Brief overview of Witness Part 1: Last time, we explored what it means to make Jesus known through both our words and our actions. Evangelism, or witnessing is not simply about getting people to become Christians, but about inviting them to encounter Jesus, respond to his love and grow as his followers. We are Read more
Making Jesus Known “You will be my witnesses.” – Acts 1:8 We often think of witnessing or evangelism as something quite specific: explaining the gospel to someone, inviting them to church, or perhaps asking someone if they would like to become a Christian. And those things can be part of Read more
In July, we were thinking about service in the context of meeting the practical needs of others: www.oakscc.org.uk/servicepart1 Definition: Service is the expression of Christ-like love through meeting the practical needs of another. It’s fair to say that we are all good at this! But this month we were challenged Read more
Definition: Service is the expression of Christ-like love through meeting the practical needs of another. I admit to a slight sense of trepidation as I prepared to talk about the practice of service. Facing a group of people who have served their socks off over the years, and continue to Read more
Our God is the ultimate example of generosity, the giver of all things! And as we aim to become more like Jesus we are challenged to consider where our heart lies towards the poor, the church and the gospel. Watching a video from the Practicing The Way series, we heard Read more
Generosity is an area of our life that we often struggle to relinquish to God. Jesus mentioned money, possessions, gratitude and generosity a great deal, so it was clearly very important to him, and a key area for us as His disciples to grasp! Tim Mackie (Bible Project) speaking on Read more
We are continuing to look at the life of Jesus and what he practiced, not to earn God’s love, but because the way Jesus lived is something to imitate; it’s for our own good, to help us walk in step with God’s Spirit in our lives and bear His fruit. Read more
Community is messy. Why do we need to do it? Can’t we just hang around with people we like? Let me be clear: by doing these spiritual practices, we won’t earn more of God’s love. We won’t be more saved by doing community, than if we don’t. So why do Read more
Reading the Bible through Three Lenses Recap from Last Time Last month we talked about how doubt is not the enemy of faith; silence is. We want to be honest readers of the Bible, together. Remember: questions are a normal and healthy part of faith! We explored how the Bible Read more
Doubt is not the enemy of faith; silence is. Are we honest readers of the Bible? Some facts: The Bible is the most widely distributed book in history. The Guinness World Records lists it as the best-selling book ever. We are in a fantastic time period, with such freely available Read more