After Jesus died and rose again, God’s plan entered a new era that continues today. How did the church begin, and what can we learn from its beginning?
A Christ-centered, Bible-based, and Family-oriented church committed to God, each other, and our community.
A Christ-centered, Bible-based, and Family-oriented church committed to God, each other, and our community.
Sermons on Church
Many people today – even many Christians – seem to think of church as an “optional extra” in their faith, something that doesn’t have any real value. But God thinks much bigger of the church. Let’s study some things that make the church valuable in God’s eyes…
Often in life there are obstacles that stand between where we are and where we want to be. Let’s take a leaf out of king David’s book on how he was able to overcame his own literal giants.
We have been reading through the Proverbs in our Sunday night extended readings. Some of the best-known Proverbs discuss the topic of friendship. Let’s see what the Proverbs say about friendship, and let’s think about the value of friendship in our life and in the work of the church…
The gospels tell us about the life of Jesus, but the story of Jesus didn’t end at His death. In fact, it didn’t end at His resurrection either! So what did Jesus start doing after His time on earth ended? The book of Acts tells us more of what Jesus began doing after His resurrection, which includes many things He is still doing today. Let’s explore Jesus in Acts, and get an overview of this important book of the New Testament…
As Great Oaks approaches our 25-Year Anniversary and Homecoming in August, our 2017 Summer Series is exploring “Great Milestones” in the Bible. Tonight, David Powell from the North Jackson Church of Christ leads our study on “3000 Baptized: The Gospel Message of Salvation, Acts 2:38-42.”
Most of us will have to decide on a church home at some point in our lives. There are so many church options in our world – does it matter where we ‘go to church?’ Let’s explore how God views churches, and what we should be thinking about whenever we have to make ‘church home’ decisions…
In John 21, the resurrected Jesus meets His apostles again, this time on the beach after a long night of fruitless fishing. Jesus has a purpose for this meeting, and the message given at that early-morning breakfast is one they would never forget. It’s a message we need to hear for ourselves also, a message about what the resurrected Jesus should mean to our lives…
Watch Harold Redd from the Midtown Church of Christ (Memphis, TN) share thoughts on a question often asked today: “Do I Need the Church?”
Watch Lovell Hayes of the East Jackson (TN) Church of Christ as he shares thoughts on a question often asked about Christians: “Why Are There So Many Churches?”