What a great morning at Oakbrook! So proud of everyone who was baptized yesterday!!! As a church lets commit to praying for these great people as they continue their journey of learning to live like Jesus.
Really enjoyed the 5 Lies of the Devil series! I hope you are more aware now of the deception the evil one throws your way. By way of reminder here are the 5 Lies... Lie-Just follow your heart...Truth-Don't follow your heart, follow the Holy Spirit. Lie-God will never put more on us than we can handle...Truth-God can handle anything. Lie-You can't change...Truth-You can do all things through Christ who gives you strength. Lie-Your faith is a Private issue...Truth-Your faith is a Shared issue. Lie-It's just Sex...Truth-Sex is more than activity it's Intimacy.
A few thoughts on a GREAT day at Oakbrook... It was great having Steve and Stephanie Standrigde with us yesterday! Please join me in praying for them and their ministry in Rome. Our faith is NOT a private matter you guys!
Really enjoyed being back at Oakbrook yesterday... I got to spend 2 weeks of vacation with my family recently and I'm so thankful for the times we get to be together and connect. Have you been on vacation or do you plan on taking one this summer? Leave a comment below about your vacation plans this summer...
A few thoughts on a GREAT day... *I'm really enjoying the Practical Atheist series...hope you are as well. *The book The Christian Atheist by Craig Groeschel is really good. Available at Lakeside Books. Rumor has it Lakeside Books is moving downstairs-stay tuned! Don't forget the bookstore is open on Mondays 10AM-3PM.
A few Monday morning thoughts from another great Sunday at Oakbrook... As I sat and watched our musicians flat out kill the Prelude yesterday...I felt so fortunate to be in a church where gifted and humble servants use their gifts for a higher calling. What about you? How are you using your giftedness to help people find Christ and learn to live like him?
A few thoughts from yesterday.... The Staying in Love series by Andy Stanley was some of the best Biblical information I have ever heard regarding lasting relationships...thats why i wanted to share it with you guys. If you would like to here more of Andy's teaching you can here..
A few thoughts on an awesome Mothers Day! Hope all the Moms had a great day yesterday! If you want to see a living example of Phil. 2:3-8 just look at a mom. Thanks for all you do Mom's.
Great Day at Oakbrook! Here are a few thoughts. Thanks for taking to the time to read them... I absolutely loved the "ultimate love song" medley at the start of the service! 12 songs from the past 30 years done in 7 minutes! So fun! Big thanks to the team for all the hard work!!
Watching people walk into the auditorium yesterday carrying grocery sack after grocery sack full of food is something I will never forget! What a great day of generosity at Oakbrook!
A few thoughts on a GREAT day... Ronda and I had so much fun meeting everybody at Coffee Talk after the service. So many new faces! Thanks to all of you who waited in line so that we could meet you...
It's Monday morning and I am still stoked about the Easter experience yesterday at Oakbrook! Big, big thanks to all the volunteers and staff teams for pulling off another amazing Easter experience. Way to go everybody!
My thoughts from a truly amazing day at Oakbrook... Wow...in all the years I have been in ministry (25+) yesterday was one of the most powerful services I have ever been a part of!
Some thoughts from another amazing day at Oakbrook... Way to go everyone who turned your clocks forward and made it yesterday! DST has been going on for a few years in Indiana but I got to admit it takes a few days to make the adjustment. Big thanks to the Cafe' Team for the free coffee yesterday!
Some of my thoughts from yesterday... Thanks to all who came yesterday in spite of the nice weather! A Pastor I follow on twitter told his congregation if they didn't come to church Sunday God was going to send the 6 more months of winter!!
Hey everybody... Just want to give one last shout out for the Classes@Oakbrook that start tonight at the church...6:30PM. We are offering 3 great learning and growing experiences.
My thoughts from another great day at Oakbrook... Another great job by our music team during The Prelude! This "You Pick The Prelude" run has been a lot of fun. How did they get Sean Verlee's voice to sync with Bono's...very cool.
Some thoughts from yesterday... Still surprised this morning by the Colts loss. I really expected them to win. Watched a lot of interviews after the game and was impressed with the classy way the Colts handled the loss. Time to get excited for the draft!
Another great day at Oakbrook! Some of my thoughts…
How cool was it to see all the kids and leaders in UpStreet walking around in their PJ’s yesterday? Yesterday was UpStreet’s annual Pajama Party…lots of fun! I wonder what first-time visitors thought seeing kids walking around in PJ’s 
Monday Morning ReCap #14: This morning my thoughts are consumed by the tragedy in Haiti so this post will focus on this country in such great need…
My thoughts from yesterday at Oakbrook… Thanks to everyone who braved the cold weather yesterday! I seriously can’t think of a better place to be on Sunday mornings in Kokomo than Oakbrook! I know I’m biased but it’s such an awesome environment…fun, meaningful, life giving, challenging, God honoring. Yesterday was one of those days were I am reminded how much I love our church
Thoughts from yesterday….sorry I’m late getting this out. Had some computer challenges today and I have been putting some final touches on the Christmas talk. Hard to believe Christmas week is here! It’s going to be a great week. All our kids will be home to celebrate the coming of Christ together. Life just doesn’t get any better. Enjoy those who mean the most to you this week!
A few thoughts on an amazing Sunday… *Sunday’s service was a great way to end a great Thanksgiving week! Really enjoyed being with family this week and then really enjoyed being with my Oakbrook family Sunday…God is so good.
Here are a few thoughts from another awesome day at Oakbrook…
My thoughts on another great Sunday… First off…how about them Colts? Unbelievable!! Thank you Bill Belichick-my vote for the games MVP J
A few thoughts from yesterday… So excited to see another team of Oakbrook people heading down to Haiti! Don’t forget to pray for them. They leave Thursday. Pray for changed lives as they share the gospel message each evening. You guys took all 200 of the Streams in the Desert devotionals. Way to go! Can you believe they were free!! Generosity has to be one of the greatest values in the Bible.
What a beautiful day yesterday…and a great day to be at Oakbrook! Some thoughts…
What a great Sunday… Thanks for all the Birthday love yesterday…you guys sing good! Turning 50 is fun...
OK so did the Colts totally dominate the Cardinals last night or was I dreaming? Wow, that was AWESOME! What a beautiful day yesterday-hope you got to enjoy it! Starting to feel like Fall. Seriously, is there anything more significant, more moving, more satisfying than watching people step into the waters of baptism?!?
Another awesome Sunday at Oakbrook! Here are some of my thoughts... Dudes Niko Gruber "Vinny" is one of the most unique human beings I have ever had the privilege of knowing. I love this kid!
What a great weekend of ministry at Oakbrook! It all started Friday morning… The Kidstuf Team went into Kokomo Center Schools Friday. The kids, teachers and administrators were literally blown away by our team. Way to go Kidstuf Team we are so proud of you!
Another awesome Sunday at Oakbrook and I still can’t believe I get paid to do what I do!
