Ocean Lakes Church Service

Nine days from today our nation will be celebrating once again our independence - - the 4th of July - - Independence Day. Already we are hearing fireworks here at the beach; merchants are decorating their wares in red, white, and blue, and family gatherings are being planned - - all for the purpose of having a grand celebration. It is hoped to be a wonderful time of happiness for all. The question we're asking in today's message is: how do we get that happiness we are pursuing? In these next few minutes, our prayer is that God will help us to find the true road to real happiness.Thank you for sharing this time with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Suppose you bought a lottery ticket, and when the winning number was announced, you discover that it is your ticket. You won the lottery! But let's say that you are the ultimate procrastinator, and you never get around to claiming what you have won! To use another example, let's say that you have a rich uncle who dies and leaves you $50 million, but for some reason, you never claim your inheritance. Did you know that God has left you a great inheritance, just waiting for you to claim it? And that's what we're thinking about on this Father's Day Sunday.Thank you for sharing this time with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Last Sunday we gave our attention in the sermon to the subject, "Ride the Wild Horses." Now today the title is "Drum-Major Desires." There is actually a connection between these two sermons, but it is not obvious just from hearing the titles. And so today we are building on the foundation of what we considered last Sunday. If you haven't heard the podcast from last week, you can still hear it. I jokingly tell people that these podcasts are like the devil - - they never go away! Now let's move right on into the follow-up from last Sunday.Thank you for sharing this time with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you this morning to our Sunday worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.Here is it the month of June already. When I was a seminary student in Louisville, KY many years ago, we used to look forward to the first Saturday in May for the Kentucky Derby. I never actually got to see a Derby, but that didn't keep me from appreciating all those magnificent three-year-old horses and the way they were trained for this "run for the roses."The title of today's sermon is "Ride the Wild Horses." Well, the sermon is not about those horses, which are anything but wild, but if you'll stay with us for a few minutes, we'll look at a Bible verse which mentions horses, and we will see how this applies to our spiritual life as well.Thank you for sharing this time with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you this morning to our Sunday worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.In just a few more days we will be in the month of June - - that month which is traditionally the month of brides, although people do get married in all the other months as well. The sermon today is entitled, "Finding Life's Highest Happiness." For those anticipating marriage, this may be exactly what they are looking forward to - - a life filled with marital bliss. One young person who had been married for only a short time came to realize that a terrible mistake had been made in getting married.That person said, 'I didn't know what happiness was until I got married - - and then it was too late!" Well, that's a rather sad commentary on how to find life's highest happiness! Surely there is a better way. We are thinking about that better way this morning, and we are glad to have you join us from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Here we are in the middle of May, and the crowds are already beginning to come to the beach for summer vacations. Locals express their feelings about this influx with mixed emotions - - happy to see friends they haven't seen for a while, merchants getting more revenue - - but also dislike of the number of cars everywhere. Road rage on the highways does happen although we hate to hear about it.Today we are thinking together about "A Drama of the Highway," and the Bible text for our thinking is Luke 10:25-37. Let's look once again at this account of what happened on a highway hundreds of years ago. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you this morning to our Sunday worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.Last Sunday the title of the sermon from Ocean Lakes was "Pointers From a Prisoner." Today we have another rather strange title for a sermon.It is "A Girl Named Jochebed." Now who would give a precious little baby girl a name such as that! On this Mother's Day this year, we all should give love and honor to our mothers, especially those Godly mothers such as many of us were blessed with. What about Jochebed, and who was she? Let's open the Bible together and find the answer.Thank you for joining with us for these next few minutes from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Young preachers who are in school, intending to make their life's work that of Christian ministry, are encouraged to take a course called "homiletics." This is a class on the preparation and delivery of sermons. One of the things taught is that a good sermon should have a "catchy" title - - one that will get the attention of the congregation immediately. Well, today's sermon has a rather strange and unlikely title. It is "Pointers From aPrisoner."Hopefully, and prayerfully, this preacher now has your attention. So stay with us and let's see from the Bible what one old preacher said to a young preacher. It is rather interesting, indeed!Thank you for joining with us for these next few minutes from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Christmas and birthdays are two days when we like to think about getting and giving gifts to others. Of course, there other special occasions when gifts are appropriate, such as graduations, weddings, anniversaries, and other such happy times.Today we are thinking about a very special gift which God has given to each of us. Certainly, the gift of salvation, of God's daily help in our lives, of His comfort in difficult days - - all these are special ways in which He blesses us. But this morning we are thinking about a gift which God offers to everyone of us - "The Gift of Prayer."Thank you for joining us today as we remind ourselves of this matchless gift from our Lord. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Most of us have either been to some athletic competition, or we have watched on TV, and we've seen a host of people, cheering on their favorite player or participant. One author referred to these as "balcony people," who are loud in their support of some athlete or team. Did you know that you have "balcony people" in your life? You may not know them by name, but they are there, just the same. Our scriptural basis for the message today is the entire 11th chapter of Hebrews, and continuing on into chapter 12, verse 1.Thank you for joining us today as we ask the question, "Who Is In Your Balcony?" For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you this morning to our Sunday worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.There is a phrase from many years ago which reveals something of the inner thinking of most people we know today. The statement is this: "Every one of us plays out the drama of his life to some audience." The more we think about that, the more we realize that there is a lot of truth to it. This morning we are thinking together on the subject, "Who Is Your Audience?" A lot depends on how we answer that question, so let's get started.Thank you for joining us today as we worship the One who really should be our main audience. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you on this Easter Sunday morning to our worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.And what a wonderful day it is! Easter is that one day in all the year when people around the world gather joyously to celebrate the fact that we have a risen Savior - - one whom the grave could not contain, but who is alive and well, even to this very day. On this day, many years ago, God spoke to all of humanity to let us know that good news. And God continues now to speak to all who have ears and hearts to listen to Him.Thank you for joining us today as we hear what God did so long ago, and what He can do for us today. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Today is Palm Sunday - - the day on which we remember Jesus as He rode into the city of Jerusalem on a lowly animal. The people who saw Him that day thought they knew who He was, but most of them were mistaken. They thought that they now had a new earthly king who would save them. But, really, who is this person called Jesus Christ? We are going to spend the next few minutes in answering that question.Thank you for worshiping with us today. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

