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Oasis City is a dynamic church, meeting in the Cowichan Valley. We believe there is Hope for tomorrow and Healing from yesterday. Everyone’s Invited. Wherever you are on your journey, there’s a place for you here! Come as you are; we want to help you become the person God created you to be. You can always expect engaging worship, practical teaching, authentic community, and a fun and safe environment for your kids.

5d ago

Faith Gets You There. Integrity Keeps You There.

This powerful message challenges us to examine the foundation beneath our faith by exploring the critical role of integrity in our spiritual lives. Using the vivid metaphor of a rope with knots representing obstacles to our faith, we're reminded that while faith gets us to a place of promise, it's integrity that keeps us there. The sermon draws from Acts 4 and 5, contrasting Barnabas—who sold his field and brought the full amount with transparency—against Ananias and Sapphira, whose deception cost them everything. The sobering truth is that they weren't just lying to church leaders; they were lying to the Holy Spirit. This story isn't primarily about judgment but about the essential nature of integrity as the infrastructure supporting our faith journey. We learn that integrity comes from the Latin word meaning 'without a crack'—a life fully integrated where we're the same in public as in private. The message offers hope: integrity isn't about perfection but about direction and momentum toward God. When we're tested by stress or blessed with abundance, our true character emerges. The beautiful promise is that integrity brings tangible rewards—confidence, peace, sleep, and trust. Most importantly, we discover that no matter how broken our integrity might be, through repentance and confession, we can rebuild it and become people whose lives can be examined by God without fear.

48 min
Jun 1

Faith That Won’t Quit: Deeper Faith, Long Obedience & Everyday Faithfulness

What if your problem isn’t that you don’t have *enough* faith, but that your faith needs to go *deeper*? In this message, Pastor Brandon unpacks what “faith that won’t quit” really looks like. Using a powerful picture of God’s grace as an endless well and faith as the rope and bucket we lower into it, he shows why big miracles are actually built on long, quiet faithfulness—small, predetermined acts of obedience over time. We explore: - Why **you don’t need more faith, you need deeper faith** - How God’s **grace is an endless well**, and faith simply draws from what He’s already provided - The difference between **faith** (trusting God) and **faithfulness** (staying loyal and obedient over time) - Why you **haven’t lost your faith, you’ve starved it**—and how to start feeding it again - How pre‑deciding in areas like **money, relationships, parenting, and time** builds a life of stability and peace - Why Jesus connects **money, trust, and “true riches”** (Luke 16:10–12) - How stories like **William Wilberforce** and the heroes of **Hebrews 11** show us what long obedience looks like - Why constantly chasing a “better” opportunity, church, or ministry can sabotage your spiritual growth - How a simple posture of **showing up and staying** can position you for God’s timing and promotion Key Scriptures: Habakkuk 2:2–4 – “The righteous will live by their faithfulness.” Luke 16:10–12 – “Faithful in very little… faithful in much.” Hebrews 11 – Faith, faithfulness, and unseen promises. You’ll be challenged to: - Stop trying to make “great faith” do the job that **steady obedience** is meant to do - Identify “short ropes” in your life—areas where poor wisdom, lack of order, or fear are **limiting the reach of your faith** - Pre‑decide how you will obey God in the areas that usually trip you up - See your everyday choices as the “boring pages” that make the **miracle chapters** of your story even possible If you’re tired of hype, quick fixes, and faith that fizzles out when life gets hard, this teaching will help you build **long faith**—faith that endures, trusts, and keeps going when nothing seems to be happening. --- ⏩ **NEXT STEPS** • SUBSCRIBE for more messages on faith, discipleship, spiritual formation, and everyday obedience • SHARE this message with someone who feels like their faith is failing or stuck • COMMENT: Where is God calling you to “stay in the room” and be faithful right now? --- 📖 **MORE MESSAGES ON FAITH & FAITHFULNESS** • Living by Faith, Not Feelings • How to Trust God When Nothing Changes • Money, Trust, and True Riches --- #Faith #Faithfulness #ChristianFaith #DeeperFaith #SpiritualGrowth #Discipleship #LongObedience #Habakkuk2 #Hebrews11 #Luke16 #GraceOfGod #ChristianTeaching #Sermon2026 #OasisCityChurch

41 min
May 25

Born, Built, Baptized

This exploration into the three baptisms challenges us to understand the full spiritual journey God intends for every believer. We discover that the Christian life begins with the baptism of salvation, where the Holy Spirit draws us to Christ and baptizes us into Him through faith. This invisible yet transformative moment makes us part of the universal body of Christ, hidden in Him regardless of what others can see. The second baptism, water baptism, serves as our public declaration of this internal reality. It mirrors the early church in Acts 2, where new believers immediately went public with their faith without delay or hesitation. This public profession is not merely ceremonial but represents our willingness to align our visible lives with our invisible transformation. The third baptism, being baptized in the Holy Spirit by Jesus Himself, empowers us to live boldly for God. This message reminds us that faith is meant to move from personal decision to public declaration to powerful demonstration. We are challenged to examine whether we have settled for a private, comfortable faith when God intends for us to experience the fullness of His Spirit, enabling us to be witnesses who impact the world around us with supernatural boldness and power.

