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"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates” (Deut. 6:4-9, ESV; also see Deut. 11:18-21, Deut. 4:9-10, Joshua 4:19-24).

“Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it” (Prov. 22:6, ESV).

I quote these passages to illustrate from Scripture the fact that God has called parents more so than anyone else to be the primary spiritual guides for their children. While there are many points that can be made from the above passages, a common denominator between them all is the implication that mom and dad know the Word of God. Therefore, to train up a child in the way he should go, parents must model for their children a love for God’s Word, continual meditation on it, and a deep love for God Himself based on the truth of His Word.

Therefore the goal for the Oasis is not to replace, but to assist you in the fulfillment of your God-given responsibilities as parents. We want to equip you with whatever resources, prayer, encouragement, and love you may need along the way. If you have questions, please ask me and if I don't know, I'll do my best to at least point you in the right direction. If you need advice, please ask me. If you want to give advice, please tell me. The bottom line is that we want to love you and serve you in any way we can so that you can most adequately train up your child in the way he/she should go so that he/she will grow to know and love and delight in Christ both here and forever!

How May You Serve Us?

There are almost always opportunities to serve in the Oasis, so please contact me by phone at (903) 592-1591 or by email at chad@sylvaniachurch.com if you're interested. For starters, one of the greatest ways you can serve us is to commit yourself to praying for us both privately on your own time and corporately during the Wednesday night prayer meetings. We have seen God do some incredible things in the lives of our students as direct result of things prayed during our adult prayer meetings, which is not shocking since God has made known to us in His Word that the prayers of those whom He has made righteous are both powerful and effective (James 5:16) when those praying do so for His glory (James 4:3). Thanks again for your interest and I hope to hear from you soon!

Chad Barnes, Minister to Students