OAKRIDGE BIBLE CHAPEL

A quick internet search allows anyone to collect some concerning statistics about Canada. For example, there were over 358,000 victims of reported physical abuse
Written by Josiah Boyd
When I was thinking about what I was going to preach on today, I got thinking about how special it is when Christmas is
Written by Andrew Longmire
In the 47th Psalm, the author points the reader to worship of God as the universal King, in part, because of how he has
This morning we are going to look at Psalm 47. This psalm has been categorized by some as one of several “psalms of the
Written by Andrew Longmire
Oftentimes an end is also a beginning. The end of summer signals the beginning of autumn. The end of childhood means the beginning of
Written by Josiah Boyd
It is customary for a good sermon to begin with an introduction of sorts, an attempt to orient the hearer to the text or
Written by Josiah Boyd
It’s a well-known scene: Jesus enters Jerusalem riding on a donkey, greeted by streets lined with coats and palm branches and cries of “Hosanna!”
Likely battling for the title of “most-ignored-and-forgotten-book-of-the-Bible” is the prophecy of Zephaniah. Perhaps that’s because it’s so short (three chapters) that if the pages
Written by Alex Konya and Josiah Boyd
Of all the books of the Bible, there may not be one that is more consistently beloved, more pastorally accessible, and more desperately read
As one reads the gospel according to Matthew, a pattern can be identified in how the author, inspired by the Holy Spirit, presents his
Written by Josiah Boyd
The thirteenth chapter of Matthew’s gospel records an abrupt shift in Jesus’s teaching ministry. Responding to his formal rejection as messianic King by Israel’s
Written by Josiah Boyd
Up to this point in Matthew’s gospel there has been a consistent and clear proclamation of the nearness of the kingdom of heaven (see
Written by Josiah Boyd