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We exist to take the Good News of Jesus to the people of Tulsa and of the world. Our Mission is to:

Win the Lost at any Cost. All Together We are Better.

Become Disciples Who Make Disciples. Called to Worship and Praise All of Our Days. Our member portal can be found at:
https://wabc.ccbchurch.com

06/01/2026

𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐎𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭

On the front cover of a card sent to me a statement which is true for you too, so let me encourage you. The Apostle Paul wrote to the Philippians “If, then, there is any encouragement in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, make my joy complete by thinking the same way, having the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose.” Philippians 2:1-2 HSB

Just think. You’re here not by chance but by God’s own choosing. He formed you into the great person that you are. There is no one who compares with you. He created you as one of a kind. He also knew the exact time and place that you should be here. He planned the days of your life far in advance and has set you on this course to make a great difference in the lives of so many. Go forth with the knowledge that your steps are directed by the Lord. The will of our Lord will never take you where the grace of God will not protect you. His heart is touched by your passion and your commitment. May you find encouragement in your walk of faith.

The 18th century preacher, Jonathan Edwards, had the following resolution: 𝘛𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘐 𝘥𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦. 𝘕𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

An unknown poet wrote: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 – 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 – 𝘎𝘰𝘥 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺.

Serving Our Savior,
Jonathan C. Reichman,
Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday, May 31, 2026

05/25/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞

Death is inevitable for all humans unless the Lord returns at the Rapture of the Church for all true Believers. We need not fear death because Jesus Christ conquered sin and death when He died on the Cross for our sins. Many, if not most, believe they will be accepted by God on the basis of their own goodness. But the Bible clearly teaches that “𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡𝑒𝑜𝑢𝑠, 𝑛𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑛𝑒” (Romans 3:10) Jesus, therefore, is the only one who can remedy our sin problem. With this in mind, we should not sin or take it lightly, but obediently follow God’s leading in our lives. The Bible admonishes us to follow His guidance and obey Him. The Lord Jesus Christ paid the ultimate price for our sins. This comes to us through God’s Grace. God doing something for us that we don’t deserve. Someone put it this way, “𝙂𝙤𝙙’𝙨 𝙍𝙞𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙨 𝘼𝙩 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩’𝙨 𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚”.

In life we often talk about making an ultimate sacrifice. We think of those who serve our country and give their life through their military service - often spoken of as the ultimate sacrifice. Many reading this devotional have lost a loved one through service in our armed forces. On Monday as we celebrate Memorial Day, we want to remember those who have given their lives. We want to be appreciative to all who serve in our military, but especially to those who have given their lives with their ultimate and complete dedication.

As we consider what has been given by so many let us remember the words of Scripture when it says, “𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮, 𝘮𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘧𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦. 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥, 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦."- Galatians 5:13 (NLT) and “𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴.” – John 15:13 (NLT)

Serving Our Savior,
Jonathan C. Reichman, Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma

05/17/2026

“Are You Ready for Final Exams”

This week or within the next few will be final exams in our end of the school year. What the students have faithfully studied, they hope they can remember. I am reminded of two incidents that happened in college in regard to final exams. One is of a fellow in the dorm who did not apply himself in his studies during the semester and about thirty-minutes before the exam would get down on his knees in his room and pray, asking God to help him on the test. He would get up, go take the test and most often fail. He then would comment, “Well, I guess it was not God’s will that I pass the test.” Sad to say, many people today take the same approach in life.

The second memory from college was one professor who said, “What we have not covered in class, we will cover on the exam.” Much to the regret of the class, he was not joking.

Hints For Students Taking Final Exams

1. Remember that “this shall pass (even though you may not).
2. Do your best. Study your hardest. Commit the results to God.
3. Don’t expect God to rescue you from your lack of discipline.
4. There is a point of diminishing returns in your study. Do not allow yourself to become physically, emotionally, and spiritually drained. Being well-rested will make you more effective for the exam.
5. Don’t study just to make a good grade. Instead, focus on learning important material as completely as possible.
6. Place “the final” final exam first on your priority list: ”Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.” Don’t let daily concerns crowd out eternal values.

Serving Our Savior,
Jonathan C. Reichman, Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday May 17, 2026

05/10/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟 𝐀 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

A Godly mother is one of God’s greatest gifts to a family. Her influence is often seen not only in what she says, but in how she lives — through her love, faith, patience, sacrifice, and devotion to the Lord. The Bible paints a beautiful picture of women who nurture their families while pointing them toward God.

One of the greatest qualities of a Godly mother is her reverence for the Lord. Beauty, talent, and accomplishments may fade with time, but a heart devoted to God leaves an eternal legacy.

“𝐹𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑡𝑓𝑢𝑙, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑖𝑠 𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑛: 𝑏𝑢𝑡 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑓𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑, 𝑠ℎ𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑏𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑑.”
— 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑠 31:30 (𝐾𝐽𝑉)

A Godly mother also teaches and guides her children with wisdom and kindness. Her words have the power to encourage, comfort, and shape hearts for years to come.

“𝑆ℎ𝑒 𝑜𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑖𝑠𝑑𝑜𝑚; 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑜𝑓 𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠.”
— 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑠 31:26 (𝐾𝐽𝑉)

The love of a Godly mother reflects the nurturing heart of God Himself. Even during difficult seasons, she continues to care, pray, and stand faithfully for her family.

