Shows
Ovilla Christian ChatsAlumni, Parent, Teacher: What Brought You Back?It's a full house today! Erich and Matt welcome two alumni who are now teaching at OCS and have their children enrolled here. Caleb Rudolph and JoAnna Rozier, both graduates of the class of 2010, not only met and married OCS classmates, but they were in each others' weddings. Now, Caleb teaches high school English and is an adjunct DBU professor for dual-credit psychology at OCS. JoAnna is entering into her first year in 1st grade, having taught Kindergarten the past two years at OCS. We ask them: why have they decided to come full-circle and bring their families back...
2025-09-0222 min
Ovilla Christian ChatsWhat in the Worldview?Welcome to our first episode! Join Erich Lehmann (OCS Director of Spiritual Life), Pastor Matt Bowles (Ovilla Road Baptist Church), and Bob Yttredahl (OCS Head of School) in a conversation about worldview: what does this word mean and why is it important? What are the proper roles of the church and a Christian school in the life of a Christ-follower? ALSO! Learn to pronounce "Yttredahl" correctly and hear the heart behind changes coming to chapel at OCS this fall.
2024-07-1636 min
Grace Church of OvillaThe Crownless Again Shall Be KingEaster Worship Service
Scripture: Matthew 21 : 1-11
Series: The Gospel of Matthew - Preparation for the Cross Sermon
Title: The Crownless Again Shall Be King
Speaker: Justin Jackson
Grace Church Ovilla, TX
April 4, 2021
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2020-05-0352 min2020-04-2650 min2020-04-191h 002020-04-1250 minGrace Church of OvillaChrist the Victor and Our TreasureMatthew 8:28-34
Matthew shows us that Jesus is the Son of God, the victor over darkness, and yet because of sin, people do not treasure him as they should.
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Grace Church of OvillaBeing Discerning DisciplesMatthew 7:1-12
Jesus' teaching about righteous judgement shows us how to be balanced "gospel physicians."
2020-03-0846 min2020-03-0144 min2020-02-2330 min2020-02-1643 minGrace Church of OvillaBefore an Audience of OneMatthew 6:1-18
Jesus proclaims that a flourishing life with God in the Kingdom is one that is real.
2020-02-0936 min2020-02-0241 minGrace Church of OvillaGod's Grace Is All That You Need2 Corinthians 12:1-10
When you experience suffering, you get one of two paths to tread. You can become offended by God, or you can take the path of faith in God.
2020-01-2647 minGrace Church of OvillaBut I Say to YouMatthew 5:17-48
Christ came not to destroy God's holy Law, but rather he came to fulfill it by giving us holy, obedient hearts that truly love God and hate sin.
2020-01-1947 min2020-01-1251 minGrace Church of OvillaFruit Trees in the DesertMatthew 5:1-12
The Beatitudes show us the characteristics of those who, while they suffer under the current hardships, can thrive in the present age through their faith in God's promises and God's King to bring about his Kingdom in the age to come.
2020-01-0557 min
2019-12-291h 002019-12-2414 minGrace Church of OvillaThe BenedictusLuke 1:67-80
God's redemptive promises will come to fulfillment just as he said they would.
2019-12-2245 min2019-12-1544 min
Grace Church of OvillaLight in the Darkest of PlacesMatthew 4:12-25
Christ has come to bring restoration in the darkest of places.
2019-12-0849 min2019-12-0155 minGrace Church of OvillaThe God-Pleasing SonMatthew 3:13-17
It is because Jesus, the God-pleasing son, fulfilled righteousness and because he allows us to be unified in him that we now can become God-pleasing sons and daughters who practice righteousness.
2019-11-2448 min2019-11-1744 min2019-11-1049 minGrace Church of OvillaUnhinderedMatthew 2:13-23
The sorrows that might initially look like setbacks to God's plan are in reality fitting perfectly in propelling forward his promise and purpose.
2019-11-0345 minGrace Church of OvillaThe Magi and the MegalomaniacMatthew 2:1-12
The story of the Magi serves as a reminder that Satan and sin's power on the earth is coming to and end.
2019-10-2734 minGrace Church of OvillaO Come, O Come EmmanuelMatthew 1:18-25
Jesus was born to be King, who as the perfect image of the invisible God would reign on the throne forever in righteousness and truth.
2019-10-2042 minGrace Church of OvillaThe Son of DavidMatthew 1:1-17
In Matthew's portrait of Christ, Jesus is the King in whom all of the promises of God are "yes and amen."
