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 | Dec 8, 2019 | Assurance of Salvation, End Times, Heaven, Message Series, Open the Bible, Theology, Upcoming Events
It is not for us to know “the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority” (Acts 1:7). For the world, “the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night… But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like...
by OakAdmin | Sep 26, 2019 | Darin's Blog, Open the Bible, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology, Video Messages
“Until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ, so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves...
by KELLY Nielsen | Sep 14, 2019 | Apologetics, Darin's Blog, Sermons, Theology
OPEN #31 Sovereign – August 11, 2019 Mark 4:35-41 Read the message here: Sovereign Mark 4 Download Discussion Questions here. For more resources on Sovereign, click here. “Jesus Christ is Lord,” is the essence of the Gospel we believe and proclaim. The Lordship...
by OakAdmin | Sep 14, 2019 | Church News, End Times, Theology
The EFCA Statement of Faith was just updated in June of 2019 to state: 9. We believe in the personal, bodily Premillennial and glorious return of our Lord Jesus Christ. The coming of Christ, at a time known only to God, demands constant expectancy and, as our blessed...
by OakAdmin | Aug 17, 2019 | Darin's Blog, Message Series, The Gospel, Theology
Luke 23 shows us first the beauty of the incarnation and then the glory of our salvation at the cross. The incarnation is the beautiful mystery of the eternally divine Son of God who was also the fully human and perfectly righteous Son of Man. Because Jesus was the...