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Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 1, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Romans 5. In this chapter, Paul explains the results of being justified by faith: believers now have peace with God, access to sustaining grace, hope, and a new purpose even in suffering, all made possible through Christ's saving work while we were still sinners. Paul highlights reconciliation as the greatest outcome—full restoration to God—and contrasts Adam's disobedience, which brought death, with Christ's obedience, which brings life and righteousness. Christ's work calls all believers to live a new life that reflects this gift.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 25, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Romans 4. In this chapter, Paul teaches that no one—Jew or Gentile—is made right with God by works or obedience to the Law, but by faith alone. Using Abraham as an example of righteousness credited through belief rather than actions, Paul explains that Abraham was declared righteous before circumcision, making him the father of faith for all who believe. This same faith now applies to believers who trust in Christ for forgiveness and resurrection life. The chapter concludes by emphasizing that the Christian life begins and continues in faith, expressed through dependence on God and persistent prayer.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 18, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Romans 3. In this chapter, Paul explains that both Jews and Gentiles are equally guilty before God: the law reveals sin but cannot save, leaving everyone in need of God's intervention. God resolves this dilemma by sending Jesus to perfectly meet the righteous standard and credit His righteousness to those who believe, making Him both just and the justifier. The passage calls believers to humility and continual dependence on Christ, recognizing our ongoing need for Him not only for salvation but for daily life.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 11, 2026In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Romans 2. In this chapter, Paul uses a toll called a diatribe to confront religious self-righteousness, showing that moral superiority, possession of the law, or outward signs like circumcision do not exempt anyone from God's judgment. He argues that God shows no partiality. Our relationship with God is not based on ceremonies, activities, or lineage. It is rooted in faith and proved with Spirit-led obedience. Ultimately, Romans 2 levels everyone, revealing equal need for God and emphasizing that faith is proven by a transformed heart and life.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | January 4, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Romans 1. This chapter covers Paul's mission to proclaim the gospel and unite Jewish Christians and Gentiles Christians in the church. He shares his regular prayer for the Roman church, encouraging spiritual growth and the importance of obedience in prayer. The passage also covers the wrath of God against unrighteousness, showing how sin suppress the truth by worshipping creation instead of the Creator.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | December 21, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Malachi 3-4. These chapters address Israel's questions about the prosperity of the wicked, promising that He will bring justice through His coming, which will purify and refine people. He warns Israel about their disobedience in tithing, showing that generosity reflects whether God is truly supreme in their lives, and calls them to return to Him with hearts of repentance. Ultimately, God promises that a day will come when He will distinguish the righteous from the wicked, and He encourages believers to prepare the way through repentance and restoration, starting in their own hearts and homes.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | December 14, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Malachi 1-2. These chapters focus on covenant unfaithfulness, highlighting how Israel, despite being returned from slavery and witnessing a second Exodus, remains spiritually shallow and disobedient. He emphasizes the importance of loving God above all else, as disordered love leads to unfaithfulness. Malachi calls for a return to faithful covenant living, urging individuals and leaders alike to reorder their loves, prioritize God, and spread His faithfulness throughout the community.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | December 7, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Joel 3. This chapter shifts focus to the final days, where God will gather the nations for judgment. Despite the nations' preparations for war, they will be defeated by God. The passage highlights that the purpose of the Day of the Lord is for all to "know the Lord" and for the earth and His people to be holy, emphasizing that this call to know God and live holy lives is not just for the end times but for now.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | November 23, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Joel 1-2. These chapters revisit the cycle of destruction in Israel's history and calls the people to turn back to God in repentance, warning that even greater devastation, the "Day of the Lord," is coming. He emphasizes the need for prayer, fasting, and humility, promising that God will pour out His Spirit on all people. The book reminds us that from Pentecost to the Day of the Lord, God's Spirit is actively working in the lives of His people, and the key issue today is whether we are attentive to His presence and guidance.

