"Money Test"
Luke 16:1-15
Pastor Nate Clarke
November 23, 2025

Why we tithe: https://youtu.be/GEBQV8j2e7U

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Luke 16:1-15
- Money Test
- Are you prepared to give an account?
- Luke 16:1-2
- Are you working for temporal or eternal impact?
- Luke 16:8-9
- Based on how you handle worldly wealth, are you qualified to handle true riches?
- Luke 16:10-12
- Worldly Wealth: very little
   Eternal things: True riches
- What master are you serving?
- Luke 16:13
- Both masters
   - demand your ultimate trust
   - shape your decision making
   - claim your heart
- Money promises what only God can give: safety, comfort, power, happiness, freedom.
- If God is your master, money is a tool. If money is your master, God becomes a tool.
- When God looks at your heart, what does he see?
- Luke 16:14-15

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

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"Kingdom Generosity"
2 Corinthians 8; 9
Pastor Nate Clarke
November 16, 2025


Why we tithe: https://youtu.be/GEBQV8j2e7U

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-12
- 2 Corinthians 9:6-11
- Kingdom Generosity
- Kingdom generosity is primarily about surrendering yourself to God and secondarily about surrendering your finances.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5
- 2 Corinthians 8:19b
- 2 Corinthians 9:7
- 2 Corinthians 8:9
- Kingdom generosity is primarily about service and worship to God and secondarily a financial transaction.
- Words used by Paul to describe giving:
    - Grace (8:1)
    - Privilege (8:4)
    - Service (8:4, 18)
    - Act of grace (8:6)
    - Thanks to God (9:12)
- Kingdom generosity is first the desire to give, then the act of giving.
- 2 Corinthians 8:4, 8, 10
- 2 Corinthians 8:11-12
- Kingdom generosity should be ambitious
- 2 Corinthians 8:7
- Kingdom generosity should be regular 
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- Kingdom generosity should be planned
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- Kingdom giving should be proportional 
- 1 Corinthians 16:2
- “Rich men owe God a large tribute and poor men have no reason to be ashamed if what they give is small.” Calvin
- Kingdom giving should be private 
- Matthew 6:2-3
- Everywhere you see God moving, behind it you will find a group of people funding it. 

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
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"A Christian Budget"
Leviticus 19:9-10
Pastor Nate Clarke
November 9, 2025


Why we tithe: https://youtu.be/GEBQV8j2e7U

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Leviticus 19:9-10
- A Christian Budget
- You can’t have an unhealthy relationship with money and be a healthy Christian.
- Don’t be stingy
- Leviticus 19:9
- Don’t be recklessly foolish, but don’t be stingy
- Leave room for a neighbor in need
- Leave room for the less fortunate in the body of Christ
- Galatians 6:10
- John 13:34-35
- Romans 15:25-27
- 2 Corinthians 8:1-3
- Generosity Flow:
 Tithe —> Your household —> Church family in need —> neighbor in need
- Socialism: property, production, and wealth are owned and controlled by the government who attempts to equally distribute the wealth amongst its population.
- Kingdom: God gives and entrust wealth and blessings to individuals (Matthew 25, Deuteronomy 28) who are commanded to steward that wealth for the blessing of people and the advancement of God’s Kingdom.
- 2 Corinthians 8:3
- Socialism: Envy and forced political confiscation 
  Kingdom: Rewards, stewardship, and individual free-will generosity
- Leave room for emergencies
- Proverbs 21:20
- Leave some for your children
- Proverbs 13:22
- Proverbs 13:11
- Enjoy your money!
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 ESV
- Christian Budget
    - Tithe
    - Don’t be stingy
    - Leave room for a neighbor in need
    - Leave room for the less fortunate in the body of Christ
    - Leave room for emergencies 
    - Leave some for your children
    - Enjoy it!
- Proverbs 11:24-25

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"The Divine Pursuit"
Genesis 24
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Guest Pastor Casey Steen
November 2, 2025


How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future

Pastor Casey's previous message at Oasis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUlUW09BSNU


SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 24
- The Divine Pursuit
- This is the story of how God Pursues YOU.
    Abraham → God the Father
    Isaac → God the Son
    Rebekah → The Church, the Bride
    The Servant → The Holy Spirit, sent to call, invite, draw, and bring home the Bride.- 1 Corinthians 15:26
- THE FATHER DESIRES A BRIDE FOR HIS SON Genesis 24:1–9
- 1) Abraham Sends His Servant
  “No one can come to me unless the Father draws him.” — John 6:44
- 2) The Servant Has One Mission
  Bring the Bride to the Son.
  “He will glorify Me.” — John 16:14
- THE SPIRIT WORKS TO REVEAL THE BRIDE - Genesis 24:10–61
- R.C. Sproul: “The work of salvation is not a negotiation between God and man; it is a sovereign initiative of divine grace.”
- Charles Spurgeon: “Prayer is the slender nerve that moves the muscle of omnipotence.”
- THE SERVANT SPEAKS OF THE SON (v. 22–49)
- “He will not speak of himself… He will glorify me.” (John 16:13–14)
- If a “spiritual experience” does not lead you to love Jesus more — It was not the Holy Spirit.
- THE BRIDE SAYS YES (v. 50–61)
  Just as we love Jesus, whom we have not yet seen (1 Peter 1:8).
  Faith is not merely believing in God.
  Faith is leaving everything to belong to Him.
- THE BRIDE MEETS THE SON (v. 62–67)
A love story where God gets His Bride.

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"Your Most Important Day"
Genesis 23
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 26, 2025


How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 23
- Your Most Important Day
- Hebrews 9:27
- 1 Corinthians 15:26
- Genesis 3:4
- “Begin with the end in mind.” Steven Covey, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
- Live your life by faith with eternity in mind.
- Matthew 16:25
- The most important day of your marriage is the last day.
- Sarah walked by faith
- 1 Peter 3:6
- Sarah was beautiful and modest
- Genesis 12:11
- 1 Peter 3:3-6
- Modesty: knowing the difference between private and public, inside and outside, male and female. 
- Proverbs 31:30
- Sarah heard from the Lord
- Proverbs 18:22
- Behind a great godly man of faith, you can often find a great godly woman of faith.
- Abraham had a vision for his wife
- Genesis 23:9
- Genesis 13:18
- Abraham wasn’t cheap regarding his most valuable earthly asset (his wife).
- Genesis 23:11-16
- John 12:2-3
- Abraham wanted to leave a legacy
- Sarah (Genesis 23)
  Abraham (Genesis 25:9)
  Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 49:31)
  Leah (Genesis 49:31)
  Jacob (Genesis 50:13)
- Proverbs 13:22
- 2 Timothy 1:5
- “Die before you die, there is no chance after.” CS Lewis


Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Henrico on the north side of Richmond, VA.

STAY CONNECTED
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/
Website: https://oasischurch.online

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"Better Together"
2 Timothy 1:1-7
Guest Pastor Ray McQueen of Family Life Church in Lynchburg, VA
October 19, 2025


Renovations have begun on our new church building!
https://www.oasischurch.online/future

How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04


SERMON NOTES:
2 Timothy 1:1-7
- Connect
  Commune 
  Communicate 
- Divine Relationships will shift your life when you are open.
- 3 Reasons Why We Are Better Together
  - 1. Because We Need One Another
  - Relationships account for 80% of happiness.
  - Acts 16:22-26 NLT
  - Ecclesiastes 4:8-12 NLT
  - 2. Because you are loved and cared for.
  - Romans 12:15 NIV
  - Mark 10:29-30 NKJV
  - Galatians 6:10 TPT
  - 3. Because we receive a word from the Lord from the same fountain.
  - I Peter 2:2 TPT
  - 2 Corinthians 4:13 NKJV

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"The Test of Faith"
Genesis 22:1-19
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 12, 2025


How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 22:1-19
- The Test of Faith
- The devil will tempt you to destroy you. God will test you to prove and strengthen your faith. 
- Are you more focused on the promise or the giver of the promise? 
- Romans 1:25
- Genesis 22:1
- Genesis 22:3 
- Hebrews 11:17-19
- It’s all about worship 
- Genesis 22:5
- "Obey God and leave the consequences to Him." —George Stanley
- Is there anything in your life not available to God? 
- Genesis 22:2 
- You’re not really blessed until you can give it away. 
- When God ask you for something, it’s rarely about that thing. 
- Do you know Jehovah Jireh?
- Genesis 22:8
- Genesis 22:11-14
- You can hear about Jehovah Jireh anywhere, but the only place you get to know Him is on the mountain at the altar.

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"The Test of Departure"
Genesis 21:8-21
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 5, 2025


How to VOTE BIBLICALLY - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 21:8-21
- The Test of Departure
- Salvation from God
- Genesis 21:12-14
- Galatians 4:22-23
- Galatians 4:28-31
- Galatians 5:24
- Romans 8:3-4
- Trust in God
- Genesis 21:12
- Genesis 21:14
- Ishmael:
     - Loved by Abraham
     - Produced by Abraham
     - Assurance for Abraham (back up plan)
- Walking by faith is being willing to part with anything that God says to let go of
- Luke 9:59-62
- Matthew 19:29
- The provision of God
- Genesis 21:13
- Genesis 21:14
- Genesis 21:15-16
- Genesis 21:17-19
- “Believer, though all things are apparently against you, rest assured that God has made a reservation on your behalf; in the rolls of your grief there is a saving clause. Somehow He will deliver you, and somewhere He will provide for you. Your rescue may come from a very unexpected source, but help will definitely come in your extremity, and you will magnify the name of the Lord. If men do not feed you, ravens will; and if the earth does not yield wheat, heaven will drop mana.” Charles Spurgeon


Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Henrico on the north side of Richmond, VA.

