by Chandler Suggs One of the young men who have grown up here at Eastwood has recently stepped out in faith to answer the call of God to be “on mission” in his life. You’ve seen Chandler Suggs...
Many years ago, as a college student, I lived in student housing that was furnished. But when I got engaged to another student we needed to find other housing. God provided a cute unfurnished...
By Rosemary Watson Ask the Lord to show you the part you can have in missions. It will make your life exciting to know you are sharing in the great work He has asked us to do – to spread His...
Eastwood Tulsa is committed to providing the basic needs of those who are in need. Our emergency food pantry and clothes closet serve people every day. There are dozens of organizations ready to...
There are so many ways to enjoy the Fourth of July throughout the Tulsa area. From parades to grand finales, we’ve got your Independence Day covered. 01 BARTLESVILLE 4TH OF JULY FREEDOM FEST...
Women’s Discipleship Study Through the Beatitudes – Learning how to allow God to heal our hearts. Wednesdays beginning May 29th from 6:15 – 7:30pm in Room 135. Childcare is provided. For...
Serve My City – June 8, 2019 Unite My City Serve Day 2019 is Saturday, June 8th, and you can be a part of it! Join Eastwood Tulsa and 40 churches all over the Tulsa area as we meet real...
Pin the Tail on the Donkey Growing up did you ever play “pin the tail on the donkey?” I did, especially at kids’ birthday parties. If you’re not familiar with the game, you have a board with the...
Have you ever been overwhelmed by loneliness? I’ll never forget the first time I was standing in a crowd of people, yet I felt utterly alone. Obviously, we know that God promises us that He will...
An invitation to an event always has an anticipation factor. No matter if it’s opening day of baseball, a surprise birthday party, an anniversary or retirement. In just a few weeks, we’ll...
Did you know the word Easter isn't even in the Bible. No one knows for certain when people began observing the resurrection of Jesus Christ as a holiday, although some evidence points to the...
In my life, I have several people who I love dearly and I joke around with and tease them. One really special lady is a few years older than me (many actually), but she is one of the most amazing...
When my grandmother was first diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, our family was heartbroken. For most of us, we knew Alzheimer’s as an incurable disease where my grandmother would begin to forget...
God is always working around you and in your life. Sometimes we don’t even know it. He is still at work. He is still orchestrating “all things for our good” (Romans 8:28). That is His mind for...
Evangelism 101 When I was in college getting my music ministry degree, one of the required courses was Evangelism 101. In this class, we were required to share the gospel with one person (not...
As part of our #SharetheLove Campaign, we give you the new and improved Eastwood Tulsa App! Our free app is the hub of all things Eastwood Tulsa with a few extra benefits and surprises for our...
“It is in small groups that people can get close enough to know each other, to care and share, to challenge and support, to confide and confess, to forgive and be forgiven, to laugh and weep...
Ahh February! The month that celebrates love. Introducing the February Share the Love Campaign. The Bible has a lot to say about love including the famous love chapter in I Corinthians 13. “If I...
I recently did a series on Scripture Memory and Meditation in my Sunday morning Pastor’s class. We had a great time digging into the Scripture together. I was impressed of the Lord that I needed...
The New Year often brings resolutions to lose weight, exercise, eat healthier, save more money, spend more time with family and friends and for devoted Christians, draw closer to God through...
Christmas is my favorite time of the year. Not because of decorations, presents, or the promise of snow but because of the celebration of a child who was born to save me from a life without...
Looking back on my childhood, I remember my mom making Christmas fun and creative – we made our own Christmas ornaments from Christmas cards and canned food tops, we strung popcorn for...
Save money and creatively tackle your gift list this year with our ideas for one-of-a-kind gifts you can create for the people in your life. Sheryl Hawkins’ White Chocolate Peanut Butter Krispies...
As we sit down to carve the turkey this Thanksgiving, we pause momentarily to give thanks to God for all His blessings. 2018, like any year, is filled with joys and hard times. This last year may...
As Christians, we recognize that our beloved country is in turmoil and needs a spiritual reawakening. The kind that leads to true repentance and genuine revival. Jesus said very specifically to...
30 Days of Thanks Thanks. Thank you. Thanks a lot. Thank you very much. These are all statements of thanks we use throughout the course of our day. Many times, it is just the quick...
Halloween is an exciting time of year for kids, and to help ensure they have a safe holiday, here is our Ultimate Guide to Halloween Safety. By following these simple tips, every parent and...
Oklahoma votes on November 6th, 2018. Besides voting for a new Governor and several other state offices, Oklahoma voters will decide five state questions on subjects ranging from optometry to...
What is Operation Christmas Child? Operation Christmas Child is a project of Samaritan’s Purse that collects shoe box gifts filled with all kinds of items like school supplies, hygiene items and...
By Betty K. Fisher Defending Genesis Several years ago, God impressed I Peter 3:15 on me. “Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you for a...
If you’re like me, when you arrive at church on Sunday mornings you grab a cup of coffee, say hello to a few friends and greet others on your way to find your seat. In unison we worship through...
Average is No Longer My Name The word average is thrown around our in our culture to mean many things. Average simply is the common shared point or percentage of a whole. When you add everything...
Mothers with young children have the hardest and most rewarding job. Caring for little ones with runny noses, dirty diapers and lots of needs often ties them to the house. It can be a time of...
