The Church of NASA
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In The Church of NASA, Pastor Dean Odle contrasts trust in Scripture with what he describes as an institutional faith in modern space agencies and heliocentric cosmology. He begins with the conspiracy surrounding attempts to suppress testimony of Christ’s resurrection, then argues that powerful institutions can coordinate false narratives and that Christians must test widely accepted claims by the written Word.
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Worship and Psalm 138 establish the governing claim: God has magnified his Word, and believers should praise and trust him amid trouble.
Matthew 28 provides an example of authorities paying witnesses to circulate a false report. Odle uses it to introduce his claim that institutional narratives can function religiously.
Odle appeals to faith coming by hearing God’s Word and to 2 Peter 1, arguing that Christians should not let technological prestige override Scripture.
Second Timothy 3 frames Scripture as the standard for doctrine and correction. Odle then compares NASA’s astronauts, experts, publicity, mission names, and funding to religious offices and pagan imagery.
A documentary excerpt and commentary present alleged Apollo 11 staging techniques. The package records this as the speaker’s evidentiary claim, not an independently established conclusion.
Odle discusses NASA photographs, changing descriptions of Earth’s shape, fisheye lenses, and biblical language about the heavens, pressing listeners to distinguish observation from institutional interpretation.
The sermon surveys space-program history, Operation Paperclip, astronaut-related claims, and technical examples. Odle explicitly says not every NASA employee is knowingly deceptive.
Biblical firmament language is compared with technical documents and public discussion. Odle argues that ridicule and media gatekeeping suppress serious examination of biblical cosmology.
Passages from Isaiah, Genesis, Psalms, and Revelation support Odle’s reading of a structured heaven. He asks whether Christians will accept Scripture’s descriptions on their own terms.
The message ends with speculative space-news examples and a prayer affirming creation, Christ’s atoning death and resurrection, and steadfast trust in God’s Word.
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about [music and singing] a spiritual battle. And the Lord had spoken to me about that battle I [music] was going through a while back. And he reminded me [music] about the armors of God and how we're supposed to put them on [music] about the shield of faith. Who in here [music] believes that? Who believes God? We believe God. Jesus. And I was praying and I said, "Lord, I need to hear you." And he said, "Remember your shield of faith. [music] You believe in me. Believe that I'll move." [music] That he's great today. I said that to say that he's great. [music] and he's on the throne. [music] Thank you, Jesus. Amen. Praise you, Lord. [music] [music] He became [music and singing] sin who knew no sin. we might [singing and music] become his rightousness. He [singing and music] humbled himself and he carried the cross. [singing] [music] Love so amazing. Thank you Jesus. Love so [singing] amazing. [music] Jesus [singing] Messiah, name above [singing] all [music] names, blessed [singing] redeemer, [music] Emmanuel, [singing] the rescue for sinners, [singing] [music] the ransom come from heaven. Jesus [music] Messiah, [singing] Lord alone. [singing] [music] His body [singing] the bread. His blood [music] the wine broken and poured [singing] out for all for love. The whole [singing] world trembled [music] and the fl [singing] so amazing. [music] Yes. [singing] So amazing.
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[music] Jesus Messiah, [singing] [music] name above all names, [singing] blessed redeemer. [music] Emmanuel, [singing] the [singing and music] rescue for sin, the ransom [singing] from heaven, Jesus, [singing] Messiah, [music] Lord [singing] of Here's your chance to praise. All my [singing and music] hope is in you. All [singing] my hope is in you. [singing and music] All the glory to you, the light of the world. [singing] Jesus [music] Messiah, name [singing and music] above all names, blessed redeemer. [singing] Emmanuel, the [music] rescue for sinners, [singing] the [music] ransom from heaven, Jesus, Messiah, [singing and music] Lord [singing] of all. Oh my hope. Oh my hope is in you. All [music and singing] my hope is in you. [singing] Glory to you, God. [singing and music] The light of the world. [singing] Jesus Messiah. [singing] name above all names. [singing and music] Blessed redeemer, [music] [singing] [music] the rescue for sinners, the ransom [singing] from heaven, the Jesus Messiah, [singing and music] Lord of [music]
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Let's do that. All my hope. All my hope [singing] is in you. Whose hope is in the Lord. All my [singing] hope is in you. Tell them about it. All the glory [singing] to you, [music] God. The light of the world. [singing] [music] Jesus Messiah, [singing] the name above [singing] all name, [music] blessed redeemer, [music and singing] Emmanuel, [music] rescue for sinners, [singing] the ransom from heaven. Ever [singing] Jesus [music] Messiah, [music] Lord of all, the [singing and music] Lord of all, the Lord [singing] of all. [music] The Lord [singing] of all. the Lord of all. [music] Yes, Lord. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. [music] Been thinking a little bit about John 12 lately where [music] Jesus was uh [music] talking about going to the cross and you know Jesus, he laid it laid it all down. And I just been praying lately, Lord, you know Jesus [music] said, glorify yourself. The Lord, he said, I have glorify myself and I will glorify myself again. Thank you, Jesus. But Jesus, you know, he prayed, [music] "Be glorified, Father." It's he said that when it was going to the cross, it was time for the son to be glorified. [music] And this next song we're going to do, it just talks a little bit about about that. that talks about the cross and it's not an average worship [music] song, but we just wanted to do it here today. It gives a picture of Jesus and [music] the cross.
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It's kind of what the Lord might be saying when he was on the way to the cross. [snorts and music] But but I contemplated doing this song today, but [music] but we're doing it because it's [music] so anointed. It's just such an anointed song. So, we're going to do it here today. [music] This is Jesus talking in the song. So just keep that in mind. [music] Go ahead. Drive [music and singing] the nails in my hands. Laugh at me. Where you [music] stand ahead? [music] Say it is in me. The day will come [music and singing] and you will see [singing] [music] again. Ain't [singing and music] no power on earth that can turn me down. I'll [music and singing] rise again. Death [singing] can't keep me in the ground. Go ahead. [music] M. My name [music] my [singing] love for you still the [music] same. [singing] Bury [music] me very soon. I'll be free. [music] Oh, [singing] I rise again. Ain't no [singing and music] power on earth that can tie me down. Yes, I rise [singing] again. [music] Death can't keep me [singing] in the ground. [music] Thank you, Jesus. [music] Thank you, Lord. Go ahead. [singing and music] Say I didn't know. [music] You [singing] will see that you were wrong. [music] [singing] Try [music] to hide the sun, but all will [singing] see [music] behind
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