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. 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.