The Jesus Collection

The Vision

One of the things we believe at ODR is that Jesus is real and that in Him healing, transformation, and freedom are possible. 

Will you help us with an Instagram project that expresses those things?  We want to feature as many stories as possible of how Jesus has changed people’s lives in real, everyday ways on ODR’s IG page, and we’d love to share your story. 

Our hope is to keep the stories succinct and to the point (but in no way lacking power) by keeping our stories to 100 words or less.  I’ve been inspired by “I am Second’s” 30-second Jesus stories (click here) and a sermon by Matt Chandler where he shared his simple Jesus story.  These two templates have helped shape the framework we’ll use for our stories.  It would sound something like this:

  • How were you experiencing pain, struggle, brokenness, sin, etc.?

  • How did Jesus impact that (heal, change, rescue, free, transform)?

  • What are you experiencing now?

While this can be your salvation story, it does not have to be; rather, this can be a short story about any time in your life where you experienced Jesus changing you in a significant way. We’ve included a sample story below to give you a sense of what this might sound like.

To participate you’d share these two things:

  • Your short story (fill out and submit the form by Monday, April 8, 2024)

  • A photo of yourself (we will request this from you via email once we receive your story, we will ask that it be a square photo of you in some type of black and white-ish filter)

This is Katie’s Story:

Although I passionately followed Jesus from a young age, life circumstances and unhealed trauma caused me to live afraid, perfectionistic, and codependent.  Then someone came into my life who showed me by example that transformation and healing in Jesus were possible; and I began to take baby steps toward the freedom that Jesus offers. Now I live whole, am pursuing peace and receiving love and grace.

What’s Your Story?

Fill out the form below to submit your Jesus story to ODR. Once we receive your story, we will contact you to request a photo. Thank you for joining in this project!!

By clicking “submit,” you are agreeing to receive emails from us regarding your Jesus story.