I was really blessed and challenged by this post by a dear pastor friend in Houston (Gunner Gundersen). Gunner has been instrumental in the spiritual growth of several in our church body and continues to be a faithful pastor. Please read this post: Some people love change. Others hate it. For most of us, though,…
"…to the praise of the glory of His grace…" Ephesians 1:6
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family, Just a reminder or in case you are new to Springs of Grace.As of today (3/2/19), the weather service is predicting the possibility of some winter mix hitting around Tulsa in the early morning hours of Sunday. We encourage everyone of you to seek the Lord and evaluate the…
Wisdom is something we should ask God for (James 1:5). It is something we should seek with a diligence likened unto searching for hidden treasure (Proverbs 2:3-4). And yet Proverbs 2:6 tells us that ultimately wisdom is a gift from God. It reminds me of what we saw in our study of Philippians 2 where…
I have been richly blessed by the fellowship and spiritual encouragement from our small group. I’m thankful for the conversations about the things being taught each week. I’m thankful to get to share the burdens of life struggles. I’m thankful for the hope of heaven and the sharing of joys and sorrows while we journey…
I am looking forward to this Sunday, even more than usual. We have regularly paired these two events together (perhaps, sometimes creating confusion in doing so) because they are both important in the life of our church. We have been immensely blessed as a church – and I believe, used in the life of many…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I have been praying for each of you this week that you would abide in Jesus as you abide in His Word and abide in His love. What a thrill to know that we are connected…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace. I am so thankful for the church family of Springs of Grace and the love for Jesus, His gospel, His church, and His kingdom that we get to share. You all are an encouragement to me. I have been thinking much about the reminder from last Sunday…
Thanks for praying. We are thankful that it looks like the weather will be great again. SUNDAY OUTDOOR SERVICE IS STILL PLANNED FOR 9:15 AM and Livestream Service will begin at 11:15 this morning. Hope to see you soon. Joe
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace. I hope and pray that God has helped you to see more of the glory of Jesus throughout this week. Praying that we will together, be the church that Jesus has called us to be – that He will through us put on display His excellencies to…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace. I have been praying for you that you would more diligently look for and recognize Jesus’ glory in all of life. I have prayed that we would collectively reflect Jesus’ glory to our city and world more beautifully. And have prayed that we would do so as…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,I wanted to write a few brief words to you about Critical Race Theory that come from my own personal thoughts and prayers. Up until recently – my knowledge of Critical Race Theory was limited to four or five attempts at reading an article or listening to someone speak about…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace. I hope and pray you have had a blessed week. I hope you have walked in the joy of the gifts in the inheritance that Jesus has left us of the Holy Spirit and His peace this past week. I’ve really been helped by the passage at…
Dear Church Family, For the past 15 years, One Hope Tulsa–with the help, support, and prayers of our Springs of Grace family–has hosted an annual camp called Project 61 that allowed youth entering 8th-12th grade to serve their community while drawing closer to Jesus. Each morning youth would help local coaches staff a sports and…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace. I hope the Lord is keeping you and blessing you. I have prayed for our church family several times this week out of the letter of 1 Thessalonians. “We give thanks to God always for all of you, constantly mentioning you in our prayers, remembering before our…
Dear Springs of Grace Church Family,Grace and peace.I am thankful to the Lord and to you to get to serve you as one of your elders and to get to preach to you most weeks. I am richly blessed to preach and pastor a group of people that are striving so hard to love the…