Oak Pointe Church • Novi

Faith Over Fear, Week 3 Firm Foundation It isn't often that our culture faces a challenge the magnitude of the COVID-19 crisis. As scary as it is, for Christ followers, it's an amazing opportunity to evaluate the strength of our foundation in Jesus, based on His parable of the wise and foolish builders in Matthew 7. Speaker: Mark Kaminski, Canton Campus Pastor

Faith Over Fear Message 2: Is Your God Big Enough? The challenge COVID-19 presents to our community, our nation, and our world seems huge. However, when we get a glimpse of the immensity of God, even our largest problems pale in comparison. Isaiah 40 is a great passage to remind us that a powerless people can lean on a powerful God in times of crisis.

Psalm 46 begins, "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble." This weekend, the pastors from our Oak Pointe family of churches share the stage. Pastor Bob Shirock (Novi), Pastor Paul Jenkinson (Milford) and Pastor Mark Kaminski (Canton) offer perspective and hope in the midst of uncertainty and fear. What does God intend to do through a global pandemic? What does He want us to do?

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 13 Romans #3 Romans 3, 4 & 5 provides the fullest description in the Bible of the doctrine of salvation by grace, through faith in Jesus Christ. It is of utmost importance that we understand what is written here, as it will shape our answer to the core question: How can we be made right with God? This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 12 Romans #2 God’s mirror comes out in chapter 2 and the reflection the self-righteous person sees is not good. Romans 2 personalizes the problem of human sin. It shows that all of us fall short of God’s standards, even those who think they are very good. This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 11 Romans #1 We cannot properly understand God’s solution for our problem unless we first understand the problem. Like a doctor who gives us a clear diagnosis before talking about remedies, Paul analyzes the human condition under the microscope and finally declares that we “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

Audience or Army? God builds winning armies! Be part of the army, not just a member of the audience here at Oak Pointe. Speaker: Joe Seestadt, Pastor in Residence

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 10 “Letters to a Troubled Church” (2 Corinthians 8–13) The letter of 2 Corinthians offers the greatest and most profound insights into the heart of a godly leader that we find anywhere in the New Testament. Because Paul had to defend his apostleship, he had to explain the heart and motives behind his actions. This opens up to us a wealth of teaching on what a godly leader looks like on the inside. This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 9“Letters to a Troubled Church” (2 Corinthians 1–7) We learn more about the heart of Paul from 2 Corinthians that any other letter. The difficulties of his relationship with this church caused him to express deep feelings and convictions as he pleaded with them to understand and accept his apostleship, and to grow to maturity as followers of Christ. This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 8 “A Letter to a Troubled Church - Part 2” (1 Corinthians 12-16) The use of spiritual gifts in the Corinthian church had become a contentious issue, since people were valuing certain gifts more than others. Paul encourages the church to focus on the spirit in which those gifts were being exercised, with themes of unity, humility, love, selflessness, and orderliness. This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

God With Us: Early Letters, Week 7 “A Letter to a Troubled Church” (1Corinthians 1-11) Corinth was one of the most progressive cities in the Roman empire, ideally situated to be a center for commerce, shipping, and trade. It was not easy to live as a Christian in ancient Corinth, and Paul’s letters to this church deal with the many problematic issues they faced - moral struggles, divisions, doctrinal deviations, lawsuits, pride issues surrounding spiritual gifts, focus on human wisdom & eloquence, marriage issues, drunkenness during communion, etc. This message is part of our God With Us series where Pastor Bob walks us through the entire Bible.

See What God Can Do Through You(TH) It’s Student Takeover Weekend 2020! Today, we’re seeing what God does through the lives of young people who are fully committed to Him. Speakers: Students

Disruption The greatest disruption in world history was the birth of the Church at Pentecost. How can we get back to our roots as the disruptive Church to our world? Speaker: Joe Seestadt, Pastor in Residence

The Currency of Truth In today’s world of trendy messaging and public shaming, truth is becoming increasingly difficult to hold on to, let alone share. Abdu Murray will address why the courage to share the truth matters more than ever and where we can draw strength from to share the truth in a daunting world. Guest speaker: Abdu Murray

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