by OakAdmin | Oct 11, 2024 | Apologetics, Comfort and Grief, Community Life, History, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, Theology
“His disciples said, ‘Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.’” John 16:29-30 At the end of John 16...
by OakAdmin | Oct 9, 2024 | Comfort and Grief, Heaven, Outreach, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Theology
“And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, ‘Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?’ And he...
by OakAdmin | Sep 27, 2024 | Identity, Prayer, Scripture, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Theology
“For a people shall dwell in Zion, in Jerusalem; you shall weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you. And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your...
by OakAdmin | Sep 20, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Comfort and Grief, Identity, Prayer, The Holy Spirit, Theology, Unity
Photo by VJ Paul This section of John’s gospel (John 14-17) gives us the clearest and most extensive information about the Holy Spirit in the Bible. We see the names of the Spirit, the goals of the Spirit and the personality of the Spirit. “Truly, truly, I say...
by OakAdmin | Aug 2, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Integrity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1 What enables you to trust someone? Knowing them. Living with them and seeing what they say and what they do. Over time, a person proves themselves either trustworthy or...
by OakAdmin | May 24, 2024 | Counseling, Identity, Integrity, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of...
