Messages from The Barn: Oakhaven Church in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.
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We turn to the dramatic story of the fiery furnace in the Book of Daniel today to discern important takeaways for our own walk through trying times. Read the story in Daniel 3. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here .
Today's text is a great swath of 2 Chronicles 20 . We step into that story starting with our own: When we are overwhelmed by problems, circumstances, relationships… it’s okay to be afraid. How we deal with our fears is what counts. When we bring our fears to God, we start with praise that reminds us WHO we are talking with: the POWERFUL and FAITHFUL Lord of the Universe. When we process the…
Our identity is in Christ is multi-faceted, centered on God’s love for each of us and on the lengths to which He has gone to restore our relationship. That restored relationship is made possible by the coming of Jesus to reveal His Kingdom and His core identity as King of the Universe. The life He brings through His own life, death, burial, and climactic resurrection constitutes God’s Good News…
As we pursue a Spirit-led Identity in Christ, our choice to be intentional about our choices is the intersection at which our path is set. We choose to act in love rather than to REACT according to our automatic, fleshly programming. If we are not actively engaged in making choices, we are impassively choosing the path of inaction. “If one chooses not to decide, one has still made a choice.” The…
When we live our lives aware of who we are by virtue of our bearing the Image of the Creator AND bearing His Spirit within us, we live transformed lives. The Apostle Paul urges us to begin that journey with the renewing of our minds, toward which there are many paths that can be pursued. Colossians 3:1-17. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here .
Our identity is derived from our relationship with the Trinity through the Holy Spirit. We are each fashioned in the image of God, wonderfully made, and bearers of the news of the King. The Holy Spirit empowers our walk when we choose the way of Christ, and we live in partnership with the Eternal One who dwells within us. Romans 8:1-11 . To investigate this most important of stories further, go…
In Christianity, the Feast of Pentecost is shifted from the Hebrew themes of wheat harvest and the giving of Torah to the arrival of the Creator Himself in the form of His Holy Spirit descending in power. This follows 10 days after King Jesus ascended to His throne at the right hand of the Father, having been handed even more authority than He had before. The Spirit's work in and through us defies…
The Apostle Paul quotes an ancient Christian hymn that encapsulates Jesus' mission in a few lines of poetry in his letter to the Philippians. Philippians 2:5-11 marks Jesus' descent from glory to mortality in order to begin and fulfill His rescue mission. Luke ends his gospel with the ascension and b egins the Book of the Acts of the Apostles with it. In this sermon we mark the completion of that…
We hear from "Mrs. Noah" and Sarai as they tell their stories of patient faith on Mother's Day at The Barn. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here .
A great number of God's promises made since the beginning of time are fulfilled in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There are many other promises that are still in force in our lives here and now. Since we know He kept earlier promises, we know He will keep these, even (and especially) when that truth feels far away. To investigate this most important of stories further, go here .