Olivet Baptist Church

Cain and Abel is really about Cain's disobedience and Cain's response after he sinned. And through all of that, we are reminded to not be like Cain. Pastor Kevin Craft

Genesis 3 gives us a pattern for what temptation is like. It also reminds us of how devastating sin is. But in the middle of brokenness, this is also a chapter that is full of hope.Pastor Kevin Craft

Hearing about the faithfulness of missionaries encourages us to be faithful in our life and be mindful of missions. This session focuses on William Carey, Adoniram Judson, and John Paton. Pastor Kevin Craft

What does it mean to be a human? What does it mean to be a man or a woman? Genesis 1-2 gives us the framework for how and why God created us.Pastor Kevin Craft

How did the Apostle John tell the church to support missionaries?Pastor Kevin Craft

Why did God rest? It wasn't because He had to, it was to set a pattern for us physically and spiritually. Pastor Kevin Craft

No matter the town, Paul was always trying to make disciples and strengthen the churches. Pastor Kevin Craft

How does science and the Bible fit together? That is a question often at the forefront of Genesis 1. So what does the Bible say on the topics of evolution, the age of the earth, and the historicity of Adam? Pastor Kevin Craft

What was Paul preaching on his missionary journey? His sermon in Antioch gives us the content of the gospel that he preached. And we see how God worked in the aftermath. Pastor Kevin Craft

Genesis 1 doesn't just tell us that God created, it tells us why God created. There is a purpose in the beginning, and that purpose drives the rest of history. Pastor Kevin Craft

The start of Paul's journey sees the church send him out, and extending the gospel in an area that has already heard. Pastor Kevin Craft

If Jesus has all authority, then all the nations need to hear that He is Lord, and so He sends us out on the mission to make disciples.Pastor Kevin Craft

The Bible gives us a description about the character of Deacons, it also gives us an example of how Deacons serve the Church.Pastor Kevin Craft

Why is there a need for missions? To answer that question, you really have to look at the storyline of the Bible to see our need and how God is able to save. Also, a tangent topic: What if people never hear the gospel - can they be saved? What about young children who might not have the capacity to believe yet?Pastor Kevin Craft

How do you know when you have actually made a disciple? 2 Timothy 2:2 reminds us that disciples are able to reproduce and help others grow in their faith. That is what we want to aim for in making disciples, and when that happens, then the church will also be multiplying leaders. Pastor Kevin Craft

How we define missions is important. Not because we want to downplay local outreach and evangelism, but because we want to remember that Jesus said to make disciples of all nations. Pastor Kevin Craft

How does Jesus tell us to make disciples? We must teach if people are going to become disciples and grow as disciples. And specifically, we must teach the commands of Jesus. Pastor Kevin Craft

The glory of God is at the center of the Bible. God deserves glory, but we fall short of displaying His glory and honoring Him. That's why we go and proclaim the gospel - because it is how we are saved, and it is how God gets the glory. Pastor Kevin Craft

The mission of the church is the Great Commission - go and make disciples of all nations. Who is it that sends missionaries to go and make disciples in other nations? Acts 13 gives us the example: God uses the local church to send out missionaries. Guest Preacher Josh Koenig

How is a church able to be hospitable to guests and minister to unbelievers while also standing firm in the faith?Pastor Kevin Craft

If the mission of the church is making disciples, then we have to know how people become disciples. Baptism is representative of the entire conversion process and helps us remember how we become disciples and how we can lead others to be disciples.Pastor Kevin Craft

What are the principles to remember when we think about our freedoms and rights, and how should we apply that when we interact with unbelievers?Pastor Kevin Craft

Jesus has all authority. And since He is Lord, He sends us out on this mission as a church to make disciples. Pastor Kevin Craft

How are we supposed to interact with other believers when we have differences over matters of conscience? This passage talks about that issue, and some principles to remember in the process. Pastor Kevin Craft

What is the mission of the Church? Ephesians 1-2 gives us the background for why this mission even exists and why it is so important. Pastor Kevin Craft

