I Will Turn Lord, I will turn, Turn my face towards you. I will lay before you the desert areas I hide And turn to soak in your refreshing words of life. I will cast aside the barren, selfish pursuits And turn to rest in the tranquil warmth of your love. I will draw back from the harsh pull of media And turn to bathe in the gentle power of
On Ash Wednesday many Christians throughout the world will hear some version of these familiar words: “Dust you are and to dust you will return.” It is said in the context of imposing ashes in the form of a small cross on the foreheads of worshipers in many Christian traditions. Lent begins tomorrow. These are the forty days that Christians have historically set aside to prepare for Easter through repentance
confidence on the frontlines Join us during lent (beginning this coming week) as we discover and grow in deep faith-confidence that lasts, so we can boldly join in God’s work right where we are.
This is a list of some music and moves that lead us into some of the themes of Lent & Easter. This is obviously not an exhaustive list, nor a necessarily "Christian" list, but one that will help us interact with the themes. Music The link will take you to a recording of the piece Messiah by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the
We all have our frontlines – the various contexts where God has placed us, places where we meet with people who don’t know Jesus. Over the weeks of Lent, we want to explore together how, with God, we can apply what God is teaching us about how to live with confidence on our own frontlines. On the Sundays listed below, pastor Mike will be looking at how the scriptures help
Thank 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 | 24 April 2022 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; and He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom and those who have not
A lyric video featuring a song by Jeff Johnson inspired by the story in Luke 24 of the risen Jesus joining two disciples on the road to Emmaus. The artwork is from a fragment of a painting entitled, “Christ on the Road to Emmaus by Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255 - 1318). That same day, Two men walked up a road – Posing over questions of a man that they
He is Risen... He is Risen indeed! Thank you for joining us on-line. OCC is made up of people who are meeting in-person and who are meeting on-line. Welcome on this Easter Sunday. 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; and He calls us to serve & bless others – those who are part of God’s kingdom
Don Francisco - He's Alive
Easter Sunday is “Resurrection Day.” Today we re-enact, retell, and reimagine the unfathomable event on a morning in Israel over 2,000 years ago. In many traditions this day begins the Eastertide festival, a “resurrection party” that goes on for 50 days and culminates in Pentecost - where we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. A woman visits the tomb. A stone is rolled away. Jesus is seen to be
