Oasis Faith Community Podcast

Paul isn’t praying that we’d get more blessing, he’s praying that our eyes would be opened to see what we already have in Christ.

In Christ, we are no longer spiritual orphans—wandering, unwanted, or unsure of who we are. God chose us before the foundation of the world, adopted us into His family, redeemed us through the bl…

The life of Judas Iscariot is both a warning and an invitation. We are warned to avoid disillusionment and dishonesty, and we are invited to experience restoration when we inevitably do fail.

In the biblical narrative of James the Lesser, we come to realize that God desires faithfulness over fame. God sees us and our faithfulness matters, even when our efforts are not noticeable.

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We see in Simon the Zealot’s story that Jesus calls us into one family.  As we become citizens of the Kingdom of God, we purge our false saviors and walk into a new identity in Christ.

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In John 20, Thomas struggles with doubt, but we see Jesus meet him where he is. Thomas’s honest question to Jesus eventually becomes the seedbed for his courageous faith!

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When we look into the life of Thaddaeus Judas, we see that we don’t need to be famous to have Kingdom impact – we just need to be faithful.

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Christ comes to save the lost and hurting.   The one person for whom Christ can do nothing is the person who thinks there is no need.

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Speaking the truth in love builds up the body of Christ and it is our task to be without deceit and full of integrity.

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The witness of Philip in John 12 is a powerful testimony of what it is like to live as an ambassador of Christ in our cultural context. When we know who Jesus is, we see clearly who we are, allow…

In the disciple John, we see a “son of thunder” transformed into an apostle of love. In order for this to happen in our own lives, we must acknowledge our own pride and anger and submit these thi…

The disciple James (the greater) is transformed from an overly ambitious and arrogant follower to a humbled servant of Jesus.

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The disciple Andrew is so much more than Simon Peter’s little brother. He is a champion of evangelism that “Connects All to Christ!”

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In the person of Peter, we see the way that Jesus meets us where we are – in ordinary, mundane moments, and calls us into kingdom work. Sometimes this might not make sense, and we might feel unqu…

Acts 2 is not just a story, but an invitation to allow the Holy Spirit to move in. We see the Spirit come in power while speaking through people, all the while pointing to Jesus.

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In Colossians 4:2-5, we read Paul’s passionate call for followers of Jesus to pray with perseverance and purpose, act with boldness and clarity, and watch how we live and love others. In doing th…

In Colossians 3:16-24, we see what it looks like to live with Jesus in our everyday lives – in our homes, our workplaces, and in our relationships. When we let the gospel of Jesus Christ “dwell i…

In Colossians 2:20-3:5, we discover more about what it means to have “Jesus over everything” in our lives. The truth is, legalism is powerless to change us. However, real change happens when we h…

In Colossians 1:24-29, we are reminded that pain isn’t pointless when we are in Christ. We suffer with purpose, we steward the mystery of God as Christ is “in us,” and we persevere with the Holy …

We read at the beginning of Colossians that Jesus is at the center of everything. He is the center of revelation, the center of creation, and the center of the new creation. When we orbit our liv…