"At the Kids Movies" is coming back to Oasis!

Last summer one of our most popular series was "At the Kids Movies". It was July, gas was $4 a gallon, it was 100 degrees plus and the popcorn was free!

Well - we're bringing it back for the summer of 2009. Gas is almost $3 a gallon, it's hot and once again the popcorn is free.

Starting July 12th and running until August 2nd. In the heat of an AZ summer, a cool, dark theater is just the place for a family to retreat. For a few hours we get lost in the action, excitement and the thrill of what Hollywood has produced. But could these movies point to truth in our lives? Join us as we apply Scripture to the life lessons "At the Kids Movies"

Just as last year - the first weeks movie will be a surprise and then the next week's movie will only be revealed at the end of the service! Showings are each Sunday at 8:30 or 10:30 AM. You'll not want to miss a week!

So is our thinking about sex really that distorted?

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We live in a sex saturated culture. But - don't we know more and so we are more "in tune" with our sexuality? The church has been either silent on sex or said, "stay away - you should be pure and celibate. Don't think about it"

Join us starting Sunday Feb 15 as we look at how we all need a make over of our view on sex. Didn't God create it? Did he say it was good? Is our thinking about sex really that distorted? What is a Biblical view of sex? How can we stay pure and yet enjoy sex? How do we talk to our children about it? What is sexual addiction and how do we overcome it?

Join us at 8:30 or 10:30 AM at Oasis Life Church as we tackle this subject. I am really excited that we are going to talk about sex in the place where we should be most safe to discuss this!

***This series is rate PG-13 and we strongly advise all children to be placed in the KidSplash ministry during this series or you may be explaining things you are not ready to explain. In addition, we are opening our 3-5th grade class to 6/7th graders during this series, should you feel your children of this age are not prepared to hear this info.

See you there! - Pastor Scott

Families in Crisis

Tonight as I sit down to catch up on blogging - I'm reminded of why I'm a church planter. I love to know makes people tick. I love to see lives turned around. I love to see people who were skeptical about God realize that He is real. I know Jesus is the answer and I love when through relationship, teaching, life and the power of the Holy Spirit - people get it.

Still - why are families disintegrating? Why does divorce affect even 1 in 2 families in the church? Can we reverse what has been set in motion now for so many years? Is there hope to turn things around? Can we find healing even if our family has already been torn apart?

This Sunday we begin a new series, "Facing the Family Challenge". This hard hitting series looks at the roots of divorce, the effects of divorce on children, spouses and even those who are not in the immediate family.

What would it cost to stay in a relationship and find help? If this is not possible, how can we find healing and minimize the damage?

If you've not faced divorce, then you've probably had some other challenge in your family. We all have them, we all face them. I hope you'll join us for this series and learn how we can face the family challenge.