Oasis Church VA — weekly Biblical messages for your life today

"Why every Christian should vote: for the welfare of the city"
2026 Election Sermon
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 25, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Jeremiah 29:4-9
- Why every Christian should vote: For the welfare of the city
- You have a job to do when it comes to our community
- Jeremiah 29:5
- Christians should be builders and producers, not takers
- 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
- Jeremiah 29:6
- Christians should reject a "doom and gloom" mindset. We take responsibility for the next generation.
- Jeremiah 29:7
- If Godly people don't actively work for the prospering of a city then they are passively allowing godless people to work for its destruction. 
- SEEK (dorash): to inquire, pursue, or earnestly pursue something
- PEACE (shalom) & PROSPERITY: absence of conflict and chaos. Well-being, security, flourishing.
- Jeremiah 29:8
- Don't let something that sounds good deceive you away from something that is good. 
- Jeremiah 29:9
- Objection: "Jesus said His kingdom is not of this world."
- Matthew 6:9-10
- Objection: "You can't legislate morality."
- Objection: "there are no good choices so I can't in good conscience vote for any of them."
- Bad leaders with bad policies are elected by good Christians who don't vote.
- VOTE
     - Love your neighbor
     - Be salt and light
     - Be a good steward of your voice
- PRAY
- Jeremiah 29:7b
- PRAY
    - Our hearts: Repentance from pride, bitterness, cynicism - and hope anchored in Christ, not politicians.
     - Our discernment: Wisdom to recognize truth, reject deception, and act with courage and humility.
     - Our leaders: Wisdom, integrity, and justice for our president, Congress, Senate, governors, judges, and local officials.
     - Our elections: Fair, peaceful elections with good outcomes - that wise, honest leaders would be elected to serve our communities well.
     - Our neighbors: Protection for children and the vulnerable, strength for families, and help for those facing hardship.
     - Our church: Courage to speak truth, love towards others, and perseverance in doing good without growing weary.
     - Revival: Repentance, changed hearts, and salvation through Jesus - in our community and across our nation. 

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

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"Later You Will Understand"
Chapter 50
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 18, 2026

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

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

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

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"Principles of Prophecy"
Chapter 49
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 11, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 49:1-2, 28
- Genesis 49:29-33
- Principles of Prophecy 
- Prophecy: a word from God being declared through a human messenger telling God's truth, direction, or purposes. 
- Reasons for prophecy:
     - Foretelling: Revealing something about the future. (Isaiah 9, Genesis 49)
     - Forthtelling: Revealing something concerning the present. (1 Samual 12, Acts 15:32)
     - Strengthening, encouragement, comfort: Building up God's people (1 Corinthians 14:3)
- For you to effectively shape and bless people with God's Words, God's Words must be effectively shaping and blessing you!
- Genesis 35:9-13
- Genesis 49:1, 28
- "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." Charles Spurgeon
- You can bless people without shielding them from the truth.
- Genesis 49:3-4
- Genesis 49:5-7
- Genesis 49:8
- God's blessing writes a different story for every person.
- Blessings / Prophecies from Jacob
     - Reuben: firstborn, missed because of sin
     - Simeon & Levi: missed birthright because of anger and violence
     - Judah: Strength, leadership
     - Zebulun: Prosper at shore in trade
     - Issachar: Best agricultural land in Israel
     - Dan: Judge in Israel
     - Gad: warrior, win battles
     - Asher: "happiness", blessed in agriculture and jewels
     - Naphtali: "let loose" the land where Jesus did most of his teachings
     - Joseph: Fruitful
     - Benjamin: "wolf", success and strength in the land
- Genesis 49:28
- Move your life in the direction of the Word of the Lord and you will be blessed.
- Genesis 46:2-4
- Genesis 49:29-33

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

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"What Matters in the End?"
Chapter 48
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
October 4, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 48:1-16, 20
- What Matters in the End?
- If it will matter to you at the end of your life, it should matter to you today!
- What matters in the end?
    - Your testimony with God at the center
- Genesis 48:3-4, 11
- Your testimony includes:
     - When God showed up for you (Genesis 48:3)
     - When God blessed you (Genesis 48:3)
     - When God spoke to you (Genesis 48:4)
     - Even the tough days (Genesis 48:7)
     - God's current work and where He has brought you (Genesis 48:11)
- A Christian testimony starts with God and ends with God
- Genesis 48:15
- What matters in the end?
     - Your testimony with God at the center
     - The blessing you leave behind
- Hebrews 11:21
- Characteristics of a blessing left for the next generation: (header for list, growing list)
     - A blessing must be spoken
     - A blessing speaks prophetically through the eyes of God, not man
- Genesis 48:13-14, 17-19
     - A blessing believes God for things in people that you will likely never see
- Genesis 48:20-22
     - Leaving a blessing behind won't happen automatically, it will take intentionality and strength 
- Genesis 48:2
- Psalm 67:1-2

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

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"Moving Forward When You're Afraid"
Chapter 46-47
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
September 27, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 45:28
- Genesis 46:1-7
- Genesis 47:7-10
- Genesis 47:27
- Moving Forward When You're Afraid
- Genesis 46:3a
- Genesis 46:1a
- When you're afraid, go to the altar.
- Genesis 46:1
- Genesis 32:24
- Psalm 25:4-5
- When you're afraid, get a word from God.
- Genesis 46:2-4
- When you've sought God and heard from God, move forward in obedience even if you're afraid.
- Genesis 46:5-6
- Where ever you find yourself, remember who you are.
- Genesis 47:7-8, 10
- If you've got God, you've got more to give the world than the world has to give you!
- Psalm 23:5-6
- Genesis 47:8-9
- Remember who you are: you're blessed by God and you belong to Him, not this world!
- Where ever you find yourself, God's promises remain true. 
- Genesis 47:27

