Class on Daniel in Merced
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 […]
Reliability of the Bible In Boston
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 […]
Muslims claim the Quran is perfect, but the Bible has many mistakes: A response
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 […]
Class on Daniel for Students
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 […]
Book of Isaiah in Portuguese
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 […]
The Book of Revelation in English (Dubai) and in Spanish (Guadalajara)
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 […]
Un Libro Neuvo en Espanol Daniel, Profeta Para Las Naciones
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!
Class on the Book of Isaiah by Dr. John Oakes Last class Sun 4/18 9:00 Pacific time
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 […]
Class on the Minor Prophets for the Los Angeles School of Missions and Ministry
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 […]
Connections Between the Old and the New Testaments: A Class
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 […]
Christian Evidence lessons for the Tucson Church of Christ
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a series of Christian Evidence classes for the Tucson Church of Christ. Notes, PPTs and audio are attached. Evidence for Jesus PPT EvidenceforJesus Audio History Archaeology and the Bible PPT Hist Arch and Bible Audio Christian Worldview PPT Christian Worldview Audio […]
Lessons for Spokane Christian Church by Dr. John Oakes
Dr. John Oakes gave a series of lessons for the Spokane Christian Church 8/23/2020. The lessons were intended to increase the faith, both of members and visitors. One lesson is From Shadow to Reality–a lesson about finding Jesus in the Old Testament. Shadow to Reality Notes Shadow to Reality PPT Next was a lesson on […]
Class on Daniel by Dr. John Oakes
Dr. John Oakes is giving a three-part series of classes on the biblical Book of Daniel for the Greater Houston Church of Christ. Notes, Power Point and audio are available here. Daniel Notes Daniel PPT Daniel Audio 1 Daniel Audio 2 Daniel Audio 3 […]
Class on Revelation by Dr. John Oakes This class will be live streamed
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Book of Revelation beginning this Saturday 4/18. Revelation notes Revelation PPT Video of the first class Revelation Audio 1 Revelation II Audio Revelation Audio III Revelation Audio IV Revelation Audio V Videos are here: https://www.youtube.com/user/bakersfieldcoc/videos […]
Christian Evidence Class for College Students
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a twelve hour class on Christian evidence specifically for a group of campus ministry interns in Fresno, California July 11-12. Power Point presentations and audio will be uploaded from the class.
Sermons in Bakersfield Paul’s Farewell Address, Mary: A Mother’s Heart, Resurrection Power
Dr. John Oakes gave sermons on Mother’s day and Easter. The first is Mary: A Mother’s Heart. Mary A Mothers Heart Notes Mary A Mother’s Heart PPT Mary A Mother’s Heart Audio The second sermon is on why we can believe that Jesus was bodily resurrected from the dead, on the power of the […]
Ezekiel 37: The Valley of Dry Bones
Dr. John Oakes is giving a sermon on Ezekiel 36 and 37 for the Bakersfield Church of Christ 5/20/19. Notes and ppt attached. Ezekiel 37 Valley of Dry Bones Notes Ezekiel 37 The Valley of Dry Bones PPT Ezek 37 Valley of Dry Bones Audio
From Shadow to Reality in Temecula
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon on finding Jesus in the Old Tesatment in Temecula, California on 10/14/18. Notes, PPT and audio are included. Shadow to Reality Notes FSTR PPT FSTR Temecula Audio
Class on Daniel: God Rules the Nations
Dr. John Oakes taught a four-part class on Daniel for the Mission Region of the San Diego Church of Christ. Notes, PPT and audio are here. Daniel PPT Daniel Notes Daniel Audio I Daniel Audio 2 Daniel Audio 3 Daniel Audio 4 The Book Daniel, Prophet to the Nations by John […]
Incredible Claims
Dr. John Oakes and Austin Ferel taught a lesson for teens at the San Diego teen camp on 6/17/18. The class was intended to help teens see through the religious confusion out there to understand that Jesus is literally the ONLY way to God. This is done through considering the claims of other religions, looking […]
Russian Power Points July, 2018
Dr. John Oakes taught many lessons in Vladivostok, Ulan Bataar and Bishkek. Russian translation of the power points are included here. FreedominChrist Russian ppt Hebrews Russian PPT Shadow to Reality Russian PPT Christian World View Russian PPT
Missionary Teaching Trip to Dallas, Seoul, Daegu, Cebu and Manila
Dr. John Oakes is currently on a teaching trip. Relevant outlines, power points and audio will be posted here. World View PPT Christian World View Messianic Prophecies Study Hard Questions PPT Hard Questions Audio Evidence for Jesus PPT Evidence for Jesus Study Evidence for Jesus Audio God and Science […]
Notes and Power Points on Ezekiel and Daniel
