BE A PART OF THE CHURCH FAMILY
God is a Father and wants to place His children in a local church family. If you do not currently have a church home, we would love for you to visit with us and become a member of this family. There are several ministries in which you could find your place to minister and serve the Lord and others.
(Ephesians 2:19 and Psalms 68: 5-6 )
(Ephesians 2:19 and Psalms 68: 5-6 )
Our Vision
Brother Rick Cooper
I believe that every local church family has been given a part of the overall vision of God, and we are to offer our parts to and serve the whole Body of Christ. Our part can be defined by the purpose God has given us to fulfill. God spoke to me some years ago and gave me the purpose for this local family based on scripture which is to build the Father a house. (John 14:1-3). The scriptural picture is found in the story of the prodigal son. (Luke 15:11-32). It is the basis for all that we teach and do.
We want God to create in this house an atmosphere in which the prodigals will want to come home. It is to be a place of love, acceptance and forgiveness. It is a place where we can come and meet with the Father. We value the presence of the Holy Spirit in our meetings. We want to please the Holy Spirit and celebrate His Presence among us. We know that Prodigals are prodigals because they do not know who they are and what they have as sons of God. The vision we have at ODC Father’s House can be expressed in four words - Embrace, Empower, Equip, and Exalt. Our desire is to Embrace all people because we are all sons of God, some know it and some are looking for it. The father embraced a wayward son and drew him into the love of a father and the security of family (Luke 15:20-21). After people are embraced, we want them to be Empowered. The basis for empowerment is to know and walk in our identity as sons of God (Luke 15:21-24). When people are empowered, God wants to Equip them (Luke 15:21-24). We all need to be taught what God the Father has freely given each one of us. The last thing in our vision is Exalt (Luke 15:24 –25). We want people to learn to express themselves in praise and worship of the Father. The Father’s House is to be known as a place of celebration (Luke 15: 7, 10, 25). Exciting things are happening at ODC The Fathers House. Please come celebrate with us.
We want God to create in this house an atmosphere in which the prodigals will want to come home. It is to be a place of love, acceptance and forgiveness. It is a place where we can come and meet with the Father. We value the presence of the Holy Spirit in our meetings. We want to please the Holy Spirit and celebrate His Presence among us. We know that Prodigals are prodigals because they do not know who they are and what they have as sons of God. The vision we have at ODC Father’s House can be expressed in four words - Embrace, Empower, Equip, and Exalt. Our desire is to Embrace all people because we are all sons of God, some know it and some are looking for it. The father embraced a wayward son and drew him into the love of a father and the security of family (Luke 15:20-21). After people are embraced, we want them to be Empowered. The basis for empowerment is to know and walk in our identity as sons of God (Luke 15:21-24). When people are empowered, God wants to Equip them (Luke 15:21-24). We all need to be taught what God the Father has freely given each one of us. The last thing in our vision is Exalt (Luke 15:24 –25). We want people to learn to express themselves in praise and worship of the Father. The Father’s House is to be known as a place of celebration (Luke 15: 7, 10, 25). Exciting things are happening at ODC The Fathers House. Please come celebrate with us.