OCC Podcast

Want to know how the sausage is made?

What are our pastors' last names? Why did we need a callback? How do we hand over our wretched bodies to the Holy Spirit? Is the battle a group effort? What is our role in others' sanctification? What is up for this next week? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Do we struggle...or do we submit to the Holy Spirit?

What was left out of the message? Why is PB&J the best sandwhich ever made? Are there any practical ways that we can know we are relying on the Holy Spirit? Why split the message in two? Is Paul writing from the perspective of a believer or as an unbeliever? Which peanut butter is best? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Sanctification is not an awareness of how good we are becoming!

Potatoes or tomatoes, generally speaking? Do you like pulp in your orange juice? Is sin a real person? Does Jesus conquer or supersede the law? What is the pink elephant syndrome? Can we say that sin is good? Can we slow down disciple-making by relying on our own efforts? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Jesus fulfills the law, but what does it do?

What do you call people who go to Orchards Community Church? How does belonging to a risen Savior differ from belonging to a dead one? How can Chair-4 people create accountability? Does being 'less of me' mean stepping out of leadership to let new Workers rise, even if they aren't as skilled? How do we test our work? What religious acts kill joy? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

The battles of legalism and limitations of the law

Why is the podcast room so warm? Why doesn't the Bible condemn slavery? Should we mandate behavior? When? How should we come alongside someone who is in the process of being sanctified? How do you speak to a person who is being caught up in sin? What does Romans 7 next week look like? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

As Christ followers our present and our future is eternal life in Jesus Christ

What did Brenton leave out? What is with the butterfly? Are analogies perfect? How do Christians become excited about growth? What is the best way to avoid habitual sin? Why does Brenton pick THOSE songs? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

The grace of God does not give us license to sin.

What is the tension in the gospel? What does wrestling with God look like? What is the difference between being under the law and under grace? Why if we are dead to sin do we still sin? What does present ourselves to God mean? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Sin has no dominance over Christ followers, because we are not under the law - we are under grace

Is there a time when shepherding the body requires bringing up recent events? What does powerless mean? Where is our spirit if it is with Christ? Why doesn't James follow the calendar he made? Why doesn't God give me what I want? Does sin originate in the body or in the mind? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Christianity is often misunderstood - because Christ followers don't "know" who we are in Christ!

Will AI replace umpires in the near future? What is the test for ensuring something is the true gospel? How should a Christ-centered church respond to the assassination of Charlie Kirk? Why doesn't OCC generally preach on current events? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

A test for the true Gospel...does it sound "too easy"?

What is a win in ministry? Why is it that our pastors were wearing jerseys? Why can't you play baseball in the rain? How should we as Christians engage in ministry? Why is fear being repeated? Who should we talk to if we want to get involved? Where are we going in the Book of Romans next? All these and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

How can the Body of Christ help younger generations 'be' the church?

What is the kickoff? What did James leave out? How did the law increase the trespass? What is resigned in death? Who is Achan and Ai? How can we leave a legacy? How bad are the Browns gonna be this year? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

When sin increases, grace abounds!

The genesis of James and Brenton's baseball podcast... THE BUNT! Who should serve? Are there any restrictions to serving? Do people need to be worthy to serve? What about people who are new to the church? Plus some baseball questions that Brenton absolutely knew the answers to. Enjoy!

The church is a group of people who are not meant to just stand on the sidelines and watch. We are called to more.

Where were all the apples? How do you peel an orange? Is spiritual death and physical death linked? Why was it all Adam's fault? Where should I serve and why? What are the needs of the church? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Jesus did far more FOR us than Adam's sin did TO us

Who is that? Is Adam in hell? What is the wrath of God? What is it about trials that helps us know God better? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

What does being a Christian produce in us?

Where did all the other verses go? Why do we need to focus on what we gain in Christ? What is baseball? Is Jesus' peace that good? How should we respond? Will we get those verses back? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Paul tells us some benefits of being in Christ.

James has been married for 29 years!? What faith did Abraham illustrate? Why do we say our faith and not my faith? How does James find people to make illustrations out of? Can we look at the illustrations differently? All of this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

The illustration of Abraham's faith and the application of ours

Does James have weird dreams? What was the bucket analogy all about? How was Abraham counted as righteous before Jesus? How is sin passed on? Was Abraham impotent? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Since salvation is by God's grace (and not through our efforts), then God's promise is certain!

How long does James preach? Why did Jesus get baptized? Why do we do the All Church Service? Why are the ordinances so crucial for the Christian life? Can non-believers take communion? And, Wesley apologizes to the entire Midwest. All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

What was God pleased with when Jesus was baptized?

What happens when our sins are forgiven? What about those who can't be circumcised? What's the difference between sinning and unrighteousness? Why do we do an all church service? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Sign, sealed, delivered. Lord, I'm yours.

How many podcasts has Lacie ever done? Who is justified? Does James always cry for real? How do we know Abraham was saved? What does it mean to be a friend of God? What do works actually do? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

So, what do 'works' do anyway?

How fast can Andrew fall asleep after VBS? What part of the passage was difficult to grasp enough to teach? How is God just when He sometimes lets sin go unpunished? Why didn't the ransom of Christ go to Satan? Who did it go to? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Our sin separated us from God, but Jesus' sacrifice justifies us

Restoration of a believer or fellowship with the Father? Why does humanity like to camp out in a state of constant discontent? Why pigs? What's next up in our Romans study? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

What does the prodigal son tell us about God and ourselves?

James and Forrest both confirm on record that Brenton is good at his job. Why was the new series called Blueprints? What are the laws and the prophets? Are Jews favored by God? What is sin? Why do we need to repent? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

We can't make it on our own, but there is good news...

What does Paul mean when he talks about the law? Why have the law if it can't save us? What's with the mirror, again? Should we live like first century Jews? Are we starting a new series? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

One day, we will stand before God, our excuses revealed, and the verdict will be guilty.

What does it mean that no one seeks after God? Do we search for answers? Is that seeking God? What is a 'work' and do we 'work' for salvation? How do you receive a gift? Calvinism? Wretched man, chief of sinners, loved by God. All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

There are none who seek after God. None. Nada. Zip. Zilch.