Oakland Chapel

Oakland Chapel Welcome to Oakland Chapel, Pedro, Ohio. Sunday morning worship: 11 a.m. Wednesdays 6pm Welcome to Oakland Chapel in Pedro, Ohio. There is a place for you here.

If you're looking for a place where you can meet people who really care about you, where you can find meaning and purpose in your life, and where you can grow in your relationship with God, then you've come to the right place. There are multiple programs for all ages including a growing youth program for teenagers, numerous activities and Bible studies. Our ministries are just the beginning as our

outreach for God extends around the world with Jeremiah 38 Ministries, serving both at home and abroad. We invite you to be a part of the adventure God has set before us. Whether you've been a Christian all your life or are just beginning to think about God's place in your life, you are welcome here.

08/26/2026

John 17:13 — “But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves.”
I love this.
Jesus is hours away from crucifixion, and He is talking about joy.
Not happiness based upon circumstances.
Not joy because everything is comfortable.
Jesus knows these men will be persecuted.
And yet He says:
“I want MY JOY to be in them.”
Christian joy doesn’t mean everything around me is good.
It means Christ within me is greater than what is happening around me.
Two painters were asked to paint a picture illustrating peace. The first painted a beautiful evening scene in the foreground of which was a lake, it's surface absolutely calm and unruffled. Trees surrounded it, meadows stretched away to the distant cattle gently browsing; a little cottage, the setting sun—all spoke of perfect rest.
The second painter drew a wild, stormy scene. Heavy black clouds hung overhead; in the center of the picture, an immense waterfall poured forth huge volumes of water covered with foam. You could almost hear its unceasing roar. But perhaps the first thing to strike the eye was a small bird, with a nest of baby birds in the cleft of a huge rock, absolutely sheltered from all danger, singing notes of pure joy.
It is the second painter who could describe the peace that passeth all understanding.
You see, Peace is not the absence of problems, it’s the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ.
You can only have peace within if you have peace with God.

08/25/2026

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor. Proverbs 22:9

Are you a puddle or a pipeline? When water collects in a puddle, it becomes stagnant and brackish, it has no outlet or circulation. A pipeline, on the other hand, is filled with water; its job is to convey refreshing liquid to the spigot for the benefit of others. What flows in is meant to flow out.

Proverbs reminds us that God blesses those who live according to His will. But His blessings are never intended for selfish consumption. From the beginning, God told His people they would be blessed to become a blessing to others.

Think how God has blessed you, your time, resources, and opportunities. Are those blessings collecting like stagnant puddles, or are they flowing like life giving streams? The healthiest Christian life is one marked by both receiving and releasing. Ask the Lord today to make you a channel of living water. As you bless others, you’ll discover something wonderful. God keeps the pipeline full.

God prospers me not to raise my standard of living, but to raise my standard of giving.

08/24/2026

John 17:11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me, that they may be one as We are.
Jesus knew exactly what His disciples were facing.
He knew persecution was coming.
He knew temptation was coming.
He knew Satan would attack them.
He knew the world would hate them.
So Jesus prays,
Father, KEEP THEM.
MY BELOVED, there are times when you may feel like you are barely holding onto God.
But perhaps we ought to remember:
God is holding onto us.
John 10:27-29 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone sn**ch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to sn**ch them out of My Father’s hand.

Imagine a little boy walking beside his father along a dangerous trail.
The little boy reaches up and grabs his father’s hand.
But which grip gives you confidence?
The child’s grip on the father?
Or the father’s grip on the child?
The child’s hand may become tired.
His attention may wander.
His foot may slip.
But Dad tightens his grip.
Oh My Beloved, our confidence is not ultimately in the strength of our grip upon God, but in the strength of His grip upon us.
Jesus prayed,
Father, keep them.

08/23/2026

John 17:10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them.
What an incredible statement. Jesus says,
I am glorified in them.
Think about who them included!
Peter-who would deny Him.
When Jesus looked at Peter, He saw more than the man who would deny Him, He saw the preacher who would stand at Pentecost.
Thomas-who would doubt.
When He looked at Thomas, He saw more than his doubts, He saw a man who would fall before Him and cry, My Lord and my God!
The disciples-who would run away.
When He looked at those frightened disciples, He saw more than men who would scatter, He saw apostles who would carry the Gospel to the world.
Yet Jesus says,
I am glorified in them.
And thank God, when He looks at us, He doesn’t only see where we are-He sees what we can become in His hands.
And I’m thinking of a wonderful Scripture underneath that thought, Philippians 1:6, He which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.
Aren’t you glad Jesus sees more in His people than their present failures?
Aren’t you glad that He sees more than we do?
He saw what His grace was going to make of them, and us!

08/21/2026

Jhn 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

For God — the Greatest Lover
So loved — the Greatest Degree
The world — the Greatest Company
That He gave — the Greatest Act
His only begotten Son — the Greatest Gift
That whosoever — the Greatest Opportunity
Believeth — the Greatest Simplicity
In Him — the Greatest Attraction
Should not perish — the Greatest Promise
But — the Greatest Difference
Have — the Greatest Certainty
Everlasting life — the Greatest Possession.

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4131 County Road 5
Pedro, OH
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