Chase Oaks Church

Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Whether through a soft Instagram Iaunch or going Facebook official, relationships that matter don’t stay hidden forever. That’s the whole idea behind baptism. It’s Jesus’ invitation to go public with your decision to follow him. Going under the water and coming back out signals to you, God, and others that an old way of life is gone—and something new has begun. Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Ever try catching or passing a ball with your fist closed? That's how a lot of us handle money, holding it tight for fear there won't be enough. Loosening that grip starts with the idea that none of it was ours to begin with. See what God doesn't want us to miss about money, including this surprising part: he wants us to enjoy it. Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Everyone’s got an opinion about the point of your work. Your boss has one. Your landlord definitely has one. The first pages of the Bible have one too: a God who gets his hands dirty made a good world and left it unfinished on purpose, like an open box of Legos. Then he handed it to us. What if clocking in is less about surviving until Friday and more about building something with him? Speaker: Eric Torrence, Teaching Pastor

We picture marriage as moonlight and music. Real life looks more like taking out the trash, paying off the credit card, and figuring out where you're spending the holidays. So what holds two people together when the romance runs thin? The Bible's answer isn't a feeling. It's a promise between two whole people to put each other first and pursue God together. Speaker: Brad Carr, Guest Speaker

Anyone who's taught a kid to ride a bike knows how it goes: you run next to them, hand on the seat, and eventually you let go. They may fall, but the goal isn't to hold on forever. It's to get them ready to ride. This weekend, we look at three things kids need from the adults around them — and why letting go has always been part of God's plan.  Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Most of us live by pouring real effort into a blurry target. We mean well and work hard, all while wondering what we're aiming at. Adventures in Missing the Point starts with a letter written to people who'd forgotten who they were. Explore a shared identity that's God-given, not built — and the way that identity points us to a life of weirdly generous, practical love.  Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

We want to be loved for who we are, not how we perform. But then we ask what we can do to deserve it. A man once asked Jesus what he had to do to get on God's guest list, which is like asking how much you owe for a gift. In our final week of “About Love,” we look at the kind of love nobody earns—and the person it sends us toward. Speaker: Ryan Leak, Teaching Pastor

The Greeks and Romans built temples to desire. We don't put up statues, but we still feel the pull to do whatever it says. In the third week of About Love we talk about romantic and sexual desire, and why God designed wanting to be good fuel but a terrible driver. Wherever your starting point in this conversation, his love meets you there. Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor

Bert and Ernie, Woody and Buzz, SpongeBob and Patrick. It's hard to picture one without the other. Most of us want that kind of friend: someone who's simply with us and for us. In our second week of About Love, we look at three habits that build and sustain friendships — and why God describes what he wants with us in the same way. Speaker: Jeff Jones, Lead Pastor