Messages

Colossians: Background and Overview

Introduction to our fifteen week Colossians study.

Col 1:3-8 - Hope

Part two of our Colossians series.

Col 1:9-10 - Knowledge of His Will

Part three of our Colossians series.

Col 1:11-14 - Transfer

Part four of our Colossians series.

Col 1:15-20 - Firstborn, Part 1

Part five of our Colossians series.

Col 1:15-20 - Firstborn, Part 2

Part six of our Colossians series.

Col 1:21-23 - Pastor Bill Preaching

Part seven of our Colossians series.

Col 1:24-27 - Mystery Revealed

Part eight of our Colossians series.

Col 1:28-2:3 - Paul's Purpose

Part nine of our Colossians series.

Col 2:4-7 - Don't Get Ripped Off

Part ten of our Colossians series.

Col 2:8-17 - Shadow or Substance

Part eleven of our Colossians series.

Col 2:16-23 - Let No One Defraud You

Part twelve of our Colossians series.

Col 3:1-17 - Set Your Minds Above, Part 1

Part thirteen of our Colossians series.  Audio not recorded.  See below for text.

Col 3:1-17 - Set Your Minds Above, Part 2

Part fourteen of our Colossians series.

Col 3:18-4:1 - The New Home

Part eleven of our Colossians series.

Spiritual Disciplines 101

Overview of our summer series on the spiritual disciplines

Renewing the Mind

How to renew your mind

The Rebel Planet

Introduction to our new year long through the Bible series as we look at the Creation and Fall.

Divide and Conquer

Why the Tower of Babel and why the Flood?  It was part of God's strategy.  Find out more in this message.

The First Believer

In our continuing series through the Bible we come this morning to the person of Abraham.

History Maker

How God changed the course of history through Joseph.

Rescue Mission

God uses Moses as his vehicle for rescuing the Israelites (and pointing to our future of being rescued by Jesus).

Parable of the Persistent Widow

Scripture Text: Luke 18:1-8

Pat Lelvis preaches on the parable in which Jesus teaches that we alway pray and not give up.

Matter & Anti-matter

The giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai and what it means and what it is really for.

Strongholds

The period of Joshua and the conquest of Canaan.

Warlords

The period of the Judges.

King Me

The period of the kings of Israel and Judah.

There and Back Again

The the period of the exile and the return.

Temple Talk

The meaning of the temple and the feasts.

400 Years of Silence

The period between the Testaments.  Audio did not get recorded for this one.  See sermon text below.

Church Update - January 2014

An update on our vision and where we are at on the implementation of that vision as we move into 2014.

Human

The baptism and temptation of Jesus.

Kingdom Come

The beginning of Jesus' public ministry

Blessed Are the Broken

The Beatitudes

Law and Gospel

The rest of the sermon on the mount.

The Compassion of Jesus

Scripture Text: Luke 7:36-50

Guest preacher Bob Mabry shares on what we learn about Jesus from his interaction with the woman who dried his feet with her hair.

The Father Heart of God

The parable of the Prodigal Son

The Authority of Jesus, Part 1

The authority of Jesus over nature, demons, sickness, death, etc.

The Authority of Jesus, Part 2

The basis and meaning of the authority of Jesus and what it means for us as the church.

Prayer and Faith

Lessons from Jesus on prayer and faith.

The Radical

A look at the ways Jesus confronted his culture, broke the norms and changed history.

Palm Sunday and the Night Before

A look at the week of Christ's passion.

Death Destroyer

Easter 2014

Crucified with Christ

Scripture Text: Gal 2:15-21

Pat Lelvis preaches on living the no longer I but Christ life.

The Mission of the Holy Spirit

The beginning of our Acts study and also final part of our through the Bible series.

The Meaning of Pentecost

Acts chapter 2 of our through the Bible series

Finding Cornelius

Applying Acts 10 to our lives

2014 Missions Partner Proposals

The 2014 mission team shares their results on identifying four mission groups that we would like OHC to be partnering with in the coming years.

Church Update - August 2014

An update on our vision and where we are at on the implementation of that vision as we move into the second half of 2014.

