by OakAdmin | Jul 26, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Video Messages
Our students will introduce us to an Urban Rescue song this Sunday called Run. Check it out now, and see below for two more of their powerful Christ-exalting, Gospel-centered...
by OakAdmin | Jul 24, 2018 | Darin's Blog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75qN9lzVdvg&feature=youtu.be Luke Benjamin Bernard studied theater at UCF and went to Hollywood to try to break into the industry. But God had another way for Luke. In 2013 he was in a terrible car accident that left him in a coma...
by OakAdmin | Jul 20, 2018 | Darin's Blog
“Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them.” Romans 12:6 How can we obey this verse if we don’t understand spiritual gifts? 1 Corinthians 12:1 says, “concerning spiritual gifts, brothers, I do not want you to...
by OakAdmin | Jun 18, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Video Messages
We finally saw this film people have been talking so much about – and now we can see why! This is a must see movie, and it just came to Redbox, so there are no more excuses! It is the inspiring story behind the powerful MercyMe song, I Can Only Imagine. What a...
by OakAdmin | Jun 15, 2018 | Darin's Blog, End Times, Theology
In 2012, since the Mayans had predicted the end of the world, I decided to preach through the book of Daniel. I figured my church would benefit from the familiar and encouraging stories in the first half, and then lots of people would be away for the second half of...
by OakAdmin | Jun 8, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Upcoming Events
It is commonly said that “prayer is powerful.” Technically that statement is not true. God is powerful and prayer connects us with His power, but prayer in itself has no power. Think about it. Would you say that a light switch is powerful? No. The switch by itself is...
by OakAdmin | Jun 6, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
“Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.” Revelation 21:1 Does this verse mean there will be no oceans in the new heaven and earth? No large bodies of water and therefore...
by OakAdmin | May 25, 2018 | Darin's Blog
John Owen was a Puritan preacher who understood the nature of sin and the need to be ruthless in our fight against it. Click here to read more quotes from Owen. A few of my favorites are below. Let no man pretend to fear sin that does not fear temptation also! These...
by OakAdmin | May 24, 2018 | Darin's Blog
Check this out from Reach Global missionary Amy Medina – very insightful and convicting… [Full article] I may have spent half my life on the African continent, but I still have the American dream. The dream usually comes to me when I am most frustrated...
by OakAdmin | May 17, 2018 | Darin's Blog, Message Series
Is it right for God to pursue His own glory? We know it isn’t right for any of us to pursue our own glory, so is it ok for God? John Piper has worked throughout his long career of preaching and writing to explain why God must be for Himself in order to truly be...