Bent Oak Church

We continue our advent Immanuel series with a message and testimony from Kevin Weaver on how God is present and faithful throughout life.

We continue our advent Immanuel series with a message and testimony from Will Outzen on how God is present and faithful, even when we think we have things figured out. 

We continue our advent Immanuel series with a message and testimony from David and Kristin Marshall on how God shows himself faithful when things are difficult.

We begin our advent Immanuel series with a message and testimony from Barry Kinzer on how God shows himself faithful when things don't make sense. 

We finish up our series on Bent Oak Church by looking at how we relate to the outside world. How does the church fit in culture? How should we understand our responsibilities to our neighbors? How does the gospel compel us to bear witness as ambassadors for Christ? 

It's long been said that a church is not a building or program, it's people. But it's often people who hurt us and let us down. Our world is plagued by a wave of isolation and loneliness. So how should we think about the relationships church forms? What should our expectations be for one another? Is church the place to make friends and find your relational needs met?

As we continue our look at who God has called us to be, we ask the simple question, what do we do when we gather?Most of us know the formula: worship, prayer, sermon, but to what end? How should we evaluate our time together? What did God intend his churches to do when they gathered? We explore the book of Hebrews admonition to encourage one another. 

We take a look at a simple question: what is a church? We also look at how the New Testament emphasized the importance of gathering together and why it shouldn't be neglected. 

Peter must have thought no one noticed. Who had seen or heard his denials? Now that Jesus we resurrected, what difference did it make? But he still carried it with him. In ways both private and merciful, Jesus demonstrated that he did know. "You know all things," Peter acknowledged, "you know that I love you."Peter captures the human experience. Even as followers of Christ, we fall sure. We deny and love. Jesus responded with a call to follow, to set aside the self-interest and live for something better, for others.

The resurrected Jesus appeared to his disciples again. They were restless and not sure what to do. Their night of fishing hadn't produced any results. But when a man from the shore told them to cast their nets on the other side, John recognized it was Jesus. In one of the most moving post-resurrection scenes, Jesus cooked breakfast for his disciples and reminded them of the work ahead. He reminds us too.