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Pastor's Weekly Email for April 26, 2012.... Porn and Pancakes

 

Dear Extended Oasis Family;  "Porn and Pancakes", Ok so the title is a little weird and yes we have had all kinds of questions on this and even some criticism about using the word Porn! Really! What word would you use? The important thing is not the wording or the opinion of whether Porn and Pancakes go together but the important thing is that ALL our Men of this church not only need to understand the damage it is doing to our Families but how can we help others. My fear has been all along that when we announced this that Men would be afraid to come because they would think they are branded that "oh, he must have a problem with it". Actually we ALL have a problem with "Porn" (not pancakes although I only like mine with blueberry syrup, so I better have some Saturday Morning.) We don't have to be addicted or even be involved in it to have a problem. Our children could get caught up in it without us even knowing it. Other family members and friends might be struggling. We need to know how to help them. We need to help stem the flow of this. I can tell you stories where the addiction was so great it has taken lives and broken families and men have lost their jobs over it.  Did you know that the largest consumer of Pornography online is done by 12-17 year olds?! Yes, we all need to deal with this. If you are a Man and you aren't planning to come to this Breakfast from 9-11 a.m. this Saturday then I am going to challenge you by saying it's time to "Man Up". What are you afraid of? I mean if you aren't coming is it because you do have something to hide? That is the case many times when someone avoids straight talk on an issue. GUYS GO ONLINE NOW AND BUY THAT TICKET. THE COST IS TO COVER OUR SPEAKER AND THE FOOD. BEST INVESTMENT YOU MIGHT EVER MAKE. Ok, Ladies, I'm addressing you now. You aren't invited this Saturday but you can help. If your Man in your life is not coming it's time for you to sit down and ask him why? I think it's a good chance he is struggling and he needs to come even more! If he gives you some excuse, even if its a great one, call his bluff. It's probably a smoke screen. I have decided in this series Man Up that I'm calling men out. If men don't like it, then tough. They need to Man Up. Last week and this week are calls for Christian Men to stand Up and Man Up.Ladies go online now and Buy a Ticket for him and give it to him and tell him you're doing his chores and the lawn this Saturday and you will do whatever he wants this Saturday if he will go. This is BIG! I PROMISED YOU 3 MORE THINGS, THEY ARE BIG TOO! DON'T MISS THEM: * Ladies Night Out - The ladies are having a movie night in our auditorium this coming Friday night. Childcare is available. Cost is $5. * Helping Handbags for Haiti! We've got lots of donated designer purses that we will presale at the movie night Friday night and then the big sale will be Saturday morning, April 28 at 9 a.m. I think this is one of the best ideas I've heard in a long time. Ladies can take all that money someone invested, get a great handbag at a cheap price and ALL the proceeds will go toward our Haiti Orphanage we are partnering with and will be buying their beds and furniture next month for our trip to Haiti that many of us are taking. The kids are sleeping on the floor right now and eating with no table or chairs. Let's buy those purses Ladies. BTW, this idea came from a 5 year old of one of our Oasis families. I'll share that story another time.. * Chick Fil-A Leadercast is Friday, May 4 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost is $75. Sign up online! This is a great way to invite your work associates who really want to take their leadership or business to the next level. This is a great opportunity Oasis has to host this for men and women in our business community. I hope you will get your tickets this week after each service at the info booth in the lobby or online. Have a great weekend and I'll see you guys at Porn and Pancakes. Ladies we will see you and the family at one of our 4 services this weekend, for Man Up Part 3. It's going to be a great weekend. Guy

 

Pastor's Weekly Email for April 26, 2012.... Porn and Pancakes

 