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on Ezekiel and Daniel as part of a class for the Los Angeles School of Ministry and Missions (LASMM) at the Light House Building at 3508 E. Temple Way, West Covina, CA, 91791, December 8-9, 2017, Friday and Saturday from 8:00am to 5:00pm. Here are notes on the Book of […]
Responding to Jewish Disbelief in Jesus as the Messiah
[editor’s note: This is a paper submitted by Drew Tacher, who is one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program. It was sufficiently well done that we wanted to publish the paper for your benefit. If you are interested in the program, click on the appropriate link at the front page of the […]
Lessons in Manhattan Beach: Daniel and Evidence for Jesus
Dr. John Oakes gave two lessons for the Coastal Region of the LA Church of Christ. The audio is attached. Daniel Manhattan Beach Audio Evidence for Jesus Manhattan Beach
Lessons from India, Bangaladesh and Sri Lanka
Dr. John Oakes is delivered a number of lessons on a missionary teaching trip in South Asia Jan 5-22, 2017. Attached are power points, notes and audio for these lessons. From Shadow to Reality India Audio Existence of God Audio Reliability of the Bible Audio Marriage Divorce and Remarriage Audio Marriage and Divorce Notes Acts […]
Solomon: Passing the Torch. God Will Live In His People
John Oakes is preaching a sermon today as part of a series on “Passing the Torch”. The theme is God sending the Messiah to save mankind. Notes are here. The PPT and audio will be posted later. Solomon Passing the Torch Notes Solomon Building God’s Temple Audio Solomon Bible Talk Solomon Building the […]
Lessons by Dr. John Oakes at Northwest Teen Camp
Dr. John Oakes gave a lesson at the Northwest Teen Camp, “Anchored in Christ.” The lesson started with Hebrews 6:13-18 and the fact that our confidence is based on Jesus who is our anchor. The lesson then proceeds to giving evidence from the claims of Jesus and fulfilled prophecy that we can be sure Jesus […]
The Book of Matthew Updated notes and power point
Dr. John Oakes recently taught the Book of Matthew in Kiev, Ukraine. The notes and power point, already available at the site, have been significantly updated. Matthew Notes Matthew PPT
The Coming of the Kingdom: Prophets of the Exile, Jeremiah and Ezekiel
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on six consecutive Saturdays beginning 2/27/16 from 9:00-10:40 at 4324 Clairemont Mesa Dr. San Diego, CA 92117. The class will be an exposition of the books of Ezekiel and Jeremiah. For those who cannot come, we will be posting the outline, power point and audio. To register, […]
Prefigures and Foreshadows in the Book of Esther
Jason Baars, one of the students in our ARS Apologetics Certificate Program (see the button on the front page of the web site), recently wrote a paper on types, prefigures and foreshadows found in the biblical book of Esther. The paper is of very good quality, so, with permission, we would like to share it […]
Yo Soy: Conferencia in Tijuana Sobre Jesus
John and Jan Oakes taught classes for a singles conference in Tijuana focusing in on the claims of Jesus. Notes and Power Point in English and Spanish and audio in Spanish. I AM The Way Notes I AM the Way PPT Yo Soy El Camino PPT Yo Soy El Camino Audio I AM The Truth Notes […]
Miami Christian Evidence Weekend Audio and Power Points
The Apologetics Research Society, along with the South Florida Church of Christ put on a Christian Evidence weekend in Miami/Dade and Broward County, including at Florida International University Sept. 18-20, 2015. The audio and some of the power points and outlines are attached. God is Good: The Problems of Pain, Suffering and Evil PPT Problem […]
Messianic Prophecies in Matthew
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon showing how Matthew uses fulfilled prophecies to introduce us to Jesus Christ. The theme verse is Matthew 5:17 in which Jesus claims that he has fulfilled the Law and the Prophets. Matthew Intro Sermon Notes Matthew Intro Sermon PPT Matthew Intro Audio
Prophecies in Matthew
Dr. John Oakes gave a sermon on the Book of Matthew in San Diego, 6/7/2015. The lesson shows how Matthew uses prophecies,prefigures and foreshadows to tell us who Jesus is. Matthew Prophecy Sermon Notes Matthew Prophecy Sermon PPT Prophecies in Matthew Audio
The Gospel of Matthew
This class on the Gospel of Matthew is being taught by Dr. John Oakes and Robert Carrillo in San Diego May-Aug, 2015. The first class is by John Oakes and is an introduction to the Book of Matthew, with emphasis on Matthew’s use of historical prophecies, prefigures and foreshadows to show that Jesus fulfills the […]
Evidence for Jesus Class: Audio, PPT and notes
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on the evidence which supports belief in the biblical Jesus at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego Saturdays 9:00-10:30. Your are invited to attend, but the power point, outline and audios will be posted here. Evidence for Jesus Notes Evidence for Jesus PPT […]
A response to RationalWiki’s claim that there are many unfulfilled Old Testament prophecies.
