Editor’s note: I have gotten dozens of questions from disingenuous Muslim sources recently, so I decided to publish this Q & A as an article for your consideration. Question: What would you tell someone who was having trouble figuring out which religion is the one true religion? What would you tell him if he said […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a lecture using his book In Christ (www.ipibooks.com) for churches in Worcester and Providence titled “In Christ the Veil Is Removed.” Wed. 1/25/2023 7:30 EST on zoom. The notes, power point, and, eventually the audio are posted here. In Christ the Veil is Removed Notes In Christ the Veil […]
Dr. John Oakes is now leading a new church planting in Merced, California. Please join us 10:00 Sundays at 1195 Pinnacle Dr, Merced or on zoom at 342-225-5971 pw 857096. We will be posting notes, PPTs and audio for all lessons in Merced. Also, visit our website at www.mercedchurch.com 2/1 From Shadow to Reality IV […]
Dr. Gary Habermas is one of the premiere apologists today. I do not normally publish work by those I do not know personally, but in the case of his lecture on the resurrection, I am making an exception. This lecture is really great. I strongly recommend to our EFC community to watch this lecture. In […]
Rabbi Tovia Singer has published an anti-Christian polemic which has created doubts in some Christian believers. Dr. John Oakes has published a review of this book. We are attaching the document and copying and pasting below. Review of Let’s Get Biblical In addition, here is an article by Jeff Chacon Why I Believe Jesus is […]
Dr. John Oakes did a teaching weekend for the Anchor Point Church of Christ in Tampa, Florida. Audio, Notes and Power Points are attached. Who Is Jesus Tampa PPT Jesus Evidence Tampa Audio Shadow to Reality Notes Shadow to Reality PPT From Shadow to Reality Audio
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a short series on Christian Apologetics for the Houston Church of Christ. Notes, PPT and audio will be posted here. Science and God PPT Science and God Houston Audio Reliability and Inspiration of the Bible PPT Progressive Theology Notes Progressive Theology PPT
Dr. John Oakes and Robert Carrillo have published a book on the Book of Hebrews, Hebrews: Living By Faith. They are teaching an eight hour class on Hebrews for the Los Angeles International Church of Christ Bible School eight consecutive Saturdays at 9:00 Pacific Time. The class will be on zoom at 843 0420 3186 […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a five part series on how Christians ought to respond to false teachings which are found out there in the “Christian” world for a church in Guadalajara, Mexico. The recording is in both Spanish and English. Areas that will be covered include Roman Catholicism, Calvinism, Evangelicalism, Pentecostalism, Premillennialism, Mormonism and […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a 12-hour class on the history of Christianity for the West Coast School of Ministry Fall, 2022. All outlines, Power Points and audio are available here. Church History Notes Church History PPT Church History Audio I Church History Audio II Church History Audio III Church History Audio […]
Missionary Teaching Trip to Dominican Republic and Haiti I Am now in Haiti. See below Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 8/7-8/11 This is only my second teaching trip to the Caribbean, and my first visit to either country. It is also my first overseas teaching venture in just under two and a half […]
Dr. John Oakes is traveling for eleven days in the Caribbean, teaching for churches in the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Lessons, including notes, PPT and audio will be made available here. The first five audios are in English and Spanish. The rest are in French and English. Worldview PPT World View Notes World View […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching several classes at a discipleship conference in Orlando. We will be posting the audio immediately after the classes are offered. After this, he will be in the Dominican Republic and Haiti and will be posting classes. Here is the schedule: Monday 8/1 9:30 AM King Jesus, Human Philosophies, Traditions and […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a four hour class on the Book of Daniel for a student group in Merced June 29-30, 2022. Notes, ppt and audio are attached. Daniel Notes Daniel PPT Daniel Merced Audio I Daniel Merced Audio II Daniel Merced III Daniel Merced IV […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a six-hour class on the Book of Genesis for campus interns in Merced, CA June, 2022. The material is here. Genesis Merced Notes Genesis Merced PPT Genesis Merced Audio I Genesis Merced Audio II Genesis Merced Audio III Genesis Merced Audio IV Genesis Merced Audio […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a 14-hour New Testament Survey class for the Southwest Ministry Training Program. The first class will be Fri/Sat 2/18-19 at the Orange County building of the Los Angeles International Church of Christ. 10 Goodyear, Irvine, CA. I will be posting notes, PPT and audio. NT Survey Syllabus New […]
