Oasis Church Bath

Dave Vernalls continues our parables series, exploring what the parable of the talents might have meant to its original hearers and what it might teach us today.

Jo Dolby continues our series on the parables of Jesus by exploring the Parable of the Prodigal Son. How would a Jewish audience have understood this parable and what can we learn from it to apply to our lives today?

Mark Shearman looks at the parable of the sower. How might it have been heard at the time, and what can we learn from it?

Rob Trickey takes a look at the parable of the unforgiving servant, asking how it would have been heard through first century Jewish ears, and how we can still hear it speaking to us today.

We kick off a brand new series looking at the parables of Jesus, with an introduction by Hub Leader Jo Dolby. Jo explains what a parable is and why we need to understand them, interviewing a very special guest - Rabbi Monique Mayer from the Bristol and West Progressive Jewish Congregation.

Jill Rowe joins us from Oasis Waterloo to help us think about staying and going. Jill reflects on the story of Abram in the book of Genesis and what it took for Abram to leave all that was familiar to step into something new.

Gaynor Williams shares some timely thoughts for us as a church, looking back at where we've been and looking forward to where God might be calling us to go.

Jo Dolby tackles the difficult subject of hell. What do Christians really believe about hell and where do these views come from? Jo exposes some of the myths we’ve been led to believe and looks at what the bible actually says. What kind of hope can we have for the future and how should this impact how we live now?

Dave Vernalls who is a Chartered Accountant in ‘normal life’ shares some thoughts on giving, to wrap up our series on money. Dave helps us strike the right balance when it comes to giving as worship to God, and includes not just monetary giving but also other aspects like time and skills.

Jo Dolby continues our 'we need to talk about...' series with a look at disagreeing well. Should we 'agree to disagree'? How can we interact positively with those who hold vastly differing viewpoints to our own?

Gaynor and Rob, with some help from Lyndon and Mark, present information and inspiration to help us join up the dots with where we are as a church as we consider whether to become an Oasis Hub. This is discussed under three headings: Biblical Historical Prophetic This is a hugely important moment in the history of the church and we hope this is very helpful as we move forward.