Current Bulletin
Welcome to OakStone Community Church
August 10, 2025
Message: “…stand fast in the faith…”
Passage: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24 | Speaker: Pastor Bill Wolter
Upcoming Events & News
Family Fellowship & Feast – September 7th
Immediately following our service, we will be having our monthly Family Feast and Fellowship. If you are able, please bring a dish to share and either way please stay and enjoy the fellowship.
Women’s Monday Morning Bible Study – 9-10 AM
We will be meeting at Janet’s home. We are going through Ruth. If you would like to attend or need more information please contact Janet at (951) 970-2208 or janetwolter51@gmail.com.
Tuesday Evening Bible Study – 6:30 PM
We are continuing our study in the Book of Nehemiah. If you have any questions, please contact Pastor Bill at (951) 970-2262 or pastorbillwolter@gmail.com.
Birth Choice Baby Supplies
Please remember to pick up some supplies for Birth Choice as you are out and about today. Thank you for being His hands and feet to those who have babies.
Ministry to Pray for This Month – Global Recordings Network
GRN offers free Christian audio-visual resources in over 6,500 languages, focusing on unreached people groups with little or no access to Scripture or local churches. Their story-based recordings are ideal for oral learners and can be shared online, by CD, or through digital means. Since 1939, GRN has been dedicated to spreading the gospel where it’s needed most.
Please pray for the ministries & missionaries that OCC supports on a monthly basis
Birth Choice of Temecula; Colina de Luz: Jim & Sue Drake; Global Recordings Network; Mercy Projects: Pastor Jeff & Paula Thompson; Calvary Chapel Bacolod: Pastor Joe & Billie Rosmarino; MAF Missionaries: John & JoAnn Munsell; MAF Missionaries: Will & Julie White; and Pastor Mike & His Wife: please pray as our Lord leads as Pastor Mike & his wife minister in an area of the world that actively seeks to suppress the Gospel as well as oppress Christians
Important Information
PLEASE there is no food or drink, except water with a lid, allowed in the sanctuary. We thank you for your co-operation.
Our FOOD PANTRY is available for those who need it.
An AUDIO LISTENING DEVICE is available for those who need assistance in hearing the message. Inquire at the sound booth.
The Heart of an Evangelist
Foundational Truths to Build Upon
Matthew 7:26-27 “But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: 27 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”
Many years ago, when I was in Indiana visiting my daughter & her family I was smitten by all of the vintage, quaint houses and businesses that contribute to the old school charm of Indiana. As with most items of age though, there is a ton of upkeep required on the inside of the buildings as well as on the outside of the buildings to keep them looking good & structurally strong.
As I visited many of the older business’ I noticed that many were being remodeled. As I looked at what was being repaired or replaced, I found out that not all that glitters on the outside hold’s gold on the inside. In trying to remodel an old home or store you soon discover electrical circuits that are outdated, paint that is tainted with dangerous chemicals, pipes that leak and walls that look like they have integrity but upon closer examination they are literally ready to crumble.
Believe it or not we, at times, bear a striking resemblance to some of the businesses or homes that I described above. We glitter & have a gleam on the outside, but we are rusting and decaying on the inside. We are at times building on a foundation with a material that catches the eye, but upon closer examination lacks depth, substance and ultimately the integrity that building upon the true foundation, Jesus Christ, has for us.
So how are we to know what foundation we are building upon? According to Scripture we will see the strength of what we have been building upon when we are set upon by the storms of life. It becomes evident to all who or what we have built our foundation upon when we are beset by trials, tribulations and we are sorely afflicted. Does the house stand or does the house fall? What does Scripture say? Matthew 7:24-25 “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: 25 and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock.”
What foundation are we building our life upon? 1 Corinthians 3:11 “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Pastor Bill