Oakwod Students is creating a Hospitality Team that will come alongside our Weekly Meetings and help serve students in the Pavilion Kitchen area.
If you are a parent looking for a serve opportunity that can be flexible with your schedule, consider signing up on our Google Form.
What do Middle Schoolers do for Wednesday Night?
MDWK Schedule:
This H.O.P.E. series is based off materials provided by First Priority of America. Students will be challenged to think about what a conversation with God is, what it looks like to have spiritual conversations with others, and learn how create their own faith story.
November 4 - H.O.P.E. Series Week 1 — HELP
The Conversation with GOD
Romans 10:13-15, Genesis 1:1, 1 John 4:16, 1 Samuel 2:2, Psalm 145:18
November 11 - H.O.P.E. Series Week 2 — Opportunity
The Conversation with Others - Looking for the Opportunity
Romans 10:13-15, John 4:39
November 18 - H.O.P.E. Series Week 3 — Prepare/Encounter
The Conversation with Others - Preparing your Story|Encounter the Gospel
Romans 10:13-15, John 4:39, Romans 3:23, Romans 6:23
November 24 - Oakwood Thanksgiving Service
November 25 - Happy Thanksgiving!!!! No MDWK
Oakwood TUESDAY NIGHT THANKSGIVING SERVICE
Join us for Oakwood's Annual Thanksgiving Service on Tuesday, November 24 at 6:30pm in the Main Worship Center. Thanksgiving desserts will be served in The Chapel following the service!
Middle School 9:30AM Service @ Student Pavilion
9:15AM - Donuts and Drinks served
9:30AM - Welcome, Crowd Game, Worship
10AM - Talk Time - Split into groups by grade and gender
10:40AM - Dismiss
SERIES SUMMARY
This series helps middle schoolers understand that purpose is not something they have to wait until adulthood to discover. Over four weeks, students will explore what Scripture teaches about hearing God’s voice, recognizing the unique way God made them, building habits and character, and trusting that God can use them right now.
Middle schoolers often wonder who they are, why they matter, what they’re good at, and whether their life can make a difference. This series gives them a biblical framework for those questions. Students will learn that purpose begins with listening to God, grows as they pay attention to how God wired them, develops through faithful choices, and shows up in the way they influence the people already around them.
The goal of this series is not for students to leave with their entire future figured out. The goal is for them to believe that their life matters to God, that they were made intentionally, and that their purpose can begin with one faithful step today.
October 11 - Purpose WK1 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Purpose begins with learning to hear God’s voice.
1 Samuel 3:1-10 NLT
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October 18 - Purpose WK2 - [Jed Crosby]
The Point: God made you intentionally for something meaningful.
Psalm 139:13-16 NLT
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October 25 - Purpose WK3 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Purpose grows through habits, courage, and character.
DANIEL 1:3-5, 8-17 NLT
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November 1 - Purpose WK4 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: God can use you right now. Your age doesn’t limit your purpose.
1 timothy 4:12 NLT
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November 8 - Purpose Bonus Session - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Do it all in the name of Jesus
Colossians 3:17
This series helps middle schoolers discover that following Jesus isn't just about knowing the right answers, it's about learning to recognize God's wisdom in everyday life. Middle school is filled with decisions. Every day, students are choosing who to trust, what voices to listen to, how to respond to emotions, and what kind of person they're becoming. Yet many have never been taught how to make wise decisions through the lens of their faith. Throughout Scripture, discernment is more than simply knowing right from wrong. It's learning to recognize what is true, what is wise, and what honors God.. Through the wisdom of Proverbs and the example of Jesus, students will discover that God isn't just interested in telling them what to do. God's forming them into wise people. Rather than offering quick answers to every situation, this series invites students to slow down, ask better questions, seek God's wisdom, and develop discernment that shapes a lifetime.
November 15 - Proverbs Discernment WK1 - [Jed Crosby]
The Point: Discernment means thinking before you follow.
Proverbs 14:15, Matthew 4:1-11 NLT
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November 22 - Proverbs Discernment WK2 - [Bryleigh Morgan]
The Point: Discernment grows when you trust God to guide your feelings.
Proverbs 3:5-6, Mark 4:35-41 NLT
SERIES SUMMARY:
Most Christmas series begin with a manger. John begins before creation. While Matthew and Luke focus on the events surrounding Jesus' birth, John focuses on the meaning behind it. John wants students to understand not just that Jesus came, but who Jesus is. Across four weeks, students will discover:
This series helps students see that Christmas isn't simply the beginning of Jesus' story. It's the moment Jesus stepped into ours.
Throughout the series, John repeatedly answers a deeper question:
Who is Jesus? And his answer is clear:
The eternal God who came close. That’s the focus of this Christmas series according to John.
November 29 - Christmas WK1 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Jesus has always been God.
“In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God.” John 1:1–2 NLT
“The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood.”
John 1:14 MSG
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December 6 - Christmas WK2 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Jesus shows us what God is like.
“The one who is the true light, who gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. He came into the very world he created, but the world didn’t recognize him. He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.”
John 1:9-14 NLT
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December 13 - Christmas WK3 - [Haven Pierce]
The Point: Jesus sees the real you, and still wants you.
“From his abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. For the law was given through Moses; God’s unfailing love and faithfulness came through Jesus Christ. No one has ever seen God. But the unique One, who is Himself God… has revealed God to us.”
John 1:16–18 NLT
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December 20 - Christmas WK4 - [Pastor Brandon]
The Point: Jesus makes you new from within.
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12 NLT
“And the judgment is based on this fact: God’s light came into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light, for their actions were evil. All who do evil hate the light and refuse to go near it for fear their sins will be exposed. But those who do what is right come to the light so others can see that they are doing what God wants.”
John 3:19-21 NLT
Over this past year, the First Priority Organization has specifically targeted South Texas and the San Antonio area to implement their nationally known evangelism strategy. As the San Antonio Director, Patrick Mankin, is currently taking steps to help begin First Priority Clubs in the New Braunfels and Boerne areas.
What First Priority Does:
First Priority helps students reach students with the hope of Jesus on their middle and high school campuses. Through student-led clubs and partnerships with local churches, we equip and encourage students to boldly live out and share their faith with their classmates.
Students reaching students. Churches working together. The hope of Christ on every campus.
There are several ways you can be part of what God is doing through First Priority at Oakwood Church.
Oakwood Church has an opportunity to help support what God is doing in our local schools. Whether through prayer, volunteering, financial support, or simply learning more, there’s a place for you to get involved with First Priority and your students.
Together, we can help bring the hope of Christ to every student.
Here are some ways to learn more online:
https://firstpriority.org is our main web page.
https://firstpriority.org/sanantonio/ is the page specific to the San Antonio area.
In Christ,
Pastor Brandon
Oakwood Church
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Oakwod Students is creating a Hospitality Team that will come alongside our Weekly Meetings and help serve students in the Pavilion Kitchen area.
If you are a parent looking for a serve opportunity that can be flexible with your schedule, consider signing up on our Google Form.
A special day for mothers and their middle and high school aged daughters to connect, grow, and strengthen their relationships.
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We have created our Oakwood Students Baptism Form to help with that.
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In Christ,
Pastor Brandon
Middle School Pastor
Oakwood Church
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