Austin Oaks Church

If you follow Jesus, will you be fulfilled. Sometimes it's hard to believe because often it doesn't look like what we thought it would. Often what really brings us lasting fulfillment comes through things we really don't want to have to do. This week Pastor Brandon takes a look at an Old Testament story that shows us what it looks like to be fully committed and what that requires of us.

The New Year brings with it all kinds of opportunities for change and growth, but do these resolutions ever really stick? Do they really paint the right picture of who we want to be? Or maybe a better question is, who does God want us to be? Join us this week as Pastor Brandon talks about what God wants for each one of us and how we are to grow in spiritual formation.

What are looking forward to in 2022? Have you made your resolutions yet? Well, as you're thinking through the next year, we'd like to challenge you to dedicate yourself to prayer and see what God will do in and through you as you give yourself to Him. This week Pastor Charles Mugisha of Africa New Life joins us to give us a glimpse of what it could look like when you cultivate a passion for God.

Jesus is the light of the world. But so often, we tend to follow after lesser lights. Can they ever really satisfy? What is it about Jesus that makes Him the better option?

What can we learn from Buddy the Elf about Christmas? This week Brandon takes us to the end of the gospel of  Luke and Jesus's resurrection, bringing joy to his disciples and providing us with a living hope.

After Jesus's death, the disciples were distraught. Their hope seemed to be gone. But in Luke 24, we see Jesus back on the earth, encouraging his disciples to not only grow in their faith, but proclaim it to the world. Join us this week as Pastor Brandon shows us what we can learn from this story, as well as how it coincides with the Christmas season.

Jesus's death and resurrection lies at the heart of Christianity. But what's so important that we see in the middle of all the suffering? This week Josh highlights some of the things that God was doing under the surface through Jesus's death and how it all came to light in the resurrection.

In the middle of Jesus's crucifixion, Luke describes the reactions of a few different people. This week Pastor Chad highlights these responses and how we tend to do the same things today, and also what we can learn about this pivotal moment in history.

When is faith at its best? When is it at its worst? This week Brandon looks at the differences between Jesus's approach to suffering and how Peter dealt with it, and the restoration that is freely given in Christ.

As much as we hate to admit it, we have a problem with our memory. Sure, there are things we can do to drill ideas into heads so that we don't forget, but we have a tendency to let go of a lot more than we retain. At the Last Supper, Jesus told His disciples to remember Him using the bread and wine, and this tradition has been carried down through the church ever since. Why is it important that we remember, and what does this say about Jesus? Join us this week as Pastor Brandon looks at what it means to remember Jesus and how it changes us.