Dear Extended Oasis Family,   First time in my life that my staff has censored my Pastor's email but they wanted to make sure your email was not sent to spam. Now here's the real message! "Porn and Pancakes", Ok so the title is a little weird and yes we have had all kinds of questions on this and even some criticism about using the word Porn! Really! What word would you use? The important thing is not the wording or the opinion of whether Porn and Pancakes go together but the important thing is that ALL our Men of this church not only need to understand the damage it is doing to our Families but how can we help others. My fear has been all along that when we announced this that Men would be afraid to come because they would think they are branded that "oh, he must have a problem with it". Actually we ALL have a problem with "Porn" (not pancakes although I only like mine with blueberry syrup, so I better have some Saturday Morning.) We don't have to be addicted or even be involved in it to have a problem. Our children could get caught up in it without us even knowing it. Other family members and friends might be struggling. We need to know how to help them. We need to help stem the flow of this. I can tell you stories where the addiction was so great it has taken lives and broken families and men have lost their jobs over it.  Did you know that the largest consumer of Pornography online is done by 12-17 year olds?! Yes, we all need to deal with this. If you are a Man and you aren't planning to come to this Breakfast from 9-11 a.m. this Saturday then I am going to challenge you by saying it's time to "Man Up". What are you afraid of? I mean if you aren't coming is it because you do have something to hide? That is the case many times when someone avoids straight talk on an issue. GUYS GO ONLINE NOW AND BUY THAT TICKET. THE COST IS TO COVER OUR SPEAKER AND THE FOOD. BEST INVESTMENT YOU MIGHT EVER MAKE. Ok, Ladies, I'm addressing you now. You aren't invited this Saturday but you can help. If your Man in your life is not coming it's time for you to sit down and ask him why? I think it's a good chance he is struggling and he needs to come even more! If he gives you some excuse, even if its a great one, call his bluff. It's probably a smoke screen. I have decided in this series Man Up that I'm calling men out. If men don't like it, then tough. They need to Man Up. Last week and this week are calls for Christian Men to stand Up and Man Up.Ladies go online now and Buy a Ticket for him and give it to him and tell him you're doing his chores and the lawn this Saturday and you will do whatever he wants this Saturday if he will go. This is BIG! I PROMISED YOU 3 MORE THINGS, THEY ARE BIG TOO! DON'T MISS THEM: * Ladies Night Out - The ladies are having a movie night in our auditorium this coming Friday night. Childcare is available. Cost is $5. * Helping Handbags for Haiti! We've got lots of donated designer purses that we will presale at the movie night Friday night and then the big sale will be Saturday morning, April 28 at 9 a.m. I think this is one of the best ideas I've heard in a long time. Ladies can take all that money someone invested, get a great handbag at a cheap price and ALL the proceeds will go toward our Haiti Orphanage we are partnering with and will be buying their beds and furniture next month for our trip to Haiti that many of us are taking. The kids are sleeping on the floor right now and eating with no table or chairs. Let's buy those purses Ladies. BTW, this idea came from a 5 year old of one of our Oasis families. I'll share that story another time.. * Chick Fil-A Leadercast is Friday, May 4 from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Cost is $75. Sign up online! This is a great way to invite your work associates who really want to take their leadership or business to the next level. This is a great opportunity Oasis has to host this for men and women in our business community. I hope you will get your tickets this week after each service at the info booth in the lobby or online. Have a great weekend and I'll see you guys at Porn and Pancakes. Ladies we will see you and the family at one of our 4 services this weekend, for Man Up Part 3. It's going to be a great weekend. Guy

 

Israel Tour 2012

                                       

   Check out the video I did in preparation for the trip.  

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Israel Trip 2011 Pictures

After returning from one of the most moving experiences in my lifetime, the one thing that is always a chore and hard to do is get pictures up. In our world today with Twitter and Facebook the need to get pictures printed and shown is almost obsolete. I am glad we were able to post pictures almost immediately as they were taken. You could actually experience Israel and all that we experienced as we actually did. That made the experience even better for me, because I could share it with my friends and family who were not with us.

Below Ill share a few pictures. Once our Son Corey begins to post his pictures Ill share more. As a professional photographer, Coreys make mine pretty sad so I wont post many now. Cant wait to share his  . He can literally make a picture live and make you feel like your there. Im so happy not only as our son he could travel with our group but also as our photographer. Im so proud of him as he uses his many gifts God has given him. 