We welcome you this morning to our Sunday worship service from Ocean Lakes Family Campground in Myrtle Beach, SC.We are thinking today about a very important subject: how to get to heaven. People have all kinds of ideas about this. Everybody wants to go to heaven, but is it possible to have even "a little bit of heaven" on this earth? The Bible is very clear on these matters, and we invite you now to join our congregation here at Ocean Lakes in thinking with us on the subject, "The Precious Blood of Christ." Thank you for worshiping with us today. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Have you ever heard the expression, "What you don't know can't hurt you?" We sometimes say that to excuse our ignorance about some subject, admitting that nobody can be an expert in everything. But what about our Christian faith in this matter? Join us now as we take a closer look in thinking on the subject for today: "What You Don't Know CAN Hurt You." Thank you for worshiping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

If you've ever been around little children, you are familiar with what they sometimes say, "I'm bored!" Have you ever experienced that feeling? What about boredom in regards to your own spiritual experiences? That's what we are thinking about today, "Religious Boredom." Our prayer is that today's message will help us all to come to have a more vital, joyous faith.Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

When you begin each new day, do you have a habit of going to some place n your home, bowing down to some idol you've made, and praying to that idol to help you get through the day? Well, probably most of us don't do that: we are not idol worshippers. The title of todays message is "God's Made to Order." Does that have application to us today? For the next few minutes, we will be thinking on this subject, as we look at the Person who we call "The One True God." Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Today we have a special treat in store for us. We are blessed to have a guest minister to bring the sermon this morning. He is Rev. Rich McLawhorn, who, along with his wife, Jody, are regular attenders at our worship services each week. Rev. McLawhorn has been very active throughout his pastoral ministry, serving in various capacities, not only as pastor of churches, but also in many other places of Christian service. We look forward now to hearing God's word from Rev. McLawhorn, as he brings the message, which is entitled, "Eagles' Wings, God, and Us."Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

