2016 Chapel Video

The most significant phrase of the annunciation message is simply, “with God all things are possible.” God’s presence makes all things possible. The emphasis in the message from Gabriel to Mary is not a focus on how, but rather a focus on who. As we say yes to God, all things are possible

Singing and giving have been a part of the Christmas story since the beginning. Singing and giving are the expressions that come from the heart as we wait for all things new. We are a people of hope that wait in anticipation for the fulfillment of all The Gift means to the world.

Intimacy with God will always be a challenge until we let go of our pagan view of God. We need a better image of God. God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit pursues and invites us to be in rhythm and step with the community of love.

Through the lens of Daniel we see the way the world is calling to us in an attempt to change us. As Christians we are called to be set apart from the world in order to be given to it for redeeming purposes. There is a dynamic tension between being set apart and being passionately engaged in serving the needs in the world. We are needed to stand up and stand out in the world, but we have to be set apart from the world.

An Experience of the liturgy of the Eucharist.

Humanity uses attachments and addictions to assuage their hunger for God. These affections promise to give you everything and cost you nothing. But the reality is they give you nothing and cost you everything.

God has made us for Himself and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in God.

Recipients of the Young Alumni Award recount how the springboard of their Olivet experience set the trajectory of their God ordained path and helped them to find His will for their lives. Each currently is making a tremendous impact in the marketplace of our culture with their unique abilities.

In the military, combat readiness is of eminent importance and inclusive of four major areas: technical, physical, emotional, and spiritual. On a spiritual level we are objects of spiritual warfare and must be prepared by putting on the full armor of God. When we are fully prepared we can participate in planting, watering and harvesting in the kingdom. What will our legacy of service to God reflect?

Experiencing good isn’t going to make us as happy as we think, and experiencing bad isn’t going to make us as unhappy as we think. Getting our focus off of good and bad things requires a focus on something excellent like Jesus Christ. He is bigger and better than any of us think.

Jesus is calling us to be people of love and to do the hard work of loving right here and right now. If we only have faith, we expect God to alter a reality to make our situation less difficult. If we only have hope, we anticipate the moment in the future when things will change and the world won’t be so difficult. But the greatest thing is love, because it causes us to be and do in our current reality.

Though the lesson learned in Hagar's life and Sarah's personal journey of reckoning with her reality we can be assured that we are seen by God, we must come to a point of surrender to God. For spiritual growth to happen we must ask the Lord to help us see the world through his eyes.

The temptation of passivity is a real struggle. Are we willing to let our soft, butter hands be used as agents of change, healing and hope? Are we willing to do the things that no one else wants to do?

In a look back at the history of Olivet it is evident that God has protected and sustained this institution for His purposes. Because of the dedication of the school’s founding fathers we are here today, drinking from wells we did not dig. Through successes and trials the motto has remained true – Education with a Christian Purpose.

The community of God is one of love and suffering. God suffers with us in all cases, at all times, for all people.

The kingdom of God is a community of love, and creation is actually the overflow of God’s love. Authentically sharing our faith in love is not giving what we have to someone who does not have. It is more like inviting someone to share a sunset with you and enjoying it together.

Rev. Rob Prince

The contract of salvation calls us to live, act and be people of God. As we continue to say yes to God’s ways, we grow in holiness and become the people of God.

The Israelites signs a covenant to honor the Sabbath and care for the Temple.

Our God rebuilds, strengthens, and empowers the church. We are the church and He calls all of us to fully engage and be involved in building the kingdom. His kingdom come, His will be done on earth as it is in heaven.