Author: jasondsears

Lent started last week - with Ash Wednesday, and carries on for 40 days before Easter (not including Sundays).  Growing up Catholic, as with a few other denomination that observe the Lenten season, Lent is typically characterized by a season of repentance, fasting, and reflection - a time of preparation for the celebration of Christ's resurrection.  It's important to note, though, that no amount of piety can take the place of a heart and soul completely surrendered to Christ.  It's not in our posture that we're found Holy, it is in Christ's death and resurrection that our standing is made…

Anybody else having a hard time with the fact that it's already February?We opened yesterday with May Jesus Christ Be Praised - a hymn rewrite that I did with a bunch of guys several years ago.After our call to worship we sang I Am, Immortal Invisible God Only Wise, Let It Be Jesus, and Oceans.Our offering song was a new (to OMPC) tune called Never Once.

Our 2016 Global Missions Conference concluded yesterday!  We were honored to have so many missionaries on campus.We opened worship yesterday with Heaven and Earth - a tune from Hillsong that we've been introducing at OMPC.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, O 4 a 1000 Tongues, Your Grace Finds Me, and Savior King.Our offering song was a tune called A Hymn for All the World, by Josh Bales.

We kicked off our 2016 Global Missions Conference yesterday with a choir Sunday, and a message from Bill Sim... If you didn't catch it live - be sure and check it out at ompcworship.orgWe opened yesterday with a tune we introduced in our 2015 Christmas service called Even So Come.After our call to worship we sang Jesus Shall Reign, Amazing God, 10,000 Reasons and Your NameOur offering song was a wonderful instrumental piano tune played by one of the missionaries we support - Ellie Honea, who is working with an arts group in Japan.Join us this Sunday as we conclude our Missions…

Bob continued our mission statement sermon series, as he also opens up a series in Philippians.  Yesterday was the reminder of how crucial it is to share our faith with all "showing grace to all."  Come join us on Sunday mornings for worship!We opened yesterday with Heaven and Earth from Hillsong.After our call to worship we sang This is Amazing Grace, I Lift My Hands, How Firm a Foundation, and This I Believe (The Creed).Our offering song was Mercy - from Matt Redman.  A new tune for OMPC.

We have quite the great crowds at OMPC as we've kicked off the new year!  I think God's doing some exciting things in the ministries at Oak Mountain, and now is definitely a great time to get involved.  Bob is also taking us through a series on Philippians, starting with a reminder of our great mission statement - Seeking, Sharing, and Showing grace.We opened yesterday with a new (to OMPC) tune called Heaven and Earth.After our call to worship we sang Let Us Return, All Hail the Pow'r, Let it Be Jesus, and Jesus Only Jesus.Our offering song was also…

Happy New Year!  I hope that you all had a great Christmas/New Year's season, and are ready for 2016!It was great to be back at OMPC after a week off, and our service yesterday was a great way to kick off the new year, as a service of prayer and praise.  Our format was a tad different, as we sang a few more songs, with prayer and illustrations in between each...We opened with Joyful and Lay Me Down.We also sang Come Ye Sinners, Search Me, One Thing Remains, O Love That Will Not Let Me Go, Not to Us, and…