Jan 31
Church Planting- Seven Mistakes we made… that you can avoid Pt 2
When we started Oasis Church in 1984, we started with 10 people in a home Bible Study. On our launch day, we had 60 people.On the second Sunday we had 35 people.On the third Sunday we had about 25.I started thinking, “at this rate, in about 5 weeks, it’s going to be just me and Holly.” …I had doubts about some aspects of my launch team. We actually decreased down to 10 people a couple of Sunday’s during the first few months. &hellip...
Jan 30
February Bible Reading Plan & Prayer Focus
February Memory Verse: 1 Timothy 1:5 NIVThe goal of this command is love, which comes from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith Wednesday, February 1Bible Reading: Acts 7Bonus Old Testament Bible Reading: Psalm 142Prayer Focus: Our Weekend ServicesPray for… A larger venue for Oasis, so we can reach more people in Los Angeles. That we would reach 20,000 people per week through our online church. Genuine, passionate Praise &Worship from the heart The lost to ...
Jan 30
Reflections of The View
Last week, Holly and I were on the TV show The View. Sherri Shepherd, who is one of the hosts on the show, invited us to be on with her. Sherri started coming to Oasis Church – about 17 years ago. She now lives in NY but when she is in LA, she usually comes to see us and we keep in touch often. The focus of the show was ‘mentoring’. Each of the 4 regular hosts invited someone whom they considered a mentor to them and who was an inspiration to them in their ...
