by OakAdmin | Dec 11, 2017 | Darin's Blog, Video Messages
As we work to articulate an updated statement of our mission, vision and values as a church, it’s important to remember that our ultimate purpose and our marching orders are clear. Every Biblical church shares the ultimate purpose of glorifying God above all...
by OakAdmin | Dec 1, 2017 | Darin's Blog
Four streams flowed together to create our movement. The first was home-based Bible studies and communion celebrations “for all believers but believers only,” at a time when attendance in the Lutheran state churches of Sweden and Norway was required by law. When these...
by OakAdmin | Nov 16, 2017 | Darin's Blog
C.S. Lewis first preached this message in Oxford on June 8, 1942, yet it remains insightful and relevant today both as a corrective to misplaced loves among believers and as a winsome appeal to those who don’t yet know Jesus in the full wonder of His glory....
by OakAdmin | Nov 13, 2017 | Darin's Blog
The most commonly stated command in Scripture is not “worship the Lord,” “serve the Lord” or “love the Lord.” Five times more often stated than any of these commands and more than double all three of them combined is the command,...
by OakAdmin | Nov 6, 2017 | Darin's Blog, The Gospel, Theology
Whatever your struggle or temptation, the way to move forward is to “apply the gospel to your heart and then live in the power of the Holy Spirit” (from Jonathan Dodson, Gospel-Centered Discipleship). Consider this chart by Dr. Scott Lothery, the Executive...
by OakAdmin | Oct 30, 2017 | Darin's Blog
The battle with temptation and sin is the battle to believe that Jesus is better. Every temptation holds out a promise of something better: a superior pleasure, a preferable path to happiness, a safer choice, a more comfortable option. The very first temptation the...
by OakAdmin | Oct 23, 2017 | Darin's Blog
My primary source as I preached on Joyful Ministry yesterday was John Piper’s The Legacy of Sovereign Joy. In this inspiring little book, Piper traces the connections from Saint Augustine in the early 400s to Martin Luther and John Calvin in the early to mid...
by OakAdmin | Oct 16, 2017 | Darin's Blog
Because you are loved – live a life of love Because you were chosen – live at peace Because you are justified – live...
by OakAdmin | Oct 12, 2017 | Darin's Blog
The good news of Jesus Christ is the message that all who believe in Him are saved entirely by grace and not at all by our own efforts. “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so...
by OakAdmin | Oct 9, 2017 | Darin's Blog
Philippians 2 challenges followers of Jesus to “count others more significant than yourselves,” (v. 3) by embracing the mindset of Jesus. Though Jesus was (and is) of the same substance and nature as God, he did not cling to his status and rights but...