26 went on the trip. I couldnt help but think of the 4 (2 couples) who could not go and had to cancel at the last moment due to health and other issues. But I know they  will go with us next time. I prayed for them while we were there knowing it was hard on them not being able to be with us. The group was incredible. They were just awesome to travel with . They also cried alot. I think some of them actually cried more than I did. And several were men. Real men.  Ok, enough of the trip talk. Let me share some pics from our last 10 days.

 Bet Shean Ruins. Path above 6,000 yrs of Civilizations. 15-20 of them stacked one on the other.

 The Ruins of Bet Shean. One of the largest excevations in the World. Where Saul and his sons were hung on the City Walls after their death in battle and David had them removed. I Samuel 31

 
 Our time in the Garden of Gethsemane was beyond words. Praying where Jesus prayed with His disciples right before He was betrayed and taken into custody. After a very emotional prayer time/service, we ran into the Chilean Miners. We had lots of pics taken , but the best are yet to come.

    Dead Sea. Lowest location on Earth. Mountains of Moab in the distance.

The youngest ones on the trip with our Guide Jacob. These guys brought lots of energy and laughs to our group. Thanks

Our group worshipping with Oasis on Skype . It was phenomenal. Live from Jerusalem.

 Our bus and bus driver Moises. (Moses) 
                                                                                                                            Our Newest Member of our Christmas at the Oasis Nativity display. We traded one of our women for him.

 If you ever want someone to shop and bargain for you, then take Doris along. She was amazing.

                                           David Brown (OUCH). Gitty up!

Micheline getting her first Camel Ride.

 

The Western Wall or what many call the Wailing wall. This is a sacred place and the only remaining walls from Solomons Temple destroyed in 70A.D. The Jews are waiting to build the new one here someday.

 The View of Jerusalem coming from the west bank and the Jordan Valley. This is the view of the Eastern Wall that is shut and wont be opened until the Messiah comes back. This is where the Mt.Olives is just below and also the Garden of Gethsemane. Emotional time standing here.

 Israeli soilders. These kids are some of the best trained soilders in the entire world. Amazing young people. All Israelis serve when they turn 18 and before they go to College. Girls too! We felt totally safe while there.

                                        Jessie, one of 7 we baptized from our Group in the Jordan River.  
                        Ampitheater in Bet Shean.

Welcome 2011...........

 
This morning ushered in another new year. As I sit in front of a fire in one of my fav places , Gatlinburg , TN I have been reflective and sobered by all God has blessed me with this past year. Its been a great 2010, with many victories and Blessings, but also a challenging year. I'm not sure as we grow older there is ever a year that is without challenges and disappointments. That is life. I am blessed to have far more ups than downs. But today I just want to begin to look ahead. I have no idea if Ill be here for January 1, 2012. None of us do. Reality is if I am the things I'm thinking will take place now and the plans I have today wont necessarily turn out just the way I planned. I will have many surprises as you will and some will be pleasant and some will be sad. But through it all I plan on taking on 2011 with everything I have and asking God to be honored in my life and to let me make an impact in others lives for HIM.

This might be one of the most eventful years of my life. I am not ready to share all my plans and things that will unfold but I am ready to begin to unfold them and peek inside the coming year. Then Ill head out for a day with my family as our vacation in the Mountains winds down and the realities of 2011 kick in at warp speed.

* The year begins with a sobering and honest look at our Oasis Church ministries and how we will sharpen and refocus our vision and mission. It will include making some big decisions with our church council in the next couple weeks. The realities of the now almost 4 year recession in South Florida has caused us to stay on top of finances and make sure the financial recession does not keep us from Accomplishing what God has led us to do.  Some deep cuts are coming this year , but I also plan this year at the Oasis to be one of the greatest yet. You don't have to have lots of money and resources to do a work for God. Christmas at the Oasis this year  the new mission in North Miami and internet campus along with a strong launch of many small groups prove this.

*Oasis will read through the Bible this year and all small groups, ministries and messages will all be themed around our reading that week. Its going to be a breakthrough year spiritually for hundreds at the Oasis.

