Oasis Podcast

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says that he did not come to abolish the Law, but to fulfill it. We must not relax God’s Law to meet our own preferences – in fact, Jesus asks for perfection! When we see how far from perfect we really are, we move our hope off of […]

In the Beatitudes, Jesus tells his followers how to be happy. This type of happiness might seem impossible, but when we find our happiness in a right relationship with Jesus rather than in our circumstances, we learn what true happiness can be. Christians don’t do these things to earn salvation, but because they have been […]

In the book of Acts, we see the church is more than just a place people went to, but it was a movement of people centered around the truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When Jesus ascended into heaven, the church formed out of the empowering of the Holy Spirit.  As Christians, we can […]

The first eye-witnesses of the resurrection were confused and afraid.  They thought they had experienced an “end,” but realized that they had to experience death before they could experience life.  We each have our own “resurrection story” to tell the world.  What is holding you back? churchofthelakes.org

Focus: As Jesus enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, he requires us to not just admirer his grand entrance… but to join in the parade. Memory Verse: 2 Samuel 7:12 – When your days are fulfilled and you lie down with your fathers, I will raise up your offspring after you, who shall come from your […]

In Matthew 16, we see that our confession of who Jesus is allows the power of God to flow in our lives, advancing the Kingdom of God to the whole world. We might suffer, but Jesus will redeem our pain for our good and his glory. churchofthelakes.org

King David, an ordinary man, was made extraordinary because of the Holy Spirit.  Jesus, anointed by the Holy Spirit, chose to life an ordinary and pain-filled life in order to ultimately reign victorious. We, as followers of Jesus, should not seek to be extraordinary people, but allow God to use our ordinary lives in order […]

Shepherd is the primary metaphor for God as our Leader. His example of caring for the flock isthe example to be followed by those who follow the Good Shepherd. churchofthelakes.org

Many times, we put Jesus in a box, as did the religious leaders in Jesus’ day. However, in Psalms 110 and the book of Matthew, we see a truer picture of who Jesus is. Jesus is not just a good man, but he is the Messiah, and on this truth his church has been built. […]

In John 1, we learn that Jesus is the Word, the Light, and Life.  We also learn that Jesus lived among us, “glory en-fleshed.”  This truth about Jesus compels us to believe in him and to live our lives in response to who he is. churchofthelakes.org