SERMON MANUSCRIPT Christmas is a time for hope, a season of the year that in the darkest of winter days offers light and warmth. What
It seems we could almost reuse many of the introductory comments for the books of the Bible in this corner of the canon. Like
We all know that life doesn’t always (or often) go the way we plan or desire it, from small disappointments and frustrations, to major
Beginning in November 2021, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the letter of Paul to the Romans. Below
Many cultures today spend a significant amount of time, energy, and money attempting to guard against, avoid, ignore, and distance ourselves from all forms
According to the 2020 Global Peace Index, Canada is currently the sixth-most peaceful nation in the world as it enjoys both positive peace, “the
At first glance, the book of Jeremiah is a tough read. It’s long, prophetic, and largely sorrowful. In fact, A. W. Streane opens his
Another year is quickly coming to its conclusion, and with it, this season of Word Processing. Today Josiah and Andrew take a look back
Everybody wants to be happy, a desire that’s understandable and expected when we remember what Scripture teaches about human origins. In the beginning we
Beginning in November 2021, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the letter of Paul to the Romans. Below
We’ve got our work cut out for us this week as we arrive in our study at the impressive and prophetic book of Isaiah.
After months of lockdowns and restrictions and shockingly quiet roadways, it seems like, for many of us, life has gotten busy again! And in
In the book of Job, we read how God removes his hand of protection from Job, opens him up to attacks of Satan, and
Beginning in November 2021, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the letter of Paul to the Romans. Below
Discussing God’s view of human sexuality and marital intimacy can be like driving somewhere wonderful along a highway bracketed by two steep and dangerous
As a local church grows in size (or is forced apart because of a virus!) it can become increasingly difficult to actually know everyone
Final words are important. In the book of Deuteronomy, on the plains of Moab, Moses gives his final address to the nation of Israel.
In the Fall of 2021, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the book of Malachi. What follows are
Says David Hubbard, “Anyone to whom the book of Ecclesiastes is not a puzzle has not yet read it” (Beyond Futility, 7). This admission
As a local church grows in size (or is forced apart because of a virus!) it can become increasingly difficult to actually know everyone
