Talks On The Road

In today's episode, we delve into the idea of moving beyond devotionals as Christians. We discuss when it's good to step into devotionals and how moving beyond them is essential to growing deeper in our faith.

Links from today's talk:

• "Knowing God Through The Year: A 365-Day Devotional" by J.I. Packer
• Knowing Faith Podcast
• ESV Study Bible
• CSB Study Bible
• ORBC Church Reading Plan
• "Dominion and Dynasty: Theology of the Hebrew Bible" by Steven Dempster
• "Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus" by Patrick Schreiner

What makes sense to us when it comes to us living in heaven for eternity? Is it biblically based or is it influenced based off the culture? Listen along to our ministers as they continue the conversation over Humans in Heaven.

In our next two episodes on Talks on the Road, our team alongside this week's guest, ORBC member - Brenda Lansdell and Ovilla Christian's Headmaster - Penny Hayes, discuss what it means to be embodied people. What does the Bible actually teach about the having a body and a spirit? How does this understanding affect the way we see current events? Will we just be spirits in heaven or will heaven just be a mystical place? Listen today and next week to hear what our church believes on this topic.

Resources for you:

BOOKS

Matthew, Disciple and Scribe: The First Gospel and Its Portrait of Jesus, by Patrick Schreiner

Embodied: Living as Whole People in a Fractured World by Gregg Allison

A Strange New World by Carl R. Truman

Love Thy Body: Answering Hard Questions about Life and Sexuality by Nancy Pearcey

PODCAST EPISODE

How Cultural Confusion About Our Bodies Has Led to Moral Chaos, with Nancy Pearcy - The Alisa Childers Podcast

Why do we do "huddles" for each of our volunteer ministry areas? It is easy to think we are just doing another meeting, but what truly is the heart behind huddles? On today's episode we are talking about the importance behind huddles and the why for what we do what we do in meeting together before we serve.

Following this past Sunday's sermon we wanted to dive more into the idolatry of comfort that we can all too easily fall into. Listen to our staff talk further into this topic on today's episode.

What is the role of the family inside of the church? Are they in opposition to each other or do they work together? Listen to our Family Ministers and their discussion over how the church and families should come alongside to disciple one another.

If you were in college, would you go to a church without a college ministry? Hear from some of our college students as they discuss why they joined a church without a specific space for their age group.

Baptism is one of the ordinances that churches and denominations practice differently. Listen to our Student & Family Discipleship Minister, Joe Zinkgraf, and Pastor Matt as they talk through theologically what Baptism is and why it matters.

What is the Lord's Supper? Why do we take the Lord's Supper as a church body? Listen to Pastor Matt and our Student and Family Discipleship Minister, Joe Zinkgraf, as they talk about what the Lord's Supper is and why we take it the way we do at Ovilla Road Baptist Church.

Can you lose your salvation? Was a person ever saved in the first place if they walked away from the faith? Listen as our Ministerial Staff continue to answer some of these frequently asked questions regarding salvation!