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In James 4:4-5, we see a strong admonition and challenge to put God first in our hearts––for Him to have our allegiance instead of the world....

05 June, 2024

In this teaching series, we walk through the book of James. Today, we look at James 2:14-26 and how we are not saved by our works, we are saved by faith; but, works are the fruit of our faith, so faith that does not result......

23 April, 2024

In this message, we have a guest speaker from our friends at The Gabriel Network share about a verse that has impacted how he lives on mission....

26 August, 2022

This year, we are walking through the Bible in a year – reading through it during our daily time with God, and revisiting key passages during our Sunday gatherings. Today, we look at the prophets Elijah and Amos. We see common themes that are all......

06 May, 2021

Two questions for you: What are you known for? When your name comes up in conversation, what do people say? What is the church known for? When people talk about Jesus or his followers, what words do they use? Too often, the church is known......

21 March, 2019

When we look at Jesus’ life, his followers asked him many questions about life and connecting with God. Through the Bible we not only get a look at these questions but at the replies of Jesus. One day, his followers asked him how to pray......

11 March, 2019

For too long the church has been known by what it’s against. We want to be known by what we’re for. That’s how Jesus was known. As we look to reflect the heart of God in our community, we look to Jesus and how He......

17 July, 2018

Did you know that 400,000,000 children live in extreme poverty? That’s a lot of zeros. 400,000,000 also don’t have access to clean drinking water, resulting in 4,000 preventable child deaths a day. Just let that sink in for a second. It’s easy to look at......

04 May, 2018

“Human trafficking is a problem of the past.” “It’s an issue in other countries, but not the United States.” “That kind of slavery and exploitation couldn’t happen in a free country, or in our modern world.” While we hope and pray for the day that......

10 April, 2018

It’s Tuesday. And, for those of you whose hearts have been captured by the Pearson family and their story on This Is Us, you’re probably mourning this as the first of many Tuesdays where there isn’t a new episode on NBC at 9/8 central. Without......

19 March, 2018

So no one told you life was gonna be this way? Your job’s a joke. You’re broke. Your love life’s DOA. It’s like you’re always stuck in second gear. And it hasn’t been your day, your week, your month, or even your year. But, when......

01 March, 2018

Today is the last day of January. Some of you are thinking: Longest. Month. Ever. Others of you are shaking your heads thinking: Where did the time go? And, you’re realizing you should possibly get around to taking the Christmas lights down. We’ve spent this......

31 January, 2018

Almost a month ago, we gathered together on Christmas Eve morning and enjoyed some holiday fun together, sang songs, and leaned into the Christmas story as we celebrated the greatest gift ever given – Jesus. We also celebrated by partnering with CURE for our Christmas......

28 January, 2018

Two weeks ago, 3,000 door hangers and blue grocery bags were distributed all over Owings Mills, inviting the entire community to be part of launching a brand new food pantry at Owings Mills High School. Our team went out to collect these blue bags a......

11 September, 2017

Hi friends! I’m Rachel, and I’m so grateful to be a part of the United launch team, and specifically, to have the privilege of serving kids and families.   I went to Disney for the first time this past year, and my favorite ride was......

21 August, 2017

My family loves the beach, so the OBX is our favorite place to go in the summer. However, Florida has recently rivaled this, after some great trips to Disney, Legoland, and the heaven on earth where my mother in law lives down there. However, it......

10 August, 2017

Growing up I always loved when we would have ice cream cake. Whenever we had it, I always watched as my mom or dad sliced it, carefully inspecting the pieces to see which one was slightly bigger than the others. Then, there was the classic......

31 July, 2017

I’ve been running with my kids for six years.  Our runs are a time for us to catch up and hear what’s going on in each others’ lives. Recently, we were out running, and I started thinking through a bunch of things–our new house, unpacking,......

24 July, 2017

We are exactly three months from our official launch date and couldn’t be more excited! With everything going on, we recently sat down and had a Q&A time where people could just ask questions–from broader principles, to underlying values, to community engagement, to location details,......

02 July, 2017

Did you know that over 40% of the U.S. population lives in the Northeast? If you’re reading this and you live in the Northeast, you’re probably thinking, “That makes a LOT of sense.” I grew up in the Northeast and I’ll admit, that statistic doesn’t......

24 May, 2017

I still remember the party that all my friends were invited to but I wasn’t.  “All of my friends” might be an exaggeration, but it definitely felt like that.  I was right in the middle of junior high–that awkward stage where fitting in means everything.  As......

19 May, 2017

Hey everyone! I’m Leah, and as Tim shared at our first Reimagine Church Night, I’m going to be leading Community Impact for United. For those of you who were at the Reimagine Church night, it was great to meet you. I loved seeing so many......

17 April, 2017

Church is boring. Judgmental. Exclusive. Inapplicable. Out of touch. Hypocritical. As we’ve talked to people about what they think of church, this is the image they have.  But, it’s far from the picture Jesus gives us of what church is supposed to look like. That’s......

05 April, 2017

Over the past several weeks, more than 100 people were introduced to United through a series of Meet and Greet’s where we started sharing the story behind starting a church in Owings Mills.  If you weren’t able to make a Meet and Greet, no worries.......

29 March, 2017

I’ve been coming up with names for people and things for a long time–from nicknames for friends, to names for kids’ sports teams, to names for my own children.  However, until United,  I’d never been part of naming a church. This was an important step......

12 March, 2017

As a church planter, I find that people are fascinated by the idea of starting a church.  As I share what the process looks like, I’ve been met with blank stares and responses ranging from the doubtful “Good luck with that,” to the questioning “Can you actually do......

30 January, 2017

Welcome to the Blog!  We invite you to journey with us here as we share all things OMP. First Things First The OMP is a church plant starting in Owings Mills in the fall of 2017.  I know you love the name, but it’s not here to......

12 January, 2017