First Church, OK

“Go and make disciples of all nations,” Jesus told us. The Bible is full of stories of life change and the gospel of Jesus reaching out to the ends of the earth, and that’s something to be excited about! But let’s be honest, when it comes...

Often, we tend to think that the world we live in today is the worst version of the world that has ever existed. We look around and we see so much pain, dysfunction, immorality, and evil. And, it only seems to be getting worse everyday. While...

What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? People have wrestled with this question for thousands of years, and rightly so. Many live out their short time on earth and fill it with personal ambition or entertainment. Others try to create their ...

Staying on mission is not always easy. Sometimes we are met with unexpected obstacles and challenges, or we discover that we aren’t progressing as quickly as we would have hoped. So what do we do when the road gets tough? God’s word has...

This week in our story we see a dramatic shift in history, the Gentiles are now intentionally welcomed into the family of God. Where there was once a barrier between these two peoples, they have now been reconciled through Jesus’ work on the...

What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? People have wrestled with this question for thousands of years, and rightly so. Many live out their short time on earth and fill it with personal ambition or entertainment. Others try to create their ...

For those of us who follow Jesus, we have all had that experience. For many it may not have come from a blinding flash, but rather a person who invested in us over the course of time. Yet for some, there was a dramatic event that altered the...

For many centuries, to be part of God’s people was to be part of an exclusive group. For the most part, you were born into it. But now as the Gospel begins to spread there is a new message: Everyone is welcome. The story of Jesus spreads like a...

It is inevitable, we all go through trials and tough times. In this fallen world, there will always be hardship until the day Jesus comes back. But how do we respond when those bad times come because of our faith in a good God? What do we hold on...