Oasis: College & Young Adult Ministry

When it comes to the summertime, there are a lot of awesome perks! Nice weather, more free time, vacations. But, there are also some struggles that can come with it... What struggles are common? How can I overcome those? What are our go-to summer suggestions? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to say on sunshine and silly struggles

Week Two of our series had Brennen bringing a message about Silence and Solitude. This practice of Jesus is one our culture has lost in the busyness of life today, but we don't have to stay that way. If we are willing to slow down, be silent, and get away in life, then we can begin to rediscover a presence to ourselves, to others, and to God. What really are the practices of silence and solitude?...

Kicking off our new and last series of the semester, Ben starts to push back against the hustle and hurry culture we find ourselves in. Are you tired, worn out, burned out? The way of Jesus isn't supposed to be like that. Jesus changed the whole world in his time on Earth, yet he never seemed to be overly busy. So, let's learn how to slow down to love and live like Jesus did. How does hustle cultu...

When it comes to the Bible and Christian life, there are definitely some things that are black and white. Butttt, there are also some things that are grey and we want to talk about that!  What are some of these grey areas? How do we decide what God would have us do? How do I invite others into the process? Should I help other people discern their convictions? 7 Questions for Grey Area Discernment:...

Closing our Bridge to Becoming series, Brennen brings it home with the vice of greed and the virtue of generosity. Yet, to get to generosity, we must take the bridge that is Hope. Hoping in God leads us to a place where we can be generous with all we are and have as Christians. What actually is greed? Where does it show up in our lives? How do I deal with it? What does it mean to be generous? Find...

Ever heard of self-love, self-care, self-worth, self.... the list goes on and on. But, are these all beneficial? Many times culture is teaching one thing when the Bible is teaching another.  Are all of these self-... important? How do the Bible and culture differ? Do they overlap? Where do we go from here? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to say on you how you thi...

After hitting Work in episode 37, we wanted to fill you in on the other side of life - Rest. Resting can be weird and hard for us as people. Often times we struggle to know if we need a nap, a snack, or something totally different. In this, we are looking at the whole array of rest. Why is rest important? Is rest just physical? How I rest well? Am I believing a lie about rest? Tune in to hear what...

B2B Week 6 here with a guest speaker! Pastor Aaron Cloud is stepping in to knock out the vice of Pride and the virtue of Humility. Through the life of King Uzziah, Aaron shows how God brings low the proud and exalts the humble. What is pride? How does it show up in different ways in our lives? Where does the Spirit show up to move us to humility? Now, how do we live as different people? Find all t...

Bridge To Becoming is still rolling with Week Four and the vice of Gluttony and the virtue of Self-Control. Some aspects of our lives are just pivoted towards gluttony, so how can we change that and be people of self-control. What is gluttony? How does it impact us? How does the Spirit move us to self-control? What does this look like in actual life? Find all that and more when you listen to this...

This week, we are opening up the Bible in order to pray through it! Using two different passages of scripture, we want to teach you about how sections of the Bible can be a template for prayer! How is the Lord's Prayer a template? Does Paul's prayer in Ephesians 3 work like that too? Are there other sections of the Bible that are like that? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Bre...

Week four of B2B is live and you should give it a listen! Ben brought us the vice of Envy and the virtue of Kindness this week. Envy sneaks into our lives and hurts us and those around us. What is envy? How does it impact us? How do we move to Kindness? What's healing look like? Find all that and more when you listen to this week's message - Envy to Kindness. Message Delivered: 03/14/2021

Like Ben, we hope this title triggers songs to flow (Work, work, work...). But really, work's been around forever and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. The Creation account gives us work and Paul refines that. So, let's get to work. Where does Work come from? Why can it be such a bummer? How are we supposed to go about working now? Does Rest play into this at all? Tune in to hear what the Oasi...

