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 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 | Jul 31, 2020 | Community Life, Spiritual Growth, Work
The typical approach to choosing a career path is to find the convergence of your gifts, interests and opportunity to make money. Notice the key word – career. The core convictions of America today are 1) self-confidence (believe in yourself!); 2)...
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 28, 2020 | Church News, Community Life, Spiritual Growth
For generations the question at church was “should women be allowed to wear pants?” Progressives led the way. Conservatives held back. Eventually pants-wearing women became acceptable in church. Hair covering and long hair v. short hair, for both men and...
