The Olive Branch Markham • Audio Podcast The Olive Branch Church
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- Religion & Spirituality
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We are a church, a gathering of people, who are being transformed by the grace of God, who are bringing the transforming power of the good news to the communities we live in. This is the podcast of sermons at The Olive Branch Community Church in Markham, Ontario.
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Words to Works
Jesus treated everyone as image-bearers of God. What did this look like? With great compassion. Times when others would run the other way, or reject you as less than equal and without usefulness, Jesus leans in, sees us, and meets us in our need.
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The Wedding Gift
It’s a very human setting: a wedding where the family is about to be humiliated until Jesus steps in and changes 5 stone jars of water into the best wine! Just from this one situation, what Jesus chooses to do, we learn about how deep the love and care of Jesus is when it comes to our concerns.We’re in the middle of a special series based on the incredible, hit show, “The Chosen”. This Sunday’s message is based on Episode 5, from Season 1. Give it a watch! (For direct links to watch the show, visit: https://www.tob.ca/current-message-series)
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The Rock
At this point in The Chosen, we’re all wondering why Jesus called Simon 'The Rock' and made him the leader of the team. He has all the qualities of a leader, but seems to be going in the wrong direction all the time!We’re in the middle of a special series based on the incredible, hit show, “The Chosen”. This Sunday’s message is based on Episode 4, from Season 1. Give it a watch! (For direct links to watch the show, visit: https://www.tob.ca/current-message-series)
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Jesus Loves the Little Children
What are the actual qualities that God is looking to grow in each of us? The kind of qualities that He wants to see fill the Kingdom of God.We’re in the middle of a special series based on the incredible, hit show, “The Chosen”. This Sunday’s message is based on Episode 3, from Season 1. Give it a watch! (For direct links to watch the show, visit: https://www.tob.ca/current-message-series)
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Shabbat
The term Shabbat refers to the Jewish Sabbath: keeping the seventh day to rest and worship God. By Jesus' time it had become a huge weekly burden and Pharisees and Scribes were strictly enforcing Shabbat laws. Sadly, they missed the entire spirit of it, becoming experts in minutiae instead. In the middle of all that, Jesus gave a simple, memorable guideline: The Sabbath was made for people, not people for the Sabbath! With those words, Jesus and His followers were headed for trouble... really BIG trouble.
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The Chosen: Falling in Love with Jesus…Again
At The Olive Branch, we are going to be journeying together in a series of talks based on the show, “The Chosen”. It’ll be an experience that will help you get to know Jesus in a new way — one that we are praying will help you fall in love with Jesus all over again.Visit www.tob.ca/current-message-series for the schedule (and direct links for where to watch) of when we’ll be discussing the episodes! Today, we will be taking a look at Episode 1 together.