Here's the thing, we are always finishing things! Big or small, that's just what we do. You probably finished a school or work assignment recently or you maybe even finished a commitment or job. In all of that, we want to FINISH WELL. So, let's learn how to do that. What does finishing well mean? Why is it important? How do you finish well? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Bre...

It's week three of Bridge to Becoming and we aren't slowing down. This week, Brennen is leading us through the vice of Anger to the virtue of Patience. The question is "Are you an angry person?" While you might initially answer no, you might want to listen to this first.  Do I struggle with anger? Where does that anger come from? How can we fix our anger problem? Find all that and more when you li...

Everybody has a different family dynamic, but because of that, we can learn from each other. We hope with this episode, you can learn from some of our stories! Why is family important? How can I serve and love them better? What advice would we give to our people about interacting with their family? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to say on those people you are st...

Week Two of Bridge to Becoming takes us to the vice of Laziness and the virtue of Diligence. Many of us would not label ourselves as lazy, but what's our definition of laziness? This week's message will challenge you to go deeper in your relationships and walk with Jesus. Where do I see laziness in my life? Do I make excuses to get out of hard things? How do we get from laziness to diligence? What...

The classic Church calendar has a period before Easter that is commonly referred to as Lent. Some churches strictly follow this, while others do nothing with it. GracePoint and Oasis fall somewhere in between that. So, let's talk about that! What is Lent? Where does it come from? Why should we practice it? How do we practice it? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to...

Opening up our new series, Ben uses Valentine's Day to talk about Lust. One of the seven deadly sins that we are called to move away from. However, we are not just moving away, but moving towards Purity. Through it all, the Holy Spirit is moving in us to bring us there by LOVE. What is lust? Is it just sexual desires? How do I live a pure life? Is love really the answer? Find all that and more whe...

Unfortunately, grief is one of those things we probably will all experience in this life. However, faith in Jesus can play a role in that too. Tune in as we talk about that! What is grief? How are Christians supposed to navigate it? Are there any helpful tips or tricks? What about dos and don'ts? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to say on some of life's hardest mo...

Idolatry is something we see all through the scriptures. From Genesis to Revelation, there are times where idols can be seen impacting peoples' relationship with God.  What are idols? Do we still have them today? How do I know if I struggle with idolatry? If so, how can I fix it?? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (Ben, Jaena, and Brennen) has to say on stone gods and house fires. 

To close out our series "True or False," Ben brought the truth that Jesus is THE way to God. Our culture wants to believe many paths lead to God, but Jesus says otherwise. Jesus was about loving people and he did that with his life, death, and teachings. Is Jesus really the only way to God and Heaven? Is that unloving for Christians to say? What about other religions and their claims about God? Fi...

In the second week of our "True or False" series, Brennen stepped in to ask some questions about evil in the world and the goodness of God.  Is God even good when so many bad things happen? Are bad things always going to happen? Is there any hope? Find all that and more when you listen to this week's message - God is Good. Message Delivered: 01/24/2021

If you've ever come to Oasis, maybe you noticed the people giving high-fives at the door or the people at the info desk, or maybe even the people behind the scenes making the coffee. Well, those people are all serving Jesus! Yep, all of them! Do you have to serve in church? Are there bad sides of serving in church? What kind of jobs could I even do to serve? Tune in to hear what the Oasis staff (B...

Kicking off our new series "True or False," Ben wades through the seemingly rocky relationship between science and Christianity. The two camps can feel worlds apart and look to butt heads, but are they and do they? Does science oppose faith or is there a way the two can work together?  Big questions are going being discussed in this series, so you should tune in to hear on this week's message - Sc...

Starting Jan 17th, Oasis is doing a new series called "True or False"! At its core, this is an apologetics series where we seek to answer difficult questions about faith. Soooo, in this podcast, we are giving you a behind-the-scenes look as to why we chose this series! What is apologetics? Why is it important? How have we experienced it apart from our ministry jobs?  The three topics we will addre...