Odessa Baptist Church

This Sunday we will be receiving the World Mission Offering, which will be designated for the work of Missionaries Tim and Patti Long, who work with churches in northern Mexico. You may have received an envelope already; more envelopes are available on the stand with the prayer request book. Pastor Spencer's sermon this Sunday continues a series of sermons on "smallness in the Bible." His sermon comes from Judges 7:1-12 and is titled, "Get Small." The brass ensemble will practice at 9:30 AM, and there will be a Sunday Evening Bible Study at 6:00 PM. That study will begin with John 11:1.

This is our Sunday Morning Worship Service for October 18, 2020. Pastor Spencer is preaching from Exodus 23:20-33, with a focus on Exodus 23:30. His sermon is titled, "Make Small Changes." During the service the church's brass ensemble plays, and the praise team sings.

This is our Sunday morning worship service for October 11th and includes prayer, worship music, and a sermon based on Luke 16:10-15. The key verse for the sermon is Luke 16:10. A trio sings "Little Is Much When God Is In It," a hymn written in 1924 by Katie Suffield.

This is our Sunday morning worship service for October 4, 2020. The Praise Team sings "Your Name." Pastor Spencer shares a message titled "Start Small," from Zechariah 4:10 and Matthew 17:14-20. This is the first in a series of messages on "smallness." The church also shares a communion service, and we invite people to join us online.

This is an edited recording of our Morning Worship Service for September 27, 2020. The recording is about 38 minutes in length. The sermon by Pastor Jeremy Spencer and titled, "Does Jesus Commend a Scoundrel?" is based on Luke 16:1-9. Susan Spencer and Jon Yan Spencer provide a piano-trumpet duet as special music.

This is an edited video recording of the Sunday morning worship service at the Odessa Baptist Church for September 20, 2020. The service includes prayer, praise and worship music, a child dedication service and a sermon by Pastor Spencer on Luke 9:46-50. The service also includes a Pastoral Prayer.

Our Boards of Deacons and Trustees will meet on Thursday, September 17th, at 6:30 PM, here at the church.

Public calling hours for Vince Kotmel will be from 2-4 PM at the Lynch Funeral Home in Horseheads, NY, on Thursday, September 17th; the funeral service will be at 4 PM at the Lynch Funeral Home. The committal service will be on Friday, September 18th, at 11:00 AM at the Laurel Hill Cemetery, followed by a meal at the church.

This is our Morning Worship Service for Sunday morning, September 13, 2020. We have left out the announcements with which the service began. Announcements are available in the bulletin, at www.odessabaptist.com.

On Thursday, September 17th, our Boards of Deacons and Trustees will meet at 6:30 PM.

Matthew Bleiler is preaching during this service, and Dan Kim is leading the worship music. Loueda Bleiler is the worship leader.

This Sunday, Brian Bleiler will be preaching during our morning worship service at 10:30 AM. Last Sunday we met at a local park for a service outdoors, but this Sunday we will be in our church building once again. We hope to see you!

We will host a sing-a-long or hymn sing at the band stand on the church grounds on Sunday afternoon, August 16th, at 6:30 PM. This is planned as an informal time. You may wish to bring lawn chairs with you.

Our church had a good Semi-Annual Church Business meeting this past Wednesday, August 5th. Reports are available for you to pick up on the table at the entrance of our church. You may wish to pick up your copy of the devotional called "Our Daily Bread" as well. The September-November issues is available for you to pick up.