Today we begin the 16th season of the OKC Ambassadors! We open up practice with our 9U baseball team, and we are very much looking forward to getting everyone together to lay the foundation of the team. Each year, on the first day together, we spend time establishing the goals, expectations and standards of what it means to be an Ambassador. This is a great day for us and a wonderful opportunity t...  Read More

Psalm 119:17-24 continues to search deep into the heart of the matter, regarding a desperate desire to pursue the Word of the Lord. The follower of Christ has a passion to run after Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of his faith (Hebrews 12:1-2), and he can do this by meditating on Scripture day and night (Joshua 1:8-9). Through this stanza, we can once again see that “keeping the Word of the Lord” ...  Read More

Psalm 119:9-16 continues with an even deeper desire to pursue Christ in His Word. The psalmist understands the his only hope in finding joy in this life is by abiding with and walking in the Word of God. As we see in Psalm 119:1-2, there is much blessing to be found in keeping the commands of God. The outline of this stanza is similar to verses 1-8. There are declarations of fact made about God, which are followed by commitments from the psalmist. Verses 9-12 are declarations about the Greatness, Trustability and Joy found in the Word of God. Verses 13-16 are commitments to walking in a manner that is worthy of the calling to which we have been called. When we recognize the Supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ, this should always result in conviction to conform your life to be more like Him.  Read More

Romans 1:18-32 is admittedly a difficult text, not to comprehend its meaning but to accept what Paul is teaching. If the reader had the privilege of reading the last article, they would have gleaned that sin creates a chasm between us and God, which is a commonsensical understanding in light of an honest assessment of whom men and women are according to their own consciences. Romans 1:18-32 also involves itself with what is known offhand; yet, it takes this concept further into the mire of sin’s separation, so that it is known to what degree God hates sin and with what eagerness mankind commits it.  Read More

Psalm 119 is the longest chapter of the Bible (176 verses) and the entire poem is about the Word of God. In this chapter, there are many instructions to the believer, but none more emphatic than for the follower of Christ to “walk in the ways of the Lord.” And to do this, the believer must walk in accordance to the instructions of the Word of God. The most often asked question from a church member to his pastor is this: “How do I know what the will of the Lord is for my life?” And the answer is very easy. The will of the Lord for every believer is to “walk in the Law of the Lord” (vs 1). We get so caught up with this world and its expectations of us that we forget the simplicity of reading the Bible and obeying its content. This is what God has commanded us to do. Paul says, “walk in a manner that is worthy of the calling to which you have been called” (Ephesians 4:1). We see from the very first chapter of Ephesians that this “calling” is to “be holy for God is holy” (1Peter 1:16). And according to Psalm 119, the way that the believer pursues Holiness is through the Word of God.  Read More

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). By the sixth day God had created everything else that we have come to know in this world. “And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). God intended for his creation to be good and perfect, but because of Adam’s sin we no longer live in a perfect world. Sin has corrupted all of creatio...  Read More