In this Christ the King Sunday message from Luke 23:33-43, Pastor Marshall explores how Jesus' throne is a cross and His power is self-giving love. Listen in and consider what it means to let the Crucified King reign over your own heart.Send us a text

Pastor Marshall Ochs | November 16, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 13-14. These chapters point to the cleansing of Jerusalem and God's people from sin, the removal of idols, false prophets, and unclean spirits, and the coming of the Day of the Lord with Christ's second advent. The destruction of these corrupt influences is linked to the death of the shepherd (Jesus) and culminates in Christ's victorious return, where He defeats the Antichrist and establishes His reign. This vision is meant to offer both comfort and conviction, encouraging believers to find hope in God's ultimate justice and salvation while challenging them to grow.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | November 9, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 11-12. These chapters continue the themes of advent, with chapter 11 focusing on the first advent, portraying Israel's rejection of the good shepherd (Jesus), and chapter 12 depicting the second advent, where Jesus returns in glory and Israel repents. Zechariah uses vivid imagery of cleansing fire and the consequences of rejecting God's leadership. Ultimately, the return of Christ will bring judgment on wickedness, restore His people, and reveal the truth of God's salvation, prompting believers to live lives of holiness in anticipation of His coming.

Season 5, Episode 10 | Pastor Marshall joins Pastor Chad, in person this time, to delve into 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11. Together they cover the sudden arrival of the Lord's day, staying alert as people of the light, and mutual encouragement through Christ's salvation.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | November 2, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 9-10. These chapters reveal the coming of a humble yet victorious Messiah who will rule as both priest and king. God promises to conquer His enemies and redeem the nations, transforming former foes into His people. Through Jesus' first coming, He establishes peace and freedom, inviting all to join His kingdom, while His second coming will bring judgment and final salvation. Believers are called to pray, serve, and live with urgency, trusting that the King is moving and His return is near.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | October 26, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 7-8. These chapters begin with a question about whether to continue fasting for the fallen temple. God's response exposes a deeper issue — the people's motives were ritualistic rather than devoted, showing that true restoration requires transformed hearts, not just rebuilt walls. God promises that His return to Zion and the rebuilding of the temple are only shadows of a greater gathering fulfilled in Christ, when His Spirit fills believers and spreads His presence to the nations. Fasting, therefore, remains valuable today. It is not an obligation, but a spiritual discipline to deny the flesh, deepen devotion, and realign one's heart with Jesus, the ultimate fulfillment of God's promises.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | October 19, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 5-6. In these visions, God reveals His serious stance against sin, showing wickedness will be confronted and removed. The visions also point to a cosmic struggle between rival temples and the ultimate message of Jesus — a priest and king who will build a new temple and unite all people. The key takeaway from Zechariah's experiences is the call to "lift your eyes" and recognize God's active work in the world, encouraging believers to shift their focus from earthly distractions to God's divine plan.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | October 12, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 3-4. In 519 BC, as Judah faced opposition while rebuilding the temple, God gave Zechariah visions to encourage them, beginning with the cleansing of Joshua the high priest. This showed God's forgiveness and restoration of His people despite their sin. These visions pointed to a greater future hope: the coming of God's servant, the Branch. This King/Priest would remove the sin of the land in a single day and become the cornerstone of a new, Spirit-filled temple. Ultimately, Zechariah's visions reveal that God's presence and power will fuel His people to shine His light to the nations, a mission now continued by the church.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | October 5, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zechariah 1-2. These chapters call God's people to move beyond merely rebuilding the temple and instead reorient their hearts and lives fully around the Lord, warning against the temptation to return to comfortable, worldly ways. Through visions, Zechariah reveals God's plan to judge oppressive nations and expand Jerusalem as a city for all who will leave behind their old allegiances and follow Him. This forward-looking plan centers on Jesus, inviting everyone to forsake “Babylon,” the corrupt city of this world, and become citizens of God's city, Jerusalem — a place of peace, freedom, and divine rule.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | September 28, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Haggai. The book addresses the Israelites' failure to rebuild God's temple after returning from exile, confronting their misplaced priorities and calling them to “consider their ways.” God challenges the people to stop focusing on their own homes and instead get to work on the temple — a call that now applies to us as we build up God's kingdom within ourselves and our communities. When the people responded with obedience and reverence, God promised renewed blessing, showing that faithful “temple work” leads to fruitfulness and ultimately points us to Jesus Christ.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | September 21, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Obadiah. God condemns Edom for exploiting Judah's suffering during the fall of Jerusalem. Through vivid prophetic imagery and the theme of "brother against brother," Obadiah's message expands beyond ancient history, calling out all forms of betrayal, pride, and injustice between people. This ancient prophecy still speaks today, urging us to reject the way of Edom and embrace the way of Christ—where brothers restore, carry burdens, and sow to the Spirit.