OCC Podcast

Why did God set Israel apart?

Who needs a script? What happened during Holy Week at OCC? Why was the Easter series titled "So What?" What is the most compelling evidence for the resurrection? Why was it so difficult for Jesus' family to believe He was the Messiah? Why does the resurrection matter to Christians today? What's the next series? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Why does the resurrection matter?

How difficult is it for people to understand what Palm Sunday really is? What are the mindsets of many visitors on Easter Sunday? How does baseball connect to the Easter story? How do people in the Midwest come up with all their unique sayings? What impact can apologetics have on individuals? How much do pastors preach to themselves? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

What are we trusting in?

Should we engage in apologetics to be ready to defend the hope we hold? What is the most accurate worldview for interpreting real-life observations? How do microevolution and macroevolution differ? Who persuaded Paul to be so... convinced? Why do we tend to avoid discomfort? What are we safeguarded from when united with Christ? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ.

What is the difference between sharing parables and storytelling? What is the beauty behind God's unlimited grace? What happened to James' voice? How do foreknowledge and God's will work together? What is the best part about wrestling with scripture? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Rhetorical questions

What does it mean that God foreknew? How does predestination work? Why are we all of a sudden talking about skiing? What does it look like for us to be called? How are we justified? What does it mean to be glorified? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Do we want to learn the easy way or the hard way?

What was that story about James and his wife having a kid? How do answered prayers play a role in suffering? How to place more weight on God's glory over our own suffering? How can we prep and put in the work in suffering? What are good practical ways to view suffering through God's eyes? All this and more, on this week's episode. Enjoy!

God's glory is weightier than our suffering.

Why were the ruins ruined? Which is referenced more, Star Wars or Star Trek? Why is it important to have kids in the service? Why would God use David when his story is so chaotic? What is the middle of the week? How do OCC Kids work through the Bible? Can God use imperfect messages for His perfect purposes? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Loving son, devoted friend, God worshipper.

How can we suffer with Jesus? How can we be more glorified through Jesus? How do I know when to sacrifice primary callings? Is God running towards me or waiting for me? Self-made or God-permitted suffering? Why do we do the WB Show... or family services?

Do we suffer for the sake of Christ?

How would you win in a fight against a shark? Why is Paul all about victory? How do we yield to the Spirit, and what are the evidences that we are doing so? How does suffering give insight to Paul's words? How do wounds from our past shape, either in a good or bad way, our interpretation of scripture? How do we resist and see the truth of God in spite of that? All this and more on this week&#3...

The key to victory is fighting in the right realm!

What do James and Andrew soundlike unscripted? Why you all up in our bid-niss? What is the infamous 'e' word in ministry and why does it matter? What is the best-case scenario for OCC? What do we highlight as a church? Who gets the glory for the growth and success of the church? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

Why does the church exist?

In this episode, James interviews his wife! As the organizer of the recent missions conference, James interviews Christina to discuss why missions matter, why this is such a passion for her, and her prayer requests as we look to host missions conferences more regularly. Enjoy!

Guest pastor and missionary Duncan Sprague preaches at OCC.

What is the difference between living by the Spirit of God versus by the Spirit of Flesh? What is the 'Roman's Road'? How do we make sure our story is shared with others? What do you do if your story isn't as 'good' as others? All this and more on this week's episode. Enjoy!

God is able to save us, and keeping the law never will.