by OakAdmin | Oct 22, 2020 | Discipline, Heaven, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel
The book of Acts gives us numerous examples of the preaching of the apostles, starting with our focus this Sunday in Acts 2. “Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”...
by OakAdmin | Aug 27, 2020 | Church News, Community Life, Disciplemaking, Discipline, Global Missions, Ministries, Outreach, Spiritual Growth
Jefferson High School, January 2020 Baseball provides a great analogy to the Christian life. First it reminds us that Jesus wants followers not fans. He is not interested in a bunch of “enthusiastic admirers,” but in those who will give their lives in...
by OakAdmin | Aug 6, 2020 | Discipline, Famous Writers, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, Work
“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. And on the seventh day God finished his work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all his work that he had done. So God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because...
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 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...
by OakAdmin | May 8, 2020 | Assurance of Salvation, Discipline, Famous Writers, Integrity, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“You have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self,...
