Rabbit Trail Podcast with Pastor Greg Harris from OBCC

Halloween may be behind us, but this week we the rabbits run into a Biblical horror story. Jump in as we talk about demonic storms, unclean spirit hordes and if a believer can be possessed. -Introduction -What do we mean that Jesus calls us in "dangerous" times? -When struck by fear, how do we manage it? -What is an unclean spirit vs a demon? -Can a believer be possessed? -Did Jesus cast demons in...

In this episode we dive a little deeper into the parables of Mark 4. We'll find some interesting tidbits about evangelism in connection to images of light, seeds and giving and getting! And Brent has some actual good jokes! 

Hey everyone, we are running after questions about sowers. We have some fun talking about the stories of Jesus and dive into the question of if once your saved are you always saved? And we look at some questions from you all!  -How do we choose our candidates when it comes to issues? Should they hold our view totally, or be able to move an issue toward our position? -How does the 10 commandments h...

This week the rabbits run through our halls of government and policy. We will talk about how we approach politics as we approach this coming election. -Introduction -What should our focus be when it comes to politics? -Where should our conversations come from?  -Why has our political discourse died? -Where should we focus our political attention, federally or locally? -How do we choose our candida...

Brent’s bad jokes are back and Stephen’s first impressions, he shares how a listener corrected him... What does the ease or difficulty in making friends possibly say about someone? We need to “practice” upkeep on our friendships: Intentional time and meaningful conversations Can we have deep friendships without regular or frequent contact and conversations? Do friendships have to wane when we ente...

Greg and Stephan are talking all about losing our friends. And you may be surprised how important this part of the conversation is. Join us as we follow the rabbits and answer a couple of great questions at the end! Introduction Is it really okay to let go of a "friend"? What do we mean by friend? Are we using it in the way our culture does? How should we define a "close friend"? Why is it importa...

Fellow rabbit chasers, we are in pursuit of all things conversational. In this episode we seek to converse about how to converse with our friends, we look the art of conversation and when our jokes or conversation has gone into corrupting talk. -Intro, Brent's jokes and Stephan's impression -We clarify that the friendship levels -What if I don't have anything to talk about? -What if you have a clo...

We have a guest this week, as Theressa joins us to talk about friendships and how to define our friendships with each other and God, a little bit about how male and female friendships are differnet, and Brent makes up some new words

In this episode though we are missing our friend Brent, we do continue to talk about friendship! We seek to look at the idea of middle groups and why they're so important to creating friendships, and how the church can fulfill them. Then we also answer some questions from you all. Intro Stephan's First Impressions Why is it important for singles and marrieds to know where to find friends? What is...

Intro Brent's Terrible Jokes Stephan's First Impressions A clarification on what the Surgeon General Warning on loneliness. What are some reasons we think loneliness has increased? How does our loneliness point to the existence of the Trinity as God? What kind of loneliness is there? Where does loneliness come from? How does being vulnerable help our marriage and our friendships? Especially friend...

Greg, Brent and Stephan chase down the ideas surrounding spiritual gifts. Join us as we ponder questions on when we get the gifts, how to discover them and then answer some of your questions.   Intro Brent and his Terrible Jokes Stephan's First Impression (Jesus is a made up character). Why did we pick to talk about Spiritual Gifts for the message? Should people serve with their gifts in the same...

Brent and Stephen discussed difference between the Crowd and the Church (Christ's followers) as we continue the series, "Follow Who?" The verses were Mark 3:7-12. Greg had a situation and could not join us this week (all is well). Brent and Stephen try to identify some of the differences between the crowd and the church. We discuss how we should share our faith with everyone, even the crowd that m...

-A Chaotic Introduction -Stephan's first Impression -Brent and his terrible jokes -Questions on the Sabbath -How are American Vacations and the idea of Biblical Sabbath different? -What about bucket lists? -Is Jesus advocating that David did a good thing in 1 Samuel 21 , when he used him as example in Mark 2? Questions, comments? We'd love to hear from you! email RabbitTrail@obcc.church Watch on Y...

