Oakwood Church Ministry Blogs

Hey families, Strap in, this is a long update. The Family Life team would like to fill you in on, not only this week's plans, but also update you on the plans as we move into summer. THIS WEEK: For this week, here's what you can look forward to! Wednesday night, May 20, is JackBox Games...

Hi Families!  It’s hard to believe that Memorial Day is here and summer is just around the corner. For me, life seemed to go into a “holding pattern” when the safer at home plan went into effect and time stood still. Not so!  On holiday weekends at Oakwood, we have...

Hello everyone! We've crested 50 days of quarantine, can you believe it's been that long? I can't believe we're in the middle of May already. It felt like Christmas was just last month!    We've got a few things going on this week, I hope your family will be able to be a part of some...

Wednesday Night: Small groups* will meet via Zoom at 7pm. Connect with your leaders: Josh: Click HERE.  Al, April & Allison: Click HERE.  They will be discussing the book, "How Could a Loving God Send Anyone to Hell?" Dave, Jodi, Maureen &...

Hi Families!  I’m continually blown away by the work of the Holy Spirit. God knew before the foundation of the world, just what we would be going through at this time, and He orchestrates every detail to accomplish His purpose. And, He chooses to use us! Wow!  As I planned and...

Hello everyone! Here's our plan for this week!   Wednesday night, May 6th, we will be on Discord doing JackBox Games with anyone who'd like to play. We'll be playing from 6:30 - 7:45ish. Your student needs to grab Discord, sign in with their real name, and jump onto the Game Time! Voice...

Sunday: On Sunday, May 10th, we will be discussing how and why God created us using The New City Catechism as a resource.* Watch this message from Josh Larson and Nick Kavelaris. Then connect with us on Zoom at 10:30 a.m. Freshmen & Sophomores meet HERE. Juniors &...

Hi Families! Our Lesson this Week: The Good News is for Everyone, Everywhere (Peter & Cornelius)  In our lesson this week we’ll learn how it was God’s plan all along for people everywhere—not just the Israelites—to know God’s love. God wants us to share His...

Hello everyone!   If my math is correct, we're in day 43 of quarantine, let's keep pushing together! We'll be done soon and then we can get back together. Praying for you all.   This week there's a few things going on, let me run through them in chronological order so as not to...

Hi Families!  Our Lesson this Week: God's Power Changes Everything In our lesson this week we’re continuing to see how the Holy Spirit gives us the power to see things differently and do things we could never do on our own. Check out my video about the lesson, the story video, or use...