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You love your spouse. So why does figuring out life together get so complicated? In the final week of It Starts at Home, Pastors Clint and Stephanie Lamberth share funny stories, honest lessons, and biblical wisdom about why marriage exposes the places where we still need to grow. From communication and expectations to selfishness and commitment, discover how the Holy Spirit can help you see your spouse differently, change the way you speak, and build a stronger marriage—starting with what you do today.

Why does everybody else get our best while the people closest to us get whatever is left? We love our families. But sometimes they get our shortest answers, our sharpest tone, and words we wish we could take back. In Week 3 of It Starts at Home, Pastor Clint explores how our words shape our relationships and what they reveal about our hearts. Through Scripture and practical examples, discover how to offer encouragement, apologize without excuses, and help the people you love see what God is growing in them. Whether you’re married, single, raising kids, or living alone, this message will help you take a step toward healthier conversations. You can’t unsay yesterday’s words. But with Jesus, you can begin changing what comes out of your mouth today. Scriptures: Proverbs 18:21; Luke 6:45; Ephesians 4:29; James 3:9–10. Oasis Church | Reaching People. Connecting Lives.

Why do we fight with the people we love most? When things aren’t right with your spouse, your kids, or your family, it’s hard to enjoy much of anything else. In week 2 of “It Starts at Home,” Pastor Clint explores what the book of James teaches about handling conflict and building healthier relationships. From pride and control to money and unmet expectations, we look at what steals our peace and how humility, dependence on God, generosity, and prayer can change the way we respond. You can’t control every person in your home. But you can choose what you bring into the room. Turn down the conflict. Turn up the humility. Scripture: James 3–5

Who's actually running your home right now? Not who should be. Who actually is? For most of us, it isn't a person. It's the schedule. The stress. The bills. The phone that buzzes 97 times before dinner. Nobody decides to let anxiety run their household. But when you don't choose who's in charge, something else volunteers for the job. In Week 1 of It Starts at Home, Pastor Clint looks at Psalm 127 and Joshua 24 and asks a simple question: who's the general contractor of your life? You can build a home, a career, and a family without God at the center, and it'll look fine. It just won't hold what you need it to hold. And before Joshua could say "as for me and my house," he had to settle the "as for me" part. You are the first home God wants to lead. This series isn't only for married couples with kids. Single, divorced, widowed, empty nest, blended family, or just you and a couch: it's for you. 🔑 Three questions to sit with this week: Who or what is actually in charge of my home right now?Have I settled the "as for me" part?What would it look like to hand God the keys this week? 📖 Psalm 127:1 · Joshua 24:14–15 📍 Join us Sundays at 10 AM, 197 Imperial Blvd, Hendersonville, TN 📱 Instagram & Facebook: @oasistn.church Oasis Church | Reaching People. Connecting Lives.

We've all felt the sting of not making the cut. But what if the team you most want to be on has already chosen you — stains and all? This week on Tailgate Weekend, we look at one of the most hated men in the Bible and what happened when Jesus stopped in front of his tree and called his name. Spoiler: it changes everything.

There are seeds in Death Valley that have been alive for decades — everything they need to bloom is already inside them. They're just not in a position to grow. And a lot of us are living our faith the exact same way: close to it, around it, even showing up to church… but never actually planted. In "Planted to Produce," Pastor Clint Lamberth walks through 1 Kings 5 and Psalm 92 to make one thing clear: the cedar God builds His house with is the same cedar you become when you get planted. Being present isn't the same as being planted — and only one of them ever grows anything. If you've ever felt stuck, dry, or like you're just going through the motions, this message is for you.

What actually happens when you finally deal with the thing you've been carrying? Three people. Three completely different stories. One thing in common — they all got honest about something they'd been hiding, and it changed everything. In this conversation, you'll hear from a guy who signed up expecting nothing and walked away seeing his life differently. A man who almost let shame keep him out of the room, and found a group of guys who were carrying the same weight he was. And a woman who thought she'd already dealt with her past, until she realized it was just buried deeper than she knew. This isn't a highlight reel. It's a real conversation about what it actually costs to forgive somebody, what it feels like to finally say the thing you've never said out loud, and what's different on the other side. If you've ever wondered whether real change is actually possible, or if you're just supposed to keep managing whatever you're carrying for the rest of your life, this one's for you.

You can be completely functional and still not be free. SIGN UP FOR FREEDOM HERE https://oasistn.church/freedom You can go to work, raise your family, show up every week... and still have something quietly running the show underneath all of it. In week 3 of the Freedom series, Stephanie walks through the story of King Saul, a man who ignored some small, easy-to-miss insecurities until those same insecurities were the ones making his decisions for him. What starts as a little fear or a little compromise doesn't stay little. Left alone, it turns into a leash, and whatever's on the other end of it starts deciding where you go. In this one, you'll hear: Why chains almost never look dangerous when they startThe difference between being functional and being freeHow undealt-with stuff in you eventually starts affecting the people around youWhy admitting you're wrong isn't the same as actually surrendering it If you've ever wondered what's really steering some of your decisions, this one's worth the watch. 🎧 New episodes every week 📍 Oasis Church | www.oasistn.church

It's easy to fall. It's a lot harder to figure out how to get back up. This week we look at how our chains actually get made — one small compromise at a time — and why you can't clean yourself up in the same place you got dirty. If you've ever thought "this is just who I am," this message is for you. Part of our current series leading into Freedom, a small group experience starting soon.

