God. Take a listen as we unpack this in depth. We hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to share this podcast with a friend!

In this week's episode, we talk more about waiting for the promises of God through the story of Abraham and Sarah. While every kind of season involves waiting, how do we entrust our lives to God and wait well? How does the presence of God change how we wait? We address these questions and much more. We hope you enjoy this episode, and don't forget to share this podcast with a friend!

We are excited to be back in the studio as we gear up for our long-awaited move to our new church home. Preparing for the changes, we begin a new series called New Home Same Mission. In this episode, we dig deeper into the call of the Lord on Abraham's life and how that applies to us today. And how fear can paralyze us and doubt can cloud our decision-making ability. We hope you enjoy today's episode!

In this episode, we address the limited nature of evil and dig deeper into the problem of evil, our response to it, and our role in being salt and light. We hope you enjoy it, and don't forget to share us with a friend.

Many of us wish for more hours in the day. We complain that we can't finish everything in the hours we've been given. But the reality is no matter how many hours we have; we will fill them and still wish we had more time. In this week's sermon, Pastor Pete tackled the subject of rest, focusing on the Sabbath. Today we dig deeper into the beauty of our need for rest and how this is a part of God's good design for his people as limited creatures.

We continue this week diving deeper into our limited series. This week we are discussing how God designed work and its purpose in the life of a Christian. We hope you enjoy!

It is a part of God's good design that we are limited creatures. But, we live in a period in time that desires to be limitless, and as a result, we have become restless people grappling for power, progress, and prestige. In other words, we have come full circle to the garden by trying to be God. Our series begins with Pastor Pete reminding us of God's graciousness in creating us with limits, and in this podcast, we dig deeper into just that. We hope you enjoy it, and don't forget to share us with a friend.

This week, we are combining our last two parables of the Prodigal Son and the Suffering Servant, digging into the act of forgiveness and addressing the complexity of forgiving and being forgiven with faithful Christ-like attitudes. We hope you enjoy and don't forget to share with a friend!

In this week's episode, we dig a little deeper into the parable of the rich fool. Greed is a tricky subject, and talk of it can sometimes feel like we are getting our mail read. But it is essential to tackle as it tends to become a blind spot for most of us. We discuss some of the ways to recognize the pitfall of greed in our life. We hope you enjoy this episode and don't forget to share us with a friend!

Most of us grew up singing, "On Christ the solid rock I stand; all other ground is sinking sand." You can hear it now reverberating through the church rafters. This week's parable inspired the lyric of this classic hymn and causes us to evaluate our foundation for life more deeply. In this episode, we dig deeper into the meaning of the text. We hope you enjoy it. And don't forget to subscribe!

Have you ever RSVPed to a dinner invite but then bailed last minute? Or didn't accept an invitation as an honored guest? In this week's podcast, we unpack the meaning behind the great banquet parable. Was Jesus telling us never to miss a party, or is there a deeper meaning leading us to accept His invitation and invite others to do the same?

In this week's podcast, we dive deeper into Miles Hatcher's sermon on the Pearl of Great Price (Matt. 13:44-46). In the span of three verses Jesus gives us two stories that help us better grasp the incredible joy offered in His Kingdom. We hope you enjoy it and share with a friend!

In this week's podcast, we dive deeper into Pastor Dan's sermon on the good Samaritan. The cultural implications of the story Jesus told as well as the kingdom being revealed through Christ as the Samaritan. We hope you enjoy it and share us with a friend.

We are continuing our series on Parables, Ordinary Stories of an Extraordinary Kingdom. This week we are looking at the Parable of the Unjust Judge from this past Sunday's sermon from Pastor Dan. Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subscribe and share us with a friend.

We begin this season by digging deeper into our sermon series, Parables, Ordinary Stories of an Extraordinary Kingdom. In this episode, we discuss the parable of the mustard seed from this past Sunday's sermon from Pastor Pete. Thank you for listening! Don't forget to subscribe and share us with a friend.

What does it mean to be Informed risk-takers? Brian, Dan, and Kortnie talk more in-depth about the value of Informed Risk-Taking for OCC and the individual walk with the Lord.

In this episode, Dan, Kortnie, and Brian discuss the importance of intergenerational leadership as it pertains to discipleship, mentoring, family, and the body of Christ as a whole.

Brian, Dan, and Kortnie discuss the third strand in OCC's seven strands of DNA. This week they dive deeper into the true meaning of discipleship and the importance of living "doing life together" with the intention of making disciples.