Are you reading this on your smartphone or tablet right now? Chances are very high that you are. Current stats and trends show that over 75% of people in the US use their smartphones for their...
If you’re a parent, you understand the saying, “It takes a village to raise a child”. Parenting can challenge and stretch a person in ways they never could have imagined right from the very...
The prison official shouts, “Give me their names! Names! Tell us the names” but Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, tied up in a dark-and-dingy Romanian prison torture chamber, remains silent. His face is...
The Dog Days of Summer can be brutal with temperatures in the 100’s and heat index exceeding 105 degrees. It’s important to be safe in extreme conditions such as these. Here are 10 tips to beat...
June 26th, 2018 is Election Day. Did you know that you can download a sample ballot for your district? Just follow these steps. Go to https://services.okelections.us/voterSearch.aspx Registered...
Loneliness – the feeling of social isolation or sad from being alone. Social isolation includes living alone, having very few social ties, not having people to confide in, and not spending...
Whether you have school age children or not, there is no doubt that the Oklahoma Teacher Walk Out has touched you in some way. Many people have stepped up to get involved and as the walk out...
Faithful Followers Have you ever wondered what it was like to be one of Jesus’ disciples and followers? Simple people leading ordinary lives suddenly thrown into a miraculous supernatural world!...
A Great Story Darkness blankets the sky at midday. The fight has been long and hard. Sweat and blood now soak the ground of the parched earth of the battlefield. The stench of impending death now...
With the nation's attention fixated on the security of our schools, the looming threats from militant dictators, and political and social distress, Easter cannot come fast enough.
If you could script your last words, what would you say? What would you want to be remembered for? What would your final words be?
Throughout his life, Graham lived as an 'example of a follower of Jesus Christ. His integrity and bold faith is an inspiration to countless many. It is our prayer that the Lord will use his...
By Heidi Bauer My husband, Cory, and I had been married for 14 years and lived in Bismarck, ND when he was offered a job in Tulsa. After much prayer we really felt God leading us down a...
3…2…1…Happy New Year!!! And with that the clock for this year’s New Year’s Resolutions began. Being now a couple of weeks in, how are you doing with those age-old aspirations? With the...
The YouVersion Live Event in the Bible App allows you to interact with our services on Sunday mornings using your smart phone, tablet, or laptop/desktop. By going to Events in the YouVersion...
We are here again, the Christmas season. Decorations, lights, shopping, traffic, running from one event to another – the hustle and bustle of the season can be exhaust. Many times I personally...
Have you ever felt God correcting you about something? Not long ago that happened to me.He showed me I had let my role as Children’s Director become a job and duty to perform. As a result,...
As crazy as it sounds, summer is just right around the corner and this summer is filled with exciting things that you’ve already heard about like Faith Week, VBS – Backyard Bible...
Secret Church began in 2006 based on time David Platt (IMB President) spent with brothers and sisters in underground Asian house churches. Believers all over the world risk their lives every day...
Easter is the most important day on the Christian calendar. Without a resurrection, there is no hope of eternal life and death was not conquered. To Jesus’ disciples and followers, all was...
What an exciting time of year! With all this warm weather, the trees are blooming early and the grass is already growing. It is also the time with the world pauses a moment as Christians...
The next several months will be an exciting time for the Family Ministry at Eastwood. There are several families that will be heading to Monarch, Colorado on Spring Break for three days of snow...
Beautiful Feet. That was the theme of our Mexico Mission Trip. On February 8th a group of ten missionaries went to Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico for eight days of intense ministry. Our focus was...
LOOKING AHEAD Even though it’s February, it’s not too soon to look ahead to the upcoming events in Children’s Ministry. Put these dates on your spring and summer calendar now!...
On Monday, February 8, 2016, a group of seven people from our church will fly to Mexico to work with a local church in evangelism and construction. We will be joined by three other team members...
The Holy Spirit led Paul to write to the believers in Thessalonica (1 Thessalonians 5:17), saying after “Rejoice always,” “Pray without ceasing.” I’m not any kind of Bible scholar, but I don’t...
Coats for Lindbergh Kids The Coats for Kids drive in the month of December was a BIG success! Eastwood, you are the BEST! You never cease to amaze and surprise me. Every time you are asked as...
My life verse is Psalm 73:25 “Whom do I have in heaven but you and I desire no one on earth as much as you.” Although I knew it was a word from God for me, I struggled against it. If...
I hope you had a Merry Christmas! By the time you read this we will be looking toward the New Year. I want to be ready for what God has planned for us this coming year! This Sunday I will be...
The three women we see and read about at this time of year when we celebrate Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem are Mary, Elizabeth, and Anna, the prophetess. Volunteer appreciation is an integral...
In all the Christmas hubbub, don’t forget about Advent. That’s the four Sundays before Christmas when we focus on events of Jesus’ birth. We’ve already looked at Prophecy and how Mary and...
Merry Christmas! It’s hard to believe it’s already the Christmas season, but it is! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I know I did. It was nice to spend some extra time...
This past month the whole meaning of Thanksgiving has been impressed on us through many things. And it is so good for us to be reminded of all the blessings God has placed in our lives. Could you...
by Charles Stanley The word “meditation” tends to evoke images foreign to the Western mind. Perhaps that’s why so many contemporary believers have removed the word from their vocabulary. But we...