* 3 of our Pastors will take a well earned Sabbatical this year. Our council approved this 5 years ago following my Sabbatical. This is going to not only renew our pastors but will allow them to be greater leaders and servants to Oasis Church. If more churches unselfishly did this for their pastors, there would not be the burn out, sexual immorality and pastoral turnover we see in many churches.  Pat Roberts will take his this spring. Ill take mine this Summer and James Brown will take his in the Fall.

 

* 30 of our Oasis Family will join Tonia and I for the first Holy Land Tour we have led in 13 years this year in Feb. This is going to be a life changing trip for many. The trip is full, but if you missed it, we hope to go again in a few years. Start saving your money. 

* I have lots of plans for my Sabbatical this summer. Some will be announced shortly which I am very excited but also will be challenged like never before. Look forward to announcing a BIG decision happening during my Sabbatical in the next month .

* Oasis Church will celebrate its 20th Anniversary in September of 2011. Hard to believe with 11 core group we launched on Sunday , September 15, 1991 and now we are 20 years old.

Just a few thoughts on the New Year ahead. But in reality, God is in Control and only He knows what will really take place in 2011. Happy New Year and may God be more in control of your life and your life be God blessed like never before this coming year, as you grow and trust in HIM.
 
 
 

Christmas at the Oasis, 2010 in the news...............

 
This year Christmas at the Oasis has taken off like no other. Our community is ready for the cheer and Good News our church brings through lights, live nativities, nativity displays and so many other things they enjoy when they step on our property .  God is doing amazing things through the 100's of volunteer's and staff who have made this years Display for sure the best yet.

There is a buzz in our community not only because of the 100,000 Christmas Flyers we sent out but the media coverage we have already received. Most of it is centered around the Impossible task and dream of having the most Nativities displayed in one place at one time for a "Guinness World Book of Records" attempt. That will be announced on Saturday Night at the end of our 6pm Worship Service. 

 

Two weeks ago I was interviewed on station 1080, WHIM Christian Radio about our display. Frank Trotta the host of the Mid day show from 1-2pm has a real heart for the local church and does all he can to expose what we are doing . Check him out weekdays. We have the interview on the podcast link  , check it out.

 

We have also had the Miami Herald out to do a story, and the Sun- Sentinel. Check them both out by clicking the links. Both awesome stories.

NBC, 6 was out and took video coverage and did a short story last week also. We are planning for more once we break the record .  Yes, I said Break the Record. I'm praying and looking forward to Saturday night in anticipation of this. The judges and notaries will be counting and evaluating the display Saturday afternoon prior to opening and our total count will be given following the service.

One of our faithful members who moved away four years ago, Louis Leon did a nice blog post also on the display. Love him and Candace. They were such a special family while here. Candace was the youngest to ever serve on our Church council at the ripe ole age of 24!! She is wise beyond her years.

Ill be sharing more later with you on all that is going on.

   

Weekly Pastor's Oasis Email for Thanksgiving week, 2010.......

Dear Extended Oasis Family;

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving regardless of where you live. Some of you in distant countries where life went on normally yet you celebrated Thanksgiving, we say hello to you. This is our weekly email to our church family locally this week. We sent it early this week since our office was closed on Thurs. It contains alot of the info for our opening week of our Christmas at the Oasis. I hope to see many of you. Also if you have Nativities you want to loan to us for our World Record Attempt, we would welcome your participation regardless where you live. Have a great week. As we always do, remember our format will cut off a few words on a line for some of you and some links might not work. We apologize. Someday when we move  out of the 19th century here at Oasis we will learn how to fix it.;)

  

