Eastside At Olive Springs

What can we learn from Abraham's experience of his willingness to follow the command of God and take his only son, Issaac, and sacrifice him as a burnt offering to God? What does it really take to be a Godly Dad and/or Granddad in these days of the 21st Century? Listen as our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy Cheek, shares three actions on the part of Abraham that is required of all Godly men and women in our ever-changing society in America. Thank you so much for listening! May God's blessings be upon you! And, should you ever be in Marietta, GA, we sure would love to have you with us at Olive Springs as we continually "connect our community with Christ!"

Join the Olive Springs Choir as Bill Miller leads us in the solo part in the song, "Your Grace Still Amazes Me." After the choir special, Dr. Randy shares with us from Psalm 119 a sermon entitled, "God's Word in My Heart!" How do we really get God's Word down deep in our hearts! Listen as our pastor shares David's formula for accomplishing that very task each day of our lives. May you be blessed through your listening to today's message. Thank you so much!

God's faithfulness to Caleb to fulfill the promise He had given to him is incredible. Joshua 14:6-15 records how God gave Hebron to Caleb just as He promised Him at Kadesh-Barnea! There were the Nephelim - the Giants - in the Promised Land. Despite the Giants Caleb knew he would be victorious over any enemy of the Promised Land because the battle would always belong to the Lord! Listen to our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy M. Cheek, as he share three characteristics of Caleb that show God's faithfulness to him even in the midst of the Giants of his day! Thank you so much for listening! be sure to check us out at www.olivesprings.org. Or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/OliveSpringsChurch

What does the memorial stones at Gilgal have to do with our Memorial Day experience today? Listen as Dr. Randy shares Joshua's story of the children of Israel crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land. Watch the miracle of God as over 3 million people crossed over into the land of the Covenant! And, listen, as our pastor shares the meaning of that day both then and now as we celebrate Memorial Day on Monday. What memorials are you building? Thank you so much for listening! May God bless you!

Our Senior Adult Day was one INCREDIBLE day at Olive Springs! With the announcing of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Oberkofler as our Senior Adult Man and Woman of the Year along with a great lunch provided by our Activities Committee, this year's celebration was one of the best ever! Listen to the entire service. May God's blessings be upon you!

What are the Godly attributes of a Mother and/or Grandmother who is follows the heart of God Himself? Listen as our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy M. Cheek, shares four "duals" from Proverbs 31, which explains such Godly traits of a Mother! Happy Mother's Day! Be blessed and challenged by what you hear! Thank you so much for listening!

As believers our task in doing the Great Commission is to be "KINGDOM FARMERS!" You and I are to sow the seed! My dad use to tell me as I helped him in the garden, "Ran," he said, "just sow the seed!" When you sow the seed, our Lord says that the "seed" of His WORD will fall on four kinds of soil (the heart!). As my dad said, "Just sow the seed!" So, how's your "Kingdom Farming" skills? Listen as Dr. Randy Cheek, our Senior Pastor, the meaning of this great parable of our Lord and how you and I can share the changeless Gospel of Jesus Christ! Thank you for listening! Be sure to check out "Truelife.org."

As Jesus had gather with the Eleven Apostles and other of His disciples at Bethany on the East Side of the Mount of Olives, our Lord gave four specific promises before He departed earth to return to His Father in Heaven. Our senior pastor, Dr. Randy M. Cheek, shares what he is convinced are these four promises to the congregation at Olive Springs on Sunday, April 26, 2015. But, how do we fulfill such commands - such emphatic promises of God? Simply by telling the world about Jesus Christ. Truelife.org is another way to share the changeless message of Jesus Christ. Dr. Randy challenges the OSBC family to share the "Truelife.org Cards" to everyone we encounter this week. Specifically, he challenges God's people to intentially share five card this week with people they already know by simply inviting them to church. We want to take this opportunity right now to invite you to Olive Springs this Sunday! Truelife.org features free video answers to life's hard question! Check it out...go to www.truelife.or

Five things our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy M. Cheek, shares about Cleopas and his friend on the road to Emmaus from Jerusalem. These two men had the change of their lives happen on the road to the hot baths of Emmaus - a change they would tell everyone forever! Thank so much for taking the time out of your schedule to listen to our pastor's message from Sunday morning.

In Matthew's account of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Mary Magdalena and Mary, the Mother of James and Joses come to the tomb of Jesus early on Easter Morning. What they find is that God sent His Angel to announce the good news to the ladies: "He is not here; He is risen just as He said!" Thank you for listening to our pastor's Easter Message entitled, "Oh Glorious Day - God Sends His Angel." In this sermon, our pastor leads us to understand just what God's Messenger accomplished on that miraculous morning! Thank you for listening to our Easter Service and have a wonderful Easter! May God's blessings be upon you!

