TFH Oakland

If you find yourself lying on a mat, paralyzed by a tormenting that has crippled you, remember the story of the paralyzed man who was brought to Jesus by his faith-filled friends.  They believed and carried him to the one who could heal.  And if you are not the one who is hurting, there is always someone around you who is and needs to rely on your faith and strength. We were not meant to do life a...

We are hiding from God in certain areas of our lives where we have experienced trauma and have been hurt, but God is inviting us to the table He's set out for us- a table of healing, restoration, and freedom.  As Jesus did not judge the woman at the well but offered healing and hope, God is beckoning you into His presence where He wants to redeem you with His grace and forgiveness.  Join us t...

We are so used to hustling, to working non-stop to achieve the next best thing, that it is an anomaly and almost an offense to take a Sabbath.  God gave Himself permission to pause, and He commands us to do the same.  Why.  Join us today as we continue our Holistic Series, and Pastor Jules answers this question of how the Sabbath provides and adds to our lives.

TFH Oakland welcomes our guest speaker,  Spencer Ramiro from The Movement Church

Our God is intentional, and He created us with purpose and intention.  But what is our purpose?  And are we here for a reason? Join us today as we continue our Search Series, and our guest speaker Cory Sankey addresses these life changing questions.

In the parable of the shepherd, he leaves the 99 to find the one lost sheep and rejoices when he finds it.  Are we searching for the missing sheep like that shepherd, with an urgency that comes from knowing how valuable that one sheep is?  Or are we searching for only what benefits us and have become numb to the needs around us?  Perhaps we once had a heart to serve and seek the lost but were hurt...

Our faith gets tested when we begin to worry.  We think we're adding to our lives by worrying, but we are actually subtracting from our lives.  How much does worry steal your attention and time?  Worry withers our trust in God and His provision.  It robs us of what we can do in that moment.  Jesus directs us to look at how the flowers grow, to turn our attention to God's attention to us....

During a time of heightened racial and political tension, it is easy to take sides or to feel like you have to.  In the Book of Acts, God reveals to Peter a vision of what the church is to look like, a vision that breaks traditional ideologies and customs of not associating with anyone who wasn't Jewish.  But Peter obeys God and takes a step towards a flagless church that does not wave for an...

In 1 Chronicles, the Ammonites pick a fight they can't afford.  How many times have we picked a fight that wasn't worth fighting because we were reacting out of our emotions, insecurity, or the need to be right?  Join us today as we begin our Pick a Fight series and Pastor Jules speaks on picking the right kind of fight in which we fight for one another rather than against.

What is keeping you from plugging into your church community?  God created us for relationships; there's no way around it, yet we have tried to skirt our need for others by putting up walls.  We pretend that all we need is God, we try to impress others by showing a certain side of us rather than the whole authentic us, we go on the defense, and take an interest only in ourselves.  Join us tod...

What is worthwhile and what is wasted?  We are often quick to judge accidents and things gone wrong as wasted time.  We are often quick to judge people in moments of derailment rather than as opportunities for God's grace and love.  In the story of Mary breaking the alabaster jar of expensive perfume and pouring it out onto Jesus' head, what everyone saw as wasteful, Jesus highlighted th...

If you're living in a fog of uncertainty and feeling overwhelmed, it might be time to check your boundaries because allowing our boundaries to be bent and broken, not knowing what to say no to, will cause us to say yes to the wrong things.  It is a constant battle living in a world that teaches the opposite of what the Lord does, but when we step up and say no to the things that need to be ke...

Deep in our hearts, we seek an unshakeable joy that withstands all circumstances.  The easiest way seems to pursue our passions and all that looks good, but the consequence of running after idols is a sadistic cycle of dissatisfaction.  Apart from God, there is no good thing.  Join us as we begin our Degrees series, and Pastor Jules speaks on the wisdom of pursuing "Third Degree Joy" and...

As Christians, we know what it looks like to be a good Christian.  But as Jesus asked, what good is it to clean the outside of the cup if the inside is dirty?  The Pharisees cared more about their outer appearance and how the world perceived them rather than bearing good fruit in their lives.  What we are able to produce in our lives is a counterfeit of the real thing, which only God can produce....

With the right kind of support, plants thrive and bear fruit.  Do you feel stuck or as if your growth has been stunted?  There was a man who lay paralyzed and was healed because of the friends he had-- friends who carried him to see Jesus and ripped a hole through the roof to get to him, in a house that was overflowing with people.  We need family and community, we need consistent encounters with...

Fruitility What are you expecting from God?  If you are expecting miracles but not seeing fruit in your own life, it might be a sign that there are areas that need to be pruned-- areas that are hindering the flow of growth.  It could be that we are putting our energy into the wrong things, quitting prematurely, or not confronting the compromise in our lives.  Whatever it is, God is calling us to a...

One thing that we see plenty of is complaining.  In the story of Miriam, we notice how she begins with a heart of praise but eventually gets caught up in a culture of comparison and complaining.  The consequence is leprosy and a place outside of the community.  Don't let yourself fall into the pattern of complaining because it will hinder you from moving forward into the plans God has for you...

You are significant.  What you do and don't do matter-- even the smallest decisions you make, so it makes a difference of who or what informs our actions.  What would it look like to extend our reach to the things that align with God and not allow critique or crisis to stop us from moving forward?  Jesus was berated by religious leaders for picking wheat and healing a man on the Sabbath, but...

You Can't Cancel We do not serve a God we can control.  So when we walk through hell or high waters, do we still walk with a God whose plans we might not understand, trusting in who He is?  Or do we walk away offended, looking for comfort and familiarity in something else?  Join us as we begin the Hell or High Waters series and Pastor Jules preaches on what it means to truly follow Jesus in s...