Month: April 2023

30 April 2023 | Longing 1

Thank you for joining us on-line.
OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line.

Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay
So this video is from Sunday 23 April 2023 but being shown on 30 April 2023

God calls all of us into his presence;

He calls us to be together both with him and with one another;
He calls us to wait with and for him;
He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not yet responded to God’s grace
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

Get your coffee or tea. Settle in, be still…
Take some deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
Invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.
Focus on the reality of God’s Holy Spirit not just with you but in you.

We encourage you to check our events page for things that are happening at OCC

23 April | Family Matters

you for joining us on-line.
OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line.

Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay
So this video is from Sunday 16 April 2023 but being shown on 23 April 2023
Dr Lawson Murray from Scripture Union is bringing the message today.

God calls all of us into his presence;

He calls us to be together both with him and with one another;
He calls us to wait with and for him;
He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not yet responded to God’s grace
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

Get your coffee or tea. Settle in, be still…
Take some deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
Invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.
Focus on the reality of God’s Holy Spirit not just with you but in you.

We encourage you to check our events page for things that are happening at OCC

16 April | Easter Sunday

you for joining us on-line.
OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line.

Remember we are currently showing the video of the service on a week’s delay
So this video is from Easter Sunday | 9 April 2023 but being shown on 16 April 2023
You can pretend you are Orthodox – our friends in Ethiopia celebrate Easter today.

God calls all of us into his presence;

He calls us to be together both with him and with one another;
He calls us to wait with and for him;
He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not yet responded to God’s grace
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

Get your coffee or tea. Settle in, be still…
Take some deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
Invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.
Focus on the reality of God’s Holy Spirit not just with you but in you.

Here is our Easter service

16 April 2023 (in person)

 

 

 

 

 

Reading the NT

In 2023 we are reading through the New Testament together.
This plan by the Navigators takes us through all 260 chapters at the pace of a chapter a day (about 5 minutes a day).
It’s a 5-day/week plan, recognising that there are always times when we need a day or two to catch up.

Click on the link to download the reading schedule and join us in seeing the New Testament come alive in 2023.

Small Groups

Everyone needs and desires to be in relationship, in community. Being involved in one of our Small Groups is a great opportunity for you to find friendship, accountability, and a group of people you can do life with. Currently, our groups are meeting online, Wednesday or Thursday evening at 7 pm, although some groups will start to meet in person soon.

 

 

 

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Click the events tab to discover what is coming up.

Click on news & updates to get other updates.

The Victor

The Victor [Keith Green/Jamie Owens Collins Eastertide Cover] by Carolyn Arends

Sunday readings

On Easter Sunday, a couple of women went to Jesus’ tomb to anoint him for burial, but when they arrived, he wasn’t there. The tomb was empty, and an angel greeted them with the news that Jesus was alive. The women hurried back to tell the others, and Jesus surprised his grieving disciples by showing up in their midst.

Read Isaiah 52:7-10

Read Luke 24

9 April 2023 | Confidence | Courage

you for joining us on-line.
OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line.

Welcome to OCC online | 9 April 2023.
Remember, we are on a week delay, so the service for today, is from Palm Sunday. 2 April 2023

God calls all of us into his presence;

He calls us to be together both with him and with one another;
He calls us to wait with and for him;
He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not yet responded to God’s grace
As you prepare to watch our service video, we encourage you to take a few moments…

Get your coffee or tea. Settle in, be still…
Take some deep breaths… in and out… breathe,
Invite the Lord to make himself present with you as you watch – he is with you – it’s just that often we are not aware that he is.
Focus on the reality of God’s Holy Spirit not just with you but in you.
We are continuing our Lenten series on growing in Confidence on the Frontlines. Today we are looking at courage.

Here is the link to the PowerPoint Show and the Notes.

Next Sunday | 16 April 2023

 

 

 

 

 

Reading the NT

In 2023 we are reading through the New Testament together.
This plan by the Navigators takes us through all 260 chapters at the pace of a chapter a day (about 5 minutes a day).
It’s a 5-day/week plan, recognising that there are always times when we need a day or two to catch up.

Click on the link to download the reading schedule and join us in seeing the New Testament come alive in 2023.

Small Groups

Everyone needs and desires to be in relationship, in community. Being involved in one of our Small Groups is a great opportunity for you to find friendship, accountability, and a group of people you can do life with. Currently, our groups are meeting online, Wednesday or Thursday evening at 7 pm, although some groups will start to meet in person soon.

 

 

 

ONE

 

 

 

 

 

Click the events tab to discover what is coming up.

Click on news & updates to get other updates.

Saturday – dark night

“The dark night is God’s best gift to you, intended for your liberation. It is about freeing you from your ideas about God, your fears about God, your attachment to all the benefits you have been promised for believing in God, your devotion to the spiritual practices that are supposed to make you feel closer to God, your dedication to doing and believing all the right things about God, your positive and negative evaluations of yourself as a believer in God, your tactics for manipulating God, and your sure cures for doubting God.”

~Barbara Brown Taylor, “Learning to Walk in the Dark“

Saturday readings

On Saturday, not much happened… that we know of, at least. Since it was the Jewish Sabbath, all activity came to a grinding halt, and Jesus’ followers had to wait until the next day to properly prepare his body for burial.

Read Isaiah 52:13-15 and Isaiah 53

Read Luke 23:56

Golgotha

Poor Bishop Hooper performing ‘The Golgotha Experience.’

Live at Morton Hall. Kansas City, MO.