by OakAdmin | Dec 12, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
The Greeks built a large wooden horse and abandoned it with a lone soldier who explained to the Trojans that it was an offering for Athena to atone for previous desecrations of her temple by the Greeks. Several people warned the Trojans, but in the end they pulled the...
by OakAdmin | Dec 3, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Ministries
In the previous post we saw that every believer has a bullseye in terms of people to reach with the gospel (Acts 17:27) and projects you are uniquely equipped to perform (Eph. 2:10). At the center of your bullseye are your family relationships. If you are married,...
by OakAdmin | Nov 30, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Ministries
“For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.” Ephesians 2:10 God has created each of us with a unique calling. If you think of God’s will for your life as a bullseye,...
by OakAdmin | Nov 22, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
As we gratefully process the mercy and grace of God (and see how they are perfectly united in Christ) it invites us to think about repentance. God’s “kindness leads us to repentance” (Rom. 2:4). We come humbly to the foot of the cross because Jesus...
by OakAdmin | Nov 16, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
Guilt is knowing you have done something wrong. Shame is feeling that you are something wrong. A detailed and insightful article on this is available here. Shame can haunt you long after you’ve experienced forgiveness for a past mistake. And unlike guilt, shame...
by OakAdmin | Nov 16, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
Mercy is not getting the punishment we deserve. Grace is getting blessings we don’t deserve. The Gospel beautifully combines God’s mercy and grace to us in Christ. First, He mercifully withholds from us the punishment we deserve, pouring His wrath full...
by OakAdmin | Oct 30, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
The Evangelical Free Church is known for its commitment to the authority of Scripture and the centrality of the Gospel. The Bible is our foundation and the cross of Jesus Christ is our center. This dual commitment gives us fierce clarity on the essential doctrines of...
by OakAdmin | Oct 13, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
Since I grew up in an Evangelical Free Church, studied at the EFCA Seminary (Trinity) and have served only at EFCA churches, I am very familiar with our denomination. But in case you are not, here is a quick overview of what the EFCA is all about. The word...
by OakAdmin | Oct 5, 2018 | Church News, Darin's Blog, Ministries, Upcoming Events
Our mission is to join God in His work of transforming ordinary people into fully devoted followers of Christ. We use this baseball diamond to illustrate the pathway people can follow on our way to full devotion to Christ. Love for God moves us to grow in Christ,...
by OakAdmin | Oct 3, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
At Oakwood we believe in the sufficiency of Scripture and the centrality of the Gospel. God’s Word will accomplish His work (Isaiah 55:11). The power to change lives is in the seeds of God’s Word that take root in humble, responsive hearts (Luke 8:11). And...
