Oasis Church VA

Oasis Church
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Sermons from Oasis Church, located in Richmond Virginia.

  1. Can Christians use AI? - Summer Heat series - Nate Clarke

    5d ago

    Can Christians use AI? - Summer Heat series - Nate Clarke

    "How should a Christian think about and interact with artificial intelligence?" Ephesians 5:15-17 Summer Heat Series Pastor Nate Clarke June 7, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Ephesians 5:15-17 - How should a Christian think about and interact with artificial intelligence? - Don’t overreact and over spiritualize  - 1 Peter 1:13 - AI is a tool - AI will create a greater need for understanding and discernment - Ephesians 5:15-17 - Philippians 1:9-10 - HEADLINE: A.I. Chatbot Preaches at Church in Germany: 'Looks Like the Unveiling of the Antichrist/Beast System' - HEADLINE: World Economic Forum Contributor Says A.I. Could Rewrite the Bible, Create 'Correct' Religions - HEADLINE: PETA Goes Biblical With ChatGPT Vegan Rewrite of the Book of Genesis - Let AI assist the work of your hand, not replace the cry of your heart. - Jeremiah 29:13 - Solomon Ray - Jeremiah 29:4-9 - “Don’t opt out of the world around you, engage it!”  - Attack it, control it, ignore it - Attack it, control it, ignore it, redeem it Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    36 min
  2. The role of Christians, immigrants, and the government - Summer Heat series - Nate Clarke

    Jun 1

    The role of Christians, immigrants, and the government - Summer Heat series - Nate Clarke

    "What does the Bible say about borders and immigration?" Leviticus 19:33-34 Summer Heat Series Pastor Nate Clarke May 31, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Leviticus 19:33-34 - What does the Bible say about borders and immigration? - Tribalism: organized around ethnicity. Protect your own. Fear the outsider.  - Nationalism: organized around borders, shared values and morals, and laws. - “E Pluribus Unum” = “out of many, one” - “We are a nation of immigrants. But we are also a nation of laws.” Presidents Obama and Clinton - The role of the Christian, the role of the government, and the role of the immigrant - Leviticus 19:33-34 - The role of the Christian: do not mistreat the foreigner, but love them - The role of the government: to protect the people and borders of its nation and administer justice without partiality.  - What does the Bible have to say about national borders? - Acts 17:26 - Numbers 34:1-2 - A rule that is not enforced isn’t a rule. Borders that aren’t enforced aren’t borders. A nation without borders isn’t a nation. Therefore, a nation that doesn’t enforce its borders will cease to be a nation.  - Why should a nation respect and protect its borders? - National security - Nehemiah 13:1-3 - To preserve its prosperity - Leviticus 19:15 - Proverbs 6:30-31 - Romans 13:1-2 - Romans 13:3-5 - The role of the immigrant is to join in with and obey the laws of the nation. - Ancient Israel: outsiders could join but they had to follow proper procedures to do so and could not change the culture or reshape the covenant in Israel. - Exodus 12:49 (one common law) - Exodus 20:10 (nations customs and rhythms) - Leviticus 18:26 (standards of morality, right and wrong) - Exodus 12:48 (uncomfortable, sacrificial ways) - Deuteronomy 31:12 (learn the Hebrew language) - Nehemiah 13:15-21 (morals and values) - The Story of Ruth     - Foreigner from Israel (Moabite) - Deuteronomy 23:3     - Resident foreigner. Leaves her land and joins culture and laws of Israel - Ruth 1:16-17      - Welcomed and living, but within laws - Leviticus 19:9-10     - Makes it official, married to Boaz (Ruth 4:1-12)     - Joined Israel, part of the genealogy of Jesus, the great-grandmother of King David - Ephesians 2:12-13, 19 - Philippians 3:20 Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    57 min
  3. Fulfilling The Great Commission - THE CHURCH series - Casey Steen

    May 29

    Fulfilling The Great Commission - THE CHURCH series - Casey Steen

    "Fulfilling The Great Commission" Matthew 28:18–20 ESV The Church Series - Part 5 - Every Believer is Called Missionally Pastor Casey Steen May 24, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Fulfilling The Great Commission - Matthew 28:18–20 ESV - The church does not merely have a mission. The mission has a church. - 1 — THE GREAT COMMISSION BEGINS WITH THE AUTHORITY OF CHRIST - 2 — THE GREAT COMMISSION IS FOR EVERY BELIEVER - 3 — THE GREAT COMMISSION DEMANDS SACRIFICE - 4 — JESUS PROMISED HIS PRESENCE - 5 — THE GREAT COMMISSION IS ABOUT DISCIPLES, NOT DECISIONS - 6 — HELL IS REAL AND THE GOSPEL IS URGENT - 7 — THE GREAT COMMISSION STARTS WHERE YOU ARE - God placed you where you are on purpose! - Some are called locally. Some globally. But every believer is called missionally. Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    52 min
  4. The Family Is the Most Important System of Governance - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    May 23

