Pursued, Preserved, and Patient (Psalm 37:32-34)
Jim Osman expounds on Psalm 37:32-34, emphasizing how the righteous are preserved through earthly trials and ultimately vindicated by God. He explains that while the wicked pursue and oppress believers, they will be judged, and the faithful will inherit the land....
The Mouth, The Heart, and The Steps of the Righteous (Psalm 37:30-31)
Psalm 37:30-31 highlights the central role of God's Word in the life of the righteous. Jim Osman explains that the Word of God is in the believer's mouth, heart, and steps. A righteous person speaks wisdom and justice because God's truth fills their heart, shaping...
Pure, Protected, and Promised (Psalm 37:27-29)
Psalm 37:27-29 highlights the preservation of the righteous, emphasizing their purity, divine protection, and eternal inheritance. Jim Osman explains that believers must depart from evil and pursue righteousness, trusting in God's justice, which ensures they will...
Ordered Steps and Opened Hearts (Psalm 37:16-26)
In Ordered Steps and Opened Hearts (Psalm 37:16-26), Jim Osman expounds on how God establishes the steps of the righteous and provides for them, even in difficult times. Drawing from biblical examples, Osman highlights how God’s sovereignty ensures that the steps of...
Endless Days and Daily Bread (Psalm 37:16-26)
Psalm 37:16-26 teaches profound truths about God's provision and faithfulness. Jim Osman explores how God’s sufficiency meets the needs of the righteous, both in this life and for eternity, contrasting it with the fleeting prosperity of the wicked. This passage...
Breaking Arms and Holding Hands (Psalm 37:16-26)
This fourth heading of Psalm 37 contrasts the "abundance" of the wicked with the "little" of the righteous. Yahweh makes the little of the righteous better than the much of many wicked. There are five ways that God does this. We briefly note these five things and then...
Broken Bows and Slaying Swords, Pt. 2 (Psalm 37:12-15)
A righteous versus wicked conflict permeates Scripture from Genesis to modern times. Through Psalm 37, we see how the wicked plot against God's people with drawn swords and bent bows. Yet despite this hostility, the righteous are assured of God's protection and...
Q&A with Joel Baker and Pastor/Elder Jim Osman – January 12, 2025
Pastor Jim Osman interviews Joel Baker, a candidate for a lead biblical counseling role at Kootenai Church. Questions and Answers Salvation Testimony: How did you come to know the Lord? What are the details of that, and tell us that story? Southern California...
Broken Bows and Slaying Swords, Pt. 1 (Psalm 37:12-15)
A righteous versus wicked conflict permeates Scripture from Genesis to modern times. Through Psalm 37, we see how the wicked plot against God's people with drawn swords and bent bows. Yet despite this hostility, the righteous are assured of God's protection and...
Q&A with Pastor/Elder Jim Osman – January 5, 2025
Questions and Answers Did the prophecy concerning Damascus in Isaiah 17 happen in Sennacherib's time or is there something yet future? Question about Zipporah being upset with Moses about circumcision and casting bloody foreskins at his feet (Exodus 4:25) Over 30...
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.