“𝐻𝑒𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑛 𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑢𝑝, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑑; ℎ𝑒𝑟 ℎ𝑢𝑠𝑏𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑡ℎ ℎ𝑒𝑟.”
— 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑏𝑠 31:28 (𝐾𝐽𝑉)

Another beautiful quality is the example of sincere faith. Children may forget many words spoken over the years, but they rarely forget a mother who genuinely trusted God.

Paul reminded Timothy of this very truth:

“𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐼 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑢𝑛𝑓𝑒𝑖𝑔𝑛𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑐ℎ 𝑑𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑡 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐿𝑜𝑖𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟 𝐸𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑒…”
— 2 𝑇𝑖𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑦 1:5 (𝐾𝐽𝑉)

Godly mothers are not perfect mothers. They grow weary, make mistakes, and face struggles like everyone else. Yet they continue leaning on God for strength and wisdom day by day. Through quiet acts of faithfulness, they help build homes filled with love, grace, and truth.

Whether through prayers whispered late at night, words of encouragement during hard times, or steadfast love shown every day, the influence of a Gdly mother reaches far beyond what she may ever see this side of Heaven.

Serving Our Savior,

Jonathan C. Reichman, Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday May 10, 2026

05/03/2026

“𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠?”

Recently I shared a devotional, “𝑃𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑜𝑟𝑑 𝑇ℎ𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐 & 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑔” calling your attention to a friend of mine who is a song and music writer, Mark Farmer who creatively uses AI in a good way to bring praise and glory to the Lord. He also writes about the community we grew up in Northwest Arkansas. If want to enjoy his work, go to his page. In the Devotional I mentioned that we both grew in families with several kids. This last Tuesday, my wife and I received a visit from my eldest of seven sisters and her husband.The point I want to make today is that there are some lessons in life to be learned about family relationships.

During the month of May, many churches observe and emphasize the “family”, with a focus on the love for family and friends. Several years ago Nick Stinnett, former professor of Oklahoma State University, did a study which included people from around the world. The purpose of the study was to find out “𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑠 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔.” Dr. Stennitt writes concerning his findings:

𝐴𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑤𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑑 3000 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑎 𝑙𝑜𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛. 𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑧𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑤𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑖𝑥 𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠:

𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑠:

1. 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦
2. 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑡𝑜𝑔𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟
3. 𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑑 𝑓𝑎𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑦 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
4. 𝐸𝑥𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑡𝑜 𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟
5. 𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑎 𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡
6. 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑜𝑙𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑎 𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑠

These six principles do not just happen but must be desired, sought out, and instilled in each family for them to be more than wishful thinking. In Proverbs 6:20-23 Solomon gives us all some good advice. “𝑀𝑦 𝑠𝑜𝑛, 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑑𝑜 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑠𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟; 𝑏𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑡; 𝑡𝑖𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑛𝑒𝑐𝑘. 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑤𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑎𝑏𝑜𝑢𝑡, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢; 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑠𝑙𝑒𝑒𝑝, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑤𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢; 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑎𝑤𝑎𝑘𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑘 𝑡𝑜 𝑦𝑜𝑢. 𝐹𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑚𝑝 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑠 𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡; 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑓𝑠 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒.”

How would your family rate? If not so well, then make a commitment to improve. If good, then find ways to improve what you have going for you. Give some thought and response to the worth of your family. The most important thing you can do for your family is to trust and follow the Lord.

Serving Our Savior,
Jonathan C. Reichman, Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday May 3, 2026

05/01/2026

THE SEVEN TRUMPETS OF JUDGMENT

Join us Sunday morning at 10:50 as we unveil the seven trumpets of judgment beginning in Revelation chapter 8.

Pastor Kriss

04/26/2026

𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦

This past week, across Oklahoma and throughout the country, powerful tornadoes have swept through communities—reminding us just how quickly life can change. The skies darken, the winds rise, and everything familiar can suddenly feel uncertain. While many of us may never face a literal tornado, every believer will face storms in life—times of fear, loss, confusion, or deep hardship.

Jesus never promised a storm-free life, but He did promise His presence in the midst of it. In Mark 4:39, as the disciples feared for their lives in a raging storm, “𝐻𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑜𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑏𝑢𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑎𝑖𝑑 𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑠𝑒𝑎, 𝑃𝑒𝑎𝑐𝑒, 𝑏𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑑, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑤𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑚.” The storm didn’t surprise Jesus—and it didn’t overpower Him. The same is true for the storms we face today.

Storms test where our trust is anchored. It’s easy to have faith when skies are clear, but true faith is revealed when the winds howl. Scripture reminds us in Isaiah 41:10, “𝐹𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑜𝑡; 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑒: 𝑏𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑦𝑒𝑑; 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐼 𝑎𝑚 𝑡ℎ𝑦 𝐺𝑜𝑑…” God doesn’t always remove the storm immediately, but He walks with us through it.

So how should we face life’s storms?

First, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫. Fear focuses on the storm; faith focuses on the Savior.

Second, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫. Philippians 4:6 encourages us to bring everything to God, exchanging anxiety for His peace.

Third, 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞. Even storms have purpose. They refine us, strengthen us, and draw us closer to Him. As James 1:2–3 says, “𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑗𝑜𝑦… 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠, 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑓𝑎𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘𝑒𝑡ℎ 𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒.”

The winds may still blow, and the thunder may still roll—but we are never alone. The same God who calms the storm also calms the heart.

Serving Our Savior,
Jonathan C. Reichman, Pastor Emeritus
Woodland Acres Baptist Church
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sunday April 26, 2026

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