Leaving a City to Gain The City (Hebrews 13:13-14)
? This sermon expounds on Hebrews 13:13-14, encouraging Christians to forsake worldly pursuits and comforts in exchange for spiritual and eternal rewards in the city of God. Pastor Jim Osman vividly articulates the sacrifices and rejections of aligning oneself with...
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...
He Suffered Outside the Gate (Hebrews 13:11-12)
This sermon focuses on the profound implications of Jesus Christ's crucifixion outside of Jerusalem, symbolizing His ultimate rejection and suffering. We explore the theological significance of Christ's execution outside the city gates, drawing parallels with Old...
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...
The Source of Strengthening Grace (Hebrews 13:9-10)
This sermon delves into the interpretation of Hebrews 13:9-10, emphasizing the dangers of false teachings and the importance of adhering to the truth for spiritual growth. Pastor Jim Osman discusses various warnings throughout the New Testament against false doctrines...
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...
A Most Divisive Doctrine (Acts 23:1-10)
This sermon delves into the narrative of Acts 23:1-10, focusing on the Apostle Paul's trial before the Sanhedrin, where he astutely highlights his belief in the resurrection to create a division between the Pharisees and Sadducees, thus avoiding condemnation. The...
Our Unchanging Christ (Hebrews 13:8)
In a profoundly reflective exploration, the sermon delves into the unchanging nature of Christ amidst a world in constant flux. It contrasts the impermanence of creation, including humanity's shifting emotions, desires, and the physical world, with the eternal...
Evaluating Interpretive Approaches (Selected Psalms)
This sermon delves into the interpretive challenges surrounding imprecatory psalms, examining the difficult reconciliation of these calls for divine vengeance with the New Testament's messages of love and forgiveness. It critically addresses the "sub-Christian"...
The Issues of Imprecation (Selected Psalms)
In the lesson on "The Issues of Imprecation," the discussion revolves around the definition, examples, and theological implications of imprecatory psalms and prayers, which are appeals to God for the judgment and curse upon enemies. These elements are explored through...
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.