    The Family Is the Most Important System of Governance - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    "We Build Strong Families" Joshua 24:15 The Church Series - Part 4 - The Most Important System of Governance Pastor Nate Clarke May 17, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Our Vision: Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost - Our Values: Grounded in His Word, Guided by His Presence, Building Strong Families, and Fulfilling the Great Commission - Joshua 24:15 - We build strong families - Systems of governance: The family (Eph 5), the Church (Eph 4), the government (Rom 13) - "Peace in society depends upon peace in the family." Saint Augustine - Your family story is not the obstacle to God's plan, it is often the setting for it. - Natural Families       - God ordained & designed: husband + wife = children. - Genesis 1:27-28 - Genesis 2:24 - Deuteronomy 6:6-9 - "When parents receive a child from the hand of God, they receive a life to be shaped and molded." Elisabeth Elliot      - Example: Joseph, Mary, and Jesus - Broken families      - Example: Joseph and his brothers (Genesis 37)      - God's plan is not hindered by man's dysfunction (Genesis 50:20) - Blended families      - Example: Jacob, Leah, Rachel (Genesis 29-30)      - God works even in complicated family systems  - Adopted families      - Example: Moses & Pharoah's daughter (Exodus 2)       - God used his adoption to position him with influence and access that he would use to deliver Israel - Restored families      - Example: Prodigal son (Luke 15)      - God can redeem any situation - Spiritual family      - Example: Jesus and his disciples - Mark 3:31-35 - Ephesians 1:5 NLT - Romans 8:15 NLT      - Because God is a provider, what you lacked in your natural family, God can give you in your spiritual family. - Your family story is not the obstacle to God's plan, it's often the setting for it. - Joshua 24:15b Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    33 min
  5. Is God's Presence is the main thought or an afterthought? - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    May 11

    Is God's Presence is the main thought or an afterthought? - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    "Guided by His Presence" Numbers 14:41-44; Exodus 33:15-16 The Church Series - Part 3 Consumer-based vs. Presence-based church Pastor Nate Clarke May 10, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost - We are grounded in His Word, Guided by His presence, Building strong families, and fulfilling the Great Commission - Numbers 14:41-44 - Exodus 33:15-16 - Guided by His Presence - "If the Holy Spirit was withdrawn from the church today 95% of what we do would go on and no one would know the difference. If the Holy Spirit had been withdrawn from the New Testament church, 95% of what they did would stop, and everybody would know the difference." AW Tozer - Numbers 14:39-40 - Numbers 14:41-43 - Numbers 14:44-45 - Numbers 14: God's presence is an afterthought - Exodus 33:1-5 - Exodus 33:12-16 - Exodus 33: God's presence is the main thought - Afterthought: Independence. "We got this!"   Main thought: Dependence. "We need you, God!" - Afterthought: wants the 'thing' at the expense of God   Main thought: wants God, even at the expense of the 'thing' - Afterthought: moves whenever   Main thought: refuses to move without God - Exodus 13:21-22 - Afterthought: results in defeat and loss   Main thought: results in presence, rest, divine favor - Numbers 14:45 - Exodus 33:14 - Consumer-based vs. Presence-based - C Primary audience is people. P Primary audience is God - C Works to please people. P Works to please God - C Gears worship service towards people. P Gears worship service towards God and His presence. - C Program driven, people driven, talent driven, etc. P Driven by His presence - C Jesus is a mascot. P Jesus is master - C Martha church. P Mary church. - C Focused primarily on what the human consumers say will make them happy. P Focused primarily on encountering God through worship, Word, prayer - C Sunday = performance for the people. P Sunday = offering to God - C Ask: did the people like it? P Ask: Did God show up? - Exodus 33:15 Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    36 min
  6. Why must we be grounded in His Word? - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    May 4