Dr. Randy complete his sermon series entitled, "The Seven Words of Jesus from the Cross," this morning with the two statements of Jesus found in John 19:30 and Luke 23:46. The redemption process of man, which began before the foundation of the world, has now been completed in Jesus Christ - once and for all! Listen as our pastor shares the meaning of these statement for both then and now. And, listen closely as Pastor Randy shares what he believes Jesus truly shared from the Cross - the Gospel in Seven Words! Before the sermon, listen as our pianist, George Sims, shares the song, "Were You There?," from the piano. You could be listening to other things online, but you have chosen this message from our pastor. We are truly thankful that you are listening! Be sure and share this message with others, too! Thank you!

Dr. Randy shares the 4th and 5th statements from the Cross in today's sermon at Olive Springs. What really happened during those three hours of complete darkness (skotos) from 12 Noon until 3 PM? Listen as our pastor shares three statements that define those three hours as Jesus spoke these two statements from the Cross. And, before the message, listen as Rev. Jim Wallace sings that great old hymn by John Newton, "Amazing Grace!" Thank you for listening!

Join us at our 9:30 AM Worship as we have the honor to Ordain Mr. Austin Williams to the Gospel Ministry. Several guests are included in this service as we share with Austin in his ordination to the ministry. Austin's Dad, Rev. Glenn Williams, pastor of Paper Mill Road Baptist Church preaches his son's Ordination Sermon. Thank you so much for listening to this special service on Sunday Morning, March 15, 2015 at Olive Springs!

As Jesus was in such agony on the Cross, He looked down and saw His Mother and said, "Woman, Here is Your Son!" Jesus packed so much in that simple, honoring third statement from the Cross. What is behind those few words of Jesus? His excruciating pain prevented Him from saying many words! If Jesus had been without pain, what would He have said to His Mother? Listen as Dr. Randy shares his heart about the incredible, loving heart of Jesus! Thank you so much for listening! May your heart be touched and blessed as you share this message preached by our pastor on Sunday morning, March 8, 2015.

This second word from the lips of Jesus from the Cross is REDEMPTION! Both of those criminals crucified with Jesus had committed deadly sins against Rome. They were getting what they deserved. But, one of the sinners crucified that day was an HONEST sinner! While the other one was blinded spiritually and hardened, this honest sinner saw Jesus for who he was - the One and Only Son of God. Listen as our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy M. Cheek, shares about these three men and the impact this second word has for all mankind today.

As Jesus lay on the Cross, these incredible words came from the lips of the One and Only Son of God! Was Jesus speaking directly to the guards or so many more? Listen as Dr. Randy shares this new Easter Series entitled, "TThe Seven Words from the Cross," with today's opening sermon. Listen for one primary word during the message. What one will see in each of these sermon is one word Jesus is communicating from the Cross on that dreadful but glorious day. When the series completes, we will have "Seven Words" that present the Gospel to mankind today! Join us as we look at what this statement meant then and what it means for us in the uncertain days of the 21st Century. Thank you for listening!

As a believer, how do you finish well in this life? Finishing well is not something you do at the closing years of your life! When you finish well for Jesus Christ, you make a lifelong commitment to be working on this task every day God gives breath to your life. But, what must we do? God's Word, through the writer of Hebrews, gives us God's answer to this question. Listen to our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy Cheek, as he shares four things the Master Trainer would tell his student athlete! And, remember, God is telling us the answer to this final question: How do I finish! When you are in Marietta, Georgia we sure would love to have you as our guest at Olive Springs! Thank you so much listening!

What must you and I do, as believers, in this world? The answer to that question is not left to chance by the Word of God. Our Lord's response His child is both direct and to the point. Found in Matthew 5:14-16, listen as our Senior Pastor, Dr. Randy Cheek, share God's answer to "Let our light shine," everywhere we go and to everyone we meet. But, how? Before our pastor's sermon, listen to our Minister of Music/Worship, Rev. Keith Barnes, as he introduces the message with a solo entitled, "Keep Making Me!" Always remember...you're special...God has called you and me, "The Light of the World!"

From amidst the crowd of religious leaders of the day, a Scribe asked Jesus what is the greatest commandment. Jesus quote the book of Deuteronomy as he repeats the "Old Testament Shema" of Deuteronomy 6:4-5. But, Jesus adds a "Second Commandment." You and I were created to glorify God by loving Him and loving others. Listen as our Pastor shares the deep meaning of these very familiar verses of the Scripture.

Where are you going? God’s not finished with you or me yet! We may have a few years or a few decades. Others may have only a few hours! We don’t know the answer to those questions! But, what matters is what we will do with those remaining days, hours, weeks, years, and/or decades we have left on this earth. Our Senior Pastor shares four things that God does for every person ever born to live on this earth in order to answer this probing question in your life. Today is "Sanctity of Human Life Sunday" in the Southern Baptist Convention. Listen as that theme rings out in the message by Dr. Randy. Be blessed and be challenged in your walk with the Lord as your listen! Thank you so much for taking the time to listen! Allow me to help us understand this question even more by examining four things our Lord shows us He does to every person here this morning as well every man/woman ever created on this earth!