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...
by OakAdmin | Sep 13, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Comfort and Grief, Famous Writers, Global Missions, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Persecution, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth
“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.” Matt. 5:11-12 In these...
by OakAdmin | Aug 6, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Counseling, Discipline, Prayer, Sabbath, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Work
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1 Two months away from the responsibilities of ministry, much of it in beautiful places away from home, gave us time and space to rest in the Lord, be refreshed in His lavish...
by OakAdmin | Aug 2, 2024 | Abide Series Blogs, Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Integrity, Prayer, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me.” John 14:1 What enables you to trust someone? Knowing them. Living with them and seeing what they say and what they do. Over time, a person proves themselves either trustworthy or...
by OakAdmin | May 24, 2024 | Counseling, Identity, Integrity, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
The Philistine said to David, “Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field.” Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of...
by OakAdmin | May 17, 2024 | Counseling, Discipline, Identity, Integrity, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic… But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of...
