by OakAdmin | Jun 2, 2023 | Discipline, End Times, Prayer, Scripture, Servant of the Lord Series, The Gospel
“On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, ‘If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, “Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.”’ Now this he...
by OakAdmin | May 25, 2023 | Counseling, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, The Gospel, Theology
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Darkness_%281670488216%29.jpg “Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our...
by OakAdmin | May 5, 2023 | Comfort and Grief, Identity, Integrity, Pain and Suffering, Scripture, The Gospel, Video Messages
“But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: ‘Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not...
by OakAdmin | Apr 28, 2023 | Counseling, Discipline, Identity, Integrity, Justice, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Theology
“But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you...
by OakAdmin | Mar 31, 2023 | Assurance of Salvation, Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Integrity, Justice, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Spiritual Growth
Matthew’s gospel ends with a detailed presentation of the arrest, trial, beating, mockery, crucifixion and death of the Lord Jesus. The Biblical writers are always careful with how much information they include. The pace of a narrative is determined by how many...
by OakAdmin | Feb 24, 2023 | Community Life, Integrity, Prayer, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, Unity
Trick question: how many churches are there in Tampa Bay? Answer: one. “There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call— one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through...