John Oakes is now preaching regularly for the Bakersfield Church of Christ. We will be posting all of his sermons here. Services are now live streamed Sundays at 1:00 at www.bakersfieldchurchofchrist.com. 1 Thess 2 Paul’s Ministry Notes Combined Acts Sermons I – VI Acts Combined Sermons I – VI Notes Acts Combined Sermons […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon for the San Diego Church of Christ, Mission Region 4/24/22 from 2 Corinthians, which is a follow-up to his book In Christ. He did another version of the lesson in Culver City 5/15/22 In Christ the Veil is Removed NotesIn Christ the Veil Is Removed Audio In Christ […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon for the Lifeway region of the Los Angeles International Church of Christ 4/10/22. The lesson is a discussion of what it meant to be set apart for God in Christ, to be made holy/sanctified in Christ and to have the veil lifted in Christ, which leads to transformation, with […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a lesson 4/2/2022 at a Men’s Camp on the theme “Be Like Men.” I know… It is a bit corny, but the lesson was fun and a bit inspiring, so here it is: Running the Race PPT Running the Race Notes Run the Race Audio […]
Dr. John Oakes is doing a series of two classes on evidence for the reliability of the Bible for “The Temple Project,” an on-line program of the Boston Church of Christ March 19 and 26. The first class is on the reliability of the New and Old Testament texts and on the historical accuracy of […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a class on the History of Christian Hermeneutics at a conference titled “The Art of Scripture Reading in Orange County, CA this Thursday 2/24 at 2:00. It is still possible to register for in-person or on-line at ICOC Teachers Conference Notes, Power Point and, later audio are here: The […]
Editor’s note: This article appeared first as a Q & A at the website, but I am including it as an article. I have gotten a lot of comments and questions lately from Muslims in which they attempt to undermine the authority of the Bible by comparison to the Qur’an, so I decided to post […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a three week, six-hour class on the History of Christianity, both in-person and on-line on three consecutive Saturdays, beginning Jan. 29 at 9:00 Pacific Standard Time. He recently completed the fourth and final volume of his series on Church History, which is a good time to be teaching this mini-class. […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a lecture 2/12/2022 for the Alpha Omega Christian Club of Bakersfield. It will be at 7300 Stockdale Hwy at 7:00. Here are the notes, ppt and, eventually, the audio: Problem of Pain and Suffering Notes Problem of Suffering PPT Pain and Suffering Audio […]
Dr. John Oakes is doing a four-part class on the Book of Daniel for students in Bakersfield, CA in January and February. Notes, PPT and audio are included. Daniel Notes Daniel PPT Daniel Audio 1 Daniel Audio 2 Daniel Audio 3 Daniel Audio 4 […]
John Oakes is giving a class on the history of issues related to unity and division within the Christian Church. This is part of a mini-seminar titled The Unbreakable Church for the Spokane Christian Church. He will be covering issues related to ecumenism and restoration/patternism and how the church, historically has succeeded or failed in […]
Dr, John Oakes has a new book, just published by Illumination Publishers. The title is Speaking of God. It is now available at https://www.ipibooks.com/collections/all/products/speaking-of-god The book is a how-to on leading group Bible studies, as well as seventy ready-to-go group Bible study outlines. It is available today. Tell a friend.
Dr. John Oakes gave a series of three sermons from the Book of Job for the Bakersfield Church of Christ December, 2021. Notes, PPT and audio are included. Job: The Problem of Suffering I Notes Job and Suffering I PPT Job Suffering I Audio Job and Suffering II Notes Job and Suffering […]
Recently, a friend who is a minister in a Christian church was approached by a few members of his church to sign a request for a religious exemption from getting the vaccination for the Coronavirus. He asked me to express my opinion about whether he ought to grant such a request. Below is an edited […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a series of sermons from the Book of Psalms in Bakersfield Nov. 2021 to Feb 2022. Psalm 51 A Clean Heart Notes Psalm 51 PPT Ps 51 Clean Heart Audio Psalms of Asaph Psalms of Asaph PPT Psalms 73 74 Audio Psalm 42 All In […]
Dr. John Oakes gave an evangelistic presentation for the LA Church of Christ on Saturday, Sept. 4 jn West Covina, CA. Unfortunately, only the second lesson got recorded? PPTs, notes and audio are here: Who Is Jesus PPT Who was Jesus Notes Will the Real Jesus Please Stand Up PPT Will the Real Jesus […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a number of sermons on the Book of Isaiah for the Bakersfield Church of Christ. I am attaching the combined powerpoint and combined notes for the eight sermons, as well as the audio. Isaiah Sermons combined Notes Isaiah Sermons Combined PPT Isaiah Sermon I Audio Isaiah Sermon II […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a six-part class on the Book of Isaiah for the Church of Christ in Sao Paulo, Brazil September and October, 2021. The classes will be live on zoom Wednesdays at 4:00 Pacific Time address http://www.icisp.org.br/estudoBiblia Power point and audio recordings are here: Isaías – Brazil PPT Isaiah Sao Paulo Audio I […]
