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Dr. John Oakes is now leading a church planting in Merced, California. Please join us 11:00 Sundays at 500 Buena Vista Ave., Merced or on zoom at 342-225-5971 pw 857096. Also, join us for midweek devotional Wed. 7:30 at UC Merced Rm GLCR 120 or the same zoom. Also, visit our website at www.mercedchurch.com. 7/6 […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a multi-week class on the Book of Isaiah for the campus group at UC Merced on Wednesdays at 7:30 beginning 6/18/2025. The class is at UCMerced Rm GLCR 120. I will be putting notes, power point and audio here. Isaiah Notes Isaiah PPT Isaiah Audio I Isaiah […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a short series of classes on the Church for the Merced Christian Church and the Alpha Omega Club April – June, 2025. Notes, PPTs and audio will be posted here. The Church Notes The Church PPT The Church Audio I The Church Audio II […]
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Question: I wanted to ask you your thoughts on the original monotheism. What are some of the examples we have of early monotheism and how far back it goes? Answer: This is a bit of a complex question. Really, there are two questions we need to ask: one of which requires some speculation and common […]
[Editor’s note: This question is very personal. I do not normally publish such personal questions, but have decided to do so because it provides a good example of how young Christians who are trying to learn how to defend their faith can help those that they are close to.] Question: First, I would like to […]
Question: Have you ever read Dr. Gerald Schroeder’s work offering agreement between the science data from the old earth and universe and the 6 days of creation based on Einsteins equations of General Relativity? If so, what are your thoughts? I realize he is Jewish and I am not sure if he is a Christian. […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a lecture titled “The Bible and Evolution” at UC Merced 2/28/2025. He presented the idea that evolution is a viable scientific theory, but that the evidence points very strongly to the conclusion that the process is not a fully natural, random one, but that God has intervened at various times and […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on Church History for the West Coast School of Ministry this Spring. All notes, PPT and audio will be posted here: Church History Notes Notes Church History PPT Church History I Audio Church History II Church History III Church History IV Genesis […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a seven-week class on Christian Theology at UC Merced, Wednesday nights at 7:30 in Rm GLCR 120, beginning on 2/5/2025. For those not in the Merced area (most of you!), I will be posting the notes, power point and audio here: Christian Theology Notes Christian-Theology Merced Christian Theology […]

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And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever Bringing Truth and Clarity to the Study of Revelation
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Four Christian Views of Evolution
by John Clayton, Dr. Kevin Anderson, Dr. John Oakes, & Dr. Denis Lamoureux

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Vol 07 ARS Archaeological and Apologetics
by John Wilson, Douglas Jacoby, Dr. John Oakes, & Foster Stanback

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How to Interpret, Understand and Faithfully Apply the Scriptures
by Dr. John Oakes & Mark Wilkinson

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And He Shall Reign Forever and Ever Bringing Truth and Clarity to the Study of Revelation
by Dr. John Oakes

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Four Christian Views of Evolution
by John Clayton, Dr. Kevin Anderson, Dr. John Oakes, & Dr. Denis Lamoureux

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Vol 07 ARS Archaeological and Apologetics
by John Wilson, Douglas Jacoby, Dr. John Oakes, & Foster Stanback

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How to Interpret, Understand and Faithfully Apply the Scriptures
by Dr. John Oakes & Mark Wilkinson
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