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

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"How to Guard Your Heart"
Chapter 45
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
September 20, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 45:1-18
- Genesis 45:25-28
- Proverbs 4:23
- How to guard your heart
- An unguarded heart will lead to destruction but a guarded heart will lead to life. 
- Guard your heart by protecting your love for people.
- Genesis 45:2
- Genesis 42:24
- Genesis 43:30
- Genesis 45:14-15
- Ephesians 4:31-32 ESV
- Guard your heart by protecting the story you tell.
- Genesis 45:4
- Genesis 45:16-20
- The greatest part of your story is that Christ died to save you!
- Genesis 45:8a
- Guard your heart by protecting your view of God's goodness.
- Genesis 45:5-7
- Genesis 45:8-9
- Psalm 119:68
- Psalm 27:13
- Psalm 145:6-7
- Guard your heart by giving it all to Jesus 
- Genesis 45:3
- John 4:25-26
- Luke 27:17-19, 30-32
- Psalm 51:10-12

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

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"When God Tests Our Hearts"
Chapter 44
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
September 13, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 44:1-13
- Genesis 44:30-34
- When God Tests Our Hearts
- God will not tempt you into sin, but He will test you to produce greater faith
- James 1:13
- Deuteronomy 8:2
- Psalm 66:10
- 1 Peter 1:7
- 1 Peter 4:12
- When confronted with your sin, the Spirit brings conviction that leads to repentance and hope. The enemy brings condemnation that leads to despair and hopelessness. 
- Genesis 44:16
- John 16:8
- Acts 2:37
- John 3:16-17
- John 8:10-11
- Romans 8:1
- God may bring you back to the scene of your past failures to reveal how far He has brought you by faith.
- Judah in Genesis 37: "let's sell Joseph"
  Judah in Genesis 44: "Take me instead of Benjamin"
- Peter in Luke 22: I don't know Jesus
  Peter in Acts 4: I can't help but speak about Jesus
- Ezekiel 36:26
- Philippians 1:6

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

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"Steps to Family Reconciliation"
Chapter 43
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Guest Bishop Michael Grant
September 6, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
Topic: Steps to Family Reconciliation
Text: Gen. 43:33-34
Intro: What is reconciliation?
1. The starting point (Gen. 43:1)
2. Reconciliation Requires us Letting go of what we love in order to receive what we need (13).
3. Jacob sends Benjamin, but with a prayer (14)
4. The house of Joseph(26)
5. The table prepared(33-34)
The mercy we need is bigger than our memory.

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

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"The Recipe for Repentance"
Chapter 42
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
August 30, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 42:1-13
- Genesis 42:21-28
- Genesis 42:38
- The Recipe for Repentance
- God can change any heart
- Genesis 42:1
- Genesis 42:21-22
- Genesis 42:29
- A recipe for repentance
    - A season of desperation
- Genesis 42:2
- Genesis 42:5
- James 1:2-4
- Psalm 121:1
- Psalm 121:1-2
     - Hard, true, afflicting words from God
- Genesis 42:7
- Genesis 42:9-12
- Genesis 42:14-17
- Genesis 42:24b
- Psalm 119:67
- Going astray … afflicted … correction … obedience
- Psalm 119:71
- Hebrews 12:5-11
- God doesn't afflict for the sake of pain, but to redirect us to Him so we might be holy
- Genesis 42:13
- Genesis 42:21-22
- Genesis 42:22-23
- Genesis 42:24
- Behind every harsh rebuke from the Father that you can see, there is even more love from the Father that you can't see.
     - The kindness of God
- Genesis 42:25-26
- Genesis 42:27-28
- Genesis 43:20-23
- Romans 2:4
- Isaiah 30:18

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

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"When it was time..."
The Book of Genesis Series - In The Beginning, God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FD-EKLAyvI&list=PLrgvg1IJfGEoNskcuggMJPDwYu1n9alpm
Pastor Nate Clarke
August 23, 2026

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

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

SERMON NOTES:
- Genesis 41:1-9
- Genesis 41:14-16
- Genesis 41:25-27
- Genesis 41:33-36
- Genesis 41:41-57
- When it was time...
- When it was time, Joseph was prepared
- Genesis 41:16
- Genesis 41:33-36
- Genesis 41:48-49
- 2 Timothy 4:2
- Promotion isn't just a reward, it's a increase of responsibility
- When it was time, Joseph changed his garment
- Genesis 41:14
- Genesis 41:42
- The four garments of Joseph:
     - Coat of many colors: Favor, identity 
     - Garment in Potiphar's house: character, integrity
     - Garment in prison: faithfulness in suffering, quiet and hidden
     - Fine linen: Authority, exaltation 
- Philippians 2:8-9
- Isaiah 61:10
- When it was time, Joseph was healed
- Genesis 41:50-51
- Philippians 3:13-14
- Isaiah 43:18-19
- Genesis 41:52
- John 15:5
- 1 Peter 5:10-11
- Psalm 126:5-6
- God's plan for redemption is moving forward unhindered. 
     - the details of the plan
     - the timing of the plan
     - the people of the plan
- Proverbs 21:1
- Genesis 41:57

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

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