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A Gift for Our Brother

Oasis was blessed to be able to give a well-deserved gift to our brother, friend, and worship pastor. At the end of the 2009 Christmas Eve service we presented Chad with a new Gibson Hummingbird Artist Acoustic-Electric guitar. He in turn sat down and did what he does best... worship. We are blessed to have such a wonderful church family. We look forward to the many ways God will use this gift to bless and draw people to Himself.

Christmas Eve "Behold The Lamb Of God" Presentation

This Thursday night (Christmas Eve) from 6:00pm until 7:00pm at the Meigs Middle School Cafeteria in Pomeroy the Oasis Church worship team will present an artistic journey through the Bible, beginning with the book of Genesis and ending in Bethlehem where Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, was born into the world.

The presentation is called Behold The Lamb Of God, and it is one of the most moving and entertaining worship experiences I have ever had during the Christmas season. This will be the 3rd year Oasis has produced this event, and it gets better every time, as more elements, arrangements and instrumentation are added each year. We hope you will set aside one hour on Christmas Eve to join us for this event. It is going to be a very special evening... for more reasons than one.

~C Stewart

The 6th Annual Oasis Christmas Party

This Saturday, December 12
Meigs Middle School Cafeteria
5:00pm--8:00pm

This Saturday evening is the annual Oasis Christmas Party, and I want to take a minute to personally invite you to come and enjoy this incredible evening. This year we have several new things in store for the party, which I am sure are going to make it as lively as ever. In addition to the "new" things, we will also have some staples that have become perhaps some of the only "traditions" of the Oasis church, such as the interactive 12 Days of Christmas (with a new twist). For all of you "American Idol" fans and aspiring stars, we also have a special treat in store for you. And we have some fresh new games prepared that are sure to provide us with much laughter.

And finally, I can't forget the best things of all: (1) The FEAST. At the centerpiece of this party is a potluck feast that is sure to be one of your best meals of the year. Please bring one of your favorite holiday dishes to share. And (2) The WORSHIP and the FELLOWSHIP. Also at the centerpiece of this party is the joy of being together and the worship of Christ the King. You will experience many things at the Oasis Christmas Party, but before you leave there is no doubt that your attention will turn wholly on the reason for your joy and laughter and glad tidings, and together with one voice we will sing along with the Angels, "Glory to the newborn KING!"

Celebrate God's Gloriousness

This weekend we were challenged by several things in the message.  Particularly we were challenged in the area of our understanding about the Supremacy of Christ.  God convicted me with a thought that entire morning and that simple twist of the mind was this:  Celebrate God as Glorious!

If we were to define the glory or the gloriousness of God in terms of how we respond to that revealed glory we need only turn to Exodus 33.  Stop right now, get out your Bibles, and read Exodus 33:12-23....don't worry...I'll wait....

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AWESOME ISN'T IT!  When Moses pleads, "Please, show me your glory," it reminds me of a desperate plea from a heart that longs to love and know God fully.  It's a great moment in the journey of Moses.  Moses can't even look upon the face of God because His glory is far too intense for humans to behold.  It's so intense that if we were to look at it directly we would die...probably from a massive heart attack...GOD'S GLORIOUSNESS IS THAT OVERWHELMING!  After this experience Moses was not the same man.  Not only did he glow, literally, he fundamentally altered as a human being.  That's how it is for those that have been genuinely tackled by the glory of God.  They CHANGE. 

Does the glory of God affect you daily?  If so, how so?  I want to share a prayer with you that I read earlier today:

"Lord God, your glory stretches farther than we could ever imagine.  Have your glory today.  Have your glory in this place, in our lives, in this moment.  God, let us see your glory and once again be changed.  Your glory has always been and will forever be! Amen."

As you go through your week remember that prayer.  Internalize it this week and find more words than just these to express your personal worship to God.  Celebrate God's vast gloriousness...do this in song, in prayer, in study, in service, in confession, in repentence and all the other ways that God calls us to fall before Him.