Mark Aldridge – Minister in charge
Mark Aldridge is the minister-in-charge at Oak Tree. He is married to Kate and has four children, Hannah, Tom, Bethany and Simeon. Mark loves football and his perfect day would consist of Bristol Rovers beating Bristol City 6-0 and catching a musical in the evening. Mark doesn’t love grafitti and people throwing litter on the floor.
Mark worked for the Ambulance service for seven years before training for ministry in London and serving curacies in Bath and then at St Barnabas, Woodside Park, Finchley and prior to being at Oak Tree was vicar of St Gabriels, Cricklewood for ten years from 1994-2004.
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Sozo church central
Dear Oaks,
YOU are personally invited. For those of you who receive this in Canada, New Zealand and who knows where you are excused!
Sozo = saved, healed and delivered.
Tuesday evening is our monthly CHURCH CENTRAL which this month is being held at Acton Green Church, Cunnington Street, W4. We shall start to look at some of the Sozo training course which has come out of Bethel Church in Redding,... [
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Answers to prayer?
Dear Oaks,
What answers to prayer did we have last week?
Well judging by the many testimonies this past Sunday they were numerous and diverse in nature. Here is some of the fruit as I have received it from others and in my own experience:
-The twelve year old nephew of one Oak family fell about 5 metres from a balcony on to his head. Despite the initial fears he is now fully recovered.
- The new... [
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24-7 Prayer – Where will it take you?
Dear Oaks,
Well it has been a truly memorable week for all the right reasons! By the end of the week some 75 Oaks (including children) will have participated in this event. If you go down to 216 you will see that there has been an explosion of creativity. We certainly have our full share of artists, musicians, poets and writers!
How we pray is certainly less important than the fact that we live... [
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Spring 2010
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Prayer is both our deepest longing and sometimes the most discouraging aspect of our walk with God. I am convinced that prayer should be what brings joy, peace and freedom as we commune with a Heavenly Father. It was never meant to simply be a duty or even worse be something we associate with drudgery or guilt.
So how can we pray better?
During January and in to... [
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Friends
Dear Oaks,
I have found myself watching episodes of the American comedy “Friends” over the past few weeks. It has been around for years but like so many things had managed to pass me by.
I must admit to mixed feelings about it. The sexual morality it portrays is certainly not consistent with following the way of Jesus. That sometimes spills over in to a cruel view of others and more than... [
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Breaking News This Eve
Dear Oaks, Just a reminder: BREAKING NEWS COURSE, this evening at the Kings Head. Starts at 8pm. It will help you to share Christ through the telling of YOUR STORY. Even if you have missed the earlier sessions it would still be great to see you! Blessings, Mark Read More →
216 Update
Dear Oaks,
Just in case you missed the update in yesterday’s service on our new building, here it is in brief.
1 The planning permission was submitted to Ealing Council about 4 weeks ago. It normally takes between 8-12 weeks in total. So another 4- 8 weeks to go. An informal discussion with the planners has already had a favourable response and so we are very hopeful.
2 The... [
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S.H.A.P.E.
Dear Oaks,
Thank you for your prayers whilst I was away in New Zealand. I spoke at two conferences, led a three day course on kingdom theology with church leaders from across the north island (including ex Oak-Ian Hardcastle) and spoke at two other leaders days. It was very encouraging to see God powerfully on the move and to receive testimonies of His saving, healing and liberating work.
One of... [
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Duncan Campbell
Dear Oaks,
A man called Duncan Campbell was preaching in London when in mid sermon the Holy Spirit spoke to him telling him to go to the west coast of Scotland. Being a man of radical obedience, Campbell immediately stopped preaching, much to the bewilderment of the congregation no doubt. He left for Scotland without so much as finishing the sermon and headed off. This is no small journey in the... [
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Hope
Dear Oaks,
Our theme over the next few weeks will be the hope that God alone can bring. In the bible the word “hope” means much more than wishful thinking. Rather it means that God has given a hope that will certainly become a reality.
Under the wicked regime of Idi Amin the church in Uganda went through terrible times but God as ever was ready to rescue. A great wind of the Holy Spirit... [
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