2019-10-1341 minGrace Church of OvillaIs He Worthy?Revelation 5:1-10
The Christian and the Church as a whole ought to be both the cross and mission, for both are intricately intertwined for the glory of God.
2019-10-0649 min
Grace Church of OvillaAs the Father Has Sent Me, I Am Sending YouJohn 20:19-23
A disciple is a missionary, or one who joins in God's mission to preach reconciliation to both our neighbors and the nations.
2019-09-2946 min2019-09-2248 minGrace Church of OvillaIn Spirit and in TruthJohn 4:1-42
True worshippers are not right religious people who do the right religious things in the right religious place. Instead, true worshippers are those who worship the right Savior with the right hearts.
2019-09-1555 minGrace Church of OvillaOne Thing You LackMark 10:17-31
A disciple is a giver whose giving visibly displays the infinite value of Jesus.
2019-09-0859 minGrace Church of OvillaDo As I Have DoneJohn 13:1-20
Disciples are servants who follow their Lord's pattern of service.
2019-09-0153 minGrace Church of OvillaThe School of ChristMatthew 11:25-30
True disciples are not experts who have mastered life; but instead they are students, who, being enrolled by faith in the School of Christ, are ready and willing to learn from their Teacher, the Son of God.
2019-08-2554 minGrace Church of OvillaThe Church's MissionMatthew 28:16-20
Because Jesus reigns over the heavens and the earth, disciples are to make disciples of all nations, while knowing that the Lord himself is present in their work.
2019-08-1856 min
2019-08-1130 minGrace Church of OvillaPerfect Makes PracticePhilippians 4:1-9
Our union with Christ energizes us to stand firm in unity, joy, gentleness, peace, and beauty.
2019-08-0451 minGrace Church of OvillaPressing on Like PaulPhilippians 3:12-21
Paul's goal in this text is to encourage Christians to run the race for Christ, to pursue the prize of life with God, and to take hold of it.
2019-07-2852 min2019-07-2147 minGrace Church of OvillaChristlike CompanionsPhilippians 2:19-30
Timothy and Epaphroditus provide a realistic picture of the Christ-centered life: multiplying others-focused disciples with missional courage.
2019-07-1452 minGrace Church of OvillaGrowing in ObediencePhilippians 2:12-18
Christians must grow in their obedience to Christ.
2019-07-0748 minGrace Church of OvillaServing Like the SaviorPhilippians 2:1-11
Christians follow the model of Christ as they serve each other and pursue gospel-centered unity.
2019-06-3051 minGrace Church of OvillaStand Firm in UnityPhilippians 1:27-30
Living in a manner worthy of the gospel inherently increases the believer's unity with God and other followers of Christ, which then enables the believer to stand firm with other believers in times of persecution and suffering.
2019-06-2352 min2019-06-1648 minGrace Church of OvillaA Glimpse of True JoyPhilippians 1:3-11
Paul challenges our understanding of true joy in the best way possible as he writes to the Philippians from a prison cell.
2019-06-0251 min2019-05-2652 min
Grace Church of OvillaWe Do Not Walk AlonePsalm 105
The Lord is worthy of our praise because he preserves his people and brings them to his place.
2019-05-1950 minGrace Church of OvillaGlory DescendsExodus 35-40
As we approach the final five chapters of Exodus, we will see that when God’s people build God’s house in God’s way, the result is God’s glory dwelling in the midst of his people.
2019-05-1244 minGrace Church of OvillaA Veiled GloryExodus 34:29-35
God made us to behold him and to reflect his glory. It is only in Christ Jesus and by his Spirit that we are restored to behold God without fear and image God's glory without fading.
2019-05-0554 min2019-04-2844 min2019-04-2145 min2019-04-1459 min2019-04-0751 min2019-03-3159 min2019-03-2455 min2019-03-1756 min2019-03-1055 min2019-03-0356 min2019-02-2455 min2019-02-1751 min2019-02-1038 min2019-02-0348 min2019-01-2040 min2019-01-1358 min2019-01-0645 min2018-12-0243 min2018-11-2555 min2018-11-1855 min2018-11-1150 min2018-11-0453 min2018-10-281h 062018-10-2142 min2018-10-1445 min2018-10-0755 min2018-09-3048 min2018-09-2353 minGrace Church of OvillaAn Overview - The God and Goal of ExodusExodus 1 - 40
Exodus shows how the royal Redeemer defeats both Serpent and Sin to dwell with his people.
2018-09-0947 min