What would it look like for every student in our ministry to have at   least adult praying for them everyday until they graduate from college or get married?  What change would it make in the lives of our students to have prayers lifted up for them on a daily basis?  God works through the prayers of His people and SHOUT 365 is a Prayer Mentor Initiative wherein we are seeking to cover all of our students in prayer via an adult who will go to the Father boldly on their behalf everyday.  This ministry is set to kick off on Sunday, May 2nd.

Using the real life examples of Daniel and his friends, INHABIT helps teenagers develop a lifestyle of being in the world without conforming to it. Students will learn to focus on holiness and live for the sake of an eternal Kingdom. What does it mean to be set apart from the culture that we live in?

DNOW weekend is April 30th -May 2nd.  If you have any questions please contact Pastor Jason at jledford@otbclife.org

There’s something pretty amazing about being in love, isn’t there? The butterflies in your stomach. The dreamy gazes. No wonder so many of us are so in love with being in love. But if you look around–in the media, at school, in life–we’ve taken what God created and twisted it, morphed it and configured it into something it was never meant to be–an obsession. When romantic relationships become an obsession, balance goes out the window. We miss out on opportunities and experiences we might otherwise have had. And sometimes we even forget who we are. There’s got to be healthier way to do this. There’s got to be another way than being so lovesick.

Name:  Megan Brody (pinkish/redish hoodie)

School/Grade:  Mt. Tabor, 10th

Fav. music:  Likes all kinds of music

Fav. movie:  Lion King

Favorite book of the Bible:  2 Peter

How long @ OTBC:  Megan has been here at OTBC since she was in 2nd grade

Time period from history she would like to visits:  1950’s

Megan has a big family.  She has her wonderful parents as well as 4 sisters.  Megan trusted Christ as CrossPoint.  Megan shared that right now God is teaching her about not complaining as well as truly loving and respecting others.

Name:  James Richard Buckley Jr. (guy in yellow shirt and tie)

School:  Reagan High School

Grade:  11th

Favorite sport:  Basketball

Favorite singer/group:  Bruce Springsteen, Third Day

Fav. movie:  Remember the Titans

Fav. Bible book:   Colossians

Jamie has been attending OTBC for about 8 years.  He was really introduced to Christ at Crosspoint but believes he truly placed his trust in Christ after camp when he was back home talking with his mom.

What happens on the lot of a movie set? Words come to life. On the lot is where the script becomes more than just words on a page, the words become actions. On the lot of our lives, what would happen if the words of the Bible became more than just words on a page? What if when you read the Bible it became more than just information you stored in your brain, but you actually tried to live those words out? And instead of being overwhelmed with the entire Bible, you focused on one passage, reading and rereading it, then letting it light your path? And once the path was lit, you stepped into forward? Your relationship with God’s Word would change, wouldn’t it? It would become more than words, more than information – it would become part of your experience.

Name:  Kristen Wunker

School/Grade:  Mt. Tabor/ Senior

Hobbies:  Piano and hanging out with friends

Music:  Likes all types but specifically likes Country

Favorite Bible verse:  Doesn’t have specific verse, but really likes the book of Proverbs

Testimony:  Accepted Christ at age of 6; rededicated her life to the Lord in 4th grade

*Upon being asked her opinion on the current relationship between Israel and Palestine, Kristen stated that she does not have a strong opinion on the subject

Kristen and her family have been attending OTBC for about the past 2 years

Austin Brown (aka Big Money)

School:  Reagan High

Grade:  11th

Favorite subject:  English

Favorite Bible verse: Job 5:7

Animal he would like to own: Llama (alpaca was his 2nd choice)

Music:  Really likes Switchfoot

Childhood fact:  Had a stuffed dog that was standard issue in color

Austin has been attending OTBC since about February of this year and his dad is the Worship Pastor and his mom is the Children’s ministry director.

NOT THAT INTO YOU:

Every one of us has experienced it at some point. At one time, we were really into a relationship—whether that’s a friendship or a dating relationship—and now, well, not so much. We’re just not that into it anymore. So we walk away or we let the relationship die. But what happens when that relationship you’re not that into anymore is the one you have with God? You were really into Him at one point. You were feeling connected, directed, close. Now it feels like nothing. How do you deal with it?

Session One: The Breakup? (11/18/09)

There is a natural ebb and flow to our relationships, isn’t there? There are times when we feel really close to someone, and times when we don’t. The reasons vary, but there are times when we’re just not feeling that into a relationship. It’s true of our friendships and other relationships, but what happens when it happens in our relationship with God? And when it does, why is it so difficult to admit it?

Session Two: Fight for Me (12/02/09)

When you’re not that into a relationship, you have a choice—to stay or to go. God has made it very clear in the Bible that He’s not going anywhere. He’s in. But we’re the ones who struggle with the choice, and that struggle sometimes involves fighting our own feelings and perceptions. It’s a fight that we have to be willing to take on, and a decision each of us has to make. And while it may feel like it, it’s not one-sided, God isn’t going anywhere. So are you going to fight your own tendencies to pull away? Are you going to fight for your relationship with God?

Session Three: Do You Know Me? (12/09/09)

So you decided to fight, to stay in your relationship with God even though you’re feeling not that into Him. And for some of you, you’ve already seen a big change. There’s a new connection. There’s excitement. But for others, you’re fighting and nothing’s happening. You’re working, but you’re not getting anything in return. So what’s the problem? It may be that “me” is getting in the way, that your focus is on you. And in the process, you have made God very small, boring and predictable—a God you think you know, but One who is actually so much bigger than us.