When a Samaritan woman came to Jacob’s well expecting an ordinary day, she found Jesus already waiting. In John 4, Tony Singh traces her remarkable journey of discovery — from seeing a tired Jewish stranger to recognizing the Messiah — and asks the question Jesus posed to her: “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink…” The gospel doesn’t begin with our search for God. It begins with God coming looking for us. The post Jesus at the Well appeared first on Ottawa Church of Christ.
Are you still gobsmacked by Jesus? This sermon uses Handel's Messiah as a lens to ask whether the life and love of Christ still moves us the way it moves a first-time listener. Through a rich retelling of the Prodigal Son, the message reveals a Father whose love is extravagant, reckless, and running — and challenges us to hear the symphony of love with fresh ears. The post Symphony of Love appeared first on Ottawa Church of Christ.
What does it mean to truly love like Jesus? This sermon explores how authentic, self-giving love is not simply a matter of willpower or imitation, but is energized by living faith. Drawing on 1 John 3–4, Mark 9, and Psalm 23, the message challenges us to root our identity in God as adopted children and to step out in vulnerable, faith-fueled love—even toward those who hurt us. The post Seeing and Savoring Jesus appeared first on Ottawa Church of Christ.
What would you do if you were God? This sermon explores why God doesn’t always pull us out of suffering — and why that’s actually an act of love. Drawing from Matthew 16 and the lives of Job, Joseph, David, and Jesus, we discover that faith is forged in the furnace of pain, and that confessing Jesus as Lord means trusting him even when it hurts. The post I Would Have appeared first on Ottawa Church of Christ.
