Getting Ready for Sunday, November 30th

    I’m in Missouri right now as we have taken the week off to spend Thanksgiving with our families.  My format this week is a little different.  I thought this was fitting as our services this Sunday will be a little different.  First of all, please remember that we go to one (1) service begining this Sunday.  Service time is 10:30a.m.  This week we begin a new series entitled “The Believer’s Journey”.  Our sermon this week talks about our first steps on the journey.  The kids will be joining us this Sunday for a special family worship service.  The kids will open us up with a song entitled “The Great Adventure” which I think is perfect to kick off our new series and study.  Our worship music this week is made up of songs that our kids and adults should be familiar with.  We will open up with “Every Move I Make” by David Ruis.  This is a very energetic song of commitment (with actions if you’re brave) that also celebrates the love God has for us.  Check out this fun video by clicking the title above.

     Our next song follows the theme of the day quite well.  It’s called “Trust In the Lord” and is a song that the kids from Children’s worship will be familiar with.  It comes from Proverbs 3:5-6, in fact it’s pretty much a direct quote.  I don’t have a recording of the song I can provide, but I think you will pick it up quickly on Sunday.

     Our final song is one that will be more familiar to our adults than it will be to the kids.  “Marvelous Light” is another song of celebration that speaks to the fact that we are leaving the darkness of sin behind us to follow the marvelous light that our God has to offer. 

    I am really looking forward to this special service as we all come together for a time of worship.  We will also be baptizing this week which is something more for us to celebrate.  Be on the look out for a special guest to appear some time before our time together is finished on Sunday.  Thanks for taking time to check out what is going on this Sunday.  Come ready to lift up our God as we sing, listen, and respond to His word.

Bro. Doug

Getting Ready for Sunday, November 23

November 23rd Sermon “Accepting What You Cannot Change”

There are things that we simply cannot change in our lives.  We cannot change our past.  We cannot change other people.  We cannot change the fact that time moves on.  Even though we cannot change these things, there are ways we can learn to accept them and live with them in our lives.  In today’s message, discover how you can accept what you cannot change.

 

Set List for November 23, 2008

Song                 Author          Recording

There Is No Greater Love	Doug Mickan	NA
Sing Sing Sing	Chris Tomlin Daniel Carson Jesse Reeves Matt Gilder Travis Nunn	“Hello Love” Chris Tomlin
Everything To Me	Doug & Cindy Mickan	NA
He is Able	Greg Ferguson Rory Noland	“Wow Worship Orange” Various artist
Almighty	Wayne Watson	“Signatures” Wayne Watson
Mighty to Save	Ben Fielding Reuben Morgan	“Mighty to Save” Hillsong

 

   

      We are finishing up our series “Getting Well” this week.  I know God has been speaking to my heart through this series, and has helped me to see some things that need to change in my life.  Our music this week is focused on lifting up our Savior.   All of our songs are a celebration of who our God is, and what He means to us.  Take time to listen to the songs by clicking the links in the chart above.  Let’s really prepare for another great week at Oasis.  Take time to pray this week that God would truly bless us with His presence once again.  See you Sunday!    

 

Bro. Doug

Getting Ready for Sunday November 16th

November 16th Sermon “Recurring Guilt”

This is one of Satan’s biggest tools.  If he can keep us stuck in guilt, we can’t move on in our lives.  He doesn’t want us to think about the fact that God has already forgiven us.  When we realize this, we can take the first steps to forgiving ourselves.  In this message, we will learn how to forgive ourselves.

 

Set List for November 16, 2008

Song                Author            Recording

Grace Greater Than Our Sins	Todd Fields	Traditional Hymn
Your Grace Is Enough	Matt Maher	“Arriving” Chris Tomlin
Free	Todd Fields	“Free” Todd Fields
Break Through	Tommy Walker	“Hiding Place” Don Moen
Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)	Chris Tomlin Edwin Othello Excell John Newton John P. Rees Louie Giglio	“Free” Chris Tomlin

 

   

     What an awesome series this has been so far.  This week we will be talking about Recurring Guilt.  So often we allow ourselves to be stuck in guilt, but our God has forgiven us.  We simply need to turn it over to Him.  Our music today deals with God’s grace, and the fact that it is greater than the sins we commit.   Be sure to check out the songs by clicking the links in the chart above.  Definitely take a listen to “Grace Greater Than Our Sins”.  The video is an original arrangement that caught my attention this week.  It’s not exactly the way we will be singing it, but it’s so good, I wanted others to enjoy it. 

     Thanks for taking time to check out what will be happening here at Oasis on Sunday.  Take time this week to worship privately, and ask God to help you prepare to worship Him publicly as we come together at Oasis on Sunday. 

 

Bro. Doug

Getting Ready for Sunday, November 9th

November 9th Sermon “The Symptoms of Bitterness”

We all can think of a person or a situation and feel it swelling up within us.  It’s an emotion that has been buried for too long.  It leaves us with a sour feeling in our stomach and an uneasiness sin our lives.  How do we overcome bitterness in our lives and learn to forgive others?  We’ll learn just that in this message.

 

Set List for November 9, 2008

Song                              Author                        Recording

Free	Todd Fields	“Free” Todd Fields
Be Glorified	Chris Tomlin Jesse Reeves Lawrence Tuttiett Louie Giglio Matt Redman	“The Noise We Make” Chris Tomlin
Everyday	Joel Houston	“For This Cause” Hillsong

 

   

     We are continuing our series “Getting Well” this week with a message about Bitterness, or forgiving others.  Our music this week comes at the close of the services, and is being used to celebrate the fact that God can free us from the things we struggle with.  We will also be proclaiming that we want to glorify God with the lives He has given.  Click the links in the chart above to listen to the songs I could find examples for online.

     Take time this week to really seek God as you prepare your heart for a time of worship together on Sunday.  See you then!

 

Bro. Doug