Dear Extended Oasis Family, I know today is all about wishing everyone a "Happy Thanksgiving". That seems to be appropriate for sure, but I blogged about what Thanksgiving might really be about. I think we might miss the most important part. I don't think we intentionally do it, but it happens. Please read this and feel free to let me know your thoughts.   I know we are all busy today getting ready for our weekend and some time off , so let me try to be short. (shorter;)))  Please check out these very important and timely things I need to bring to your attention:   ALL CHURCH Christmas WORKDAY THIS SATURDAY, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (Pines Campus).  We are just one week from our BIG KICK OFF to our Christmas at the Oasis Light Display, Live Nativity and World's Largest Nativitiy Display. We are needing anyone who is able to take 1, 2, 3, or 4 hours this Saturday to come out and help us string lights and make some final prep for our displays. Don't underestimate your value - even if you have never done lights before. There are lots of things you can help with. I'll be there. Hope to see many of you. Come work off all that Thanksgiving fat and calories. Not a better way to work off the Holiday fun.  Congrats to all our KidsWorld team and families who gave a record of almost 700 Operation Christmas Child Boxes. You guys are awesome. The most we had given was 200 the year before. Congrats to Paula and team and thanks to all our Oasis Family who gave! There will be hundreds of kids who have little who will be thrilled by your love. Attempt of the "Guinness Book of World Records" for our Nativity Display is next week. So many have already committed to bringing their Nativity. Based on our rough count we are about 500 ahead of any previous year but about 600 from what we will need to break the record. Of course only by bringing yours, your neighbors, friends and families will we break this record. We are within striking distance of the record, let's keep the "Sprint" until we have all we need - 1803!! Your one, two, or 20 is needed. No matter the size or look. If you have something that has the nativity on it, then it qualifies. Bring it. Can't wait to see what shows up with a Nativity on it! It could be crazy fun!!!! Start bringing them on Tuesday, November 30th. Find out details at this weekend's services. Live Nativity, World's Largest Nativity Display, and Christmas @ the Oasis Display Kicks  off next Friday Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. Don't forget to bring your friends and neighbors. Ask everyone you see to come. There will be brochures at all services and all campuses this week. Keep one and hand more out. Extras will be at the info table at each campus.  Family Fun Nights Continue on Saturday and Sunday Nights this week. 5 p.m. Activities for kids and 6 p.m. Worship begins. I hope many of our Sunday attenders at Pines will try out the Saturday and Sunday nights. Our Hollywood Campus partnered with "Take it to the Streets" ministry last week to feed about 100 homeless a Thanksgiving Dinner and is busy getting ready for the annual "Candy Cane" Parade. Go Hollywood. On Thanksgiving Day our North Miami Campus is delivering 200 meals to Homeless and homebound. Even if you don't attend the NoMi campus you or your family can go be a part of it. Go NoMi. Lots more happening. Check it out on our new web site, and our Oasis Fan Page on Facebook. You don't have to be a member of Facebook to see what's happening at Oasis, and to celebrate the stories of God's life changing Grace. See you on Facebook.  Happy ThanksGIVING Oasis. I love you and I am truly thankful for the privilege to serve as your Pastor. P.S. Don't forget to invite your family and friends from around the world to join us on Sunday mornings for live worship through our Internet Campus. Great stories are beginning to come in. More later. Also if you're Thankful this holiday have you shown it in your Giving? It is ThanksGIVING you know. You can give the Lord His tithes ONLINE, 24/7.   Guy Melton Pastor Oasis Church http://www.guymelton.com http://www.visitoasis.org

The Real Meaning of ThanksGIVING............

 
 Today as I was working on my weekly "Prayer Partners "  letter I send each week,  I began to meditate on the word Thanksgiving and formulate my letter, a thought continued to keep coming back to me.  Talk is soooooooooo cheap.  We throw Thanksgiving around this time of year like it really means something and we are for some reason Thankful if we say, "Happy Thanksgiving".   While I do encourage us to pray prayers of Thanksgiving this very special season in America, please think on something else in the next few days.

 

Think about the second half of ThanksGIVING!!!  Let me suggest that God is not impressed with us Americans (or those living in American culture) and our Cheap Happy talk about being thankful.  Why do I say that?  I think He would much rather see American Christians living out lives of Thankfulness.  How do we do that?  The answer is in the second half of the word  -- "Giving".  So, how thankful are you really?  How much are you giving to God, His work, to those in need?  How much of your meager, or how much of your abundant gifts He's given you?  How much of your time is given to those in need and who need to be served? 

 

The real answer is not in the words but the deeds.  James taught us that in our last study "Just Live IT".   James 2:18 - "But someone will say, 'You have faith; I have deeds.'  Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do."

