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What does a good leader look like? This year, Oasis is exploring the life of King David - a leader in the Bible who was known as "a man after God's own heart". Ultimately, David's story is one which shows us that God is overflowing with kindness and generosity, that human frailty can’t derail his plans and his purposes, and that the one David’s life is pointing to even in his flaws and failures, the true King, Jesus, really is enough.

This week, Mike takes us through the story of David hearing about the death of Saul, posing the question for each of us "What are you leaning on?" Together, we unpack how Saul died as he lived, leaning on his spear, whilst David leans on God's promises and the community of faith, and what we can learn from these two men about where we too need to be placing our hope.

What does a good leader look like? This year, Oasis is exploring the life of King David - a leader in the Bible who was known as "a man after God's own heart". Ultimately, David's story is one which shows us that God is overflowing with kindness and generosity, that human frailty can’t derail his plans and his purposes, and that the one David’s life is pointing to even in his flaws and failures, the true King, Jesus, really is enough.

This week, Adrian looks at the story of David, now King at last, bringing the Ark into Jerusalem. As he does, he reveals himself to be a King who wants to put prayer at the very centre, and provides a powerful model for how we too are to keep Jesus at the centre through how we pray, worship and live.

What does a good leader look like? This year, Oasis is exploring the life of King David - a leader in the Bible who was known as "a man after God's own heart". Ultimately, David's story is one which shows us that God is overflowing with kindness and generosity, that human frailty can’t derail his plans and his purposes, and that the one David’s life is pointing to even in his flaws and failures, the true King, Jesus, really is enough.

This week, Adrian explores how David demonstrates the kind of king he will be as he races to rescue his people, and how, as he does so, he reflects again the true King, Jesus, who leaves nothing behind to come and rescue us.

This week, the community continues to explore the outworking of Pentecost, as Adrian looks at how we can increasingly grow the fruits of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control) in our own lives.

This week was Pentecost Sunday - the day when the Church celebrates the coming of the Holy Spirit. Sarah shares about what that transformational event means for us today!

What does a good leader look like? This year, Oasis is exploring the life of King David - a leader in the Bible who was known as "a man after God's own heart". Ultimately, David's story is one which shows us that God is overflowing with kindness and generosity, that human frailty can’t derail his plans and his purposes, and that the one David’s life is pointing to even in his flaws and failures, the true King, Jesus, really is enough.

This week, Alice unpacks an encounter between David and Abigail - the wife of a rude, cruel man named Nabal who mediates between them with wisdom and grace in order to prevent violence. Together, we look at how she beautifully models the True Mediator, Jesus Christ, who bears the violence of humanity on himself in order to bring true and lasting peace.