Oasis Church Birmingham: Talks

Psalm 23 is one of the most famous and beautiful poems in the book of Psalms - a source of comfort, encouragement and challenge to generations of people around the world. It's a Psalm "for all seasons", with an appeal to everyone, no matter what stage of life they are in or what circumstances are surrounding them. Over the summer of 2023, Oasis is spending a few weeks dwelling on this incredible Psalm and hearing from different members of the community about how they have known the Lord as their shepherd through different seasons of life. This time, Jean unpacks what it means to "dwell in the House of the Lord, forever", and there's an opportunity to hear from Sinead and from Chris about how they've known the goodness of God through some challenging times.

Psalm 23 is one of the most famous and beautiful poems in the book of Psalms - a source of comfort, encouragement and challenge to generations of people around the world. It's a Psalm "for all seasons", with an appeal to everyone, no matter what stage of life they are in or what circumstances are surrounding them. Over the summer of 2023, Oasis is spending a few weeks dwelling on this incredible Psalm and hearing from different members of the community about how they have known the Lord as their shepherd through different seasons of life. This time, Alice introduces the central part of the psalm, and then there are contributions from Bolaji and Uduak about how they've known God with them in navigating cultural change, and from Andy about how he has known God with him in times of anxiety and depression.

Psalm 23 is one of the most famous and beautiful poems in the book of Psalms - a source of comfort, encouragement and challenge to generations of people around the world. It's a Psalm "for all seasons", with an appeal to everyone, no matter what stage of life they are in or what circumstances are surrounding them. Over the summer of 2023, Oasis is spending a few weeks dwelling on this incredible Psalm and hearing from different members of the community about how they have known the Lord as their shepherd through different seasons of life. In this first week, Rich gives an overview of the series, and there's a chance to hear from Janet about how she has known God's leading beside still waters in her work, from Charlie about how she has known God restoring her soul during burnout, and from Faith about how she has known God's leading in paths of righteousness on pilgrimage.

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Adrian explores how all of this impacts the shape of our church gatherings - how each of us, when we come, has something to offer, and how we can increasingly honour one another as we meet together.

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Mike looks at Spiritual Gifts. As a body, we come together to share the gifts we've been given, recognising that not everyone has every gift, but that everyone is needed. Mike unpacks from 1 Corinthians 12 how gifts are given to draw attention to Jesus as Lord, be for the common good, get presented as gifts not impositions, and should come with humility (recognising that they are from God, not us).

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Rich looks at the twin themes of how we honour others by standing with them through the ups and downs of life, and celebrating others for who they are. Together, we explore how honouring flows from the foundation of how God has honoured us, draw on what we can learn from the way Jesus honoured others, and consider some practical steps to honouring one another by opening ourselves to how the Holy Spirit might want to encourage someone.

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Adrian looks at how honour can be shown by protecting through clothing, caring and bringing dignity, which all flows from how God has and continues to treat us.

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Alice looks at how we are invited to live knowing honour and showing honour as a community because of, rather than in spite of, our differences. Each of us is unique, and that matters! God isn't looking for identikit followers, and He has crafted each of us individually so that together we might reveal something of the wonder of who He is in a way that each of us by ourselves could never do.

Honour - a word often treated in our culture with a range of reactions from indifference to confusion to cynicism - is central to the culture of 'home' that Oasis is building together. It's all about how we are each invited to live seeking to build others up, rather than tear them down; bringing dignity rather than shame. The 'Building a Culture of Honour' series is all about how, as a community, we learn to live knowing that we have been honoured by God, living in the good of that honour, and showing that honour to others. This week, Adrian kicks off the series, giving an overview of the idea of honour, where it comes from, and what it means in our society, as well as exploring how God honours each of us and what that means for how we live.

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis is doing in this series! For the final week, Adrian looks at the 'Amen' - a way of finishing the Creed that transforms a statement into a prayer. It points to who we are together as a community, how we connect to the Creed during different seasons of life, and ultimately to the very personification and embodiment of 'Amen' itself: Jesus.

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis is doing in this series! This week, David explores 'I believe in the Life Everlasting'. The Bible is more interested in Eternal Life as a quality of life not a quantity of life that goes on forever. 1. Eternal Life is experiencing and knowing Jesus 2. Eternal Life is what we all need 3. Eternal Life starts now

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis is doing in this series! This week, Mike explores 'the resurrection of the body'. Whose bodies? Ours! Together, we look at how the Christian faith is the most body-positive worldview there has ever been - founded in the fact that God made humans in His image, clothed Himself with humanity, and in Christ lived, died and rose again to redeem our bodies ahead of their eternal future.

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis is doing in this series! This week, Adrian explores 'the forgiveness of sins'. How does an invitation to receive forgiveness transform everything about how we live - both within ourselves and in the way we respond to those around us?

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis will be doing in this series! This week, Adrian explores 'the communion of saints'. What does it mean to be part of the church, and how should we give ourselves to building communities that express God's heart of love and grace for the world?

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis will be doing in this series! This week, Rich considers the "holy catholic church" - the universal church across all of time and space - and how being welcomed into this family changes how we are to relate both to ourselves and to the church itself.

This week is another opportunity to pause and take in the wonder of what Easter means - how the fact that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again changes everything. In this message, Lucy explores Jesus encountering two disciples on the Road to Emmaus.

This week is another opportunity to pause and take in the wonder of what Easter means - how the fact that Jesus died, was buried, and rose again changes everything. In this message, Adrian spends some time leading the community through how we can each 'see and savour' the risen Jesus again.

John's account of Jesus' life pairs together the dramatic scenes of Mary annointing Jesus with oil and Jesus' entry into Jerusalem. From these two stories, Sarah unpacks what it is to live with extravagant worship and extravagant love - two characteristics which everyone is invited to know and enjoy!

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis will be doing in this series! This week, Adrian invites us to spend time considering the Holy Spirit. Who is the third person of the Trinity, and what is their work in our lives all about?

The Apostles' Creed is an ancient statement of faith that has united generations of Christians from different times, different places, and different traditions as an essential guide to the basics of Christian belief. It's full of rich truth to explore and dwell on together - which is exactly what Oasis will be doing in this series! This week, Alice explores what it means that Jesus is ascended, seated at the right hand of the Father, and will return one day as judge. In it, we look at how Jesus, through his life, death and resurrection, becomes "the judge, judged in our place", who enables us to live together with him free from condemnation.