Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Teaching | Understanding Nahum: The Good God of Wrath (Nahum 1:1-11)

What does God's wrath have to do with God's goodness? According to Nahum -- a lot. 

 

Understanding Nahum is part of a series of short and accessible Bible teachings to help readers better understand the Old Testament. 

Sermon | Call Upon the Lord (Romans 10:5-13)

"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved" (Romans 10:9-10). This gift of salvation is  something we need, God provides, and we receive by faith. 

Teaching | Understanding Micah: Waiting on the Lord (Micah 7)

Waiting on the Lord is tough, but it's a necessary part of the Christian life. Micah teaches us how to wait in hope for the Lord to act.

Sermon | Righteousness by Faith

Do we obtain righteousness and good standing before God by our works and obedience to the law? Does God accept us on our own merit or on the merit of Christ? Paul reminds us that righteous has always been obtained through faith in Jesus. Does it sound too easy? Too good to be true? This is the gospel that has been proclaimed. 

Teaching | Understanding Micah: Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly (Micah 6)

God's requirements aren't rocket science. He wants us to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with him. This is the trajectory of a Christian's life.

Sermon | Israel Questions God’s Election (Romans 19-33)

In this sermon, Israel asks who can resist God's will, and Paul says who are we to ask that or understand God in that way. It looks into Job and Isaiah to get answers to the question asked.

Sermon | God’s Mercy (Romans 9:14-18)

This sermon looks at the "tension" of the fairness factor of God' elect. It looks into 2 stories, 2 principles, and then looks at 2 fruits we should have after this sermon.

Teaching | Understanding Micah: A King Will Come (Micah 5)

Micah finds hope in the midst of darkness and societal decay when he looks into the future at a king who reunites Israel and brings peace.

Teaching | Understanding Micah: It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better (Micah 4)

The title says it all. Micah gives more bad news before showing how it all leads to good news. Jerusalem will have a future after exile that is glorious beyond their wildest dreams.

Sermon | Chosen by Grace (Romans 9:1-13)

This sermon goes over the idea that God has always chosen some out of many (and idea called election), and it goes through how that choice has always been a gift.