Austin Oaks Church

When You Pray

One of the most foundational practices of the Christian life is prayer. But are we really as excited about prayer as we should be? Does it even do anything? If God already knows everything, then why do I have to pray? This week Pastor Brandon looks at Jesus's teaching on prayer in Luke 11 to see how we ought pray, and even more important, who is it that we are praying to.

Speaking and Hearing

If our purpose as the church is to make disciples, how are we to do that in everyday life? Well, join us this week as JJ Plasencio takes us to the parable of the sower and the seeds, and how it has impacted the way he speaks with others and shares the gospel.

What Matters Most in the Church

Pastor Brandon and Pastor Charles begin the message by introducing Africa New Life and what they've been able to accomplish over the past 20 years and what lies in store as Austin Oaks continues its partnership with this life-changing ministry. Pastor Charles then shares about what is most important for the church to have and what our disposition should be toward each other and the world at large.

How To Renew Our Focus on Jesus

Pastor Charles Mugisha of Africa New Life shares the importance of placing Jesus at the center of our lives and how it is vital for us to continue to evaluate all we do in light of what He has done.

Identity and Priority

In Luke 9, Jesus makes some bold claims about who He is and what He has come to do. How are we to understand ourselves in light of what He reveals? Does that actually change the way I ought to live my life? Join us this week as Pastor Chad continues our journey through the book of Luke and tackles these issues of identity and priority.

Though He Slay Me

It's a lot easier to praise God when our life seems to be going the way that we want it to. But what about when hardships come that we didn't plan for? What about when we've done our due-diligence and none of it is our fault, and yet it still feels like the darkness won't lift? How do we worship when we can't see what God is doing through our suffering? This week Pastor Brandon takes a hard look at Job and what God shows us through his story about how we are to worship.

Preparing For Worship

Is worship something that we usually prepare for, or something we stumble into?  This week Josh looks at Exodus 19 where God shows up in a powerful way, and what it means for us to prepare to come to God in worship.

Worship Is The Battle

This week Pastor Brandon takes us through 2 Chronicles 20 to see how God goes before us even in our worship of Him and the power that is found in giving it offer to Him and following with all we have.
We changed things up a bit for this service and participated in congregational worship throughout Pastor Brandon's message. Due to copyrights we're unable to include the music portions here, but the songs we did together were "No One Higher", 'The Stand", "Always", "Strong to Save", "We Exalt Thee", & "Build My Life". If you'd like to watch the service without the music cut out, check out the "Previous Services" section of our website at austinoakschurch.org.

Worship As A Safeguard

For the past few weeks we've been looking at what it means to come together in worship from a biblical perspective. This week, Pastor Brandon talks with our worship leaders Seth and Mary Ellen about how we put these truths into practice and what God has been revealing to them about Himself through this series.

Spirit and Truth

In John 4, Jesus says that God is seeking true worshipers. What does it mean to be a true worshiper, and what does it mean to worship in Spirit and Truth? What does that even look like us for here today? Join us this week as Pastor Brandon unpacks what it means to be a worshiper that the Father is seeking.