Philippians - Meet the Philippians

Scripture Text: Acts 16:11-34

Introduction to our Philippians series.

Philippians - Introduction

Scripture Text: Phil 1:1-2

An overview of Philippians

Philippians - Thankful and Confident

Scripture Text: Phil 1:3-11

Expository teaching on Philippians 1:3-11

Guest Preacher - Joe Johnson

Guest speaker Joe Johnson

Philippians - Paul's Prayer

Scripture Text: Phil 1:9-11

Expository teaching on Philippians 1:9-11

Philippians - Paul's Hope

Scripture Text: Phil 1:12-26

Expository teaching on Philippians 1:12-26

Philippians - Live Out Your Citizenship

Scripture Text: Phil 1:27-30

Expository teaching on Philippians 1:27-30

Philippians - The Culture of Heaven

Scripture Text: Phil 2:1-11

Expository teaching on Philippians 2:1-11

Philippians - Work It Out

Scripture Text: Phil 2:12-17

Expository teaching on Philippians 2:12-17

Philippians - A Tribute

Scripture Text: Phil 2:17-30

Expository teaching on Phil 2:19-30

Philippians - What I Really Want

Scripture Text: Phil 3:1-11

Expository teaching on Philippians 3:1-11

Philippians - Pressing On

Scripture Text: Phil 3:8-16

Expository teaching on Philippians 3:8-16

Philippians - Why Press On?

Scripture Text: Phil 3:17-21

Expository teaching on Philippians 3:17-21

Philippians - Peace and Joy

Scripture Text: Phil 4:1-9

Expository teaching on Philippians 4:1-9

Philippians - Content

Scripture Text: Phil 4:10-19

Expository teaching on Philippians 4:10-19

Mark: Introduction

This introduction to our new series going through the Gospel of Mark provides us with "three links", "three questions" and "three responses" for us to be looking for as we travel through this action packed Gospel.

Mark 1: Quiet Times

Scripture Text: Mark 1:35

In chapter one of Mark we learn of Jesus' practice of going out early in the morning and spending time with his Father.  If Jesus needed to spend time with His Father to prepare Himself for the day, how much more we?  Let's learn how together.

Mark 2: Wineskins

Scripture Text: Mark 2:1-28

Mark chapter two contains four scenes which has some common elements that tie it all together.  What are they?  Find out in this weeks message.

Mark 3: The Unforgivable Sin

Scripture Text: Mark 3:22-30

One of the most troubling passages in the Gospels is where Jesus mentions the "unforgivable sin".  What is it?  Find out in this weeks message.

Mark 4: The Sower

Scripture Text: Mark 4:14-20

The parable of the Sower is really about the power of the Seed.  Learn what that means in this weeks message.

Mark 5: Bringing People to Sanity

Scripture Text: Mark 5:1-20

Guest preacher Eric Dooley continues our series in Mark.  Eric has been a missionary and currently an outstanding Christian counselor in the Gig Harbor area.

Mark 6: Power and Faith

Scripture Text: Mark 6:1-56

Lots of action in Mark chapter 6.  One key lesson.  It's all about the connection between faith and power.  But that connection is all about Jesus' power, not ours.  His authority, not ours.  

Mark 7: Clean Heart

Scripture Text: Mark 7

Some of us, are still trying to fix the externals of our lives, to make ourselves clean, but still deep inside we don’t feel clean.  And no amount of positive thinking helps to remove the self-doubt or the need to try to validate yourself or look good in the eyes of others, trying to convince yourself that you’re ...

Mark 8: Follow

Scripture Text: Mark 8:34-35

Do you struggle with depression?  Here’s the solution.  Deny yourself, and take up your cross and follow him.  Do you struggle with worry and anxiety?   Then lose yourself for Jesus and for the gospel.  Do you have fears that seem to control you?  Then the answer is here:  deny yourself and take up your ...

Mark 9: Transfiguration

Scripture Text: Mark 9

Jesus wants to invite you into his inner circle.  He wants to elevate you into the place of his presence.  Ephesians says we are seated with Christ in heavenly places and that we will one day be reigning with Christ, and judging the angels.  You have a high calling.  He wants to use you, reveal things to you, he invites you ...

