Drew Oakley

Summer 2026

Most of us are trying to build a good life. We want healthy relationships, strong families, meaningful work, real faith, and a life that feels like it is actually headed somewhere. But if we are honest, the life we are building often feels more fragile than we want to admit. We can be busy but not grounded. Successful but not satisfied. Connected but still lonely. Religious but not really transformed. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gives us a vision for a different kind of life. Not just a religious life. Not just a moral life. Not a harder life filled with more rules. Jesus shows us what life looks like when it is built on Him. He speaks to what we chase, how we influence others, what is happening beneath our behavior, how we respond to difficult people, who we become when no one is watching, what we treasure most, and what kind of foundation our lives are built on. The Sermon on the Mount is not Jesus taking life from us. It is Jesus inviting us into the life we were made for. What if the life we’ve been looking for is found in the way of Jesus?