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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
How did the wise men notice the star and know what it meant? What commitment did it take to follow? And what does that mean for us? Dorinda Amissah challenges us to be willing to follow OUR star — the Holy Spirit. An order of worship with announcements may be found here.
Families are all over the place during the holidays. If you can’t get to church, but still want to pause, as a family, to remember the true meaning of Christmas, then here is an opportunity to listen to a four minute message for children (of all ages) and sing a Christmas carol together. (Note: The...
The weeks and months rush by and it is already Christmas Eve. If you and your family will not have the opportunity to attend an in-person Christmas Eve service, please feel free to sing along, pray along, and listen along, with this online service. Only, whatever you do, make a point of pausing to worship...
Recently the financial world was rocked by the collapse of FTX Bitcoin, a digital currency or cryptocurrency, which is used as a medium of exchange on computer networks. Suddenly, people who had made a fortune in trading a currency that was backed by nothing, found that their fortunes were not worth the paper they weren’t...
There is nothing wrong with being happy and upbeat at Christmas, but there is also nothing wrong with feeling down or depressed. After all, Christ does not promise us a drug that erases all the pain and bad memories which come from this world. Instead, he offers us a salvation that will renew us from...
