Ottawa Church of Christ Sermon Podcast Ottawa Church of Christ Sermon Podcast
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- Religion & Spirituality
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Weekly Sunday sermons and midweek recordings from the Ottawa Church of Christ
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What Time Is It?
Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 tells us that there is a time for everything, including death. Today’s sermon looks at death as our eternal retirement (from life) and asks us how we are preparing for it. We are reminded that even Jesus was conscious of time and that what we do with our time is critical. We are reminded that God has expectations of his children and their time on earth. What are you doing with your time?
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Moses – The Wilderness
Holiness is often misunderstood even by Christians. Our minds might picture Puritan preachers yelling or solemn church services in cathedrals. There’s much that we can learn from Moses’ encounter with our holy God at the burning bush on Mount Horeb. When we better understand the holiness of God, holy living as disciples of Jesus becomes more accessible.
Think of your church like holy ground where the Spirit’s fire is still kindled and the voice of God is still speaking. What is God saying to you about your church? Just as he partnered with Moses to help deliver his people, God partners with spiritual leaders to bring salvation to our churches and cities.
Take a moment to listen to God. Go someplace where you can be by yourself. Take off your shoes if possible. And listen for God. Close your eyes and think about your ministry. What are you hearing as you listen for God?
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Moses in Egypt
Moses’ unlikely but divine path to becoming Israel’s deliverer challenges us to look for ways that God can use his followers to be deliverers. We often over simplify the amazing and unique things that happened in our lives to allow us to be delivered from sin. This can lead to many in our churches feeling like they can’t really contribute evangelistically. In this message you’ll see how little things in Moses’ early life set him up to be a great deliverer for God.
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Joseph, God is with him
The story of Joseph teaches us that God is with us in our struggles. Not only that, but God is able to produce something from that struggle. Joseph had God’s perspective on struggles in his life and remained faithful to God’s promises.
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Faithfulness of God
Today’s scripture (Heb. 11:1-20) provides an overview of the last few months’ teachings, reminding us of God’s faithfulness – from creating purpose out of chaos and nothingness to our lives today. We are reminded that, without faith, it is impossible to see God. Instead, we must trust God in our limitations because God is incapable of being unfaithful. If you wait until your life is in order to let God in, you will be waiting forever because (as with creation) only God can bring order to the chaos and nothingness of our lives.