It's amazing the level of joy the Apostle Paul display's considering he was writing this letter from prison. He saw his chains not as a nuisance, rather an opportunity to serve others with the good news. He knew who he was and where was ultimately going. This identify in Christ serves as a path for us as we face difficult challenges in our life.…

As we dive deeper into the Philippians Series, worship Pastor Ryan Maroney teaches us about the Reality of Dissonance. Dissonant notes are musical notes that are played simultaneously and create a combination that sounds unpleasant or harsh. The reality of suffering and tragedy is written all over the Bible and even in our own lives. How can we mak…

Ryan introduces a new series titled: The New Way of Seeing - Introducing the Book of Philippians, Paul's letter written from prison. Acts 16:16By Branches OC

Throughout scripture, God's people are described as sheep under His care. Psalm 23 reminds us that Jesus, as our shepherd; cares, comforts, and calls us into an intimate relationship with Him and one another.By Branches OC

The "rain falls on the good and the bad." Everyone in this life will endure some kind of suffering, grief, loss and death, which can create emotional crisis. How do we manage our emotions, keep the faith and overcome our tribulations?By Branches OC

As a community, we mourn the tragic loss of our Lead Pastor, Boogie Rose. Boog's wife, Stephany and five of Boog's closest friends share on the impact Boog had on all of those around him. Boogie pressed upon the importance of Jesus centered community, intentional living, and a fever pursuit of knowing Jesus and living like He did. Join the Branches…

6/2/2024 Hiking The Camino De Santiago by Branches OCBy Branches OC

"So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone" - Ephesians 2:19-20By Branches OC

Mark 2:5 “When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”By Branches OC

John 15:5“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."By Branches OC

Words Can Build Or Tear Down. There is a reason we have a library of words that either built us up or tore us down. Our words have the superpower of either bringing life or death.By Branches OC

Works are not something added as extra to faith - they go together. The real contrast is not faith vs. works. One cannot exist without the other. Faith without action is a faith that hasn’t yet been activated.By Branches OC

James 1:9-10 NLT “ Believers who are poor have something to boast about, for God has honored them. And those who are rich should boast that God has humbled them.”By Branches OC

The brother of James had words for the suffering of the early church. It doesn't take the pain away, but these words are a gift to us today.By Branches OC

As followers of Jesus we realize we are not righteous people called to correct the unrighteous. We are people who know His love for Us and are compelled to invite others to this freedom. Make sure you stay in you lane.By Branches OC

Pete fills in this Sunday morning to expand on the beauty of the gospel.By Branches OC

The Bible is a library and not a book. For that reason, we can allow the Word to more easily transform us when we have understanding and a plan on how to approach it.By Branches OC

Jesus gives many descriptions of what it looks like to be 'successful.' Spoiler Alert: It probably isn't what you think it is.By Branches OC

The truth is that Jesus left. But, He promised He wouldn't leave us alone like orphans. Let's look at what that means.By Branches OC

Does this mean I have to go on more service or mission trips? No. This discipline is a lifestyle of seeing a need and filling a need.By Branches OC

You can submit from a place of weakness. That’s giving up. You submit like Jesus, from a place of strength. We choose to treat others as more valuable than ourselves. Phil 2:3-8By Branches OC

Simplicity is meant to set us free. It takes time, but there is reward immediately.By Branches OC

Confession is a spiritual discipline that has gone off the rails over the years. Why should we do it and what does it look like?By Branches OC

We take on what we focus our mind upon. But, how can we study Bible if I'm not an academic or scholar?By Branches OC

If your direct tv service stops working in your home and you know you paid the bill, you don’t assume the waves from the company aren’t surrounding your dish. Something is wrong on our end. It’s not that God is not whispering, it’s that we’re not listening.By Branches OC

Ryan continues the spiritual disciplines series, with a deep dive into what it means to worship.By Branches OC

1/29/2023 Stephany Rose by Branches OCBy Branches OC

We are terrified of being alone with God without distractions. We also don’t know what to do. Let’s answer those 2 questions by looking at Jesus and people that have gone before us.By Branches OC

1/14/2023 "Are you good at praying?" by Branches OCBy Branches OC

1/7/2023 New Year's Resolutions by Branches OCBy Branches OC

It's not the most wonderful time of the year because of what's happening. It's wonderful because of what happened.By Branches OC

It's not the most wonderful time of the year because of what's happening. It's wonderful because of what happened.By Branches OC

It's not the most wonderful time of the year because of what's happening. It's wonderful because of what happened.By Branches OC

On this Sunday morning, Derek Ketchum shares with us.By Branches OC

The Gospel Message of Jesus’ resurrection is usually reserved to talk about only on Easter. But, moving forward, we see that it was the foundation of the early church’s message and faith.By Branches OC

There is one term, one overpowering element that is used to describe being in Heaven - Love. It is so overwhelming that scripture and other witnesses lead with that when describing being in the presence of God. God is love.By Branches OC

For those who have been in Heaven or the presence of our God, the question they always get is, “Now that you’ve seen God, been to Heaven - how are you living your life differently.” Let’s answer that question.By Branches OC

Will my dog be in heaven? Will I not know my spouse or children? What will we look like? Let’s listen in to God’s Word so the picture becomes clearer.By Branches OC

Heaven won’t have everything. And you will be glad of that. Let’s take a deeper dive.By Branches OC

Can we know what Heaven is like? Does it really matter?Let’s take a quick dive on what God says Heaven is like in Revelation and in Hebrews. It is so freeing and exciting to see how much our God loves us by what He has created!By Branches OC

We talk more about Hell then Heaven. Why? There is so much more detail and description concerning Heaven and we ignore it. We look away? But, Jesus thought Heaven was important enough too.By Branches OC

This Sunday morning, we sit down with the worship team to learn about worship and its meaning.By Branches OC

Maybe God is more complicated than we think. By looking at these two habits, characteristics that define Jesus we see that we need to stay in a state of curiosity and wonder on the complexity and beauty of God. Maybe we don’t know as much as we think we know.By Branches OC

He is always speaking. He has, He is, and He will. The difficulty is that we have tendency to turn away from His Word. We don’t stay planted like a tree at a stream of water. Let’s look closer at hearing from God for the purpose of obeying. The result is that we will bear much fruit!By Branches OC

We are always in a hurry. We attribute it to scheduling too much, not often enough, or saying 'yes' when we should be saying 'no' to a request. But, when we look at the unhurried life of Jesus we see that it is something much simpler that will bring about the unhurried life.By Branches OC

Exploring the deep truths found in Jesus' response to this simple request.By Branches OC

There are 10 occasions where Jesus was in synagogue in the New Testament. Most of us have no idea what ‘synagogue’ was like and how significant it was to the people of Israel. But, there is a reason Jesus (and Paul) chose the synagogue for much of getting the Message out via the spoken word. But, there is so much more to this habit than ‘hearing a …

We all have a list in our heads, like Santa, of who is bad and who is good. Yet, maybe our confidence in that should be questioned looking at Jesus' choices.By Branches OC

It's difficult if not impossible to keep a habit if you don't feel confident that you know how to do that habit. Let's make it clearer on "how" to pray.By Branches OC

It's the time of year when most people consider making changes to their life. A diet is popular change. But, when you get older you realize a diet is more than just mood, it's the lifestyle of what you watch, consume, follow, relationships, hobbies, routines, etc. To help guide us, let's look at Jesus' #1 habit that we could adopt.…