by Pastor Omar | Jul 13, 2017 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian, Encounters With God
Isaiah 6:1-9 – Encounter On July 22, we celebrate fifteen years of ministry in Ocho Rios, St. Ann and its environs, geared towards winning the lost, connecting them to the church, training them up and sending them out in order to glorify God. This year, we...
by Pastor Omar | Jun 13, 2017 | Body of Christ, Encounters With God
The Purpose and Power of Pentecost Acts 1:5-8 The word “Pentecost” designates the 50th day after Passover, which was a Feast Day. It is also known as the Feast of Weeks or Feast of Harvest.It was on this day, in the Book of Acts, that the Holy Spirit was poured out on...
by Pastor Omar | May 18, 2017 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian, Encounters With God
Youth – You are not the future of the church. You are the present! 1 Timothy 4:12 Both of these verses have something in common: they are calling you out! Yes, you personally. Young people! 1 and 2 Timothy are letters written by Paul to Timothy. Timothy was a...
by Pastor Omar | Apr 21, 2017 | Body of Christ, Easter
Mark 24:1-12 The resurrection of Jesus is the hub around which all Christianity turns. Many get excited about Easter, we, the believers don’t celebrate Easter, rather we celebrate the truth that Jesus is alive!! Death has been defeated and the empty tomb stands as a...
by Pastor Omar | Mar 21, 2017 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian, God's Character
Mark 12:30 & Revelation 2:1-7 The creative force behind all great art, drama, music, architecture and writing is passion. Nothing great is ever accomplished or sustained in life without passion. Passion is what energizes life. It makes the impossible possible....
by Pastor Omar | Feb 13, 2017 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian, God's Character
Vision Month – The Power of Purpose Scripture: Nehemiah 4:6-15 Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) states, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” Bill Hybels, in his book Courageous Leadership, tells us, “When a leader is casting a vision publicly, the goal is to help...
by Pastor Omar | Jan 10, 2017 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian, God's Character
Believe Mark 9:23 Our theme for 2017 is “Believe – If you can believe all things are possible to him who believes”. What if you knew that there was a moment coming, a divine moment, where God would meet you in such a way that nothing would be the same again? What if...
by Pastor Omar | Dec 1, 2016 | Daily Living as a Christian, Jesus Christ the Annointed One
Christmas Joy If you could use one word to describe Christmas, what word would it be? Some would use words like headache, busyness, expensive, or even bothersome. To many people Christmas is just another day, only a little more expensive and a lot more trouble. I have...
by Pastor Omar | Nov 16, 2016 | Body of Christ, Daily Living as a Christian
I want us to recognize this month as values month; that is, we want to focus on what we value here at Church on the Rock Ocho Rios. Values are like fingerprints. Nobody’s the same but you leave your imprint all over everything you do. At COTR, our mission and core...
by Pastor Omar | Oct 6, 2016 | Body of Christ, Encounters With God, God's Character, Going Through Trials
A Taste Of Our Upcoming Series Jonah – You Can Run but You Can’t Hide The LORD has a case against cities and nations which are full of wickedness (Jonah 1:2) It was not God who brought evil upon mankind, but man himself. No doubt, man was created with free will, but...