 

True thanksgiving is not shown in our words, cards or prayers.  It's shown in our Deeds of Giving.  So, how Thankful are you this Thanksgiving?  James could have just as easily been saying, Show me your Faith by your GIVING!   Now, I'm not suggesting to run out with guilt tomorrow on Thanksgiving and begin to hand out food and money to everyone you see on the street, or decide you'll do a quick fix and try to make yourself feel better on Thanksgiving Day. But what I am asking each of us is to use our Prayer Time this ThanksGIVING to ask God what He is asking us to Give to HIM & OTHERS.  How can I really Live IT, and Show it -- not with my Words but with my DEEDS of GIVING?  I would love to hear from you what He tells you!  Share it!  Sometimes it's good accountability to share with others what God has told you to do and then ask them to help hold us accountable.

Catch what Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 9:8-10  (The Message) - "God can pour on the blessings in astonishing ways so that you're ready for anything and everything, more than just ready to do what needs to be done.  As one psalmist puts it, He throws caution to the winds, giving to the needy in reckless abandon.  His right-living, right-giving ways never run out, never wear out.  This most generous God who gives seed to the farmer that becomes bread for your meals is more than extravagant with you.  He gives you something you can then give away, which grows into full-formed lives, robust in God, wealthy in every way, so that you can be generous in every way, producing with us great praise to God."

 

Now this is ThanksGIVING or should I say ThanksLIVING!!!

 

Body Waxing, Circumcision & Christmas at the Oasis, Pastor's Weekly Email, for November 19, 2010,

For all of our Extended Oasis Family living outside South Florida and other friends, I am sharing our weekly email . There is lots happening around our Pines Campus as we gear up for by far the Biggest Christmas at the Oasis ever. Check out the Guinness World Book of Record goal we are shooting for below along with some Haiti thoughts, pics and a post on my Heart Condition.  I have already been hearing from some of you who are saying how much you will miss the Christmas Display. Your always invited down to make a visit and see us. (Just a reminder, sometimes the links and format dont work as well when I paste it into my blog post. Thanks for your patience in this. )