Mark 10: Baby Faith

Scripture Text: Mark 10

Having saving faith is so simple, Jesus said, that the best ones capable of it, capable of receiving the kingdom, capable of saving faith, are babies and small children.  In fact, not only are they the best ones, they are the only ones capable of saving faith – you also as grown-ups, in order to have saving faith, must be converted ...

Mark 11: Like He Owns the Place

Scripture Text: Mark 11:1-7

Throughout chapter 11 what we see is a demonstration of Jesus’ authority, of his ownership of things.

Mark 14-16: Death Therapy

Scripture Text: Mark 15

During our Easter message based on Mark 15 we look at the uniqueness of Christianity and uniqueness of Jesus!

Mark 12: Life After Death

Scripture Text: Mark 12:18-27

How can we know there really is life after death?  And if there is life after death, what is it like?  That's what we explore in this weeks teaching.

Dave Stephens Testimony

Dave Stephens shared the Sunday morning message on September 13, 2015 as he told of a heart wrenching tragedy in his past and of how God carried him through some dark periods on his way to the discovery of the power of forgiveness.

Guest Preacher - Joe Johnson

Guest speaker Joe Johnson

God of the Dance

Scripture Text: Genesis 1:1-3

It starts with God.

Creation Sings

Scripture Text: Genesis 1:3-23

Creation and science

In the Image of God

Scripture Text: Genesis 1:24-31

Humanities Place in the Story

Broken

Scripture Text: Genesis 3:1-7

The terrible tragedy in our ancient past.  It broke us.

Nature vs. Nurture

Scripture Text: Genesis 6:5-8

What if God just started over with one relatively good guy?  

Diane Brask - Missions

Missionary and dynamic speaker Diane Brask shares about the dramatic event she witnessed in the Philippines that forever turned her focus to the Great Commission of Jesus.

Divide & Conquer

Scripture Text: Genesis 11:1-9

God's strategy for winning back the planet.

Abraham: The First Believer

Scripture Text: Genesis 15:1-6

Justified by faith.  Grace, part 1.

Isaac: Child of the Promise

Scripture Text: Genesis 22:1-18

Grace, part 2

Jacob: God's Choice

Scripture Text: Genesis 28:10-22

Grace, part 3

Joseph: God's Plan

Scripture Text: Genesis 50:15-21

Grace, part 4

Pastor Bill's Advent Message

Pastor Bill brings the message on the fourth Sunday in Advent

Epilogue

Scripture Text: Genesis 2:8-9, 16-17

A musical Christmas epilogue to our Genesis series.

Overview: Glory Days

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

We begin our new series unpacking Acts 2:42 which will look at in detail the four things the early church devoted themselves to as we seek to devote ourselves to those same things as well.

The Authority of the Bible

Biblical Authority, Part 1

Scripture Text: Acts 2:41-47; 2 Tim 3:16-17

As we look at the four things the early church devoted themselves to, we see the first one is the Teaching of the Apostles.  For us this means devotion to the authority of the Bible, which is the teachings of the Apostles.  In this message we look at why the Bible is our authority and what that means.

Keys to Interpreting the Bible

Biblical Authority, Part 2

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

Last week we looked at why the Bible is our authority.  This week we get practical and ask how do we understand the Bible and how do we apply it to our lives.

Diane Brask - Revive Us Again

Scripture Text: Habakkuk 3:1-2

Missionary Diane Brask returns to share with us a message of hope for revival in our day.

What Is Koinonia?

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

We continue our series on Unpacking Acts 2:42 by looking at the second thing the early church devoted themselves to - Fellowship.  What is Fellowship?  That's the focus of this weeks series.

Going Deeper With Each Other

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: Acts 2:42

Continuing our focus this week on the second thing the early church devoted themselves to - Fellowship - i.e. Authentic Community.  Last week we defined the meaning of true fellowrship.  This week a call to put it into practice.

Good Communication and Conflict Resolution

Authentic Community

Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Spending a third week looking at true biblical community as we tackle some nuts and bolts of how we move forward in healthy and biblical way in relating to one another.