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OCF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Our CFC number is 10531. OCF is also a member of these organizations:

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Thank you to all of those who donated, spread the

Thank you to all of those who donated, spread the word, and prayed for our #GivingTuesday efforts! We're excited and grateful to have raised over $3,000 so far - over 85% of our goal - to help more service members and officer candidates benefit from our 100 Days Devotional Bible Study.

While the official GivingTuesday may have ended yesterday, it's not too late to donate if you'd like to support this fundraiser. Just visit ocfusa.org/givingtuesday to learn more and donate now to ensure 2,500 military leaders receive 100 Days at no cost to them.

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To many people, “the Church” suggests a religi

To many people, “the Church” suggests a religious society administered by Bishops, clergy and ministers. In the Bible the word “Church” or “Ecclesia” means, “called out,” that is, from the bondage of sin into the “glorious freedom of the children of God” (Romans 8:21).

Therefore “the Church” consists of all people, clergy and laity—irrespective of nationality, color, sex, age, denomination, or intellectual ability—who (responding to the call) have been “born again” (John 3:3) by personal faith in the Lord Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:7, Acts 20:28). And so all real Christians (as opposed to those in name only) form “the Church” which is “the body of Christ.”

See 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, Colossians 1:18, and 24.

You enter the Church through Christ, and not Christ through the mere external ordinances of a religious organization. When a local church is filled with spiritual life and faithfully proclaims a biblical Gospel, then, through repentance and faith, men and women will turn to Christ and the church will become “the Church.”

Remember in regard to ecumenical efforts that the true Church has unity and rejoices in it. We discover this unity when we find a brotherly bond with other real Christians of all sorts of background. Being “all one in Christ Jesus” (Galatians 3:28) is the real experience of fellowship that should not be confused with union or uniformity. Note “keep,” not “make,” in Ephesians 4:3.

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To help more service members and officer candidates benefit from our 100 Days Devotional Bible Study, featured in this post, consider donating to our #GivingTuesday fundraiser today! We're over halfway to reaching our goal, and your contribution can ensure 2,500 military leaders receive 100 Days at no cost to them.

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Today's the day! This #GivingTuesday is a pivotal

Today's the day! This #GivingTuesday is a pivotal time to equip, encourage, and embolden Christian leaders within the military community.

Help us purchase enough copies of our 100 Days Devotional Bible Study so that we can provide them at no charge to 2,500 service members and officer candidates. Visit ocfusa.org/givingtuesday to learn more and donate now.

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Skip your Starbucks run tomorrow, and use your $7

Skip your Starbucks run tomorrow, and use your $7 to give five service members the gift of 100 Days instead.

Today’s military leaders face unique challenges, and those who follow Christ even more so. OCF helps members live out this unique calling by providing free resources to equip the service member and his/her family. Resources like the “100 Days Devotional Bible Study” teach leaders how to integrate Christian faith and military service, and enable deeper study of the Bible, whether individually or in a group setting.

Your donation of $7 means five people will receive a copy of 100 Days. Visit ocfusa.org/givingtuesday to learn more and donate today, or be sure to do so tomorrow on #GivingTuesday.

#ocfusa #militaryministry #militaryfaith

"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole hear

"I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds" (Psalm 9:1).

Thank God for His grace, mercy, and faithfulness as we pause to contemplate His abundant blessings to our nation and to each of us. Happy Thanksgiving!

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God wants us to put Him to the test, and longs to

God wants us to put Him to the test, and longs to pour out unlimited blessings on us, and through us to others. But note that the condition is Complete Surrender: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse” (v. 10).

If Jesus Christ is not Lord of all, He is not Lord at all. This is the same truth as the first of the 10 Commandments—“You shall have no other gods before me” (Exodus 20:3). See also Luke 14:33.

Save this post and refer to it when you need to be reminded of who God is:

• True happiness (Psalm 146:5)
• Absolute cleansing (Isaiah 1:18)
• Abundant pardon (Isaiah 55:7)
• Sin conquered (Romans 6:14)
• Life abundant (John 10:10)
• Glorious freedom (Romans 6:18; 8:21)
• More than conquerors (Romans 8:37)
• Generously enriched (1 Corinthians 1:5; 2 Corinthians 9:11)
• Continuous victory (2 Corinthians 2:14)
• All-sufficient grace (2 Corinthians 9:8; Romans 5:20)
• Complete redemption (Galatians 3:13; 4:5)
• Unlimited power (Ephesians 1:19; 3:20)
• Boundless love (Ephesians 3:19; Romans 8:35-39)
• Peace unbelievable (Philippians 4:7)
• Every need supplied (Philippians 4:19)
• Real wisdom (James 1:5)
• Joy unspeakable (1 Peter 1:8)

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"Over the past two summers in 2022 and 2023, the 1

"Over the past two summers in 2022 and 2023, the 100 Days Bible Study has been a part of what we give to Army ROTC cadets attending Air Assault School at Fort Campbell that go to chapel with us. This gives these cadets a way to start a habit of daily time with the LORD in His Word with a Scripture passage and short devotional, a day-by-day habit many do not yet have. It is a useful tool to open their eyes to the value and benefit of time with God on a daily basis."

-Greg Lane, Local Leader at Fort Campbell

#GivingTuesday is just one week away! Consider supporting OCF as we raise money to provide 100 Days devotionals to another 2,500 officer candidates and service members at no cost to them. Visit ocfusa.org/givingtuesday now to learn more and donate.

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Available on #OCFCrosspoint: S4E13, "Part 2: Spiri

Available on #OCFCrosspoint: S4E13, "Part 2: Spiritual Formation: A Counter-Cultural Approach to Spiritual Renewal" with CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA

On this week's episode, you’ll hear the second portion of a speaking session by CH(MAJ) Jake Snodgrass, USA, from this past fall at Spring Canyon’s Aspentime Retreat. Participants at the weekend retreat explored the profound concept of spiritual formation through the lens of renowned authors such as John Mark Comer, Dallas Willard, John Ortberg, and Donald Whitney, and they uncovered principles and practices that challenge contemporary ideals, emphasizing the necessity of community in the pursuit of spiritual growth.

There were also interactive discussions, activities, and real-life applications in which leaders discovered how to build and sustain a vibrant military ministry while fostering personal renewal in an increasingly secular world and military.

Listen now via your favorite podcast app, and stay tuned for the next and last episode from CH Snodgrass!

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"OCF's 100 Days Devotional Bible Study has not onl

"OCF's 100 Days Devotional Bible Study has not only served me well during my years of service, but it is also a key element of the Spiritual Deployment Kits I provide ROTC Cadets and Midshipmen as they head off to Cadet Summer Training.

“This devotional booklet helps the Cadets and Midshipmen remain firmly rooted in the Lord as they face strenuous training events and challenging leadership situations, whether they are at Fort Knox, Maxwell Air Force Base, Great Lakes Naval Station, or Quantico.

“These young men and women will not only be able to use 100 Days during their summer training but also for years to come as they become officers in our nation’s military forces."

-John Cross, ROTC Local Leader at Illinois State University

Help us continue providing these 100 Days devotionals to our nation’s officer candidates and service members at no cost to them by donating on or before #GivingTuesday, coming up in two short weeks. Visit ocfusa.org/givingtuesday now to learn more and donate.

#ocfusa #militaryministry #militaryfaith

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