Oakhurst Baptist Church

Listen as Karen Bryant Shipp shares her experience over the past year as a Southern, white woman learning how to build “long-term relationships” that lead to true and lasting change.

Epiphany calls us to go and share the light and love within us, with all God’s children. As the light inside us grows brighter, others begin to notice the light within their own selves. We begin to see all of creation, bending toward the light within! Together, we shine brighter and brighter. Listen as Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West invites us into this season.

Billy Hall, co-chair of our Center for Community Exploratory Team, reflects on the possibilities at the starting line of 2021.

A Reflection on the Year to Come at the close of 2020.

The fourth Sunday of Advent and Lessons & Carols. The World Is about to Turn – God Is with Us!

The third Sunday of Advent. The World Is about to Turn – Rejoice!

The second Sunday of Advent. The World Is about to Turn – Don’t Be Afraid!

The first Sunday of Advent. The World Is about to Turn – Keep Awake!

We often think we have the right answer, follow the right path, and know exactly where we’re going. Even when we don’t really know, we convince ourselves that we do. Listen as Pastor Melanie Vaughn-West looks at a conversation between Jesus and a religious leader, one very sure, the other in tune with the spirit.

If we cry out of the depths, we must have first journeyed in. What do we need to know before we embark? What do we need to take with us? Listen as Pastor Lauren Colwell takes a look at Jesus’ sojourn in the desert and ponders some questions before we journey into Lent together.