Dr. Johnson Obamehinti|Oasis Connection Ministries

Lessons From Olympics

8/17/2024

Photo Credit by Paris 2024

"Now then we are ambassadors for Christ" - 2 Corinthians 5:20

The 2024 Summer Olympics was highly watched around the world. With one sport or the other as a favorite, the Olympics is a source of inspiration for young and old alike. Congratulations to all teams from around the world, representing their countries.The USA team came back with a total of 126 medals- 40 Gold, 44 Silver and 42 Bronze!

For followers of Christ, there are some lessons to glean from the Olympics. In fact, the Bible uses sports as an analogy of how Christians are to live their lives. 1 Corinthians 9:24-25, states, "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receives the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.And every man that strive for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible."

In this episode, Drs. Johnson and Feyi Obamehinti encourage followers of Christ with three key lessons from the Olympics. Walking with God requires discipline to stay deeply committed to Christ, so we can represent Christ well. It's time for followers of Christ to stand up and be counted for the Kingdom of God!

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Standing In The Gap

6/30/2024

In a time when there are various agitations in our world, followers of Christ are called to stand in the gap of prayer. Ezekiel 22:30 explains this so well, "I sought for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I would not destroy it, but I found no one."

Our continuous prayer is that each believer in Christ be found building up the walls of our communities, churches and families, as we each stand in the gap of prayer for our land. Let us press into God's heart, lifting up our hearts and voices for the many needs of this hour.

Our Lord's Prayer is a model prayer for anyone to follow as a prayer guide. Simple, yet profound in it's sincerity of pouring one's heart to God. We encourage you to pray along from Matthew 6:9-13, "Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.Your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil." Amen!

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Repost: Happy Father's Day

6/15/2024

Happy Father's Day! From Father’s Day 2015 Post: Last week, I was speaking to some young men at a local church on creating a legacy of faith in their families. After our time together, we had an impartation service and as I prayed over the men, I saw each one as valiant men possessing the heart of our heavenly Father for their families. The men renewed their commitment as fathers. Fathers’ have a significant role in leading the hearts of their children to Christ. This is a responsibility that cannot be delegated out.

One of the things I evaluated as I prepared for the assignment were some anecdotal and statistical research that showed how a father’s beliefs are critical in passing on faith to the younger generation. Mothers have a significant role of nurturing the hearts of their children to a place of receptivity; while fathers have the unique influence of leading the hearts of their children in response to who God is as our heavenly Father.

Here are the points I shared with the men last week; I pray every young father that reads this will be blessed and challenged to make a renewed commitment to create and live a legacy of faith in their families.

Prayer: It is much easier to lead your children to Christ; if they see you live a life of prayer at home and not just at church or special events. Your children are your fruit inspectors. They know what is real and what is fake. Pray and read God’s word with your children. If you don’t already have one, establish a family altar in your home. This is a time you set aside to intentionally pray, read and study God’s word together as a family.

Passion: Living a life of excitement for God in your home helps your children understand that it is a privilege to be a child of God. It is not a dread to live for God. We get to have fun expressing this amazing life of God we have in Christ both here on earth and with our Lord forever.

Purpose: Whether you have come to discover this or not; God has a divine purpose for your family. Every orchestrated step in your life; has the stamp of the living God. Once, you come to this discovery of the purpose of God; you come to a new understanding that you are a steward of God’s blessings, which include your children.

Dear brothers, this month we celebrate Father’s Day; make it a memorable one with your family. Leave an eternal imprint that will live long in your children’s heart and memories. May our Lord continue to grace you with His wisdom as you lead your families for His glory!

For The Cause of Christ,

Dr. Johnson Obamehinti

A Rare Gift

5/10/2024

Thank you so much to everyone that celebrated my Beautiful Phenomenal Queen. This weekend we get to celebrate her birthday and Mothers Day! This is pronounced today more than ever! My Amazing wife is a rare gift that God has blessed me with. The mother of my daughters! I have watched her sacrifice her life for not just them, but me and everyone she invests in because she believes in people.

Our daughters would not be who they are today without her relentless sacrifice pouring into them on her knees in prayer, in life and every turn of what a godly mother is. I can still remember like yesterday, the eleven years of homeschooling our daughters and other children from other families. This woman is a superhero! She is a good friend to the Proverbs 31 woman the Bible describes. And I am a better man because of her.

We love and appreciate her immensely. And many of you know firsthand how contagious her love for God and people are. You are a witness to the Christ life in her. She is an epitome of beauty, both inside and outside. Her internal beauty shines brightly to the glory of God! And to all our beloved mothers, we salute you for serving your families relentlessly. Thank you! Mother's Day salutations do not have to end with this weekend. God Bless you!

