by OakAdmin | Apr 29, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Community Life, Kids & Family, Outreach, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
Jarvis the Golden Doodle What says love more than a furry face like this? Why do dogs represent love for us? There is something special about the unconditional, affectionate, persevering devotion of a family dog. We had a German Shepherd for 15 years – and she...
by OakAdmin | Apr 15, 2022 | Assurance of Salvation, Comfort and Grief, Justice, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, The Gospel, Theology
“And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, ‘This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.’” Luke 22:19 Holy week has been set aside for centuries as a time to remember the final...
by OakAdmin | Apr 8, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, End Times, History, Prayer, Scripture, The Gospel
“Most of the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, and others cut branches from the trees and spread them on the road. And the crowds that went before him and that followed him were shouting, ‘Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the...
by OakAdmin | Mar 4, 2022 | Counseling, Discipline, Integrity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.” Matthew 6:13 “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am being tempted by God,’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is...
by OakAdmin | Feb 18, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Integrity, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“Give us this day our daily bread.” Matthew 6:11 So far in our PRAYER SERIES we have introduced the first three signposts on the journey of prayer: Prayer is a miraculous RELATIONSHIP with “Our Father in heaven”Prayer is worshipful COMMUNION...
by OakAdmin | Jan 21, 2022 | Comfort and Grief, Counseling, Disciplemaking, Discipline, Integrity, Ministries, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, Spiritual Growth
From Jay Adams to Larry Crabb, then Paul Tripp and David Powlison, Biblical counseling has grown from a small niche into a mainstream Christian ministry. Jay Adams initially called it “Nouthetic” counseling based on the Greek word for exhortation. “He is the one we...