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | September 14, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Habakkuk 1-3. The prophet begins his book asking God the same questions we wrestle with today: How long, O Lord? Why does evil thrive while the righteous suffer? Through Habakkuk's dialogue with God, we uncover a timeless message: God sees, God hears, and His answer is not a timeline but a promise—“The just shall live by faith.” No matter how dark the world seems, our response is trust, worship, and unshakable hope.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | September 7, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Zephaniah 1-3. Zephaniah prophesied during King Josiah's reign, calling out the evil rooted in Judah's past and warning of a coming global judgment — the “Day of the Lord” — which is a future event pointing to the return of Jesus. His message moves from universal destruction to personal repentance, urging humility and faith in God as the only proper response to the coming judgment. Zephaniah ends with a powerful hope: though judgment is real, so is restoration — the same God who punishes evil will gather His people, reward their faithfulness, and reign as both conquering King and loving Shepherd.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | August 31, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Nahum 1-3. This book announces God's coming judgment on Assyria, the brutal superpower that once repented under Jonah but returned to violence, with Nahum proclaiming Nineveh's total destruction as both a warning and a comfort. Theologically, the text reveals God's dual nature — slow to anger and a refuge for His friends, yet wrathful toward His enemies. Ultimately, Nahum stirs believers to reflect on global justice, personal witness, and the urgency of sharing the good news that anyone can move from being an enemy of God to His friend through Christ.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | August 24, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Micah 7. This chapter explores the role of the prophet as both God's representative to the people and the people's voice before God. Micah gives voice to Judah's spiritual collapse, likening it to a barren field, but also lifts a personal prayer of hope and trust in God amid national rebellion and moral decay. The message ends with a call to follow God's steadfast love and forgiveness, reminding the church—despite failure and pain—that God remains faithful and His redemptive plan continues.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | August 17, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Micah 5-6. These chapters cover a layered prophecy blending immediate historical context with future hope: while Assyria besieges Jerusalem, Micah foretells a coming ruler from Bethlehem—a shepherd-king who will bring peace and reign globally, which the New Testament identifies as Jesus. God promises to cut off worldly dependencies—military power, idolatry, and injustice—and calls His people to live with justice, kindness, and humility instead.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | August 10, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Micah 3-4. These chapters cover a contrast between the corruption of Judah's leaders—driven by greed, injustice, and a loss of true worship—and God's future promise of restoration, justice, and peace through His exalted kingdom. While Judah's sins may seem distant from ours, the call to confession remains deeply relevant—not just confessing outward behaviors, but inner motivations. In light of Jesus' resurrection and promised return, this prophecy invites us to live with hope, pursue repentance, and fix our eyes on the coming kingdom, exalting Christ above all else.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | August 3, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Micah 1-2. These chapters cover the opening of Micah, where the prophet delivers a fiery message of judgment to both Israel and Judah for their deep-rooted corruption and hidden sins. Micah warns of coming exile — yet also offers a glimpse of hope in a future Shepherd-King who will restore His people. It's a call to not just hear God's Word, but to be moved to repentance and trust in His coming restoration.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | July 27, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 13-14. These chapters explore Israel's last prophetic warning before judgment, focusing on their tragic descent into spiritual emptiness through compromise and idolatry. Hosea 13 paints a vivid picture of a nation that forgot God and chose Baal, leading to death and destruction, while Hosea 14 offers a contrasting image of repentance and restoration. The message is timeless: God's ways are right—walk in them, and let His call to repentance stir both conviction and hope in your heart.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | July 20, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 11-12. These chapters show God reflecting on His relationship with Israel: as a loving Father who raised His son, Israel, only to be met with rebellion and rejection, which led to just punishment but also held a promise of compassionate redemption. Hosea urges readers to seek the Lord, trust His plans even amidst personal stubbornness, and understand God's actions by remembering His past faithfulness as revealed in His Word.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | July 6, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 7-8. These chapters build on the theme of “knowing God” by exploring how obedience is the true evidence of knowing Him. Through the prophetic words of Hosea, we see Israel's disobedience, political compromise, and false repentance, which ultimately rendered them unable to fulfill their calling to make God known among the nations.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | June 29, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 5-6. These chapters focus on a time of deep rebellion and political chaos in Israel around 740 BC. Despite repeated calls to repentance, Israel and Judah chase worthless things, turning from God and reaping the consequences in war and spiritual decay. Yet amid judgment, God offers a powerful invitation: seek His face, return to Him, and grow in knowledge of the Lord.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | June 22, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 3-4. These chapters use Hosea's personal story to reflect His covenant love and the coming restoration through Jesus, the true and faithful Israel. We explore how prophetic language — from Hosea to Isaiah to Paul — reveals that faith in Jesus grafts believers into the the people of God and asks are we living in steadfast love, or have we let compromise and comfort erode our loyalty to God?

