Olive Branch Community Church - Weekend Messages

What is the nature of relationship with God and giving? How does money make us more like him?

What does the relationship look like? Our relationship with money is one where we are blessed by God to use it in relationship with him. 

HOW IS IT COMPLICATED? It’s all God’s, and he gave it to us to use. It’s enticing and sometimes not clear how he wants us to use it… just that it’s not mine, but it is…? It’s complicated like when you’re in a marriage. This is a relationship, I don’t deal with money by myself, but with God.

Jesus is asked, “What’s the most important commandment?” and His answer changes everything. Love God with all that you are; and love others as yourself. But it doesn't stop at words. This week, we’re challenged to stop performing, stop pretending, and start offering our whole lives from a place of genuine love. Just like the widow, the most meaningful gifts come from the heart.

The Sadducees didn’t believe in the resurrection, and their question reveals just how much they misunderstood God’s Word and His power. Jesus not only corrects their thinking—He shows us that what we believe about eternity changes how we live today. This week is a reminder to root our faith in truth and live with confident hope in the God of the living.

The Pharisees set a trap, but Jesus doesn’t play their game. Instead, He calls them—and us—to a higher standard. While we may know what to give Caesar, the deeper question remains: what are we holding back from God? This week challenges us to move beyond appearances and offer our whole selves to the One who made us in His image.

When the religious leaders question Jesus, He challenges them with a parable about a vineyard and its tenants. The message is clear. We often resist God's authority while still enjoying His blessings. But everything we have belongs to Him. This week is a call to live under God's authority and be faithful with what He has entrusted to us.

Jesus walks into the temple—and flips the tables. Not just because of what He saw, but because of what was missing: prayer, fruit, and a heart for people. This week reminds us that we are now His temple, called to welcome others and to be rooted in prayer. If we want to bear real fruit, we can’t just look alive—we have to abide.

Jesus enters—but not alone. God chooses to work through ordinary people to bring His promises to life. When we respond with simple obedience, lives are changed, hearts are stirred, and worship breaks out. Jesus is still calling us to prepare the way, will you say yes?

Sometimes the most powerful prayer we can pray is simply, “Jesus, have mercy on me.” This week, we’re reminded that Jesus sees us, knows where we’ve come from, and invites us to ask boldly. When we truly see who He is—not just a good teacher, but the Savior—our response is clear: trust Him, follow Him, and let His mercy shape our next step.

Jesus welcomes the children and challenges a rich man—and in both moments, He reveals the same truth: God’s Kingdom belongs to the dependent. We can’t earn eternal life, but we can receive it like a child—through trust. This week is a call to bring our kids to Jesus and ourselves back to full dependence on Him—the only One who can truly fill us.

The Pharisees tested Jesus with a question about divorce, but He pointed them back to God’s design for marriage—lifelong, united, and rooted in love. This week, Jesus challenges us to resist hard-heartedness and fight for our marriages with soft, surrendered hearts. His truth doesn’t avoid the hard stuff—it meets us in it.

What makes someone great in God’s Kingdom? Not status—but servanthood. Not competition—but unity. This week, Jesus flips the script on power, pride, and success—and calls us to follow Him in humility, holiness, and peace with one another.

When the disciples can’t cast out a spirit, Jesus reminds them—and us—that power doesn’t come from ourselves, but from trust in Him. This week, we witness a desperate father cry out, “I believe; help my unbelief.” Victory doesn’t come from the strength of our faith, but from the One our faith is in. Prayer connects us to His power. Stay close. Trust deeply. Get covered in His dust.

Who do you say Jesus is? When Peter declares Him the Messiah, Jesus confirms the truth—but redefines what the Messiah came to do. Not a conquering king, but a suffering servant. This week challenges us to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow—not leading our own lives, but surrendering to the One who gave His. Get close. Get covered in His dust.

As Jesus is transfigured before Peter, James, and John, a voice from heaven makes it clear: “This is my Son. Listen to Him.” In a world full of noise, distractions, and opinions, we’re reminded that true transformation begins with listening to Jesus—because He is God, He fulfills the Law and the Prophets, and He brings the power of the Kingdom. This week we’ll explore how we can hear Him through H...