First Church, OK

There are many different types of judgment, but what are some more common ones? The judicial system, condemnation, insulting, harassment; or is it discernment? Is it possible for a person to make righteous judgments? Jesus speaks clearly about the ...

It could be said that we live in a very materialistic culture. We spend a lot of time chasing after money, and we spend a lot of money chasing after stuff, comforts, security, or a host of other things. But do these things really satisfy? Do we find...

We live in a world of shameless self-promotion. Everywhere people are looking for recognition, for honor and glory. In the office or class, on tv or twitter, people love to find ways of announcing how great they are to anyone who will listen. But is...

Life isn’t fair—that’s just a fact. And yet, we want things to be fair. We all have a built in desire to see justice and fairness in the world but we are often disappointed. So how do we live in a broken world where things aren’t always as...

Marriage is the first human relationship that God instituted. According to the Bible, this relationship is sacred and there are certain levels of spiritual, emotional, and physical intimacy reserved just for this relationship. However, you don’t...

Anger. Revenge. Murder. These are only too common today. You don’t have to watch the news or check your web feed very long to see continual examples of this, and of course it has been around nearly since the beginning of time. But how do we fix...

Last week’s study of The Sermon On The Mount dealt with Jesus’ teaching on salt and light. While that metaphor can often be viewed as a relatively “easy” concept to understand, this week’s section of the Sermon On The Mount can be a bit...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus flipped a lot of ideas upside down. For instance, his listeners thought of Jerusalem, this city on a hill, as the shining light for a dark world. But now Jesus says that his followers are that light, and they are...

In a few short moments on the side of a hill, Jesus changed everything. He changed expectations, hope in the future, and our understanding of what it means to be part of God’s Kingdom. The Sermon on the Mount has rightly been called the best and...

Jesus is ALIVE! This week we celebrate the greatest act in history, the resurrection of Jesus. Because He lives, we have hope of new life in Him!

It is the final week of our study through the story of the book of Acts. But in some ways we are left unresolved. What happens to Paul? Does he ever stand before Caesar? What about the churches he planted or the Christians back in Jerusalem? We...

“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...