by OGC Office | Mar 14, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
If someone asked you to give a definition of worship what would you tell them? This last Sunday we had a “worship and prayer” service as a creative departure to our regular service time. Instead of a traditional “message” where I preach for 40 minutes the entire...
by OGC Office | Mar 7, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
“Where your treasure is there your heart will be also.” – Matthew 6:21 One of the hardest things in life is knowing if the decisions we make are good or not. Part of understanding this is: how do we measure what is good. Many people make decisions because...
by OGC Office | Feb 28, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
“And whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance in order to be seen fasting by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face so...
by OGC Office | Feb 21, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
That little phrase, “Our Father…” has some strength to it. Remember that in Matthew 6:9 the Lord was teaching His men how to pray and the opening phrase of the prayer is: “Our Father who is in the heavens, hallowed be your name”. “Father” was not a foreign idea to...
by OGC Office | Feb 14, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
It does not take much scanning through the news or around our communities to hear about both natural evil and moral evil. Natural evil is generally that which is not caused by human actions directly. Things like storms, earthquakes, tornadoes and other disaster type...
by OGC Office | Jan 31, 2017 | Pastor's Blog, Resources
How Deep Is The Confusion? We live in a pretty unsettled world. Our own political framework has created protest and demonstrations about new policy changes from medical care to immigration. It is amazing how conflicted our nation has become… and yet at the same time...
