Oasis Sunday Night Reflections

Another Sunday has come and gone at Oasis. Today we began a new series, "Sexual Revolution" and here are a few thoughts for tonight:

• Sex seems easy to talk about just about anywhere but church
• This was definitely the first time that I've spoken in a public format about sex
• The lies of the enemy about sex are so distorted that as the church we have to get the message out
• Sex is not just physical, it's emotional & spiritual as well.
• God created sex and he wants those who are married to have an awesome sex life. Remember if you keep it in the "fire pit" then it will be healthy and productive. If sex is outside the "fire-pit" there is opportunity for great and wide sweeping destruction
• God did set up his standards on sex so that he could control us and keep us from having a "good time" here on earth. He did it to protect us.
• Not to protect us from pregnancy & disease but rather to protect our souls.
• Don't let the enemy mess up your soul so that you cannot have intimacy as God created it. If he can mess it up in your vertical relationships it will get messed up in your vertical relationship with God.
• I love Perry Noble's tweet today - "Jesus didn't call me into ministry because I'm good...but because HE is good!" Man, does my soul resonate with that!
• Every day I thank God for the opportunity to do what I'm doing. I am the most unlikely person to be leading a church.
• Those he calls, he equips.
• Humility counts
• I love it when we see people at Oasis becoming the hands & feet of Jesus. What an awesome week of seeing those who are less fortunate have an encounter with followers who are laying down their lives for others.
• Please pray comfort for the Howard family as they lost a 29 yr old niece this week, who had a 6 week old baby as well. She passed away from complications from pneumonia & MRSA - hard to make sense of such a loss. Holy Spirit, come and be comfort that only you can provide.
• I love living where I do. I love the city of Maricopa and I love living on the street I do. I love being next door to someone that I count a such a good friend. Really fun to be out on the street this evening with so many neighbors and our kids - community - it matters!
• Still praying for the 30 families and individuals that God has for us to step up and serve at Oasis in the next few months. We are well on our way!
• Had an awesome Valentines day with my wife! Hadn't had a date in nearly 5 months so we were long over due! We enjoyed an awesome movie "Slumdog Millionaire" and then ate sushi at RA Sushi - what a treat!
• Love the momentum we are experiencing!
• Looking forward to all that God has in store for us at Oasis.
• Do you believe that the wall is coming down? I believe!