Oasis On Demand

Christian or Disciple?

Darrell Evans

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In a recent survey, 83% of Americans say that they consider themselves to be a Christian.  In this message, Darrell explores what people are expressing when they use the term Christian.  In doing so, he answers the question, "What is the difference between being a cultural Christian and a true disciple of Christ?"=

Reconciling Communities and Neighborhoods

Daniel Moore

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How seriously do we take the command to love our neighbors as ourselves?  So, as asked in Luke 10:29, “Who is our neighbor?” Daniel challenges us to take seriously the neighbor who is difficult to love and the neighbor who actually lives next door.

Darrell describes his life in a commune filled with people who love Jesus. He learned to live with people of different backgrounds and learned to appreciate God's kids. We are called to reconcile people to God and to each other.

We all have stories that describe our personal journey of reconciliation with God—the mending of what was broken. In being reconciled to our Father, He further calls us to be reconciled to others and to build relationships. In this message, Monira highlights the basic need of relationships and the challenges they present.

Darrell explains how Easter is about various forms of reconciliation, notably between God and people.

The Last Supper was the Passover meal Jesus ate with his disciples just before his crucifixion. Darrell describes this meal and meaning of the Lord's Supper, known as Communion.

It is difficult to move forward in relationships without trust, and wounds that result from failed trust are hard to overcome. In Christ we find One who is worthy and entirely trustworthy, and because of this we are able to follow the radical example of the disciples in following Him.

We live in a world that is struggling with despair and desperate for hope. As the hands and feet of Jesus, it is our calling to bring that to those around us. Listen in as Daniel tells us what this might look like.

As we serve people in and around our church community, we find that the love of Christ is seen in us. It is this love that binds us together and displays our unity to the world. As Jesus says of us in John 17:21, "that all of them may be one, Father... so that the world may believe that you have sent me.” In this message, Darrell exhorts us to ask ourselves what changes we should make so that this important work of Christ increases daily in us.