For The Cause of Christ,

Dr. Johnson Obamehinti

Jesus Sacrifice: Our Transformation

3/30/2024

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Easter is here! Jesus Christ our Savior is Risen! The huge sacrifice Jesus Christ made on our behalf on the cross so we could have a relationship with God, the wonderment of the power of transformation is fascinating. It is Jesus' sacrifice that made our transformation possible as His followers.

Though a gradual journey of metamorphosis, the resurrection made our change a reality. Metamorphosis quickly brings to mind the butterfly. The butterfly undergoes radical changes from starting out as a maggot to adult fly, to a caterpillar and then the final stage of butterfly.

Each of these stages is crucial to the development and growth of a butterfly. Skip a stage of metamorphosis and we have an incomplete cycle of change. This is similar to what our Savior went through during Holy Week. Good Friday could not be skipped to get to Resurrection Day. Each day of the Holy Week was necessary for our ultimate transformation. Happy Resurrection! Happy Easter! Jesus Christ our Savior is Risen!

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

The Hope of Lent

3/2/2024

Greetings Beloved! Worthy is the Lord our God: to receive glory, honor and praise! Through the goodness of God, we closed out a leap month and welcomed the third month of 2024! The month of March officially kicks off spring and concludes Lent. We continue our journey with Jesus Christ towards the cross that represents Christ's ultimate sacrifice and God's redemptive love for mankind. We continue to declare that God will be glorified in 2024 and His Kingdom advanced through His people.

As we continue our Lent journey, we are focusing on the hope of lent. This is the living hope found in Jesus Christ- the way, the truth and the life. We are joining the body of Christ as we journey with Jesus Christ in His ministry, crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection. We encourage you to continue to pray on these prayer requests during this Lent season:
1. Hope and Redemption for Families
2. Hope in our Public Schools
3. Hope and Redemption for our Youth
4. Hope for the USA and the World
5. Hope of Transformation for the Church

Opening this month is the Oasis annual 2024 Excellence In Character Scholarship. Through the faithfulness and goodness of God, three scholarships will be awarded again this year in three counties- Dallas, Tarrant and Collin counties. Please share with any graduating senior in the North Texas area that could be blessed by this scholarship. Details for the scholarship can be found at either of these websites: Oasis Connection Ministries | Oasis Focus Inc. Thank you for helping us in sharing this with your networks and communities.

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Making Lent Personal

2/3/2024

Blessed be the name of the LORD God Almighty! We closed out the first month of January and welcomed February 2024 with thanksgiving. We continue to declare that God will be glorified in 2024 and His Kingdom advanced through His people. This is a special month in many aspects. The month known as the month of love, our prayer focus is that God's love will permeate hearts and souls towards salvation this month! As we celebrate the rich history of African Americans this month, we pray the month's celebration will spur not just our nation but our world to a fresh level of love and unity. For it is in the place of unity that God commands His blessings (Psalm 133:1,3).

God's kind of love has the power to save, heal and transform. We invite you to join us this month as we share God's transformative love and lift up His kingdom of grace and truth. Take a listen to Oasis of Hope Podcast- God's love is medicine to our souls, spirits and bodies. Let us continue to pray this coming week for the revival of God's transforming love for our world, nation, churches, families, communities, youth and schools.

In just a few days we will begin Lent- a special time dedicated to honoring the journey of Jesus Christ to the cross for humanity. This year, the 40 days lent begins Wednesday, February 14, 2024 and runs through Thursday, March 28, 2024. These 40 days are observed by Christians all over the world and preludes Easter. Through the years, men and women of God have made these 40 days a personal time to journey with Jesus Christ through focused awareness of His Presence. This focused awareness of Christ's Presence takes different forms and format as the Holy Spirit leads each one.

Brothers and sisters, we want to encourage you to make this year's lent period a personal one. Ask the Holy Spirit how He would want you to journey with Christ this year, 2024. Listen, as He guides you and provides instruction in His Word. Then journey through lent one day at a time. This year, we are making lent personal through the Joshua Project- a ministry that provides information and brings awareness about the different people groups around the world yet to be reached with the gospel.

Some of our ministry friends and partners live in these areas and are committed to seeing the gospel reach and transform their communities. There are currently over seven thousand unreached people groups in the world. That's over three billion people yet to have the opportunity to hear the good news of the gospel of Jesus Christ. This lent, we are joining hearts and resources to see people in these unreached areas encounter God's transformative love. We invite you to join us as we make lent personal this year.

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

2024 The Year of the LORD

1/6/2024

Happy New Year Friends and Partners!

Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise! We are declaring 2024 as the year of the LORD! God will be glorified this year and His Kingdom advanced through His people. Since 2024 is already in God's Almighty hands, God will continue to be God. He will continue to save souls, heal the broken-hearted, answer prayers, deliver and restore. This is who God is! It does not matter what 2023 was like, God is calling His people to determine that this year 2024, our gaze will be on the LORD, our eyes and heart fixed on Him and we will continue to allow His Presence to lead and guide us in 2024.

As our usual focus in the new year, we are dedicating this first month to the LORD with prayer and fasting. We are asking God for a fresh commitment to Him, His Heart, His Ways, His purpose and His Kingdom. Our prayer as we embark on 2024, is that the life of God that dwells in each of Christ's followers, will be refreshed and released as a fragrance of Christ. It is our prayer that every minister of the Gospel will experience a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit for this year. We look forward to all God will do through us together in 2024.

We are excited to continue to partner with the Maker of heaven and earth as we partner with each of you, our ministry friends and partners, to work together in advancing God's kingdom on earth. Let's look to Him as He guides us step by step for 2024. "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Psalm 16:11). Happy New Year!

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Celebrating Jesus Christ- Savior of the World!

12/23/2023

Season's Greetings Beloved Partners & Friends!

We enter into God's gates with thanksgiving as we close out this last week of Advent to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ! We are grateful to God for allowing us to serve people in our communities together this year! Your partnership and support have been over 15,000 families this year! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! The God factor is that we had less resources this year and God multiplied the "five loaves and two fishes" to serve more people than we did last year when there was an abundance of resources. We believe God was showing us a deeper trust in His faithfulness. We are grateful beyond words!

Merry Christmas! Christmas is a reminder of why we believe and continue to help, serve, and share the love of God with people everywhere. Christmas reminds us why Jesus was born! He was born to save people everywhere.

Matthew 1:21,"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shall call His name Jesus: for He shall save His people from their sins."

We pray for all of God's blessings for you and your families this Christmas and beyond! As always, due to the Christmas holidays, we will pause all of our services and activities till the New Year. This will give our amazing leaders and team a much needed time of rest, relaxation and recharging with their families. From our hearts, family and leadership team we wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We love you!

In Christ's Love,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

Thanks Into Advent

11/26/2023

Greetings Beloved! It's the weekend after Thanksgiving, our hearts swell with gratitude for the continuous goodness and loving kindness of God! We are thankful to God for each of you and hope you had a wonderful time reflecting on all the goodness of God to you, your families and friends. Though celebrated once a year here in the United States of America, Thanksgiving is a lifestyle for the people of God no matter what continent or country they live in. We are grateful to God for His empowering Presence, equipping Purpose and His Powerful loving kindness.

As we prepare to close out the month of November and prepare for Advent, we encouraged all our partners and friends this weekend to reflect on the infinite dimensions of the love of Christ our King and Savior! God's love is all around us. His wide love extends His arm to reach all people everywhere. His long love never ends, anyone can count on His unfailing love. His high love lifts our hearts and spirits when needed the most. His deep love covers, restores and holds us up. No wonder the Apostle Paul explains eloquently in Romans 8:38-39 that, "For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

We want to encourage you also to take time before the end of this month and thank God for the different dimensions of His love in your life, your family and that of your friends. Ask God to saturate His people with His love.
Prayer of Thanksgiving for:
1. Covering love of God
2. Redeeming love of God
3. Transforming love of God

With a heart postured in thanksgiving and filled with the love of God, we are ready to enter the season of Advent. This year Advent begins Sunday, December 3 and ends Sunday December 24, 2023. People around the world observe and celebrate Advent in a myriad of ways. However, for this year’s Advent, there is a global call for prayer for the collective Body of Christ as our world faces different types of turmoil. Let us use this season of Advent to press into the heart of God as we petition Him in prayer for a world in desperate need of the Savior of the world- Jesus Christ!

From Advent calendar to prayer points and devotionals, the 24/7 International Prayer Movement has resources to help the collective Body of Christ unite in prayer for our world. Let us allow God to birth something fresh this season of Advent. One of the major reasons we love the Advent season is because it gives us the intentional pursuit to prepare our hearts, spirits, souls and lives for the celebration of Christ's birth. As we look forward to the close of 2023, let the beauty of Advent be upon us as the Holy Spirit is poured afresh upon the lives of God’s people for the glory of God! Brothers and sisters in Christ, stay blessed, stay encouraged, and stay close to the Savior.

For The Cause of Christ,

Drs. Johnson & Feyi Obamehinti

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