by OakAdmin | Dec 12, 2025 | Comfort and Grief, Counseling, Discipline, Integrity, Prayer, Repentance, Scripture, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Theology
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. For that...
by OakAdmin | Nov 7, 2025 | Counseling, Discipline, Famous Writers, Identity, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Jesus Way
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be...
by OakAdmin | Oct 31, 2025 | Disciplemaking, Discipline, Identity, Scripture, Sermons, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Bible Project, The Gospel
Notice how Matthew begins his gospel account. “The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.” Matthew 1:1 If that feels familiar, it’s because it should. “This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God...
by OakAdmin | Aug 1, 2025 | Community Life, Counseling, Current Events, Disciplemaking, Discipline, Identity, Parenting, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Theology
Marines on patrol – Marines “And Jesus answered them, ‘See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Christ,” and they will lead many astray… ‘Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on...
by OakAdmin | Jul 11, 2025 | Church News, Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Identity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, Spiritual Growth, The Gospel, The Holy Spirit, Theology, Unity
“So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13 After extended teaching on spiritual gifts (1 Cor. 12) and a beautiful poem about love (ch. 13), Paul summarizes the key Christian virtues as...
by OakAdmin | Jul 6, 2025 | Comfort and Grief, Discipline, Identity, Pain and Suffering, Prayer, Scripture, Shalom, The Holy Spirit
Image made with ChatGPT “Now before the Feast of the Passover, when Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart out of this world to the Father, having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.” John...
