The Oaks Church

Jesus reveals His glory by meeting our lack with His abundance, inviting us to trust Him more deeply.

Discipleship is following Jesus in full surrender and bringing others to come and see.

The sacrifice of Jesus enables us and empowers us to bear witness to others by His Spirit.

Jesus is the eternal Word who became flesh to reveal God and redeem sinners.

The birth of Jesus shows us that God is sovereign, God is faithful, and Jesus is the Savior of the world.

The Son of God came not to be served but to serve and to give His life as a ransom for many.

The legitimacy of Christ's Kingship forces all people to decide on who their allegiance will be to: self or the Savior.

Society benefits most when the church exalts in gospel conversion that stirs up godly engagement with the world around us.

The grace of God compels the church to represent Christ both inwardly and outwardly through sound teaching in context.

God establishes order and ordains elders in the church so we can stand firm in Truth and shine as a witness to the world.

We should order our lives as individuals AND as a local church so that our inward transformation is on display for His glory.

God promises redemption to and through His chosen people.

God scatters our plans rooted in pride and mercifully invites us into the mission of Christ.

God is the ruler of the world and the nations are His inheritance. 

The relationship God wants with you is spiritual, internal, personal, environmental, and fruitful.

Sin persists in human hearts, but Christ covers our shame and secures God's blessing.

God restores and promises rest to us in Christ.

God's judgment will come suddenly, but those who are ready will be saved.

Our response to God is rooted in our understanding of His grace.

Our corruption brings God grief, but His grace gives us hope.

We bear God's image yet live under sin's curse, and the only cure is fellowship with Him.

Upon hearing God's Word, we have a choice to be in the line of Cain or Seth.

The path of sin keeps destruction, but God provides a better way in Christ.

Sin brings the curse, but God begins the cure.

Sin destroys what God created good.

We honor God by cultivating and keeping God's design for gender and marriage.

God's purpose for man is to praise him for His provisions and honor His parameters.

By resting on the seventh day, God gives us a pattern to shape our lives.

Mankind, as God's image bearer, has been entrusted with a purpose: to glorify Him.

God's goodness is demonstrated in His creation.

God spoke creation into existence as a reflection of His glory.

God's Word leads the church to grateful praise for God's past works and exultant trust for what's ahead.

The primary purpose of prayer is not to get something from God but to grow in a deeper relationship with God.

The Lord has given us all we need to enjoy Him and accomplish His work as we await His return.

The love of God is displayed through the church boldly loving one another.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ spreads through God's people living ordinary lives in relationship with Him.

We persevere today by resting in past grace and relying on the future grace God promises.

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is rational and the most radical Truth in the world.

Remain alert and active as you await the return of Christ.

God multiplies His grace in our suffering and magnifies His grace in judgment.

God sanctifies us as we mature our faith by obedience to God's Word.

God sanctifies us through our commitment to one another in the church.

The Day of the Lord provides encouragement for God's people as God's justice is enacted against all ungodliness.

Encourage one another with the resurrection and return of Christ.

God's will it that we increase in love for one another and surrender every aspect of our lives for his glory.

God is pleased as His children demonstrate their love in pursuit of holiness.

Biblical Fellowship is rooted within our shared ownership of God's working in our personal lives.

Prepare to grasp and clasp the Word of God or you will find yourself in opposition to God.

Definition: Evangelism is teaching the gospel with the aim to persuade.Main Idea: Out of our love for God and love for people, we must proclaim the gospel with our lips and with our lives.

We can see the salvation of Jesus Christ in the conversion of His people.