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Located in Onalaska, Wisconsin, Onalaska Church of Christ is a congregation where people are welcomed as visitors and quickly become friends and family. OCC is dedicated to the spiritual and educational growth of all ages. Our church is deeply rooted in scripture. If you are looking for a church home or spiritual guidance, we would love to help you find answers! We can't wait to meet you!

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    • May 19, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Forgiveness and Faithfulness

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2025 35:16


    Followers of Jesus are called to be agents of forgiveness and to serve faithfully, not because it's easy, but because that's what really matters.

    What Money Can't Buy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 27:14


    How we use wealth reveals what we believe about eternity - and where we will spend it.

    Faith With What You Have

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2025 25:08


    How we steward what we have now shows what we truly treasure - and it shapes our eternity.

    Passover and Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2025 29:13


    Jesus shed his blood and gave his life for our sins so that we wouldn't have to experience spiritual death and eternal separation from God. Jesus is the source of life, not death.

    The Conflict with Pharaoh

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 35:33


    For God, nothing less than total freedom and wholehearted worship will do. Just as He called His people out of slavery in Egypt, He calls us out of our bondage to sin.

    The Calling of Moses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 37:07


    From the life of Moses, we learn that God calls in His TIMING and in His WAY, God uses IMPERFECT people for His MISSION, and God EQUIPS those He CALLS.

    The God Who Really Knows You

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 37:47


    Do you know that God is always with you and really knows you? Have you ever tried to run or hide from Him? Our guest speaker David Upchurch shares Psalm 139 to reminds us that God really knows us.

    Counting the Cost

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025 29:58


    In Luke 14, we see Jesus dealing with five different kinds of people and exposing what was false in their hearts. From the hearts of the people in the crowd, we learn to not be divided in our devotion. Following Jesus is costly, but He is worth it.

    An Open Invitation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 29:22


    In Luke 14, we see Jesus dealing with five different kinds of people and exposing what was false in their hearts. From the heart of the host, we learn that God wants us to serve without expecting anything in return. From the heart of the Jews, we learn to not allow worldly distractions to keep us from God.

    The Problem with Our Hearts

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 29:42


    In Luke 14, we see Jesus dealing with five different kinds of people and exposing what was false in their hearts. From the Pharisee and his guests, we learn to value people over power and humility over the recognition of others.

    Members (One Body with Many Parts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2025 31:56


    This message will show us what it means to be a member of God's Church (One Body with Many Parts), why every member is essential, and how we can live out our God-given roles.

    Deacons (The Servants of the Church)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2025 38:11


    Deacons are the servants of the church who lead with their works. They lead alongside the elders as a vital part of the body.

    Elders (The Shepherds of the Church)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2025 40:26


    Elders are God's plan for shepherding the church. It's important that we learn what an elder is, what qualifies an elder to serve, and what elders do as they shepherd the church.

    Jesus (The Head of the Church)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2025 29:28


    Jesus is the Head of the Church. He is the Apostle who plants the church, the Leader who builds the church, and the Senior Pastor and Chief Shepherd who rules the church.

    Building a Habit of Prayer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2025 32:23


    Building a habit of prayer should be a natural byproduct of a growing relationship with Jesus. We can build a habit of prayer by warming up in the word, choosing dependable habits, and learning to pray strategically.

    A Model of Prayer (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2025 34:57


    The value of the Lord's Prayer is in using it as a "model" for our own conversations with God: praising Him, asking for His will in our life, requesting what we need, confessing our sins, and receiving forgiveness.

    A Model of Prayer (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 30:07


    The value of the Lord's Prayer is in using it as a "model" for our own conversations with God: praising Him, asking for His will in our life, requesting what we need, confessing our sins, and receiving forgiveness.

    When A Believing Person Prays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 30:37


    Prayer is the most practical way to have a relationship with God. When a believing person prays, great things happen.

    Simeon's Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 22:23


    Unless we understand the events of Easter, it's impossible to grasp the heart of Christmas.

    The Angel's Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2024 21:54


    The Angel's praise Jesus as Savior, Messiah, and Lord.

    Zechariah's Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2024 24:12


    Zechariah's song of praise helps answer the important question of why we need Jesus.

    Mary's Song

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2024 21:44


    God is mindful of us, and mightier than us. The truth that God is both all-caring and all-powerful should make our hearts rejoice!

    Balancing Conviction and Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 33:36


    Spending time with non-Christian family members and friends can be a challenge around the holidays. Thankfully, God has given us timeless principles in His Word that we can apply to every situation we encounter. In this message, we will look at 4 Biblical Don'ts and 4 Biblical Do's that will help us balance conviction and love.

    This Is The Testimony

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 34:46


    Our guest speaker Sam Helgerson spoke today about 1 John 5:11-13. This is one of the great “Assurance of Salvation” passages.

