Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Stand Alone Sermon | Christ’s Righteousness in You

Paul describes how in dying to law he lives to Christ through faithful union with him.

Sermon | Advent Love

Jesus coming reveals that God is love, shows God is love, and shares the love of God with His people.

Sermon | The Visitation of Joy

In this season of expectations, we are reminded that for those who find their hope in Christ, there is a present and future joy to hold on to.

Sermon | Peace Through the Blood of the Cross

For those that find themselves in Christ, the offer of Christmas is peace.

Sermon | What Do You Hope For?

Through Old Testament prophecies, we consider the meaning of hope and the tension of present reality and future promise.

Sermon | The Politics of Bread

As Jesus' ministry and kingship are put in contrast to John the Baptist and Herod, his authority is displayed.

Sermon | The Parable of the Net

As Jesus uses fishing imagery to explain what the kingdom of heaven is like, he returns to the idea of coming judgement.

Sermon | The Kingdom Hidden

As Jesus continues to teach in parables, he uses three illustrations to explain the kingdom of heaven, inviting us to consider the surpassing worth of receiving the gift of being part of this kingdom.

Teaching | Understanding 2 Peter: Awaiting the End (2 Peter 3)

How often do you think about the second coming of Christ? This critical doctrine of our faith either gets sensationalized with respect to current events or passed over for the sake of other more relevant topics like marriage, parenting, or anxiety management. But the second coming of Christ dominated the mind of the Apostle Peter. His focus on the second coming only increases as his death nears. Our lack of attention to the final judgment reveals a distorted vision of our place within history. We think primarily about God entering into our story. We did not know him and now we do. That’s true and good. But that’s not the emphasis of the New Testament. The New Testament frames the Christian life in terms of getting our story into Christ’s. Of seeing our own lives as part of a larger narrative that encompasses all of creation. When we reframe our perspective in light of God’s story in the theater of history we realize to a greater degree our absolute dependence upon his mercy. But fixing our eyes on the second coming does not lead to passivity, but rather diligent effort toward holiness. The second coming of Christ for us, just as for Peter’s audience in the first century, spurs us on toward love and good deeds as we await the kingdom of righteousness God promises to those who love him. This is Understanding Second Peter.

Sermon | Wheat and Tares

Jesus continues to teach through parables and compares the kingdom of God to a farmer’s field, depicting the reality of a fallen world and pointing forward to the future judgement.