Elders’ Blog
Growing at OBC
By Kyle Austin (February 16, 2012)
God is blessing Occoquan Bible Church with a surge of growth!
We have had over 400 in attendance in our worship services each Sunday after the holidays, with a high of 483 on January 22nd. Our last men’s breakfast (they are …
Read MoreLooking Back at 2011
by Dr. Kyle Austin (December 27, 2011)
Every Christmas we make it a point to reflect back on what the Lord has done over the last year, and meditate on the birth of our Messiah. Have you considered how the events surrounding Christ’s birth must have happened …
Read MoreMerry Christmas Mourning
by Rod Fillinger (December 24, 2011)
The following are the notes I prepared for what I shared at our 11:00 Christmas Eve Service tonight at Occoquan Bible Church:
We come to this time of year and we reflect, appropriately, on the loveliness, beauty, and majesty of the …
Read MoreWhy You Shouldn’t Skip the Boring Parts
by Jared Bridges (December 18, 2011)
Christmas readings at churches and homes will rightly include a heavy dose of Luke 2 (for the birth narrative), and Matthew 2 (for the visit of the magi). Even Isaiah’s prophecies about the coming Immanuel may make an appearance, but …
Read MoreFrom Thanksgiving to Advent
by Ben Purves (December 1, 2011)
This year’s Thanksgiving celebrations prompted my wife Ricki and I to take another look at the holiday’s historical origins. I pulled my old volume “Of Plymouth Plantation” by William Bradford off the shelf and thumbed through it, reminded of the …
Read MoreThe End of the World… Again?
by Ben Purves (October 14, 2011)
Harold Camping is once again predicting that the world will end, this time one week from today, on October 21st. We encourage you to read the response Pastor Ben wrote to Camping’s failed prediction this last …
Read MoreShaken and Stirred
by Joe Cox (September 2, 2011)
“Then He got into the boat and His disciples followed Him. Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat. But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke Him, saying, ‘Lord, save …
Read MoreThoughts on Joy
by Dr. David Schnittger (August 6, 2011)
The first thing I want to say about joy is that, for the Christian, no one can take away your joy! By joy, I mean the “joy of the Lord is your strength” kind of joy (Nehemiah 8:10). As an …
Read MoreWhat is a Healthy Christian?
by Dr. Kyle Austin (August 3, 2011)
There are a lot of Christians walking around unaware of their spiritual health or lack of it. Perhaps many are simply indifferent to their spiritual health. We spend countless hours and billions of dollars attending to our physical health as …
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