Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Sermon | The Gospel (Romans 1:1-4)

What is the Gospel? Paul explains this good news in Romans 1, unpacking the truth that the Gospel is about Jesus; that all of Scripture centers on Him; that His life, death, resurrection, and ascension took place in real time in history; that these truths have been passed down through the apostles who witnessed and testified to these events; and that this good news is the hope of our salvation.  The Gospel is the cornerstone of our faith, and the inevitable response from all who hear and believe is a joyful declaration of praise to our God, who saves. 

Sermon | The Plan of God (Ephesians 1:3-14)

What does it mean that God's plan for salvation is predestined? As we explore the plan of God from all eternity, we see He had a plan to graciously save a chosen multitude of guilty sinners. God furthermore justifies and sanctifies those who by grace have faith in Jesus, and that He will one day glorify them—all to the praise of His glorious grace. 

Sermon | The Fall (Genesis 3:1-19)

Have you ever wondered what the term "total depravity" means? Or feel an unsettling sense of discord in this world begging the question "what is going on?" Why is this happening? These sort of questions inevitably lead us to The Fall, where sin entered the perfect world God created, where doubt and alienation found it's way to the human mind, where separation from God began. But amidst all this, we still find hope.

Sermon | Creation Part 1 (Genesis 1:26-31)

For thousands of years the opening chapters of Genesis have captured the imaginations of both Christians and non-Christians alike. The poetic beauty, majesty, and mystery of this creation narrative captures our imagination and forces us to consider life’s deepest questions. Modern culture says, “You’re free to create your own identity.” But that leads t confusion and anxiety — ask any honest college student. They’re not looking to be told who they can be, but rather who they ought to be. That answer only comes into focus when we accept the givenness of our humanity as something we receive rather than create. In short — we, following the path of Genesis, must begin with God as Creator in order to understand ourselves as creation.

Sermon | Creation Part 2 (1 Corinthians 16:13-14)

When God created man and woman with distinct differences, He did so with intentionality. Why are these differences important and as believers, how can we embrace them in order to bring honor and glory to our Creator?

Sermon | Revelation Part 2: Word of God (Psalm 19:7-11)

Through revelation, we are able to better understand who God is. By the moving of the Holy Spirit through the writers of the Bible, God reveals His character, His essence, His nature, to us. As we submit ourselves to the Word, may we discover who God is overflowing in the words we read.

Sermon | Revelation Part 1: Creation (Psalm 19:1-6)

God has graciously disclosed his existence and power in the created order, and has supremely revealed himself to fallen human beings in the person of his Son, the incarnate Word. Moreover, this God is a speaking God who by his Spirit has graciously disclosed himself in human words: we believe that God has inspired the words preserved in the Scriptures, the sixty-six books of the Old and New Testaments, which are both record and means of his saving work in the world.

As God’s people hear, believe, and do the Word, they are equipped as disciples of Christ and witnesses to the gospel.

Sermon | The Triune God (Matthew 28:18-20)

What does it mean that we believe in a Triune God? We often hear "The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit" but how can we understand each of these together as one thing also with their own distinctions?

The Bible has an abundance of references to the Godhead and how we can understand each of them individually and as one. As we walk through knowing God truly, may we see ourselves as undeserving victors in the welcoming arms of our Father, through the Son, by the Spirit.

 

Sermon | Delight From Doctrine (1 Timothy 3:14-16)

As we pursue truth through understanding doctrine and wrestling with theological questions, we can find delight in the Lord, with our actions stemming from a place of knowing what we believe. Even more, when the church serves as that pillar of truth, we can all come TOGETHER and worship, rooted in the same truth, united in Christ.

Sermon | Reckoning with the Resurrection (Luke 24:1-12)

Easter is brimming with hope, hope of light after darkness, hope of life after death. The resurrection of Jesus is not just a part of our faith, but it is the cornerstone and often times we can hurry through what is actually unfolding. Have we reckoned with the events of the resurrection, as the women at the tomb did, and walk through the door of abundant life that Jesus has opened?