The Rabbits are running all over the place in this episode. Join us as we discuss everything from End Times to Neaderthals, with some fasting in the middle.    -Intro -Brent and his Terrible Jokes -Stephan's First Impression -Is the pre-trib Rapture taught in 2 Thessalonians 4, Revelation 5 and Matthew 24? -Is there a difference between fasting and abstinence? -How did they fast in Biblical times?...

EPISODE 126: DO YOU HAVE TO HAVE ENOUGH FAITH FOR GOD TO HEAL YOU? This week we are diving in as a duo on the book of Mark. We will be looking at Mark 1:40 - 2:17, and looking at the interesting tidbits there. Join us as we examine the passage and some good tough questions from you all! Intro What is Jesus' intent in eating with sinners? Is he affirming them? If God doesn't heal, is it because he...

oin us as we discuss "The End of all Things" ...Dum dum DUM!!! We discuss 1 Peter 4:7-12 and roughly cover all the end times positions the best we can in an hour or so. Hopefully this episode clears up some things but leads you to have lots of questions. We love questions. So please, send in your end times questions to @rabbittraill.obcc.church Again, If you have a question let us know at rabbittr...

We Are Back! Join us with a LIVE studio audience! Questions, comments? We'd love to hear from you! email RabbitTrail@obcc.church Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lhgJJSKmY5c

We dive into 1 Peter 3:16-4:1 and find some odd stuff about suffering against sin, baptism and the mysterious spirits that are in prison. Join us as we explore what is going on in this passage, and we answer a question from our listeners. If you have a question let us know at rabbittrail@obcc.church. And check out the message we are discussing at obcc.church/media Questions, comments? We'd love to...

Maybe talking about the foundations of houses doesn't sound important, but as we chase the truth from Sunday's message, we're going to find a ton of wisdom. After some bad jokes, and first impressions, we dive into what kind of foundations are faulty and why do Jesus' foundation work so well. Then we answer a question about 1 Corinthians 15 and baptism from the dead. Plus a big announcement! If yo...

JMaybe talking about the foundations of houses doesn't sound important, but as we chase the truth from Sunday's message, we're going to find a ton of wisdom. After some bad jokes, and first impressions, we dive into what kind of foundations are faulty and why do Jesus' foundation work so well. Then we answer a question about 1 Corinthians 15 and baptism from the dead. Plus a big announcement! If y...

Join us as we jump into a conversation about mentors and models. We start with some bad jokes and Stephan's first impressions. Then we talk about why we need mentors, and have lost mentors in our time. We look at how we find mentors in their faith and we explain study Bibles. We also answer a question onteh book of Revelation. If you have a question let us know at rabbittrail@obcc.church. And chec...

We are clapping down the rabbit trails in this episode as we talk through how important it is to participate in your local church. We talk about persevering in participation, and if the church oversells on the results. We look at the difference between church, ministry and gifts. We also discuss the difference between membership at Olive Branch and in the body of Christ. Plus Brent gives some not...

This week we are looking into how our families are going to be impacted by the church family. We examine the statistics and how to read them and why we all know someone that seems to break them. We also look at the various priorities and aims people have as families and what they may mean. Brent gives a terrible... and we mean terrible joke, and Stephan reacts to comments. Plus we answer a couple...

Money and giving are topics that can actually stir a lot of people up and make them angry, so we decided we'd talk about that! And let Brent tell his jokes. Join us as we tackle questions about why giving is so hard, giving from love verses guilt and duty, and about how you should give. We then tackle a couple longer questions from you all, our listeners! If you have a question let us know at rabb...

The Rabbit Trail practically gets practical, or well talks about getting practical, at least after Brent shares some horrible jokes. Join us as we examine the idea of self-help, being a good person, can we try Christianity and more. We also answer some listener questions! Let's get chasing. Questions, comments? We'd love to hear from you! email RabbitTrail@obcc.church Watch on YouTube: https://you...