by OakAdmin | Apr 5, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, End Times, Global Missions, Heaven, History, Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
I believe there are five key lessons God is teaching us right now. I put together this presentation for our student ministry. What follows is a summary of the five lessons. First, as the video above illustrates, God is reminding us of who He is. When we see God in the...
by OakAdmin | Mar 25, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, End Times, Heaven, History, Pain and Suffering, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
As we navigate social limits from the coronavirus and many other challenges, it’s important to keep a big picture view of what God is doing in history and in the world. The key points to keep in mind are: 1) the gospel is advancing to the ends of the earth....
by OakAdmin | Mar 17, 2020 | Church News, Discipline, Ministries, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rotator Graphic for af.mil. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario “Charo” Gutierrez) This article from Christianity Today is very helpful in explaining why early response is critical to contain a virus like COVID-19. Excerpts here:...
by OakAdmin | Mar 14, 2020 | Global Missions, History, Ministries, Pain and Suffering
History proves that crises provide opportunities for Christians to demonstrate what makes our worldview different. This article from the Gospel Coalition provides a helpful summary of ways the early church stepped up in the plagues of the third and fourth centuries...
by OakAdmin | Mar 5, 2020 | Church News, Comfort and Grief, Elders, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Theology
Most of you have heard of a new coronavirus that originated in China and has had several small scale outbreaks elsewhere in the world. Media reports on the topic have ranged in tone from panic to calm reassurance.While there is certainly cause for concern, there are...
by OakAdmin | Nov 16, 2019 | Assurance of Salvation, Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
John Bunyan is rightly famous for writing The Pilgrim’s Progress while in prison for preaching the gospel. This allegory of Pilgrim’s journey from the City of Destruction to the Celestial City recount’s Bunyan’s experience. At first, like...
