by OakAdmin | Oct 29, 2020 | Community Life, Current Events, Elders
And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers… And all who believed were together and had all things in common. And they were selling their possessions and belongings and distributing the...
by OakAdmin | Oct 16, 2020 | Community Life, Current Events, History, Prayer
Read and reflect on how relevant Psalm 2 is for our current cultural moment. Why do the nations rage[a and the peoples plot in vain?2 The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the Lord and against his Anointed,...
by OakAdmin | Aug 17, 2020 | Current Events, Famous Writers, Life Stories, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the...
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 5, 2020 | Comfort and Grief, Community Life, Current Events, Famous Writers, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
Once again the evil seeds of our past have born the fruit of injustice, death and national turmoil. Here are some helpful statements from national Christian leaders as we prayerfully process the tragic murder of George Floyd – a graphic visual of what so many in...
