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 | Jan 17, 2020 | Church News, Discipline, Experiencing God, Message Series, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
To make the most of our sermon series and discussion focus in our Community Groups we are encouraging everyone at Oakwood to use the Experiencing God Workbook. There are five lessons each week during this twelve week study. Download the overview and schedule here: PDF...
by OakAdmin | Jan 8, 2020 | Experiencing God, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
As we start the Experiencing God Bible Study I’ve been looking for ways to communicate both freedom and discipline. There is an unavoidable tension between the freedom we have in Christ and the holiness God’s Law demands of us. Both are absolute. The...
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 | 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...
