Grasping the Word

Grasping the Word 2022.
Worship and Wisdom of the Word.

Pastor gives a little coaching in Grasping the Word on things to look for while meditating and studying the verses in GRASP 22.  The importance of reading line by line and of recognizing Parallelism and its different types will assist comprehension in both Psalms and Proverbs.

www.MyOKCchurch.com   for Grasp 22 schedules.

Music used by Permission by IBC Praise, "Wednesday Morning."

Pastor Mark Parker introduces the latest Grasping the Word plan for Southern Oaks UPC.  The Grasping the Word series for 2022 will be Worship and Wisdom from the Word.  The verses to hear, read, memorize, meditate upon and study are found in a Psalm of the month and a Proverb of the month.  Also,  a Psalm of the year is designated as Psalm 150 and the Proverb of the year is Proverbs 4:7.

The complete schedule for the year may be found at https://www.southernoaksupc.org/grasp-2022

The music for the beginning and end of the clip is from IBC Praise and is entitled, "When I Think About the Lord."

One of the most important things to the believer is forgiving others.  God's forgiveness of the believer's sins is contingent upon the willingness and ability of the believer to forgive those who have wronged them.

Mark stresses this one petition out of  the Lord's prayer in the verse of the week.

Learn of a relationship between trust, thoughts and perfect peace.

This is less than 10 minutes in duration!

Podcast on the verse of the week for November 12, 2012 on 2 Peter 1:5-7.  This is a special edition and was taken from a public Bible study lesson taught by Pastor Mark Parker on November 15 on "Peter's Last Letter."

This was Peter’s Farewell Address to those of like precious faith (verse 1). 

• 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance.

His reason for writing.

• 2 Peter 3 1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2 That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:

His charge.

• 2 Peter 3  17 Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18 But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.

Pastor Mark Parker talks about desiring the sincere milk of the word, that we may grow thereby and how GRASP 21 is a tool to expedite spiritual growth in the believer.

Assistant Pastor Andrew Parker shares insight into the GRASP verse of the week,  1 Thessalonians 3:12

A key component in Spiritual growth is a relationship with God through prayer and the Word of God.  GRASP 2021 highlights one verse a week each can read, hear, meditate upon, memorize and study.  By all focusing on the same verse we grow individually and also in unity as the body of Christ.  

Grasping the Word verse of the week for October 17, 2021.  Pastor gives insight into this verse as well as the intentions of the Apostle Paul for writing what has become known as the Love chapter which shows "a more excellent way."