Oasis: College & Young Adult Ministry

Feb 03 2025 325 ep. 35 mins 37
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Messages and conversations from Oasis, the young adult ministry at GracePoint Wesleyan Church in Brookings, South Dakota. Find us on Instagram and Facebook.

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MESSAGE: Why the Physical Matters

Feb 03 2025 38 mins  
God values our bodies and trusts each one of us with a body. But most of us struggle to understand why our physical body really matters. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul reveals Jesus became like us that he might redeem all of who we are. As our bodies eventually break down, we cling to the hope that Jesus is powerful even over death. There is nothing our physical body experiences that ca

38. Longevity in Marriage

Jan 28 2025 33 mins  
There's something so amazing about marriages that last a lifetime! But what makes them last? To answer this question, we have to start with why God created marriage. In Genesis 2, we see that God creates marriage for the purpose of friendship, working together, sexuality, and family. When sin enters the world, the marriage relationship becomes even harder, yet we see God using this

MESSAGE: Our History and Hiddenness

Jan 27 2025 38 mins  
How do we become and remain healthy followers of Jesus? This is the key question we're answering in our series, Out of the Ashes. Brennen starts this series by examining Luke 5 by examining our history and hiddenness. First, the gathering of God's people has always been the gathering of broken people. All of us have been or will experience hurt in the church. Yet it is God's redemp

37. The Holy Spirit

Jan 23 2025 31 mins  
Understanding who God is directly influences how we see the world. But God in his holiness can be hard for us to understand. He is three persons in one. He is the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, united together by perfect love. Today we're talking about one of the persons of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit. Join us as we talk about who the Holy Spirit is and what he does in us and the wo

MESSAGE: The Power of the Gospel

Jan 20 2025 33 mins  
Mark 5 is a powerful text revealing the power of Jesus and the opening of the gospel for all people. Jesus crosses physical and cultural borders to redeem a man who is alone and tormented by demons. From just getting out of the boat, the power and authority of Jesus is revealed. This text is a reminder that the gospel has power. The enemy will discourage us by reminding us of our l

36. Forgiving Others

Jan 14 2025 31 mins  
Forgiveness is a command for every follower of Jesus. No matter who has hurt us or how, we are commanded to forgive. But what does this actually look like? Forgiveness is releasing someone from the debt of their wrongdoing. It is a beautiful demonstration of the gospel message in which we extend what Jesus has freely given us. Forgiveness is not excusing habitual behaviors or letti

35. How Jesus Models Friendship

Jan 07 2025 33 mins  
What does it look like to grow our intentionality in our friendships? This is one of the main questions we're answering on the podcast today. The life of Jesus reveals the layers of intentionality. Jesus has the 3, the 12, and the 72. These spheres of influence invite different levels of healthy boundaries and roles as a friend. Yet in all of these relationships, Jesus shows charac

34. Redeeming the Body

Dec 17 2024 29 mins  
Our body is intentionally included in God's redemptive plan. The whole life of Jesus reveals the goodness of our bodies. From conception, to death, to his resurrection, he gives dignity to the human body. As he rises and ascends into the heaven, he makes it possible for our bodies to be temples of the Holy Spirit. Though we experience the frailty of what it means to be human, his r

33. What is Grace?

Dec 10 2024 26 mins  
Grace is a word that we use a lot, it's even in our church's name and mission statement. But what does it actually mean? On a basic level, grace is the undeserved kindness of God that empowers his people to live holy lives. But the beauty of grace is that it is a gift that is seen across our entire lives. Grace is at work to prepare our hearts to receive the good news of Jesus. Gra

MESSAGE: The Parable of Belief

Dec 09 2024 39 mins  
How well are you at waiting? As followers of Jesus, we live in his victory through his death and resurrection, yet we are still waiting for him to redeem all things. In Jesus' parable of the talents, he reveals two different behaviors that come in seasons of waiting. Jesus reveals that how we wait matters, because how we wait is directly tied to our belief in the one we're waiting