Dr. John Oakes is doing a four-part series on the Book of Revelation in Spanish for Iglesia de Cristo de Guadelajara. Power point and autio are being posted here Apocalypsis ESPAÑOL PPT Apocalypsis Guadalajara Audio 1 Apocalypsis Guad II Apocalypsis III Dr. John Oakes is doing a six-part series of classes on […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a lecture in which he provided logical arguments for the existence of a supernatural Creator/God at Bakersfield College 9/23/2021. Existence of God Notes Existence of God PPT Existence of God Audio
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a series of classes for the Sacramento Metro Church of Christ 7/9-11/21. Notes, power points and audio are here: Problem of Suffering PPT Pain and Suffering Audio Problem of Pain Notes Hebrews Audio I Hebrews Audio II Hebrews Notes Hebrews Living by Faith […]
Dr. John Oakes will be featured in a podcast sponsored by “The TribeExchange” on Wed July 14th. The interviewers will be Elias and Rachel Delault as well as Christian Ray Flores. The topic will be church history, but the discussion ranges into modernism, postmodernism and much more. The podcast will be available on facebook or […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a six-session class on Romans for the campus group in Bakersfield, CA. You can join on zoom (but better if you are college age) at 856 354 6038 pw 568399 Wed 7:30 3/10. 3/24, 4/7, 4/21, etc. Notes, PPT and audio will be posted here. Romans Notes Romans PPT […]
Thanks much to Toney Mulhollen at IPI Books and to Amy Morgan, Ana Maria Caro Maita for help with the translation, Dr. John Oakes has his first book published in Spanish translation. Daniel: Profeta Para Las Naciones. It is available at www.ipibooks.com Please consider getting a copy and letting your friends know!
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Book of Isaiah for the San Diego Church of Christ and for the Bakersfield Church of Christ on five consecutive Sundays beginning Sun. 3/7 Notes, power point and audio are all available here: Isaiah Notes Isaiah PPT Isaiah I Audio Isaiah II Audio […]
Dr John Oakes is taught a two-part, three hour class on issues related to Science and Christianity and Science and the Existence of God. The Audio and power point are here. Is There a God PPT IsThereaGod Audio I Is There a God Audio II Video is available here: First Session https://youtu.be/Yhgb1iiU0lg Second Session […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a four-part series of lessons on how we as a church can create a home for the saved and for the lost through implementing the “one another” passages in the New Testament. The lessons were taught in Bakersfield Feb-April, 2021. Notes, power points and audio are included. One Another Notes […]
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on Old Testament/New Testament connections with his good friend Jerry Maday for the Worcester Church of Christ on several Wednesdays in March and April. The classes can be watched live at 7:30 Eastern time (4:30 Pacific time) on the following link: https://holycross.zoom.us/j/96477652791 It will be every Wednesday in March […]
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Book of Hebrews for the Igresia de Cristo en Sao Paulo Brasil on successive Wednesdays in April and May, 2021. I am posting the power point and the audio. Unfortunately, we do not have the notes in Portuguese, so I am posting the notes in English. […]
Dr. John Oakes, Dr. Gregg Marutzky and Dr. Steve Kinnard are teaching a class on the twelve “Minor Prophets” of the Old Testament Feb4,5,11,12 for the Los Angeles School of Ministry and Missions. The notes and power point and audio from Dr. Oakes are here. The Minor Prophets Notes LASMM Minor Prophets LASMM PPT […]
Dr. John Oakes did an exegesis assignment for his masters degree program. The assignment is posted here. Exegesis Hosea 11.1 – 12.6 Here is a lesson from the same passage given for a singles devotional. Hosea 11:1-12:6 Notes Hosea 11:1-12:6 Audio […]
Dr. John Oakes and Jerry Maday are teaching a 7-week class on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 Eastern time on Jesus in the Old Testament, beginning 3/3/2021. The notes and audio from John Oakes’ part of the class will be posted here. The class can be attended by going to the following zoom link: https://holycross.zoom.us/j/96477652791 Jesus […]
Dr. John Oakes is giving a series of lessons for the Lifeway Church of Christ (part of the Los Angeles Church of Christ) on two successive Wednesdays 12/2 and 12/9 on being In Christ. These lessons come from a book titled In Christ (www.ipibooks.com) Notes, power point and audio are available here: In-Christ Notes […]
Dr. John Oakes gave a series of 16 sermons from the Gospel of John Nov-Feb, 2020/2021 for the Bakersfield Church of Christ. The notes, power point and audio are provided here: John Whole Series Notes John Whole Series PPT John I Woman in Adultery audio John II Meet Jesus Audio John III Jesus in […]
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