    Why must we be grounded in His Word? - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    "Grounded in His Word" 2 Timothy 3:16-17; Hebrews 4:12 The Church Series - Part 2 What is the Bible and why does it matter? Pastor Nate Clarke May 3, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost - We are grounded in His Word, Guided by His presence, Building strong families, and fulfilling the Great Commission - 2 Timothy 3:16-17 - Hebrews 4:12 - Grounded in His Word - The Bible:      - 66 books      - 40 different authors      - Written in 13 different countries on 3 continents       - Written in 3 languages      - Authored by kings, prophets, fisherman, doctors, tax collector, scholar, shepherd, priest, average guys      - Written over roughly 1,600 years - It's never been easier to get a Bible, and never more common to not know what it says. - 93% of Americans say they own a Bible and the average American owns 4 copies. - Less than 2 out of 5 professing Christians read their Bible at least once per week. - Arizona Christian University's Cultural Research Center with George Barna:      - 4% of Americans have a Biblical Worldview today (consistent with Biblical principles, beliefs, and behaviors) compared to 12% 25 years ago.      - 1% of Gen Z, 2% of millennials, and 7% of Gen X / Boomers have a Biblical worldview      - 53% identified as a Christian while saying they don't believe salvation comes through a personal confession of sin and believing in Christ as Savior.  - Why must we be grounded in His Word? - God's Word gives divine wisdom. - Psalm 119:29 - Psalm 119:105 - Psalm 119:110 - Psalm 119:130 - Proverbs 2:6 - God's Word is eternal. - Matthew 24:35 - Psalm 119:160 - Isaiah 40:8 - God's Word brings life. - Romans 15:4 - John 15:11 - Romans 10:17 - Psalm 119:28 - Matthew 4:4 - God's Word gives you power over the devil. - Psalm 119:11 - Psalm 119:133 - 1 John 2:14b - God's Word brings freedom. - Hosea 4:6 ESV - John 8:31-32 - God's Word will change your life. - James 1:22-25 Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    50 min
  7. The true purpose of The Church from scripture - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    Apr 27

    The true purpose of The Church from scripture - THE CHURCH series - Nate Clarke

    "Why the Church?" Matthew 16:15-19; Proverbs 29:18 ESV The Church Series - Part 1 Why does Oasis Church exist? Pastor Nate Clarke April 26, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA SERMON NOTES: - Matthew 16:15-19 - Proverbs 29:18 ESV - Why The Church? - "If the church is central to God's purpose, as seen in both history and the gospel, it must surely also be central to our lives." John Stott - Philippians 2:1-2 - 1 Corinthians 12:4-6 - "The bible knows nothing of solitary religion." John Wesley  - Our Vision: Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost - Worship God - Worship: 'worth-ship'; to attribute the highest worth, honor, or value. - Worship God      - Lift up God's son, Jesus - John 12:32      - Sensitive to God's Spirit - John 14:16-18 - Acts 2:17-18      - Weekly rhythm - Hebrews 10:25 - "Church attendance is as vital to a disciple as a transfusion of rich, healthy blood to a sick man." DL Moody      - Finances - Proverbs 3:9      - Expressive praise (sub point 5, and this sub point has 4 sub points of its own lol) - Psalm 29:2           - Voices lifted - Psalm 95:1           - Clapping and shouting - Psalm 47:1 - Psalm 98:4           - Lifting hands - Psalm 134:2 - Psalm 63:4           - Dancing - Psalm 149:3 - Equip the believers - Ephesians 4:11-15 - Equip the believers      - Through the preaching of the Word - 2 Timothy 3:16-17      - Through Bible studies, group gatherings      - Through prayer      - Through fellowship - Proverbs 27:17      - Through serving one another - Galatians 5:13 - 1 Peter 4:10 - Reach the lost - Matthew 28:19-20 - Luke 19:10 - Reach the lost      - By witnessing      - By giving and sending      - By inviting and making room - Worship God, Equip the believers, Reach the lost - Church Responses      - Critic: stands outside and judges the church      - Cynic: hands holded at the back with suspicion about everything      - Curious: open to explore and see      - Consumer: takes and takes from the church       - Creator: serves to make it what Jesus intended it to be Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    48 min
  8. RELIGION can teach you ABOUT GOD but only by the HOLY SPIRIT can you KNOW GOD - Guest Doug Reed

    Apr 21

    RELIGION can teach you ABOUT GOD but only by the HOLY SPIRIT can you KNOW GOD - Guest Doug Reed

    "The Person and Work of the Holy Spirit" Guest Pastor Doug Reed April 19, 2026 Virginia's proposed Constitutional amendments on Abortion & Marriage - How to VOTE BIBLICALLY: https://youtu.be/Y8z8xTFsOn8 How should Christians respond to wickedness in the world? https://youtu.be/2OJUIM9YRwA Oasis Church exists to Worship God, Equip the believers, and Reach the lost. We are led by Pastor Nate Clarke and are located in Mechanicsville outside Richmond in Central Virginia. STAY CONNECTED Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oasischurchva/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OasisChurchRVA/ Website: https://oasischurch.online

    44 min
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Sermons from Oasis Church, located in Richmond Virginia.

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  • Creator
    Oasis Church
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    359
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