PONDER: GRACE AND TRUTH And the Word became flesh and lived among us, and we have seen his glory, the glory as of a father’s only son, full of grace and truth. 15 (John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’”) 16 From his fullness we have all received, grace
PONDER: REDEMPTION And the child’s father and mother were amazed at what was being said about him. Then Simeon blessed them and said to his mother Mary, “This child is destined for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be opposed so that the inner thoughts of many will be revealed—and a sword will pierce your own soul too.” There was
PONDER: TEMPLE PEOPLE After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb. When the time came for their purification according to the law of Moses, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord (as it is written in the law of the Lord, “Every firstborn
PONDER: THE LIFE-LIGHT The people walking in darkness have seen a great light: On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has dawned. ~Isaiah. 9:2 The Life-Light was the real thing: Every person entering Life he brings into Light. He was in the world, the world was there through him, and yet the world didn’t even notice. He came to his own people, but they
The 12 days of Christmas begins on 26 December Most of us are accustomed to marking Advent. But the celebration of the 12 Days of Christmas is less familiar. I think a lot of this has to do with the Christmas marketing season - which seems to begin right after Halloween and ends abruptly on boxing day with a return to ‘regular’ music and yet another huge marketing initiative, namely
Today - Boxing Day - 26 December - OCC is meeting only online Enjoy... time only time with family time with friends Next Sunday - 2 January 2022 - we are back meeting in-person as well as offering our on-line service
welcome We are at the end of Advent… the 4 Sundays that lead us up to Christmas… next is Christmas Eve God calls us into his presence calls us to be together calls to wait with and for him 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 God’s people at OCC are meeting
Christmas Eve is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus Below is the registration link for OCC’s two Christmas Eve services. You can also call the OCC office to register. Registration will be open until December 23 at 3pm(unless capacity is reached before that date). A few things to note … The 4:30pm service will take place in OCC’s decorated back lot. A limited number of chairs will be available for
welcome This is the beginning of Advent… the 4 Sundays that lead us up to Christmas... 1 more to go after today. we are called into God’s presence we are called to be together we are called to wait with God we are called to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not yet responded to God’s grace God’s people at