The subject of todays sermon is "Repentance." You may be thinking, "What could be more dull than a sermon on repentance?" We all know that this is something which everyone ought to do, but "ME? I'm a pretty good person - not as bad as a lot of people I know." Well, before you adjust your halo too tightly, let's look together and see if this applies to each one of us.Thank you for worshiping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

There is a phrase which is often heard in America these days - a rather sad commentary on the spiritual condition of our nation. And this is not restricted to the United States only. It may well be applied to many other nations as well. The phrase? "God has been left out." -- of our schools, our businesses, our homes, and even some feel that this applies to some churches. We are thinking today about what happens when it is really true that "God has been left out."Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground. For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Everybody seems to love a good fish story, whether it is about that big catch, or maybe a sad story about "the one that got away." Jesus spent a lot of time on the water; in fact, some of His followers were fishermen. That's what we are going to be looking at today in the sermon, which is entitled, "Deep Water for Good Fishing/" Stay with us, and maybe you'll be able to catch a big idea that will bless you in the days ahead. Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

Last Sunday we centered our thoughts here at Ocean Lakes on the subject "Getting to Know God." Today we're going to look together at an experience which a man had in which he came to know God in a powerful way. His name is Isaiah, and the scriptural bases for today is Isaiah, Chapter 6, the first serval verses. This was an experience which drastically shaped the life of this man for many years to come -- all for the better. Our prayer is that a personal encounter with God will do the same for each of us. Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

Who is the most important person in your life? Who has had the greatest influence on the person you have become? How did you get to know this person? Is it a family member, a neighbor, a co-worker, or a special friend? I don't know if you have answered this question by saying "God," or not. Today we are going to be thinking about the subject, "Getting to Know God." You may know God in a very personal way, or you may just have some vague ideas about who God is, but surely we would all agree that we need to know God in a more vital, personal way. Hopefully, and prayerfully, we can all do just this in the next few minutes of this service. Thank you for joining us from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

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Has there been any way in the past year that you have to look back on and admit you failed in some way? Well, that's a foolish question, isn't it? The hard truth is that we all fail in many ways. We are thinking this morning on the subject, "Yesterday is a Closed Book." We will look today at some ways in which we can all conquer our past failures. Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

On this first Sunday in the new year, I will begin the message by asking a very personal question. The question is "How do you face the new year?" Many of us would have to admit that we cannot explain much of what has happened in our past. The present is even more difficult to understand. But when we think about the future, we all would agree that we cannot foresee what's ahead for any of us. However, the Bible gives us some excellent guidelines at this point. The scriptural reference for today is Luke 15:11-32 -- a familiar story. This year holds some unexpected blessings, and, of course, some trials that we couldn't anticipate. But God is already out there in the future. This should give us all great hope. Thank you for worshipping with us from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

Today is the one day in the year - and indeed in several years - when we do not have a regular worship service as such. Our founder, Mr. Nelson Jackson, made the decision many years before he went to Heaven in 2010 that when Christmas falls on a Sunday, we would suspend our service here at Ocean Lakes, since most folks will be elsewhere with family or may prefer to attend a local church for a special Christmas music program. However, I want to share with you for just a few minutes a Christmas story which touched my heart. Maybe it will touch yours also and make this day a very special one for you. Thank you for being with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground, as we say, "Happy Birthday Jesus!"

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The subject of angels in the Bible has been a fascination for many people, and as we come today to the third Sunday in Advent, we are going to be thinking about angels. The well-beloved song, "O Holy Night," has a line in it which says "O hear the angel voices." Angelic messages and music are central in the Christmas story, so that's our focus today. Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

Last Sunday we began our Advent season by thinking together about "The Other Innkeeper." This was the man in Jesus' parable of The Good Samaritan - the person who operated the inn to which the Samaritan took the man he found wounded, nearly dead, beside the road. Today we will look at another person who is truly a large part of the Christmas story, but he is not someone whom we would call our hero. His name is Herod, who tried to eliminate anyone who might take his throne from him. How many people in our day, like Herod, refuse to crown Jesus as king? Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground, as we think together about "Modern Herods."

