what to expect on Sundays at OBC

Sunday mornings at OBC are a fun time.  The services are aimed toward the glory and pleasure of God while intending to equip believers with a better understanding, appreciation and motivation towards the supremacy of God.

Due to growth we have recently added a second am service.  The first service meets at 8:30 and the second at 11:00.  In between these services, at 10:00, is our Sunday School hour (schedule).  Throughout all of the Sunday activities childcare is provided.

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As a church we are relatively young with a median age in the thirties.  The dress on Sunday morning tends towards business casual, however, on any given Sunday you will see folks wearing anything from shorts to suits.  The average attendance between the two services is roughly 500. 

One of the great features of OBC throughout the years has been the welcoming of visitors.  With the church growing it is encouraging to see this trend continuing.  Following a welcome and introduction we take a few minutes to meet and greet one another.  This is a great time to get to know new people.  If you are coming for the first time, take advantage of this time to introduce yourself.

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Music is an exciting aspect of worship.  Our style may be categorized as contemporary.  We have a full band and a music leader who leads the congregation during our time of musical worship.  It is our aim to select music that is God honoring.  Therefore, our lyrics are carefully reviewed and often times rewritten in order to sing that which is consistent with what God has revealed.

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Preaching is central focus of our worship time.  It is in this time that we receive instruction from God through His written Word.  The pulpit ministry of OBC is an expositional ministry; meaning that the preacher is committed to drawing out from the text what the author’s intended meaning is and making it simple, clear and practical in its application.  Sermons typically last 45 minutes and are the highlight of our time together.

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Following the sermon we sing a closing song and a leader from the church closes us in prayer.  It is typical for folks to congregate together for extended periods talking about the life, ministry, theology and everything in between.

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We also have a Sunday evening service which begins at 6:00.  This is another service which is similar in most ways to the morning service with the exception of the sermon text.  We typically work through two different books of the Bible at the same time, one in the morning and another in the evening.