Can you genuinely love Jesus and still feel stuck? Yes—and admitting it isn’t failure. It may be where freedom begins. In Week 1 of The Pursuit of Freedom, Pastor Clint Lamberth teaches from Luke 4:18–21, where Jesus announces that He came to set captives free. But some prisons don’t have bars. They can look like shame you can’t shake, fear that controls your decisions, anger, unforgiveness, unhealthy habits, a need for approval, or wounds caused by what someone else did to you. Jesus didn’t come simply to make bad people behave. He came to rescue people who cannot rescue themselves. In this message, you’ll discover: Why you can love Jesus and still struggle to live freelyHow hidden chains can quietly control your lifeWhy willpower alone cannot produce lasting freedomHow honesty with God becomes the beginning of healingWhy Jesus—not better behavior—is the source of true freedom Take a moment and ask yourself: What have I been calling normal that Jesus may be calling captivity? What’s still holding me back from living free? If this message encouraged you, leave a comment, share it with someone who needs it, and subscribe for more messages from Oasis Church. 📖 Key Scriptures: Luke 4:18–21; John 8:31–32, 36 🌐 Learn more about Oasis Church: https://oasistn.church

What do you do when your emotions start calling the shots? Jonah 4 gives us one of the strangest endings in the Bible—and maybe one of the most relatable. Jonah obeyed God, watched an entire city experience God’s mercy…and somehow ended up angry, miserable, and sitting outside the city wishing things had gone differently. In the final week of our Jonah series, Pastor Clint looks at what Jonah’s story teaches us about anger, disappointment, comfort, obedience, and the danger of allowing our feelings to become our master. We’ll discover that our emotions are real, but they don’t always tell us what is true. God can use both the things that comfort us and the things that disrupt us to change us. And even when our hearts wander from His, we are never more than one turn away from a gracious and compassionate God. Ultimately, Jonah forces us to ask a bigger question: Do we only want the mercy of God for ourselves, or are we willing to join the mission of God for others? Because God isn’t finished giving second chances—and every chance from God demands a choice from us.

Ever wonder if you've used up all your chances with God? Jonah heard God tell him to go one way, and he ran the other. But by chapter 3, something happens that changes everything: "the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time." God didn't throw him away. God called him back. In this message, Pastor Clint walks through Jonah 3 and the story of Nineveh's turnaround to show why God isn't just the God who calls you once and moves on when you mess up. He's the God of second chances, and He's still calling you back, no matter how far you've run or how many times you've messed up. In this one, you'll hear: Why the thing that feels like a problem might actually be God's provisionThe difference between believing in God and actually believing GodWhy "get up and go" matters more than we like to admitWhy every chance God gives you comes with a choice only you can make

Some of the hardest moments in life don’t feel like God’s provision. They feel like punishment. A closed door. A diagnosis. A broken relationship. A season you never wanted. A plan that completely fell apart. That’s exactly where Jonah found himself. Swallowed by a great fish, alone in the darkness, wondering how his life had gone so wrong. But what Jonah saw as a problem, God had provided as a rescue. In this message, we discover why God doesn’t always give us what we want, but He always gives us what we need. We’ll learn why prayer matters when nothing seems to be changing, why praise often comes before the miracle, and how God’s timing is always better than our own. If you’re in a season that wasn’t part of the plan, don’t lose heart. God may be doing His greatest work in the place you least expected. Keep praying. Keep praising. He’s still working.

Most men don't wake up one day and decide to wreck their lives. They don't plan to drift from God. They don't plan to grow distant from their wife. They don't plan to stop leading their family. It happens slowly. One distraction. One compromise. One excuse at a time. In this Father's Day message, we look at one of the greatest threats facing men today: passivity. Through the stories of Adam, Joshua, and the teachings of Scripture, we'll discover why spiritual drift is so dangerous, how the enemy often works through distraction instead of destruction, and what it means to wake up to the calling God has placed on our lives. Because the issue for most men isn't a lack of information. It's a lack of action. God hasn't called men to sit on the sidelines. He has called us to engage, to lead, to fight for what matters, and to become the men He created us to be. The question is: Are you awake? Or are you drifting?

Everyone wants to hear from God. We pray for direction. We ask for clarity. We want to know His will for our lives. But what happens when God tells us something we don’t want to hear? That’s the tension at the heart of Jonah’s story. When God called Jonah to go to Nineveh, Jonah ran in the opposite direction. Not because he didn’t hear God clearly, but because he didn’t like what God said. And if we’re honest, we’ve all been there. Forgive that person. Take that step of faith. Serve. Give. Trust Him. Let it go. In this message, we explore what happens when we resist God’s voice, rationalize our disobedience, and keep heading in the wrong direction. We’ll see how quickly compromise can become comfortable, how running from God always takes us farther than we intended to go, and why delayed obedience is still disobedience. The good news is that even when we’ve run from God, He hasn’t run from us. He’s still speaking. He’s still pursuing. And He’s still inviting us to trust Him. The question is: What will you do when the Word of the Lord comes to you?