by OakAdmin | Nov 22, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Discipline, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
“I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 We started back in August (2024) in the Abide Series by learning about grapes and vines. We saw that...
by OakAdmin | Nov 15, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Identity, Prayer, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Theology, Unity
“The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even...
by OakAdmin | Nov 8, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Community Life, Current Events, Discipline, Outreach, Prayer, Shalom, The Holy Spirit
“I do not ask that you take them out of the world, but that you keep them from the evil one. They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.” John 17:16-17 Thankfully the election is over and it...
by OakAdmin | Nov 1, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Identity, Prayer, Scripture, Theology
What’s in a name? Your name embodies who you are: your personality, reputation, family, vocation — your identity. It is shorthand for you. Here is a quick overview of the names of God in the Old Testament. “In the beginning, God (Elohim) created the...
by OakAdmin | Oct 4, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Comfort and Grief, Pain and Suffering, Persecution, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer...
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...
