ENLARGE INFOGRAPHIC Pray Intentionally for OBCC Today Part 1: Speaking the Truth in Love In Week 5 of OBCC’s series, Caution: Handle With Care , the message turns to the difficult but necessary subject of loving confrontation. From Matthew 18 and the memory verse of Ephesians 4:15 , we are reminded that truth is not meant to wound carelessly, but to restore faithfully: “speaking the truth in love,” so that we may grow up into Christ. - MORE - ``` OPEN IT The key passage for this message is Matthew 18 , where Jesus teaches His disciples how to respond when sin, offense, or broken fellowship threatens the health of the community. Confrontation is not presented as punishment, revenge, or personal victory. It is a careful act of love aimed at restoration. The image uses the idea of a nailgun because words can either build or destroy. A tool in the wrong hands can wound. A tool used wisely can strengthen what is broken....

  ENLARGE INFOGRAPHIC Pray Intentionally for OBCC Today Part 2: The Prayer and the Take Away The second part of this OBCC prayer focus moves from the message theme into personal response: pray first, check your motives, speak gently, listen carefully, and pursue restoration. The message of Ephesians 4:15 is not merely that truth should be spoken, but that truth must be carried by love so that believers grow together into Christ. - MORE - ``` OPEN IT The prayer section of the infographic begins with a simple request: “Lord, help us handle relationships with care.” That prayer fits the full theme of the series, Caution: Handle With Care , because relationships are sacred places where words can either build up or tear down. In Matthew 18:15–17 , Jesus gives a path for confronting sin and restoring fellowship. The aim is never humiliation. The aim is restoration. This makes confrontation a spiritual responsibility, not a person...

  Intentional Infographics (a.i.4.u.) Artificial Intelligence for You ENLARGE IMAGE Seeing, Understanding, and Remembering God's Truth The modern believer has access to more biblical resources than at any other time in history. Entire libraries of commentaries, Bible translations, maps, timelines, podcasts, videos, and study tools are available with a few keystrokes. Yet access to information does not automatically produce understanding. The challenge for many Christians today is not finding biblical content—it is organizing, understanding, remembering, and applying it. This is where Intentional Infographics (a.i.4.u. — Artificial Intelligence for You) can become a powerful ministry, study, and personal-growth tool. The infographic accompanying this article explores how artificial intelligence can assist believers in transforming biblical information into visual understanding. Rather than replacing Scripture study, AI can help organize, visualize, summarize, connect, and reinforce...

  BOOKS LIVE PODCASTS VIDEOS Bryce Crawford: The Next Charlie Kirk? A research report on Bryce Crawford’s digital ministry, public influence, content platforms, and Gen Z evangelism. Thesis Bryce Crawford represents a new Gen Z model of public Christian influence: less policy-first than Charlie Kirk, more evangelism-first, but increasingly operating in the same digital, campus, podcast, and live-event ecosystem that made Kirk influential. The comparison is useful only if carefully qualified. Kirk built a political youth-mobilization institution; Crawford is building a revivalist media ministry. The overlap is not primarily ideology but method: short-form virality, live audiences, campus culture, bold public speech, and a message aimed at young people searching for conviction, identity, and belonging. 1. Public Mission and Message Bryce Crawford Ministries describes its mission as doing whatever it takes to reach the lost an...

The Intentional Father (Chapter 16) A Life of Purpose • A Legacy of Faith “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong. Let all that you do be done in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 🔑  OPEN IT What does it mean to be an intentional father rather than a passive one? Who most influenced your understanding of fatherhood growing up? What legacy do you hope to leave for your children? How do purpose and faith shape the daily decisions of a father? ? Questions and Answers 1. What is the central message of “The Intentional Father”? • Intentional fatherhood is about living with purpose, direction, and spiritual leadership , not drifting through parenting. • Fathers are called to lead their families toward God, not merely provide for them. Parallel Verses: • Joshua 24:15 – “As for me and my house…” • Deuteronomy 6:6–9 – Teach diligently • Psalm 127:1 – The Lord builds the house 2. How does a father lead with purpose? • By setting a s...