Pastor Marshall Ochs | June 15, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Hosea 1-2. These chapters explore the powerful imagery of Hosea, where God calls the prophet to live out a parable of His relationship with unfaithful Israel—portrayed through Hosea's marriage to Gomer and their children, each symbolizing the nation's spiritual state. Despite Israel's betrayal, God promises redemption, transforming those who were "not my people" into His beloved through a new covenant fulfilled in Jesus. This prophecy lives on today as the church—Christ's bride—carries the mission forward, seeking the lost and embodying God's mercy and faithfulness.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | June 8, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Amos 8-9. These chapters end the book of Amos with a sobering call to repentance and a warning: Israel, having rejected God's repeated invitations, is now ripe for judgment. God condemns Israel for their exploitation of the poor and obsession with profit over worship, showing that His lordship encompasses every aspect of life. Yet, even in judgment, Amos offers hope — a vision of restoration through Christ, inviting all nations to join God's people.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | June 1, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Amos 6-7. These chapters explore a sobering message from a prophet sent to shake Israel from its spiritual slumber. At the heart of Amos' warning is a timeless truth: God will ultimately give people what they truly desire—even if it leads to their ruin. Through a raw look at Israel's craving for comfort, status, and self-indulgence, we explore how unchecked pride and greed spiral out of control, and how God's justice is revealed not by arbitrary punishment, but by handing people over to their choices.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | May 25, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Amos 5. This chapter confronts a prosperous yet spiritually complacent people who honored God outwardly through festivals and traditions but lacked true devotion and righteousness. Instead of seeking God, Israel placed their hope in historical places, religious rituals, and created things—leaving them vulnerable to judgment and spiritual emptiness. God's invitation is clear and urgent: "Seek Me and live" — through genuine inner faith and outward justice that reflects a life surrendered to Him.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | May 18, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Amos 3-4. These chapters reveal God's judgment against Israel's hypocrisy—highlighting their injustice, abuse, and hollow religious rituals. Through cause-and-effect imagery, Amos shows that closeness to God brings not only privilege but also greater accountability; rebellion leads to societal collapse, and even sacred places are torn down when true worship is replaced with shallow performance. Despite dire warnings, God pleads through Amos for repentance, urging both ancient Israel and modern believers to awaken, seek revival, and live with integrity before God.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | May 11, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Amos 1-2. Amos, a shepherd from Tekoa, delivered God's message of judgment against nations that prioritized power over people, focusing on their cruelty, exploitation, and injustice. Each "roar" of judgment highlights the consequences of mistreating others, with God opposing human pride and valuing how we treat one another more than our worldly accomplishments.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | May 4, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Jonah 3-4. Although Jonah obeyed God's command to preach in Nineveh, his heart remained hardened. God's mercy on Nineveh contrasts sharply with Jonah's lack of mercy, challenging believers to reflect on their willingness to forgive and extend grace. Ultimately, the book ends by turning the focus toward the reader, urging us to examine our hearts and how we treat others, especially those outside the faith.

Season 4, Episode 1 | Pastor Chad launches his study of Galatians, with Pastor Marshall, by reflecting on the importance of Paul's defense of the true gospel and his divine authority as an apostle. They draw connections between this letter and earlier biblical texts, emphasizing the early church's struggle to integrate Gentile believers without imposing Jewish customs. Together, the pastors highlight the rich theological depth in Paul's greeting of “grace and peace,” underscoring that the Christian life—both in understanding and practice—must flow from God's grace, the finished work of Christ, and the peace we now have with God.

Pastor Marshall ochs | April 27, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Jonah 1-2. Jonah runs from God's command to preach to Nineveh, showing how inner rebellion creates outward turmoil. Even surrounded by praying pagans, Jonah refuses to pray until he hits rock bottom inside a fish—where he finally surrenders in prayer, leading to restoration and a second chance. The central theme is clear: no matter how far you run, the way back is always through honest, surrendered prayer.

