Oak Springs Community Church
951-316-0992
pm@oaksprings.org
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Oak Springs Community Church

Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. we meet at the Grand Isle

Which is across from Guitar Center on Village Walk Dr. in Murrieta.
Take California Oaks past 15 FWY, and turn right opposite Kohls.
Take Village Walk Dr. to top of the hill and Grand Isle is on the left.

We would love to have you join us this Sunday!

By the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, we exist to make a difference in the lives of people in the Inland Valley; to experience God in worship, to equip one another with the life-changing truths of God’s Word, to encourage one another, and to empower one another to make a difference.

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Welcome to Oak Springs Community Church!

Welcome !Thanks for visiting our website! Oak Springs Community Church is a group of believers dedicated to loving God and the people in our lives, for His glory. Our mission is to get the good news of Jesus Christ into the lives of the people we live with, work with, play with, and interact with. These relational connections we have are the ‘live wires’ God uses to transform lives! We hope that your visit here will be inspiring.

We meet together on Sunday mornings for worship and study of God’s Word. We welcome you to venture out to Grand Isle Senior Apartment Homes in Murrieta each Sunday at 10 AM to experience God in worship and to study God’s Word with us as we equip one another with the truth.

Welcome ! To say, “our doors are always open” would be a little misleading, for our “doors” belong to the Grand Isles. But it is an understanding of Oak Springs’ that we are ‘open doors’ to the love of God and His grace by the sheer fact of His open arms to us. We’ve been embraced by our Heavenly Father and we are just one of many of His open doors to the world He loves and gave His only begotten Son to rescue. So, we welcome you with open arms!

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Good Monday morning...

… and my encouragement for the day comes from the good, the bad, and the ugly… of pickleball.  Looking back on the weekend, I participated in a wedding, a birthday party, and some great time on the court with wonderful people, all of whom I know through the sport of pickleball.  Yes, I officiated a wedding Saturday on Canyon Lake in a pontoon boat for a couple that we know from playing pickleball.  The “good” of pickleball is the relationship building that has taken place over the past seven years of play.

The “bad” of pickleball is the humble admission that comes from the intensity of play, especially when partnered with my wife.  I’ve admitted in public that, yes, I am a pastor, and that I know that I was a jerk toward Lisa when we have played together.  Seriously, I can’t believe that I get so intense when playing.  My temper is unleashed as the ball whizzes between us and we lose a game.  I know, how stupid is that!?  There is even a saying in pickleball that a shot down the middle is called a divorce maker!

The “ugly” of pickleball is the realization that my body is not the 25-year-old body that my mind tells me I have when on the court.  Getting out of bed the next morning, or out of the chair that night, can be an ugly reminder that my body’s aging contrasts with the enthusiasm with which I play the game!  Slowly leaning forward, feeling the pain of standing up, taking the time to straighten my posture… it is not a pretty picture!  I have often commented, tongue in cheek, that the only ones who love pickleball more than the players are the orthopedic doctors!

Hmmm, what does one do with this awareness?  If you have never played pickleball, you might give it a try… so much fun!  Learn from ol’ Pastor Mike, it’s fine to play hard… but it’s good to remember your age and the shape you’re in.  More importantly, have fun by enjoying the people you play with… off the court!  This has been the greatest gift to Lisa and me over the past seven years.  We’ve met some amazing friends!

My final word of encouragement today will serve as a memorial to a man who I played pickleball with in the beginning of our time in Canyon Lake.  Paul was a really good player, quiet and unassuming, but had great court awareness and could find your weaknesses if you played against him… I called him a fierce competitor.  But his quiet and unassuming personality on the court became one of the friendliest guys you could ever meet between games, or away from the courts.  Paul died last week from complications of cancer.  That combination of fierce competitor with gentleman nature has set the bar high and will continue to motivate me to enjoy the good, overcome the bad, and be more aware of the ugly… in pickleball, and in life!

For His glory,

Pastor Mike

Phone and Email

Oak Springs Community Church
951-316-0992
pm@oaksprings.org

Meeting Location

We meet every Sunday at
Grand Isle Senior Apartment Homes in Murrieta

Mailing Address

P.O. Box 383
Murrieta, CA 92564