changed: miraculous encounters with jesus.

A lot is said about the miracles Jesus performed. But what about the people who experienced them? From skepticism to jubilation to incredulity, encounters with Christ's miracles are as varied as the people who witnessed them. In our current message series, we are taking a look at how people responded to these miraculous encounters with Jesus. Join us this Sunday morning at 9 a.m. at 625 Maroon Avenue (our church building currently under construction - make sure to dress warm!)

deeper.

What does it mean to truly follow Jesus? What does being a disciple look like? What in the world is theology and how does it inform the Christian life? What does true prayer really look like? DEEPER is an ongoing discipleship series aimed at providing a place for the people of Oh Be Joyful to grow together in our knowledge and understanding of Jesus. As we grow together, we want to also grow deeper in our fervor, passion, and knowledge of God. Join us ever Sunday and let’s go DEEPER.

what we're about.

We exist to bring glory to God through the ministry of reconciliation as outlined in Colossians 1:18 and 2 Corinthians 5:11-21.  Everything we do, corporately or individually, serves to proclaim His name and His goodness to a broken and hurting world. As the well-known hymn by Edward Mote says, "My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus’ name." Everything we do, everything we are, and everything we strive for revolves around Christ. He came to live the life that we are unable to live. And He died the death that we deserve to die. Our lives are forever changed by that truth, and that is good news. 

what it means.

It's ok not to be ok. Hurting and broken people are not excluded from the church, they are the church. When we gather together for OBJC supper clubs, corporate worship, or special events, we do so not as people who have it all together but as people who have a common need for a savior. His name is Jesus.

our dna.

Our DNA statements are a concise way to express what we are all about. They are at the absolute core of who we are. Setting one of our DNA statements above the others is tough, but if we had to do it we would make "Abide in Jesus" the foundation. The importance of abiding in Jesus cannot be overemphasized—everything else  flows from this core value. In teaching us to abide, Jesus gives us a beautiful analogy that well describes our reality. We are grafted in to Him when we become believers, we are adopted, we draw our life from Him, and that relationship transforms our life and our world.