Dear Extended Oasis Family; Ok, I know you are wondering what Body Waxing, Circumcision and Christmas at the Oasis have in common. First let me say this - no we are not offering Body Waxing and Circumcision at Christmas at the Oasis this year (note I said this year). But, there is some connection which I will draw if you will give me a few minutes to first share some big things happening at Oasis Church this week.   Oasis After Hours on Saturday and Sunday nights is at 6 p.m. Some of you are still coming at 7 p.m! We are calling Saturday and Sunday nights, "Family Fun Nights". Not only are we having the same live Worship but we are incorporating special activities for the kids that attend the service and the families. This Saturday and Sunday night, we will be having a Family Dinner together. Families, bring your own dinners (they used to call them Pot Luck Dinners) and let's eat together before the service. The bounce house will be open before and after. We will eat in the auditorium from 5 - 6 p.m. with service to follow at 6 p.m. The church will provide the drinks and paper goods. Just bring enough food for you and your family You don't have to have kids to come and have dinner with us this Saturday and Sunday night at 5 p.m. Great time of Fellowship. Hope many of you Sunday morning Pines attendees will try out Saturday and Sunday this week.   "Guinness World Book of Records" comes to Oasis Church in just two weeks. We are trying to break the world record for the most Nativities displayed at one time. We need you to loan us your nativities. Borrow your friends and neighbors. Go out and buy a few more and loan them the first two weeks of December. More about that this week at the services - the where, when and how. We will never make the 1,803 without your help. Let's DO IT!!!! Yes WE CAN!! (Hollywood and North Miami, you are welcome to participate and bring your Nativities for our display, please do. We would love to have all campuses represented).   Most of you know I returned recently from Haiti. God is doing amazing things there and I have a blog post of a miracle that happened while I was there last week and also a connection between Body Waxing and Circumcision. So make sure you check out my Blog Post from this week. There are also some awesome pics my son Corey took while we were in Haiti. Check them out. So much I want to say about Haiti but this letter will never allow me. For those who have an interest in ministry in Haiti and our plans, then you can click on the links above.   It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere, but nothing like Oasis Church (Pines Campus). The many months of hard work by our volunteers are finally beginning to be seen. Our campus changes daily and with folks working day and night to get ready for our BIG launch in two weeks, it's getting exciting. We are in sprint mode! We open in just 16 days, on Friday night, December 3rd at 6 p.m. The light display will run through January 1st. I hope you are inviting your friends. I hope you will come out and volunteer to help with getting lights prepared on Tuesday night this coming week. No Thursday work night since there is Thanksgiving. But this Saturday is a work day at the campus from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Come when you can. The following Saturday after Thanksgiving, I am calling on everyone who is in town to come out and help with our final preparations. We need as many as we can get. No experience necessary.  It will be 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. A mailer goes out next week to 100,000 homes in the Pines and Miramar areas. Please pray that God will use it as He has for many years to introduce our Community to Oasis Church through Christmas at the Oasis. (We are still needing sponsors to help sponsor our Big display. You can go here to sponsor one of our displays here. Thanks to those of you who already have.)   I know most of my emails have been about the Pines Campus and it's hard not to during Christmas especially, but I know the Hollywood campus has special Thanksgiving events and their Big Candy Cane Parade coming up and NoMi will be having special Christmas events also. Please check them both out as well as the Pines campus on the Facebook Page for Oasis Church. All events and things happening are on our Facebook Page. You don't have to be a member of FB to check out our page with all the things going on along with some great stories. Stay up to date with Oasis Church through Face Book.    P.S. If you have not yet given the Lord's Tithes and your offerings, you can do it online right now. Thanks to all of you who continue to give and support the Mission and Vision of Oasis Church. The incredible things that God is doing and going to do are because of those who faithfully give. I am grateful but I know you are blessed because God promises to pour out the blessings of heaven on those who Give faithfully to his work. (Malachi 3:10-11) P.S.S. If you need a smile today, I guarantee one if you click on this link! Enjoy, it will only take a second to make you smile. Guy Melton Pastor Oasis Church http://www.guymelton.com http://www.visitoasis.org

Weekly Email Update from Haiti (Video)

Below is my weekly email update. This week it was done on video and was shot in Haiti.

God is doing amazing things in Haiti and He is arranging ministry for us to partner in throughout the country. Just a few months we had no idea where He would lead us. Today we have Oasis members ministering throughout the island and other partners happening at a pace we never dreamed possible. I can wait to begin to share all that is happening. Oasis church is going to be able to touch thousands of lives and do it one person at a time . I am overwhelmed with what God is doing. Ok, check out the letter below and thanks for your prayers even though many of you are exteneded friends and family of Oasis Church. Its because of some of our extended Oasis Family that we are able to begin to do ministry in a variety of ways in Haiti. One of them I ran into this week in the Airport in Haiti. It was amazing. Ill share more about that meeting later.  God bless you and have a wonderful weekend.

 

 

 

Dear Extended Oasis Family; I literally just returned home from Haiti with my son Corey and had an incredible trip. Many more details to come on that. But, I did want you all to know that we had a safe trip and saw several opportunities for us to minister there in the near future. Also, as we were getting on the plane in Haiti, we ran into one of our own Oasis members from Haiti! It turns out that he is involved in some ministries down in Haiti already! We talked for an hour and a half! I'm excited about that and can't wait to share more about our trip with you! While we were in Haiti, I recorded a short video for this week's email. Please watch it - you'll get a little sneak peek and glimpse into the beautiful scenery in Haiti. Click the picture below to see the video.  I also just wanted to highlight a few things happening this weekend: Check out our Oasis Church Facebook Page! Many stories were added this week that you'll want to read about. Join Facebook today and "Like" our Page! We will continue in our "Animal Planet" series this weekend. Be here! Families! Don't forget that we're offering FREE Family Fun Nights each Saturday and Sunday night starting at 5 p.m. Then catch a live service at 6 p.m. and sleep in on Sunday morning! God Bless you and have a great week! Guy Melton Pastor Oasis Church http://www.guymelton.com http://www.visitoasis.org