Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Sermon | Olivet Discourse: Christ’s Coming And The End of The Age (Matthew 24:3-14)

Jesus answers the disciples questions about his coming and the end of the age by evoking imagery of the end times and exhorting them to endure in the faith. 

Sermon | Warnings and Woes (Matthew 23:1-24:2)

Jesus addresses the crowds and Pharisees warning them of the necessity to be both respectful and discerning of leaders, and calling out the hypocrisy of the leaders of the day.

Sermon | The Sovereign Son (Matthew 22:41-46)

Jesus questions the Pharisees regarding who the Christ is and leaves them silent as he makes them consider David’s own words about the Messiah.

Sermon | The Greatest Commandment (Matthew 22:34-40)

Jesus is tested regarding which commandment is the greatest, and responds that we are to love both God and neighbor.

Sermon | The Master of Scripture (Matthew 22:23-33)

Jesus responds to the question of the Sadducees regarding the resurrection by correcting the view on how to approach the scriptures. 

Sermon | Render to God What is God’s (Matthew 22:15-22)

Jesus responds to the Pharisees and Herodians trying to trap him in a question about taxes by astounding them with his wisdom, cutting at their pride, and pointing them to the heart of the matter.

Sermon | The Parable of the Wedding Feast (Matthew 22:1-14)

Jesus teaches us what the kingdom of heaven is like through the parable of the wedding feast. Those who respond to the invitation are met with a hopeful picture of what it means to enter the kingdom of God, as the story points forward to the great wedding feast to come. 

Sermon | Three Questions From a King (Matthew 21:23-46)

As Jesus’ authority is challenged by the Sanhedrin, their hardness of heart is revealed through Jesus’ questions and parables.

Sermon | Cleansing and Cursing (Matthew 21:12-22)

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, we are prompted to think back to the Garden of Eden and forward to the cross, as imagery of God dwelling with us, the command to be fruitful, and the promised Messiah are on display in Jesus returning to the temple and cursing a fig tree. 

Sermon | Son of David (Matthew 20:29-21:11)

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, he fulfills Old Testament prophesies, opening the eyes of the blind and revealing himself as the humble King.