Great Oaks Community Church

A celebration of dedication, baptism and communion.

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and p

O•A•SIS 1. something serving as a refuge, relief, or pleasant change from what is usual, annoying, difficult, etc 2. a place of peace, safety, or happiness in the midst of trouble or difficulty Sounds like something you could use? What if God never meant for you to live life at such a hectic pace? So why do I do it? Maybe it has something to do with the answers to these questions: * Is it possible that I have been using God to run from God? * Why do I try to ignore the emotions of anger, sadness and fear? * Why does culture have such a powerful influence on me? * How does my past influence my present? * Have I been dividing life into ‘secular’ and ‘sacred’ compartments? * Why do I try to cover over brokenness, weakness and failure – practicing image control? * Why do I live life without limits – trying to do it all? * Can I really live a more focused and peaceful life and still be produc

Are you living life to the fullest or are you merely existing?

The people you choose to spend time with have the potential to impact you spiritually.

We all enjoy gifts. Unwrapping the gift to display some gift that we have requested for a special event, maybe a surprise given for a special occasion. No matter what the circumstance we all enjoy the receipt of a gift. God gave each and every one of us the best gift we could ever receive in His son Jesus. Join us here at GOCC as we unwrap the love that God has for mankind as we celebrate the gift of His son Jesus during this Christmas season.

We all enjoy gifts. Unwrapping the gift to display some gift that we have requested for a special event, maybe a surprise given for a special occasion. No matter what the circumstance we all enjoy the receipt of a gift. God gave each and every one of us the best gift we could ever receive in His son Jesus. Join us here at GOCC as we unwrap the love that God has for mankind as we celebrate the gift of His son Jesus during this Christmas season.

We all enjoy gifts. Unwrapping the gift to display some gift that we have requested for a special event, maybe a surprise given for a special ocassion. No matter what the circumstance we all enjoy the receipt of a gift. God gave each and every one of us the best gift we could ever receive in His son Jesus. Join us here at GOCC as we unwrap the love that God has for mankind as we celebrate the gift of His son Jesus during this Christmas season.

We all enjoy gifts. Unwrapping the gift to display some gift that we have requested for a special event, maybe a surprise given for a special occasion. No matter what the circumstance we all enjoy the receipt of a gift. God gave each and every one of us the best gift we could ever receive in His son Jesus. Join us here at GOCC as we unwrap the love that God has for mankind as we celebrate the gift of His son Jesus during this Christmas season.

How do we reconcile love and fear for God?

In all of life, especially in America, we are constantly being reminded of the things we need, from iPods, Coach purses, bigger homes, and that new BMW. Happiness is found in the things we accumulate, but those things only bring a limited amount of happiness. We go from one thing to another in our constant search for everlasting happiness. Jesus teaches one of His most famous messages in Matthew 5, which have been labeled the Beatitudes. Come and join us at Great Oaks Community Church as we study these teachings of Jesus on the Beatitudes. Through the Beatitudes we will see how happiness isn't really the goal of the Beatitudes, rather our stance and joy with God and with others. Looking forward to seeing you here!

In all of life, especially in America, we are constantly being reminded of the things we need, from iPods, Coach purses, bigger homes, and that new BMW. Happiness is found in the things we accumulate, but those things only bring a limited amount of happiness. We go from one thing to another in our constant search for everlasting happiness. Jesus teaches one of His most famous messages in Matthew 5, which have been labeled the Beatitudes. Come and join us at Great Oaks Community Church as we study these teachings of Jesus on the Beatitudes. Through the Beatitudes we will see how happiness isn't really the goal of the Beatitudes, rather our stance and joy with God and with others. Looking forward to seeing you here!

In all of life, especially in America, we are constantly being reminded of the things we need, from iPods, Coach purses, bigger homes, and that new BMW. Happiness is found in the things we accumulate, but those things only bring a limited amount of happiness. We go from one thing to another in our constant search for everlasting happiness. Jesus teaches one of His most famous messages in Matthew 5, which have been labeled the Beatitudes. Come and join us at Great Oaks Community Church as we study these teachings of Jesus on the Beatitudes. Through the Beatitudes we will see how happiness isn't really the goal of the Beatitudes, rather our stance and joy with God and with others. Looking forward to seeing you here!

In all of life, especially in America, we are constantly being reminded of the things we need, from iPods, Coach purses, bigger homes, and that new BMW. Happiness is found in the things we accumulate, but those things only bring a limited amount of happiness. We go from one thing to another in our constant search for everlasting happiness. Jesus teaches one of His most famous messages in Matthew 5, which have been labeled the Beatitudes. Come and join us at Great Oaks Community Church as we study these teachings of Jesus on the Beatitudes. Through the Beatitudes we will see how happiness isn't really the goal of the Beatitudes, rather our stance and joy with God and with others. Looking forward to seeing you here!