If the “fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom” (Prov. 9:10), then we must admit: sometimes we act like fools. Many believers
Imagine carrying a golden box, believing it alone could guarantee your victory. Silly, right? Yet in 1 Samuel 4, Israel treated the ark of
Intimacy requires communication. On one hand, words need to be offered. If friends don’t talk, if families don’t share, and if spouses stop discussing—those
Before the monarchy was established, Israel was surrounded by threats to its national prosperity, integrity, and identity. Foreign nations advanced, false gods enticed, and
First and Second Samuel are epic narratives, rich with fascinating characters and familiar stories. From Hannah’s miraculous pregnancy to Samuel’s king-making ministry, from the
SERMON MANUSCRIPT The first fourteen verses of Ephesians speak of God’s grand plan to redeem all things in Christ. At his first coming, Christ
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
Beginning in November 2021, the Adult Sunday School class at Oakridge began working our way through the letter of Paul to the Romans. Below
It’s easy to become preoccupied with temporal needs, stressors, and desires and end up giving God the leftovers of our time, energy, and resources.
Psalm 29 is a call to worship God the way he deserves to be worship, because of who he is, what he can do,
One of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring things is to have a water’s-edge view as a storm builds and works its way in across
After the glorious mountaintop experience at the beginning of Matthew 17, Jesus, James, John, and Peter return to find the other 9 disciples in