In this season's closer of the Deeper Well podcast, Dan, Brian, and Kortnie finish up the 7 strands of DNA with the final strand being small group structured. In this episode, they will be going through the reasons why they feel OCC's small group philosophies are important to the life of the Body both in and out of the Sunday morning experience. We hope you enjoy it and will be back with you in the New Year! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Dan, Kortnie, and Brian continue in the 7 Strands series with the second strand of OCC's DNA being Gospel-Focused. In this episode, they define what gospel is as well as what it is not (false gospel). They also speak about several ways being gospel-focused affects ministry at OCC. We hope you enjoy this podcast and be sure to subscribe if you haven't already!

This week we finish up the Rooted series we will be focusing on the relational aspect of ministry. When we partner with others, how to bring humility, reconciliation, effectiveness, and purpose to the relationships in our lives. We also speak on the responsibility of the church to be faithful in representing Christ and realizing the impact of our influence. We hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to subscribe!

Do you ever feel apprehensive about sharing your faith? In this episode, we discuss the source of our strength and knowledge in sharing. The value of the Gospel in the believer's life should inspire us to live in a way that entices the world to ask. And when they do, will we have the answer? We hope you enjoy it! And don't forget to subscribe and share this podcast with a friend.

Our identity is in Christ alone. We have been crucified with Christ, and our lives are made new by the power of the cross. In this particular passage of scripture, we will be digging deeper into the verses of identity. When Paul says we are no longer defined by our social status' or our religious backgrounds, what is he really saying? We talk about this and much more in today's episode. We hope you enjoy! And don't forget to subscribe to our podcast.

Do you struggle with feeling like habits of grace are more like rules and regulations for your faith? Some of you might enjoy them, and they are authentic practices in your life. But, on the other hand, some of you have not-so-great feelings around having to subscribe to specific practices that feel more like social pressure than authentic faith. In this episode, we talk more about balancing these things to come from a place of freedom instead of a place of guilt and frustration. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we will be digging deeper into Col. 2: 8-13, where Paul talks about being taken in my empty philosophies and vain deceit. We will also be breaking down baptism and circumcision and how they connect to covenants of the Old Testament and Christ's fulfillment of these covenants through His death and resurrection . We hope you enjoy it, and don't forget to subscribe!

Paul writes to the Colossians that he is rejoicing in his suffering. When we read these verses are we encouraged by them or are we confounded? In this podcast, we discuss suffering for Christ. What role community should play in our suffering? As well as rejoicing in times of suffering. We hope you enjoy! Make sure to subscribe to this podcast and be sure to share with a friend!

Verses 15 - 23 in the first chapter of Colossians is an extremely rich section of scripture, but we will be taking a closer look at verse 15, where Paul says Jesus is the image of the invisible God. How does this relate to this passage when we talk about being image-bearers of a Holy God? Do we as a culture like to ignore these types of passages and bring Jesus down to our level? These are some of the questions we unpack in this week's episode. We hope you enjoy and don't forget to subscribe and share with a friend!

George Barna says, "evangelism that starts at the nonbeliever's point of felt need and ties the gospel into that area of need has the greatest capacity for capturing the mind and heart of the non-christian." It is our calling as disciples of Christ to be on mission to spread the Gospel. This happens through foreign and local missions but also our ordinary daily lives. In this podcast, we discuss the mission of evangelizing the Gospel, feeling equipped to go into the world to spread the Gospel confidently. We hope you enjoy this week's episode. Don't forget to subscribe and share with a friend!

As believers, we often get saved and then get a little lost on how to move from infancy to a mature life of faith. As a part of our Vision Series this past Sunday, Dan preached on the importance of growth in the Christian life. In this episode of Deeper Well, Dan, Kortnie, Brian, and Pete go deeper into what it means to be mature in the faith, measure maturity, and some reliable resources for growth in the development of head and heart knowledge. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and don't forget to subscribe! Further resources and links: Reading Plan app, https://www.ligonier.org/posts/bible-reading-plans, Bible Project App.

This week on Deeper Well, Brian, Pete, Dan, and Kortnie dig a little deeper into our pathway for discipleship, which is Know, Grow and Go. This episode we will explore what it means to truly know God and make Him known. We hope you enjoy! Don't forget to subscribe and share with a friend!

In this episode, we dive a little further into Pastor Pete's sermon on the story of Joseph and his brothers near the end of Genesis. We talked more about forgiveness, repentance, accountability, and God's divine plan of redemption. We hope you enjoy.

This past Sunday we started a new series called Stories of Redemption, where we are highlighting books that reveal God's redemptive story both in the narrative of the book as well as the entire Cannon of scripture. Ruth is our first book to look at and in today's podcast we will highlight a number of themes in the story and how they apply to our lives today. We hope you enjoy!

In this episode, we discuss God's presence in the life of the believer, what does Paul mean by Christ in me, and the churches role in reflecting God's presence by the power of the Holy Spirit. We hope you enjoy.