Pastor Marshall ochs | April 13, 2025Palm Sunday marks Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where He rode in on a donkey to crowds celebrating Him as a warrior king — but He came not for battle, but to inspect His people, His “garden,” for spiritual fruit. Drawing from Isaiah 5 and Matthew 21, we see how Jesus, like the gardener in the parables, found His vineyard producing rotten fruit, symbolizing Israel's unfaithfulness. The people expected liberation from Rome, but Jesus instead confronted corruption in the temple, emphasizing that His mission was spiritual renewal, not political rebellion. Just as Jesus inspected Jerusalem then, He now enters our hearts — and we must ask what kind of fruit He will find there.

Pastor Marshall ochs | April 13, 2025Palm Sunday marks Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, where He rode in on a donkey to crowds celebrating Him as a warrior king — but He came not for battle, but to inspect His people, His “garden,” for spiritual fruit. Drawing from Isaiah 5 and Matthew 21, we see how Jesus, like the gardener in the parables, found His vineyard producing rotten fruit, symbolizing Israel's unfaithfulness. The people expected liberation from Rome, but Jesus instead confronted corruption in the temple, emphasizing that His mission was spiritual renewal, not political rebellion. Just as Jesus inspected Jerusalem then, He now enters our hearts — and we must ask what kind of fruit He will find there.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 30, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Titus 3. This chapter emphasizes that Christians should live lives marked by visible kindness, good works, and respectful behavior in the public square, not to earn salvation, but as a response to God's grace. Believers are reminded to be gentle, obedient, and ready to serve others, because they too were once lost and only saved through God's mercy, not their own merit. Ultimately, our conduct—how we speak, act, and serve—should testify that God is good and his word is true, making even simple greetings an opportunity to reflect Christ.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 23, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Titus 2. This chapter emphasizes that a strong church requires healthy households where all members—older men, older women, young women, and young men—live in alignment with sound doctrine through their actions. Paul contrasts the behavior of unfit teachers in the Cretan church with the example Titus should set, teaching that faith and works go hand in hand, and genuine faith produces a distinct, godly life. The Christian life should be a testimony to the truth of the gospel, with one's actions matching their beliefs to give credibility to their words and strengthen the church's witness to the world.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 16, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from Titus 1. This chapter stresses that church leaders must be morally upright, self-disciplined, and well-versed in scripture, contrasting good leaders with bad ones who promote myths or cultural deception. Ultimately, Paul urges Titus and the church to uphold purity in leadership and teaching, highlighting that the integrity of church leaders shapes the spiritual health of the community.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 9, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from 2 Timothy 4. This chapter urges Timothy to preach the Word with urgency, as Jesus will return to judge the living and the dead. The chapter also highlights the personal aspects of discipleship, showing that failures can be redeemed and that Christ remains faithful through it all. Paul concludes with a message of forgiveness, confidence in Christ, and the reminder that God's grace and presence are with us, giving us strength in our daily lives.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | March 2, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from 2 Timothy 3. This chapter warns that in the "last days," sin and deception will increase, particularly within the church, leading to a "falling away" as people become lovers of themselves, money, and pleasure. He contrasts those enslaved to the enemy with those faithful to Christ, encouraging believers to embrace godly examples, continue learning, and grow in Scripture. Paul emphasizes the importance of God's Word for teaching, correcting, and training, as it equips believers for maturity in Christ. The man of God is complete and equipped for every good work as he commits to regular Bible reading, prayer, and application.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 23, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from 2 Timothy 2. This chapter uses metaphors to emphasize the importance of faithfulness, strength, and suffering in Christian living. Paul encourages Timothy to be strengthened by God's grace, participate in teaching, and share in suffering, offering metaphors like soldier, athlete, and farmer to highlight dedication, faithfulness, and longevity. Paul also emphasizes the metaphors of workmen, vessels, and servants to give believers a picture of what it looks like to follow Jesus.

Pastor Marshall Ochs | February 16, 2025In this message, Pastor Marshall teaches from 2 Timothy 1. This chapter emphasizes the importance of remembering one's calling and the gift of the Holy Spirit to persevere in ministry, even through suffering. Paul encourages Timothy to fan into flame the Spirit within him, reminding him that the strength of love, power, and self-control will fuel faithful service. The letter calls believers, both older and younger, to gratitude, reflection, and encouraging one another in the walk of faith.