Two Are Better Than One (Ecclesiastes 4:9-16)
We get to the heart of Solomon’s contrast between loneliness and companionship with the proverbial statements of vv. 9-12 and the illustrative story of a lonely king in vv. 13-16. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:9-16.
Lonely Work (Ecclesiastes 4:4-8)
Solomon provides two examples of lonely work and offers wisdom concerning the balance of work and rest. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:4-8.
The Evils of Oppression (Ecclesiastes 4:1-3)
Solomon laments the evil of oppression under the sun. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 4:1-3.
Man, Animals, And Eternal Justice (Ecclesiastes 3:16-22)
Solomon laments the lack of justice in the places of justice and then offers two contrasting answers to it. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 3:16-22.
Christ – The King of Christmas (Luke 1:32-33)
A look at the kingdom of Christ and its implications. An exposition of Luke 1:32-33
Christ – The Priest (Hebrews 10:11-14)
A look at the perfection of the sacrifice that Christ offered as our Great High Priest. Exposition of Hebrews 10:11-14.
Christ – The Prophet (Deuteronomy 18:15-18)
Deuteronomy 18 promised a prophet Whom the Lord would raise up. Christ fulfilled that prophecy. In this sermon we look at the mediatorial role of Christ as a Prophet. An exposition of Deuteronomy 18:15-18.
Christ – A Perfect Mediator (1 Timothy 2:5)
The first in a four part series looking at the mediatorial work of Christ as Prophet, Priest, and King. Christ is the ONLY Mediator between God and man. This answers three questions: What is a mediator?, What qualifies Christ to be that mediator?, and What does He...
A Time For Everything (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15)
A look at what Solomon says regarding God’s work in time and our response to that work. An exposition of Ecclesiastes 3:1-15.
Laboring to Lose – Part 2 (Ecclesiastes 2:18-26)
In part two of our study in this text, we see Solomon speak of the vanity of two things: first, laboring excessively only to lose the fruit of our labor by not enjoying it as the gift of God, and second, laboring with no thought of God to lose it all to the righteous....
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.