Oakseed partners with indigenous ministries that share the gospel and minister to the needs of the world’s poorest and most neglected urban communities.
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Read Oakseed's November Newsletter, with ministry updates, a 28-day Thanksgiving Bible reading plan, new Bible app, and new missionary podcast for kids! app.vbout.com/oakseed-minist…
"Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you." Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV
“If saints could only see their souls as the ten afflicted lepers saw their bodies, they would pray far better than they do.” — J. C. Ryle, on Luke 17:11–19, Expository Thoughts on Luke oakseed.org/bible
Love Never Fails is a ministry in Ethiopia reaching women trapped in commercial sex work with Christ's transforming love. It is a joy to share that two women were recently baptized, which is a momentous step of faith for them. In most parts of... vbt.io/oakseed-ministr/Post/…
"Be strong and courageous... for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 ESV
Calvin: God's cure for our timidity is his present aid.
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid." John 14:27 ESV
Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name!
—Psalm 100:4 (ESV)
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28 ESV
J. C. Ryle: "rest built on pardon of all sin, rest flowing from peace with God."
"O LORD, in the morning you hear my voice; in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch." Psalm 5:3 ESV
Start and end the day with Spurgeon. His Morning & Evening devotional is built into Oakseed Bible, two short readings for every day of the year.
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November is for giving thanks. "28 Days of Giving Thanks" starts today in Oakseed Bible: a passage and a short devotional from Spurgeon, Ryle and others each day through Thanksgiving week.
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Charles Hodge on Romans 3:28: "From the nature of the case, if justification is by faith, it must be by faith alone."
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"The righteous shall live by faith." Romans 1:17 ESV
The verse that changed Luther, and on October 31, 1517, the church. Matthew Poole: not from faith to works, but "only by faith."
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Can't remember where a verse is? Search in Oakseed Bible looks through the text of Scripture and through the commentaries too.
For the past 25 years, Teen Ministry has served at-risk teenagers and young adults from one of Cairo's most dangerous areas—full of Muslim fanatics, criminals, and extreme poverty. Originally serving girls from this area, the Lord has been growing... vbt.io/oakseed-ministr/Post/…