Editor’s note: This is a Q & A already published at the site, but this is a very common issue raised and I thought it would be worth publishing as an article. This is a series of about ten questions. For ease of following the arguments, I will intersperse my answers between the questions. Question: […]
Evidence for Jesus Very Short Version
Dr. John Oakes gave a talk titled Evidence for Jesus at the Jesus Conference in San Diego, California March, 21, 2015. The class covers the claims of Jesus and reasonable response to those claims, as well as messianic prophecies. Evidence for Jesus Short PPT Evidence for Jesus short audio
Class to be Offered: Evidence for Jesus
Dr. John Oakes will be teaching a class titled “Evidence for Jesus” at the Mission Center of Hope in San Diego, CA on six consecutive Saturdays beginning Saturday Feb 21, 2015 from 9:00-10:30. The audio, notes and power point will be posted at the web site. Cost: $20, which included light refreshments. The […]
Classes Taught in Spokane by Dr. John Oakes
John Oakes taught three classes for the Spokane Christian Church 9/27/2014. Audio is available here. History, Archaeology and the Bible MP3 History Archaeology and the Bible PPT The Holy Spirit MP3 Shadow to Reality MP3
Class on the Book of Ezekiel
Dr. John Oakes is teaching a class on the Book of Ezekiel on four consecutive Thursday evenings, beginning 9/12/14. The class is in San Diego at the Mission Center of Hope (6162 Mission Gorge Road San Diego, CA 92120. Suite A) from 7:30-8:45. Notes, power point and audio will be posted. Ezekiel notes Ezekiel […]
Analysis of Jewish claims that Jesus did not fulfill all the prophecies of the Messiah
Editor’s note: This has already been posted as a Q & A, but I hear this question often enough that I though I would post it as an article as well. John Oakes QUESTION: Hello, I have recently been wondering why Judaism seems to reject Jesus as the Messiah. I have found that they have […]
New Audios in Spanish and English from Asucion and La Paz: De la Sombra a la Realidad, Viviendo por la Fe, Dios y la Ciencia
Dr. John Oakes taught three classes in Asuncion, Paraguay and La Paz, Bolivia which were translated into Spanish. The three are From Shadow to Reality (De la Sombra a la Realidad), Living by Faith (Viviendo por la Fe), and God and Science (Dios y la Ciencia). Also included are power points for two of […]
The Book of Jonah
Dr. John Oakes taught a class on the Book of Jonah in San Diego 7/3/14. Jonah Notes Jonah PPT Jonah Audio MP3
Audio and Power Point: Who is the Real Jesus?
Dr. John Oakes did a presentation at Kings College, London 6/12/14 on evidence that Jesus is who the Bible says he is. This is not brand new material, but it is the first time this combination of material about who Jesus is, about his miracles and his fulfillment of prophecy in one class, so I […]
Messianic Prophecy Notes and Power Point
Recently, when requested for notes about prophecies of the Messiah, we discovered that, for some reason, this power point and notes are not posted at the site! I apologize for the oversight. Here are notes and a power point by Dr. John Oakes on this very important topic. Messianic Prophecies Notes Messianic Prophecies PPT John […]
Refuting the Skeptical Case Against Fulfilled Messianic Prophecy
Editor’s note: Below is a paper submitted by Randy Hroziencik as part of his work on the ARS Apologetics Certificate. It was of a quality we are proud to publish at the web site. “Refuting the Skeptical Case against Fulfilled Messianic Prophecy” Randall L. Hroziencik Prophecy & Christian Apologetics October 2013
Audio of lessons by Dr. John Oakes translated into Arabic
John Oakes has been teaching lessons in the Middle East which were translated into Arabic. Daniel Prophet to the Nations, Arabic (Cairo, 6/27/2013) From Shadow to Reality Arabic (Beirut, 6/30/2013) God and Science Arabic (Beirut, 6/29/2013)
Acts and Church History by Dr. John Oakes
This power point was used by Dr. John Oakes as a follow-up lesson at the 2012 ICEC in Los Angeles on October 21, 2012. It is about the reasons the church in the first three centuries was able to conquer the known world for Jesus and a suggestion of how faithful Christians today can see […]
