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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, 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.

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, Rich looks at a story of David in 'The Waiting Room' - an place in-between the passing of Saul's kingdom and the coming of David's. This is a confusing and contradictory time, and David faces the temptation of reaching out and grasping for himself what God has promised in God's own time. As he wrestles with the difficulties of that place though, he offers three valuable lessons on how we too can live with perspective, patience and purpose in times of waiting.