by OakAdmin | Oct 6, 2020 | Apologetics, Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, Justice, Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, Theology
Emma’s story beautifully illustrates the challenge that suffering presents to all believers. We know in our heads that God is good, but the question in our hearts is whether “He is good to me.” Our message Sunday (Acts 1:12-26) addressed the...
by OakAdmin | Sep 16, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, End Times, Heaven, History, Theology
When it comes to interpreting prophecy, there is a lot of speculation involved. As the question marks above indicate, we cannot be certain when the rapture of the church will take place. There are three options: 1) before the Tribulation (pre-Trib); 2) halfway through...
by OakAdmin | Jul 16, 2020 | Discipline, Famous Writers, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, Work
How do you feel about the work you do? Do you consider your work a blessing or a curse? Do you feel called by God to do your work, or do you consider it a simple earthly necessity to put food on the table? Why do you work? Consider your motivations… To make...
by OakAdmin | Jun 29, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, Current Events, End Times, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Theology
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rembrandt_van_Rijn_195.jpg The single most repeated command in Scripture is “Do not be afraid!” Pastor Rick Warren has pointed out that there is a “fear not” verse for every day of the year – 365...
by OakAdmin | Jun 9, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, Current Events, History, Justice, Ministries, Outreach, Pain and Suffering, The Gospel
Read the full message here Almost two years ago I preached through our baseball diamond, which is our discipleship pathway from loving God to growing in Christ to serving the church and reaching the world. This message was part of the Reach the World series. As we...
by OakAdmin | Jun 7, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, History, Justice, Life Stories, Ministries, Pain and Suffering
How often have we concluded our pledge of allegiance with these words: “with liberty and justice for all”? Our declaration of independence was signed in 1776 with the self-evident truth etched for all time that, “all men are created equal,”...
