Messages

We believe that the Bible has been given by God in order to instruct, encourage, correct and equip us to know God and serve Him in our world today. Therefore, our pastors endeavor to teach God’s timeless truths to today’s contemporary person in a way that is clear, insightful, honest and relevant.

We invite you to listen to our recent sermons below. If you’d like to listen to our archived sermons, you can find them in our Audio Archive page. You can also access our sermons listed according to their Message Series

Date Title Passage Speaker
05/12/2013 If It Ain't Changing You, It Ain't The Gospel

 Galatians 1:10-24

 Curt Ogawa
05/05/2013 How to Render the Gospel Powerless in Your Life

 Galatians 1:1-9

 Curt Ogawa
04/28/2013 Falling Into A Faith Journey with God

 1 Peter 4:12-13; James 1:2-5; 2 Corinthians 1:8-10

 Curt Ogawa
04/14/2013 Nathanael's Encounter with Jesus, Part 2

 John 1:43-51

 Joe Castillo
04/07/2013 Nathanael's Encounter With Jesus

 John 1:43-51

 Joe Castillo
03/31/2013 Did Someone Just Make This Easter Stuff Up?

John 11:25-26, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20

 Curt Ogawa
03/10/2013 Taking an Interest in the One Worth Pursuing

Song of Solomon 1; Psalm 27:4; 2 Corinthians 3:18

 Curt Ogawa
03/03/2013 Who Gets to Tell the Story?

John 5:1-17; Ephesians 2:1-7

 Curt Ogawa
02/24/2013 Do You Wish to Get Well

John 5:1-15;  2 Corinthians 5:18-19

 Joe Castillo
02/17/2013 Spiritual Growth vs Quick Fixes

Colossians 2:6; Revelation 3:20

 Curt Ogawa
02/10/2013 The What's & Why's of Spiritual Growth

2 Corinthians 5:18-19; Ephesians 4: 17-24

 Curt Ogawa
02/03/2013 The Uninvited God

Psalm 139

 Joe Castillo
01/27/2013 Prayer, Confession and Mission

Prayer, Confession and Mission.

 Our Missionary to Paraguay
01/20/2013 The Barriers That Hinder Our Growth In Christ

John 7:17; 14:6; Philippians 1:6

 Curt Ogawa
01/13/2013 2013 State of OVCC's Union Address

Philippians 3:7-14, 17

 Curt Ogawa
01/06/2013 Epiphany: A Visit From The Magi (no audio today)

Communion thots from Matthew 2.

 Sharing / Curt Ogawa
12/30/2012 God's Encouragement to Joshua

Joshua 1:1-9 

 Joe Castillo
12/23/2012 2012 Advent Series #4: Detecting God's Arrival in the Midst of the Stillness

1 Kings 19:11-13; 1 John 1:9; Psalm 130:5-6

 Curt Ogawa
12/16/2012 2012 Advent Series #3: Discovering God (And Yourself) Thru Silence

Psalm 46:10; James 4:8; Hebrews 11:6

 Curt Ogawa
12/09/2012 2012 Advent Series #2: Being still to know that He is God

Jeremiah 32:41; Mark 1:35

 Curt Ogawa
12/02/2012 2012 Advent Series #1: Advent: How do we wait for Jesus' arrival?

Psalm 62:1-2, 5-6.  Luke 2:8-15

 Curt Ogawa
11/25/2012 The Baja Build Ministry

Video Presentation

www.youtube.com/watch

 Gerald Tanaka
11/18/2012 Our South American Missionaries Update

 Our South American Missionaries Update

 Our South American Missionaries/Curt Ogawa
11/11/2012 Kids Club Sharing

 Kid's Club Sharing

 Pauline H. Wong, Lydia Lee, Minnie Gee and Joe Castillo
11/04/2012 In Christ For The World: Compassion Christmas

In Christ For The World: Compassion Christmas

 Derek Miyahara / Curt Ogawa
10/28/2012 Only With Christ is the New Possible

Colossians 3:14-17 

 Joe Castillo
10/21/2012 Eradicating My Old Ways For The New, Part 2

Colossians 3:9-13 

 Curt Ogawa
10/14/2012 How Do I Eradicate My Old Ways For The New?

 Colossians 3:9-10

 Curt Ogawa
10/07/2012 Zoe International Sharing with Michael and Carol Hart

Sharing from Michael and Carol Hart, founders of Zoe International.  

 Michael and Carol Hart
09/30/2012 What To Do With "Old Clothes"

Colossians 3:5-8 

 Joe Castillo
09/23/2012 Taking Over Where Mark's Story Leaves Off

 Colossians 3:1-4

 Curt Ogawa
09/16/2012 Choosing to Thrive and Not Merely Survive

 Colossians 1-2; 3:1-2

 Curt Ogawa
09/09/2012 Mark: A Story That Solicits Our Response

 Mark 1-16

 Curt Ogawa
09/02/2012 What Makes For A Good Ending To A Story

 Mark 15:40-16:8

 Curt Ogawa
08/26/2012 The Loneliest Midday In Human History

Mark 15:22-39 

 Curt Ogawa
08/19/2012 Christian Education Sharing

Christian Education Sharing

 Christian Education
08/12/2012 The Trial of Jesus and Pilate

 Mark 15:1-20

 Joe Castillo
08/05/2012 When Jesus' Call to 'Die to Self' is Ignored

Mark 14:53-72 

 Curt Ogawa
07/29/2012 Escaping Wrath, Betrayal...And Dozing off

 Mark 14:32-52

 Curt Ogawa
07/22/2012 Zoe Sharing

Big Picture: Why Zoe for OVCC?

 Gain Wong, Joe and Curt
07/08/2012 The Harvest is Plentiful, will you pray and go?

Matthew 9:36-38

 Rick Chuman
07/01/2012 A Life of Hope

 Ephesians 1:18a / Romans 8:23-24a / James 4:14

 Dean Endo
06/24/2012 "There is No Such Thing as a Free Lunch"

 Jeremiah 29:11 / Act 16

 Derek Miyahara
06/17/2012 A Shocking and Revealing Dinner

Mark 14:12-16; 22-31

 Joe Castillo
06/10/2012 The Cross of Christ and Its Extreme Responses

Mark 14:1-21 

 Curt Ogawa
06/03/2012 Future Events on the Way to that Glorious Day

Mark 13:1-37 

 Curt Ogawa
05/27/2012 Not Far from the Kingdom of God

Mark 12:28:44 

 Joe Castillo
05/06/2012 Christ Jesus, The Ultimate Avenger

 Mark 11:27-12:27

 Curt Ogawa
04/29/2012 The Attractive Leaves That Hide Unfruitfulness

Mark 11:1-26

 Curt Ogawa
04/22/2012 The Day Our Servant King Stood Still

Mark 10:46-52

 Curt Ogawa