Sermon, Podcast, Video When the Holy Spirit Moves In (Selected Scriptures) There’s a sense in which home ownership has two corresponding realities. There’s the objective reality. When the funds are confirmed and the mortgage is Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd July 16, 2023
Blog What’s Happening at Camp Good News!? Below is an abridged July 2023 update from the Wahab family, servants of the Lord at Camp Good News in Florida and an extension Read More >> Written by Alice Popovich July 11, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video A Lost Host and a Saving Ghost (Selected Scriptures) If you’re a Christian, whether you can fully remember it or not, there was a moment when you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd July 9, 2023
Podcast Knowing Wholly the Holy Helper George Whitfield was an evangelist and preacher who is often credited with helping ignite the Great Awakening in the 18th-century America. He was a Read More >> Written by Patricia Boyd and Josiah Boyd July 5, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Introducing the Holy Spirit (Selected Scriptures) The Bible teaches that there is one God existing in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—eternal in being, identical in nature, equal in power Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd July 2, 2023
Podcast Living Today Like Eternal Life is True Speaking of his sheep, Jesus said “I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. … and I give eternal life to Read More >> Written by Patricia Boyd and Josiah Boyd June 28, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video God’s Love Known and Shown (1 John 5:1–21) Not long ago one of my sons was given a remote-control drone as a birthday present. While he had fun almost immediately, mastery of Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 25, 2023
Podcast Hugging Porcupines, Serve Selflessly, and Loving As We’re Loved When reading the fourth chapter of John’s first letter, it would be tough for the author to be more clear with what he wants God’s people Read More >> Written by Patricia Boyd and Josiah Boyd June 21, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Five Good Reasons to Love One Another (1 John 4:7–21) In baking a cake, there are some ingredients that are more essential than others. While sprinkles aid ascetics and nuts add texture, it’s the Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 18, 2023
Podcast Truth Testing We’re back in 1 John, and this time it’s a warning about what can get in the way of our usefulness and our intimacy Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd and Andrew Longmire June 14, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Cutting Through the Cloud of Deception (1 John 3:24–4:6) God wants those who belong to him to experience intimacy with him. That’s why he calls believers to pursue holiness (1:5–2:2), obedience (2:3–6), and Read More >> Written by Josiah Boyd June 11, 2023
Podcast Endings and Beginnings After 4 weeks in the book of Joel in our corporate worship gatherings, we’re finally going to take some time to talk about it. Read More >> Written by Andrew Longmire and Josiah Boyd June 7, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Retribution and Restoration (Joel 3:1–21) Imagine I told you we were going to have a conversation about classic story structure, and invited you to finish the following sentence: “and Read More >> Written by Andrew Longmire June 4, 2023
Podcast All in the Family: A Conversation with Brett Harris As a local church grows in size, it can become increasingly difficult to actually know everyone in the community and, thus, to be blessed Read More >> Written by Brett Harris and Andrew Longmire May 31, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Delivered (Joel 2:18–32) We’re into the final two sections of the book of Joel and we’re now in part of the book where it finally starts to Read More >> Written by Andrew Longmire May 28, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Tear Your Heart (Joel 2:1–17) Sometimes in times of struggle, difficulty, or suffering, we act as though all we need to do is apologize and everything will be okay. Read More >> Written by Andrew Longmire May 21, 2023
Blog What’s Happening in Northern Quebec!? Below is an update from Paul and Penny-Jane Jolin, servants of the Lord at Camp Joli-B in Quebec and an extension of our Oakridge Read More >> Written by Alice Popovich May 17, 2023
Podcast I Vow… Many times throughout the Bible we see people making a vow or swearing an oath—sometimes to God or before God, sometimes in the name Read More >> Written by Tim Wessel and Andrew Longmire May 17, 2023
Sermon, Podcast, Video Cry Out to the Lord (Joel 1:1–20) It’s Mother’s Day, and a sermon about divine judgement and locust plagues and starving animals probably isn’t what most of you came expecting today. Read More >> Written by Andrew Longmire May 14, 2023
Podcast All is Vanity! “Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.” This is the way that “the preacher” starts his exploration of life and purpose in Ecclesiastes 1. It’s Read More >> Written by Tim Wessel and Andrew Longmire May 10, 2023