28 March | I See Dead People

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28th Mar 2024
Do you see dead people? Back in 1999, the haunting movie The Sixth Sense was released. In it, a distressed young boy named Cole (played by Haley Joel Osment) talks to a child psychologist, Malcolm (played by Bruce Willis). Cole: I see dead people. Malcolm: In your dreams? Cole shakes his head. Malcolm: While you're awake? Cole nods. Malcolm: Dead people like, in graves and coffins? Cole: Walking around like

28 March | Passover Song by Urban Doxology feat. IAMSON

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28th Mar 2024
Passover Song from Bread for the Journey by Urban Doxology lyrics VERSE 1 Oh my mind looks back to the last great night When my God searched for the blood When He saw the red resting on the post Then my God passed over us PRE-CHORUS Can you hear the children sing? To the mighty King of Kings CHORUS They say I am covered, I am covered For my God

27 March | We Will Feast In The House Of Zion

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27th Mar 2024
We Will Feast in the House of Zion (Canyon Sessions) | Sandra McCracken WE WILL FEAST IN THE HOUSE OF ZION (CANYON SESSIONS) We will feast in the house of Zion We will sing with our hearts restored He has done great things, we will say together We will feast and weep no more We will not be burned by the fire He is the Lord, our God We are

celebrating easter

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27th Mar 2024
“We knowing that at any time a suicide bomber can come and disrupt our service, our worship, our praying. Then I think: Will it really be disrupted, or will I be sent into the fullness of worship?” ~A former Muslim & a mother of two, now following Jesus

26 March | Cleansing the Temple

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26th Mar 2024
Mike Moyers, Cleansing the Temple, 2014 An abstract oil painting based on the story of Jesus cleansing the temple from the Gospel of John. It is an abstract expression depicting a righteous storm against injustice and the chaos that is stirred when grace confronts sin. The painitng also explores the cleansing of the heart. The human body is often referred to as "God's Temple." This painitng expresses the internal struggle

26 March | A Very Full Tuesday

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26th Mar 2024
In the Gospels, there are over 50 specific days that describe the life of Jesus. Sometimes it is only a single incident, but the Tuesday of Holy Week is recorded in detail. Mark 11:20 tells us that it was on the next day that Jesus explained the cursing of the fig tree that had occurred on Monday. Jesus then spent much of Tuesday in the temple courts (where the day

25 March | 8 Days of Easter

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25th Mar 2024
Here is a family-friendly overview for each day of this week Thank you to Joy Swatsky for putting this together The 8 Days of Easter

25 March | Monday

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25th Mar 2024
Advent can be described as an ascent to light. Holy Week, by contrast, moves us in the opposite direction – a descent into darkness. Even though we, by faith and hindsight, might see past the darkness of Good Friday to the bright dawn of Easter morn, we are invited to enter imaginatively into this time, suspending our foreknowledge of the Resurrection so that we, like Mary at the foot of

24 March | Palm Sunday

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24th Mar 2024
Most of us are familiar with the words that are often attributed to the Roman Emperor Julius Caesar, “Veni. Vidi. Vici.” I came. I saw. I conquered. That is the way of imperial rulers (in all ages) in the pursuit of power and control. Earthly kings enter a city with great fanfare, military might, and a ruthless oppression of opposition. They ride in on mighty steeds (or armor-reinforced vehicles). Attired

24 March 2024 | Lent | Michael Bells

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24th Mar 2024
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. The video goes live at 8:00am. So this video is from Sunday 17 March 2024 but is being shown on 24 March 2024. Pastor Mike is speaking both online and in person at OCC. God