Avoiding the Pharisee Trap  – Worship Service, March 12, 2023
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Avoiding the Pharisee Trap – Worship Service, March 12, 2023

Our nation is in a chaotic state, and because of that many Christians are not certain how to even try to live a Christian life. We don’t want to conform to the world’s patterns, but we also don’t want to become harsh and judgmental. This week, Pastor Barnes challenges us to take a closer look...

Seeking Christ: Prayer — Worship Service, February 26, 2023
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Seeking Christ: Prayer — Worship Service, February 26, 2023

The season of Lent is a time for pondering the world-changing claim that God once became a human being and willingly died for us, all so that we might be redeemed from sin, hell, and death. With this, Lent is also a season in which Christians are called upon to examine the ways in which...

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When we meet people who are different from us, whether at home or across the world, there are barriers to building relationship and sharing about Jesus. This morning, two of Mount Oak’s sponsored missionaries share how Jesus broke barriers for the first disciples, and continues to do so for us today. Text: Portions of Acts...

Heart, Soul, Strength, and… — Worship Service, February 12, 2023
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Heart, Soul, Strength, and… — Worship Service, February 12, 2023

Are you allowed to think if you are a Christian? And does thinking get in the way of faith? These questions are often easier to answer on paper than in practice, because on the one hand, faith is having simple trust in God, but on the other hand, we want to understand what God is...

The Perils of Politics – Worship Service, February 5, 2023
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The Perils of Politics – Worship Service, February 5, 2023

Few things can sour a person’s faith more quickly than mixing Christianity and politics; and yet we cannot and should not separate the two entirely. In this week’s message, Pastor Barnes challenges us to think about: 1) Why politics can drive people from the faith 2) Why the Christian cannot entirely avoid politics, particularly in...

Reconstruction: Church??? — Worship Service, January 29, 2023
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Reconstruction: Church??? — Worship Service, January 29, 2023

The world is changing fast and things that we once took for granted are no longer certain. One of them is “church”, and this is far more than only a matter of the habits people make and break on Sunday mornings. The decline of faith in Christ in America strongly coincides with a similar decline...

Reconstruction: Did the Church Fail or Succeed? — Worship Service, January 22, 2023
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Reconstruction: Did the Church Fail or Succeed? — Worship Service, January 22, 2023

One of the questions that challenges the faith of many people today is, “What does the Bible say about the relationship between peoples of different races and nations?” A follow-up question is, “Has the church lived up to its calling?” This week’s worship service and message wrestles with these tough questions and challenges us to...

What’s God Got to do With It? – Worship Service, January 15, 2023
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What’s God Got to do With It? – Worship Service, January 15, 2023

Love, marriage, sex, and family, are some of the greatest gifts that God has given to us, and yet, when things go wrong with these gifts, they can injure our hearts and challenge our faith like almost nothing else. In today’s message Pastor Barnes gives us a chance to take a deeper look at the...