Because the Bible doesn't give us specific instructions on everything we should do, and because we are told that everything that is not from faith is sin, it may be a sin for one Christian to something that is good for another Christian to do. That is the topic of the freedom of conscience. Pastor Kevin Craft

God is a God of peace. First and foremost that means that we have peace with God. God has made that possible, and continues to work in us from beginning to end. Pastor Kevin Craft

If Christians are free, how are we supposed to interact with authority? Specifically, this session is about how we interact with government authority. Pastor Kevin Craft

One of the ways we can please and worship God is through remembering and following the example of others. We look to the example of our pastors, but ultimately to the example of Christ. Pastor Kevin Craft

Freedom is not just about being from from certain burdens. It is also about being free to do certain things.Pastor Kevin Craft

What does acceptable worship look like? It is brotherly love, showing hospitality, remembering Christians who are suffering, honoring marriage, not loving money and being content. Pastor Kevin Craft

Being a Christian means being free. Specifically, that means that we are free from certain things. This session focuses on what we are free from as Christians. Pastor Kevin Craft

There are 2 ways you can meet God. One is terrifying, and the other is full of joy. This passage describes those options and encourages us to be grateful and pay attention to what God says. Pastor Kevin Craft

Satan tries to attack us in many ways, but we must stay close to God and not stop serving God. Guest Preacher Dalbert Willis

In this service, we focus on the passages of Scripture that remind us what is happening as we partake of the bread and the cup. Guest Preacher Mike Rodrigue

What should when we get spiritually worn out in life? That isn't the time to stop or wander, that is the time to press on. That's what this passage is about. Pastor Kevin Craft

God has a purpose for what we go through. He loves Christians, and He disciplines Christians so that we would be holy. Pastor Kevin Craft

The Christian life is a marathon. That means that we need to run with endurance and make it to the finish. We do that by laying off sin and anything that weighs us down, and by looking to Jesus. Pastor Kevin Craft

Cooperation is God's idea. From the moment we become Christians, God adds us to the church so that we will grow to be more like Jesus. But we also see examples in the Bible about cooperating with other churches for proclaiming the gospel and planting churches. Pastor Kevin Craft

We need faith in every situation in life. We need faith to overcome, we need faith to endure. And every Christian is in this long line of the people of God who has this kind of faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

History gives us examples of how other Christians have contended for the faith throughout history. That encourages us to stand strong in the faith, and it also gives us reminders about some of the pitfalls that we can avoid along the way. Pastor Kevin Craft

How do we overcome fear or sin? How are we delivered and saved? Hebrews 11 reminds us that it is by faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

Who is the "catholic church" that the Nicene Creed is referring to? What does the Bible say about the true church? The answers to those questions impacts how Protestants view and use the creeds.Pastor Kevin Craft

What does it actually look like to live by faith in everyday life? This passage gives us at least 4 examples of living by faith. Pastor Kevin Craft

The main reason for the council of Nicea was to make a statement on the Arian Controversy. And from the council, we get this statement on the Son, affirming that the Trinity is one God, while maintaining that the Son is eternally begotten. Pastor Kevin Craft

Sarah didn't start out as a great example of faith. But God changed her, and by faith she was strengthened and had an impact far beyond herself. Pastor Kevin Craft

The Council of Nicea was 1700 years ago. What should we think about the Nicene Creed adn creeds in general? Does it line up with the what the Bible says on the topic of the Trinity?Pastor Kevin Craft

Our eternity depends on faith. And in this chapter of the Bible, God gives us definitions and examples of what faith is. Pastor Kevin Craft

Endurance is what we need. Maybe we're tired, facing trials, facing suffering - whatever the circumstance, we need endurance. And God tells us these truths to help us endure. Pastor Kevin Craft

The gospel is not just that Jesus died. It is that He rose from the dead. The resurrection was something that God knew would happen, so He wrote about it in the OT to get us ready to recognize the Christ. Pastor Kevin Craft

We need to be reminded of the gospel. The gospel is simple, profound, and has an impact on all of the Christian life. Pastor Kevin Craft