This last Sunday in November is considered by many churches as the beginning of the Advent Season - a time when we try to prepare our hearts for a meaningful observance of the birth of our Savior Jesus. This morning we are going to take a somewhat different approach to the Advent Season, as we think together -not of the Innkeeper in Bethlehem, who is so often scorned by not letting Mary and Joseph in. Our subject today is "The Other Innkeeper." Who is that, you ask. The answer is found in Luke's gospel, chapter 10 verses 25-37. Our prayer is that this may be a meaningful beginning of the Advent Season for us all. Thank you for worshipping with us.

Thanksgiving Day is only a few days away. What do you have this year for which you are truly thankful? Well, when we stop to think about it, there is no way in which we can "count our blessings;" they are far too numerous. Yes, we all have troubles and hardships. Some people would have an easier time counting their burdens than their blessings. But today we are going to be looking at one reason why we ALL should be thankful. It is found in our Biblical text for today, Psalm 107:8 - "O that men would praise the LORD for His goodness, and for His Wonderful works to the children of men." Among our many thanks to God here at Ocean Lakes Family Campground, we thank YOU for joining us in worship today.

As you listen to the podcast today, some of you may be in your home, some may be riding in your car, some outdoors or at some other place. If it is convenient for you to do so, I'm going to begin today by asking you to do what the sermon title says: "Look at Your Hands." Now, lest you think that this message is not Biblically based, the scriptural test for today is Acts 20:35. We will uncover this as we move along into the sermon. Thank you for worshipping with us from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

There are many times when preachers use language which may well be above the heads of listeners. There are those occasions when we use phrases which may have had special meanings years ago, but which don't make alot of sense to us today. One such phrase is "walking with God." Now we all know that we cannot literally "walk with God" in the same way in which we might walk down the street with an old friend. So what so we mean when we say that we should "walk with God?" This morning our subject is, "When we walk with the Lord." Maybe in these next few minutes we can get a better idea of what that means. Thank you for worshipping with us!

In the Old Testament book of Numbers we find a statement which has often been used as a prayer for people who are about to end their earthly life. It is found in Numbers 23, verse 10: "Let me die the death of the righteous..." These words were spoken by a man named Balaam, who was a rather strange individual, as we shall see today. Was his prayer answered? Well, not exactly; in fact, not at all. It is an interesting story, and our prayer is that we all may learn a lesson from God through the tragedy of this man's life/ Thank you for worshiping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

Here at Ocean Lakes Family Campground the month of October each year is a special time for children. This is the month of Halloween, and we have FIVE weeks of festivities for the children here. Sometimes Halloween has a bad name, although its origin is from a religious beginning. Our celebrations here at Ocean Lakes are more joyous than scare, and children are thrilled to go from place to place "Trick or Treating." This mornings message has nothing to do with Halloween, but the title is "A Night Visitor." Stay with us, and let's see who this is and why he made a visit at night. Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

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In the 4th chapter of John's gospel, we have the story of Jesus and a woman who had an interesting conversation together. During that conversation, the woman referred to a well where they had met. It was a well that was dug by her ancestor, Jacob. This man was a person who was held in high esteem, and as she talked with Jesus, she asked him, "Do you think you're greater than Jacob our ancestor?" Well, there's a lot more to this story, and this is what we're going to be thinking about in today's sermon - something that happened hundreds of years before Jesus and this woman talked. Stay with us and lets hear "the rest of the story." Thank you for worshipping with us today from Ocean Lakes Family Campground.

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Our WebsiteVirtual Church ServicesChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Our WebsiteChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

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Our WebsiteVirtual Church ServicesChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Our WebsiteVirtual Church ServicesChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Our WebsiteVirtual Church ServicesChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.

Our WebsiteVirtual Church ServicesChurch Service Information For more information on the Campground, insider tips and FAQ's, listen to our General Ocean Lakes Podcast, Campground Conversations.