STAY CONNECTED
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/
Website: https://oasischurch.online

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"The God of Promise"
Genesis 21:1-7
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God
Pastor Nate Clarke
September 28, 2025


Biblical Guide to getting involved in Politics & Culture https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8

How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA

Should Christians pay attention to POLITICS? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 21:1-7
- The God of Promise
- God is faithful and gracious to fulfill His promises
- Genesis 21:1-2
- visited: “to act decisively, to intervene, to attend to, or act on behalf of”
- 2 Corinthians 1:20a
- Numbers 23:19
- God fulfills His promises in His perfect timing
- Genesis 21:2
- Romans 5:6
- 2 Peter 3:9
- God fulfills His promises against all hope
- Romans 4:18-19 
- Luke 1:37 NKJV
- Matthew 19:26
- God’s faithfulness and grace turns our doubt into obedient faith
- Genesis 17:17
- Genesis 18:12
- Genesis 16:1-2
- Genesis 21:3-4
- James 2:17-19
- God’s faithfulness and grace brings us surprising joy
- Genesis 21:6-7
- Luke 2:10
- Psalm 126:1-2
- 1 Chronicles 16:27
- Nehemiah 8:10
- Nehemiah 12:43
- Psalm 16:11
- Psalm 21:6
- Psalm 32:11
- Psalm 71:23
- Isaiah 12:3
- Acts 13:52

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/

"For the Welfare of the City: 2025 Election Sermon"
Biblical Guide to getting involved in Politics & Culture - highlighting Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage
Jeremiah 29:4-9
Pastor Nate Clarke
September 21, 2025


2024 Election Sermon: How should Christians think about POLITICAL Issues? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak82aD16r04

The government has gone out of its lane:
https://youtu.be/Kd9ZG5pMYFI

Have you heard the news about the FUTURE of Oasis Church?
https://www.oasischurch.online/future


SERMON NOTES:
- For the Welfare of the City: 2025 Election Sermon
- Be involved civically by voting biblical values
   Be involved prayerfully by praying God’s Word over our state
- Should a Christian care or be involved in the politics / culture of the day?
- Policies shape a society, societies shape a people, and God cares deeply about people.
- Jeremiah 29:7
- Jeremiah 29:5-6
- Any space a Christian doesn’t stand in, the enemy will gladly fill. 
- Objection: “People in the Bible didn’t try to involve their faith in the politics of the day.”
  Response: In whatever way possible given their cultural context, faithful Christians have always strove to advance the work of God in the earth in any avenue they could. 
- “We are now called upon to exercise one of the privileges and duties which go with liberty, let no man be neglectful of it. Every God fearing man should give his vote with as much devotion as he prays.” Charles Spurgeon
- Matthew 5:13
- “I long for the day when the precepts of the Christian religion shall be the rule among all classes of men, in all transactions! …” Charles Spurgeon

- What is on the ballot this fall in Virginia?
- vavoterguide.com 
- LIFE
- Virginia Constitutional Amendment HJ1
    - Abortion up to the moment of birth for any reason
    - Babies left to die on the table if they survive an abortion attempt. Medical care not legally required by doctors. 
    - No parental consent or knowledge needed for a minor to receive abortion.
    - “reproductive freedom” umbrella to not just include women to allow sterilization surgeries for minors who are gender confused
    - 103% increase of abortions in VA last 6 years. Virginia will become the Abortion Capital destination
- Genesis 1:27
- Jeremiah 1:5
- Psalm 139:13-16
- FAMILY: MARRIAGE & IDENTITY
- Virginia Constitutional Amendment HJ9 
    - Creates a “sex” and “gender” distinction that will pressure schools, businesses, churches, and government to adopt policies that conflict with biological reality
    - Reduces marriage to a source of happiness and eliminates language that shows obligations and benefits to biblical marriage.
    - Provides no exemption clause for religious exemption or personal conscience 
- Objection: “Christians only care about certain issues.”
  Response: All issues are not created equal. If the foundation is destroyed, whatever is built upon it won’t last.
- Be involved civically by voting biblical values 
  Be involved prayerfully by praying God’s Word
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
- 1 Timothy 2:1-5
- “He who converts his neighbor has performed the most practical Christian-political act of all.” CS Lewis

Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost.
We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Richmond, VA.

Stay Connected:
Website: https://oasischurch.online
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/