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?

Better Than a Mock-Up (September 13, 2026)

Sunday night’s message:

Before a new phone reaches stores, case makers stake a year’s work on a mold they cannot verify, hoping every opening lands in the right place. Genesis 15 places Abraham in a sharper uncertainty: God has promised descendants and worldwide blessing, but no son has appeared. What does faithful action look like when the promise is clear and its fulfillment remains invisible?

The Super Soaker Wasn't the Point (August 9, 2026)

This week’s sermon:

Saying the right things about Jesus can feel like a low-risk move until He keeps walking and we have to follow. The next part of our journey in Matthew 9 leads us to face the uncomfortable junction of faith and faithfulness.

Reciprocation of What? (July 20, 2026)

This week’s Steadfast:

Maybe you had a childhood toy that took your voice and sent it back distorted and amplified. Small choices work the same way in Proverbs 3:34-35 — God reciprocates what we put out into the world, amplifying our foolishness so we see it clearly, or honoring our wisdom in ways that matter eternally.

Be the Mouser God Made You (July 13, 2026)

Tonight’s Steadfast:

When we try to live by “Don’t Be Evil,” we find that we end up being evil in the end. There’s a better way.

"Don't Be Evil" Leads to Evil (July 6, 2026)

This week’s Steadfast:

When we try to live by “Don’t Be Evil,” we find that we end up being evil in the end. There’s a better way.

God's Gaze Is Enough: Are You a Functional Atheist? (April 27, 2026)

Tonight’s Steadfast:

You’re driving through a late-March snowstorm, visibility gone, familiar exits slipping past unseen, when a sign appears: St. Louis, 100 miles. The number ticks downward even while the snow keeps falling. Psalm 13 speaks to that same stretch of road in the soul—where personal turmoil and global chaos converge, God seems silent, and the plea rises: “Look at me, answer me, revive me, or else I will die.” The question is whether any sign of the kingdom can still be trusted.