Olivet Baptist Church

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