    Generosity Principles (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 25:49


    Christians are called to give generously, cheerfully, and for the Glory of God.

    Generosity Principles (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2024 30:36


    Christians are called to give generously, cheerfully, and for the Glory of God.

    Generosity Is Contagious

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 29:11


    We serve a generous God who calls His people to follow His example by leading the way in spreading generosity.

    Jacob: Grabber or godly Man? - Genesis 28-33

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 33:21


    "What does a person look like who has truly met God? He walks with a limp." This message will challenge believers to do a spiritual check-up, assessing how God has changed our lives.

    Past Failures & God's Promises - Genesis 25-27

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 27:36


    Our past failures do not destroy God's promises.

    A Love Story, God's Way - Genesis 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 30:45


    God always keeps his promises, He knows our needs before we even ask, and He is determined to save sinners.

    Joseph: Enter the Hero - Genesis 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 28:58


    The beginning of Joseph's life teaches us that God gives us good gifts. We can use these gifts for self-service or sacrificial service to God and others. God will always provide us with a way to escape temptation. The life of Joseph ultimately points us to Jesus.

    A Dysfunctional Family - Genesis 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 40:43


    Sibling rivalry is a theme throughout Genesis. Ishmael persecuted Isaac, Jacob left home so Esau couldn't kill him, Joseph's brothers intended to kill him but decided to sell him as a slave, and Cain murdered his brother Abel. When sin entered the human race, it gave us dysfunctional and fractured families. Only God can put dysfunctional families back together.

    Trouble In Paradise - Genesis 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 35:08


    Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.

    The Beginning of All Things - Genesis 1 & 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2024 21:45


    Genesis 1 and 2 act as the reference point; the beginning point for all things. It is the beginning point for God to reveal Himself, His power, His plan, and His purpose for us throughout the rest of the Old and New Testaments.

    Spiritual Responsibility

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 32:28


    Every person is responsible for their own spiritual growth.

    Psalm 95 - An Invitation To Worship

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2024 29:30


    Psalm 95 is part of a collection of hymns that include Psalms 90-100. This Psalm is an invitation to worship for God's people. The invitation is to sing, shout, kneel, and to be changed from the inside out.

    Psalm 92 - Be The Tree You Were Meant To Be

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 30:28


    Psalm 92 is a great psalm to begin the day with. Here we're reminded about God's love and faithfulness, the greatness of His works, and the depths of His thoughts. This is a starting point for our worship as we seek to be the people God has called us to be.

    Psalm 90 - Teach Us To Number Our Days

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 39:02


    The future is your friend if Jesus is your Savior and Lord.

    Am I Doing My Part?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 38:08


    Our guest speaker Leland Sawyer asks us if we are doing our part. To help us see what our part is, he breaks down the story about the healing of the paralytic man.

    Limitless Forgiveness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 35:26


    We are called to forgive others in response to how we have been forgiven in Christ. Forgiveness kills the root of bitterness in our own lives.

    God's Answer for the Thirsty Soul

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 27:28


    God is our true source of joy, and our hope is ultimately found in Him.

    The Most Important Factor

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2024 32:34


    If faith is caught more than taught, then we should first focus on our own personal relationship with Christ.

    Have We Forgotten About Friendship?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 35:32


    The data is in, and the average American has fewer and fewer true friends. We've grown increasingly lonelier over time. Have we forgotten about friendship? There are important lessons about friendship that we can learn from recent studies, church history, and most importantly God's Word.

    Fighting for a Stronger Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 38:07


    God wants us to be intentional about strengthening our marriages by fighting for them.

    You Are Replaceable

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 31:01


    Our guest speaker David Upchurch brought to us a message from the Old Testament when Elisha watched Elijah taken up in to heaven and he asked us to ponder this question: "What are you doing to replace yourself?"

    Building God's Kingdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 32:49


    In Haggai 1, God's people are asked to consider their ways. They had been building and handling their house while neglecting God's house. Are you doing the same in your Christian walk?

    A Question About the Holy Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 31:51


    The Holy Spirit promises to give us the PUSH we need to live the life God has called us to live.

    The Resurrection Means Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2024 30:51


    Because of the Resurrection, we can live free in Christ.

    The Ultimate Test of A Lifelong Disciple

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 40:40


    Our guest speaker, Gary Black, calls us into the lifelong journey of following Jesus by teaching us about the stages of faith we face. What stage of faith are you in?

    A Question About Freedom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 33:13


    Don't lose sight of what we've been called to do, and the freedom and responsibility that we've been given in Christ.

    A Question About Justice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 35:25


    Human tragedies are not always divine punishments. There are consequences for every action, but God is not singling sinners out to punish them today. We are all guilty before God and will face judgment one day. We will parish unless we repent of our sins and turn to God. In Christ, we can live the kind of lives that produce good fruit for God.

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