http://www.theoaksblog.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:27:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What role does the history and tradition play when developing our liturgy? Last time we took a look at the primary goal of our liturgy as well as some important underlying Biblical principles.   With the understanding that our services should be both God-centered and edifying for the believers who walk ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=263   My name is Mike Pruett, and I’m a Renew Project Leader for one of the Middletown Community Groups.  This past week we had the opportunity to serve long time Middletown resident Carol Knight.  Carol lives in a very old home, which until recently had a HUGE wooden five-car garage.  Due ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=250   In the last article, I talked about the term liturgy and how it simply means “the work of the people.”  In the most basic sense, every church that has a structure and order to their services is liturgical.  One might ask, “How are we supposed to structure our corporate gatherings?”  ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=237   This past Sunday, Pastor Kevin tackled the touchy subject of how we are to view our money and possessions in light of the gospel.  When we encounter the radical grace we have been shown through the death of Jesus on the cross in our place, it should change our attitude towards ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=231   This past Saturday, April 25th was our first all-church project for Renew.  We partnered with Keep Middletown Beautiful, a local non-profit organization, to come together with folks in the community to landscape and paint at Sunset Park for about 4 hours.  In total, about 40-50 people from The Oaks showed ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=221   My name is Mike Binder, and I’m a Renew Project Leader for the North Dayton community group. About a month ago, my brother David asked all of the community groups to pool a small amount of money to build a wheelchair ramp for a man and his wife in Middletown.  It ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=208 How many times a week do you go out of your way for somebody else knowing that they can’t pay you back?  Think about it: when a proposition of inconvenience or a request for “a really big favor” comes your way, what goes on in your head? If you’re ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=199 Have a question about something you heard at The Oaks?  Want to let people know about a party you’re having?  Know of things going on around Middletown?  Do you need to borrow a car or have an extra couch that you’d like to give away? If so, you should become a ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=189 This past week I had the privilege of attending the Beauty for Ashes conference at Sojourn Community Church in Louisville.  I sat under the teaching of Dr. John Perkins and Randy Nabors, both of whom are heroes of mine in the field of mercy ministry.  I left the conference  energized ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=155 “Church meetings should not be regarded simply as a means to an end – a preparation for worship and witness in everyday life – but as ‘the focus-point of that whole wider worship which is the continually repeated self-surrender of the Christian in obedience of life.” David Peterson (Engaging with God) At ... http://www.theoaksblog.org/?p=129