Full Faith and Credit (October 12, 2026)

This week’s Steadfast:

The baby of the next century, a famous inventor promised, would be rocked in a steel cradle, the family dining at a steel table in a house of steel. Even the most famous visionaries come up short. So where do we find security when our ideas seem misguided or downright bankrupt?

Zealousness Is Not Faithfulness (October 11, 2026)

This week’s sermon:

What if zeal aimed at God can still be working against Him? The future Apostle Paul had plenty of zeal as he persecuted the church, but he would soon learn that isn’t enough.

Of Visions, Dents and A Score and Five Years

Twenty-five years ago today, the lights turned on here at OFB. We were going to help the Linux Desktop revolution happen. We’re not there yet, but it has been an interesting ride.

A Change of Plans (October 5, 2026)

Tonight’s message:

You said you would do it forever—and you meant it. Then the job vanished, and suddenly an honest promise looked like a lie. In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul’s critics pressed the same charge over travel plans that fell through: if his word couldn’t be trusted, why trust anything he said about the Gospel? When circumstances overturn the best intentions, where does trust rest?

From Fumbler to Shepherd (October 4, 2026)

This week’s sermon:

If you have ever put your foot in your mouth, chased recognition, or failed when courage mattered, you may wonder whether God can still entrust you with meaningful work. In 1 Peter 5:1–5, the apostle once notorious for fumbling addresses the care of God’s people—and the ambition, reluctance, and pride that can distort it.

This Week at Little Hills - Numbers (October 4, 2026)

This Week at Little Hills returns as Merlene takes us to the book of Numbers and helps us to think about how we relate to the people in the story.

The Promise of Self-Driving Translation

A controversy at a Christian publication this week gives us an unusual twist on the AI debate. The great medieval theologian Thomas Aquinas and self-driving cars now have something in common.

Don't Get a Truth Complex (September 28, 2026)

This week’s Steadfast:

We tend to equate complex with superior. But that can deceive us into missing the truth.

Do We Live in an Unfinished Game? (September 27, 2026)

This week’s sermon:

You can spend hours in an old adventure game, testing gems in random combinations, unsure whether the puzzle has any answer at all. That sounds familiar because we wonder the same thing about life. Isaiah 40 speaks to people wondering if God has left us with a random jumble of puzzle pieces and assures us there’s something more.

I'm in the Dark and So Are You (September 21, 2026)

Tonight’s message:

As daylight fades earlier each evening, familiar rooms become harder to navigate—and life can darken just as predictably. In 2 Corinthians 1:7–11, Paul refuses to minimize an affliction so crushing that he despaired of life itself. His words confront the question that surfaces when relief does not come: where can hope rest when personal strength is gone?