The Psalms
The Path of the Blessed Man (Psalm 1:1-2)
? Jim Osman examines Psalm 1:1-2, exploring the path of the blessed man. The sermon contrasts the righteous person, who avoids ungodly influences, with the wicked, who progressively embrace sin. Osman emphasizes that true blessedness comes from delighting in God's law and meditating on it constantly. He concludes by pointing to Christ as the...
Introduction to the Psalms (Selected Scriptures)
Jim Osman introduces the book of Psalms, highlighting its theological depth and poetic structure. The Psalms' value lies in their ability to shape biblical thinking, engage emotions, and guide worship. Osman explores common misconceptions, the Psalms' structure, and their significance in the New Testament. He emphasizes how the Psalms reveal...
Principles of Imprecation (Selected Psalms)
This sermon elaborates on the biblical principles of imprecatory prayers, aiming to guide believers in invoking God's judgment against evildoers with righteousness and without malice. Drawing on scriptural examples, particularly the Psalms, the sermon emphasizes aligning such prayers with God’s justice, ensuring they are God-centered and reflect...
Toward An Imprecatory Theology (Selected Psalms)
This sermon delves deeply into the complex and often misunderstood concept of imprecatory prayers within Christian theology. Pastor Jim Osman aims to clarify the nature and purpose of these prayers, which call upon God to bring judgment or curses against one's enemies, as seen throughout the Scriptures. The sermon provides vital biblical insights...
Imprecatory Messianic Psalms (Selected Psalms)
This sermon on the Imprecatory Messianic Psalms focused on understanding the severe curses and judgments in Psalm 69 and Psalm 109 through a theological and messianic lens. Pastor Jim Osman emphasized these Psalms' relevance in the covenant with David and their application to the more excellent son, Jesus Christ, as depicted in the New Testament....
Jim Osman
Pastor-Teacher
Jim Osman was born in May of 1972 and has lived in Sandpoint since he was three. He achieved his life’s ambition by graduating from Sandpoint High School in 1990. Jim came to know Christ through the ministry of Cocolalla Lake Bible Camp. Kootenai Community Church has always been his home church, attending Sunday School, Vacation Bible School, and Youth Group.
After graduating from High School, he attended Millar College of the Bible in Pambrun, Saskatchewan. It was at Bible College that Jim met his wife-to-be, Diedre, who was also enrolled as a student. Jim graduated with a three-year diploma in April 1993 and married Diedre in August of that same year. He returned to Millar to further his education in September 1994 and graduated from the Fourth Year Internship Program with a Bachelor of Arts in Strategic Ministries in April 1995.
Jim and Diedre returned to Sandpoint, where Jim began working in construction and as a Roofing Materials Application Specialist (roofer) until he was asked to take over as the Preaching Elder of Kootenai Community Church in December 1996. Now, he counts it as his greatest privilege to be involved in ministering in the Church that has ministered to him for so many years. It has been a great adventure!
Jim is the author of Truth or Territory: A Biblical Approach to Spiritual Warfare, Selling the Stairway to Heaven, The Prosperity of the Wicked: A Study of Psalm 73, God Doesn’t Whisper, and his latest book, God Doesn’t Try, which he co-wrote with co-elder Dave Rich. Jim and Diedre have four children: Taryn, Shepley, Ayden, and Liam.
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