19 min
Apr 27

Washed Ft. Brett Esslinger

This powerful message confronts one of the most debilitating lies we face as believers: that while we may be saved, we remain permanently stained by our past. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 6:11 and Hebrews 12:1-2, we're reminded of the transformative truth that Jesus doesn't just forgive us—He cleanses us completely. The phrase 'some of you were once like that' becomes a declaration of freedom, not a reminder of shame. We discover that Jesus saves real people with real pasts, and His mercy isn't based on our performance but on His character. The message exposes how the enemy works overtime to remind us of what God has already removed, whispering accusations that keep us living like we're still on trial even though the verdict has been declared: not guilty. We learn the crucial difference between conviction and condemnation—one pulls us toward God while the other pushes us away. This isn't just about theological understanding; it's about embracing the resurrection power that makes us new creations. When we truly grasp that our record was nailed to the cross and canceled completely, we can stop introducing ourselves by a version of us that died with Christ and start living in the fullness of our new identity.

50 min
Apr 20

How to Speak Life Over Your Family

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58 min
Apr 13

Raised - He Is Not Here: Living in Resurrection Power || LINDSAY HODGES

The resurrection of Jesus isn't just a historical event we celebrate once a year - it's the transformative power that calls us out of our graves and into abundant life. This message centers on a profound truth found in Matthew 28, when the angel declares to the women at the tomb: 'He is not here.' Those four words carry revolutionary implications for our daily walk with Christ. Just as Jesus didn't remain in the grave after resurrection, we aren't meant to stay in the tombs of our old lives either. The parallel with Lazarus is striking - when Jesus called him forth, He didn't say 'stay put' but commanded him to come out and have his grave clothes removed. We've been given resurrection life through Christ, which means everything we need for godliness is already available to us through His divine power. Yet we often find ourselves tempted to return to familiar tombs - those patterns of sin, destructive relationships, or limiting mindsets that once defined us. The call is clear: set our hearts and minds on things above, actively putting to death what belongs to our earthly nature, and walking in the freedom Christ purchased for us. This isn't about legalism or rule-following, but about focusing so intently on Jesus and the resurrection life that the old grave loses its appeal. We're challenged to place a sign on our former tombs that reads 'I don't belong here anymore' and to throw back any grave clothes still clinging to us.

42 min
Apr 6

RAISED || Living after being raised from the dead.

At the heart of this Easter message lies a transformative truth: resurrection isn't just about Jesus rising from the grave two thousand years ago—it's about what can rise from the dead in our lives today. Drawing from 1 Corinthians 15 and the eyewitness testimonies of over 500 people who saw the risen Christ, we're reminded that the church isn't built on a book or a philosophy, but on an event so real that millions throughout history have chosen death over denying it. The message challenges us to open our hearts to a radical possibility: the same resurrection power that raised Jesus can raise the dead areas of our own lives—broken relationships, addictions, financial bondage, lost purpose, and dreams we've buried. Through Romans 5-6, we discover that resurrection life means three powerful realities: it redeems our yesterday, freeing us from the pain and guilt of the past; it reorients our today, giving us power over sin and purpose for living; and it reassures our tomorrow, securing our eternal hope. This isn't about religious renovation or self-improvement—it's about dead things coming alive. The question isn't whether God can resurrect what's dead in our lives, but whether we're willing to believe He will. When we understand that Jesus introduced Himself as 'the resurrection and the life,' we realize He didn't come to make bad people good—He came to make dead people live.

44 min
Mar 30

What's Love Got To Do With Faith?

This message challenges us to examine whether we've been asking our faith to do a job that only God's agape love was designed to accomplish. We explore four Greek words for love—storge (family bonds), philia (friendship), eros (romantic love), and the transformative agape—God's unconditional, sacrificial love. Unlike the other loves that rely on reciprocity or preference, agape initiates without waiting, gives without expecting return, and loves the unworthy before they deserve it. The parable of the Good Samaritan becomes our mirror, revealing that two religious leaders with correct theology passed by the wounded man, while a Samaritan with questionable theology stopped to help. This confronts us with a piercing question: Do we have right beliefs but wrong actions? The message reminds us that agape isn't an emotional response driven by guilt or pressure—it's a deliberate decision empowered by the Holy Spirit. When we truly grasp how deeply God loves us through Christ's sacrifice, we're transformed from reactionary do-gooders into kingdom-minded agents of social righteousness. Our struggle isn't weak faith; it's often that we haven't fully received the revelation of how completely God loves us. When we understand His agape for us, everything changes—our marriages, our ability to love difficult people, even our capacity to love both the marginalized and the wealthy without discrimination.

49 min

Oasis City is a dynamic church, meeting in the Cowichan Valley. We believe there is Hope for tomorrow and Healing from yesterday. Everyone’s Invited. Wherever you are on your journey, there’s a place for you here! Come as you are; we want to help you become the person God created you to be. You can always expect engaging worship, practical teaching, authentic community, and a fun and safe environment for your kids.

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Oasis City
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

221
Rating

Clean
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Oasis City || Canada