The angel Gabriel surprises Mary, leading with, "Do not be afraid!" But his message is one that will send her life careening into the darkness of the unknown.  In her sermon "What's Born in the Dark," Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West asks, "When we find ourselves in the dark, our own future up-ended or unknown, can we trust the angel's assurance to not be afraid?"  Click to watch.

On the first Sunday of Advent Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West looks at Luke 1:5-23, the foretelling of the birth of John the Baptist.  She asks us to consider how waiting in the dark may not be an action wrapped in negativity, but one that allows us to sit and wait with God in love.  Click to watch.

On a day when we remember all the saints who have gone before us, Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West reminds us that nothing in all of creation is able to separate us from the never-ending love of God.  Click to watch.

David Rensberger reminds us that when we celebrate Christ the King, we must remember that he is a king of paradox. Matthew pictures him as a king who is encountered in his most vulnerable subjects, and who judges on the basis not only of justice but of compassion. When Ephesians says that he is seated at God's right hand with all things under his feet, and that he fills all in all, it portrays Christ in terms of divine Wisdom, through whom all creation came into being, and by whom it still is guided and filled with divine presence.  Click to watch.

Should we be called the Oakhurst Baptist School of Radical Love? Leslie Withers challenges us to consider the answer to that question on Stewardship Sunday at Oakhurst Baptist Church. Click to watch.

Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West explores the question, "How do we cultivate generosity of spirit when the world seems so mean and those with the least power seem to suffer most?" based on Luke 6:37-38.  Click to watch.

Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West reminds us that we are descended from Gospel trouble-makers on Reformation Sunday.  Her sermon is based on John 3:1-8 and John 4:7-24.  Click to watch.

Third Avenue Films has captured in documentary form the changes and decisions that touched Atlanta, Decatur, and Oakhurst in a 23-minute film titled The Turning Point. Click to watch.

Lucas Johnson preaches about Jacob and Saul. Both suffered from not understanding who they were; their lack of knowledge and lack of acceptance of the truth caused them harm and led them to harm others. When we root our identities in the wrong things, there can be destructive consequences. Click to listen or read more.

Oakhurst Baptist Church member Jon Spencer preaches based on Exodus 3 and Moses' encounter with the burning bush.  Click to watch.