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.

05/24/2026

Pastor Lenny 5/24/26

05/23/2026

So it was, on the eighth day, that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him by the name of his father, Zacharias. His mother answered and said, “No; he shall be called John.” Luke 1:59-60
It was not uncommon in Israel for firstborn sons to be named after their father—for example, “Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus” (Mark 10:46—bar in Hebrew meant “son”). Therefore, when it came time to name the firstborn son of the priest Zacharias and his wife, Elizabeth, their relatives assumed the child’s name would be the same as his father. But Elizabeth said his name would be John—a decision Zacharias confirmed.
The angel Gabriel, when revealing to Zacharias that his barren wife would conceive a son, said the boy’s name would be John. For being skeptical of Gabriel’s announcement, Zacharias was made mute until John was born. But apparently during Elizabeth’s pregnancy, Zacharias had somehow communicated to her what the angel had said. Out of loyalty to God’s will through Gabriel, and loyalty to her husband, Elizabeth confirmed the baby’s name would be John—who became John the Baptist.
Loyalty means choosing a priority that might be different than your personal preference. Loyalty to God always comes first.
God demands complete loyalty to His Word.

05/20/2026

Wednesday 5/20/26

05/20/2026

Behold, these are the ungodly, who are always at ease; they increase in riches.
Psalm 73:12
A timeless question has plagued mankind: Why do the good suffer and the wicked prosper? That question surfaces in the Bible in two extended passages: Job 21 and Psalm 73. Job raised the question because he thought he was a righteous man who had been made to suffer. And the psalmist raised the question because it represented an apparent contradiction. Both writers resolved the question by encountering God and His purposes.
In the latter chapters of his book, Job encountered God and gained understanding about His sovereign ways (Job 42:1-6). The psalmist declared that the contradiction in God’s ways “was too painful for [him]—until [he] went into the sanctuary of God; then [he] understood their end” (Psalm 73:16-17). The “sanctuary” represents Job considering his questions in light of the sovereign purposes of God and the fact that God will balance the scales of justice in the end. For him, it was enough to put his trust in God and “draw near” to Him (verse 28).

Don’t let the carefree lives of those who don’t serve God be a source of frustration. Let Him be your only desire on earth (verse 25).

The humble Christian is far happier in a cottage than the wicked in a palace.

05/17/2026

5/17/26 Pastor Lenny

05/15/2026

Some of us have tried to have a daily quiet time with God and have not been successful. And all of us are busy. So we let others tell us what God is saying. Isn’t that why we have pastors? Isn’t that why we read Christian books? If that is your approach, your spiritual experiences are second-hand. Do you do that with other parts of your life. Let someone else take a vacation for you, have a romantic evening for you, eat some good food for you? I don’t think so. There are certain things no one can do for you.
When God asks for your attention, He doesn’t want you to send a substitute. He invites you to vacation in His splendor. He invites you to spend time with Him. He invites you to feel the touch of His hand. He invites you to feast at His table. He wants to spend time with you. And with a little self training, your time with God can be the highlight of your day.

05/14/2026

Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.
Psalm 127:1

John MacArthur wrote, “It is no mere accident of history that family relationships have always been the very nucleus of all human civilization. According to Scripture, that is precisely the way God designed it to be. And therefore, if the family crumbles as an institution, all of civilization will ultimately crumble along with it.”

When the Lord created humans, He immediately placed them in a marriage/family environment. The devil attacked that marriage, and he has been doing so ever since. But God is stronger than Satan, love is stronger than discord, and the Lord Jesus loves to be included in our homes. In fact, He expects to be first—the ever-near Savior whose presence fills our homes and hearts.

If you’re going to build your family successfully, you need to place God at the head of your home. If not, all your work will be in vain. To have Him at the head of your home, therefore, you need to install Him as the head of your life. Ask God to take charge of your life and of your family today.

God demands to be first in the family. It’s only when we love Him more than family that we can really love our families in the highest, purest sense.

05/13/2026

5/13/26

05/13/2026

Paul wrote, 2Co 12:8 Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. 9 And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness."
The cancer in the body. The sorrow in the heart. The child in the rehab center. The craving for alchohol or drugs in the middle of the day. The tears in the middle of the night. The thorn in the flesh. “Take it away,” you’ve pleaded. Not once, twice, or even three times. You’ve out-prayed the Apostle Paul and you’re about to hit the wall. But what you hear Jesus say is this, “My grace is sufficient for you.”
Sustaining grace. The grace that meets us at our point of need and equips us with courage, wisdom, and strength. Sustaining grace! It doesn’t promise the absence of struggle. But it does promise the presence of God.

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