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Tune in for conversations with pastors at The Oaks Community Church in Middletown, Ohio. Each episode will feature a passage of Scripture that our church will be exploring during our upcoming Sunday gathering. Rest, Roots, and Renewal will challenge listeners to examine how the gospel of Jesus invites us into a life of rest (calm, aware, present), roots (a people and a place), and renewal (personal and communal).
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I'm The Best There Is - 2 Corinthians 10-12
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SHOW NOTES Text: 2 Corinthians 10-12 Description: In this week's episode, we feature special guest Katie Noble with Matt and Eric. Katie joins us to discuss the themes of bragging, social media, growth, and weakness/failure. Songs: Joe Esposito, "You're The Best" Caitlin Cary, "Don't Make It Better" Page CXVI, "In The Garden" Copyright Disclaimer u…
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SHOW NOTES Text: 2 Corinthians 8 & 9 Description: In this week's episode, we feature special guest Meagan Hurley with Matt and Eric. Meagan is the Mercy Director at The Oaks Community Church and she joins us as we discuss the themes of generosity, money, giving, and our relationship to the poor. Songs: Destiny Child, "Bills Bills Bills" Billie Eili…
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric talk about 2 Corinthians 7, where Paul expresses how encouraged he is about how the Corinthian church has grown and matured through the conflict he experienced with them. How attached should we be to others? Are relationships worth the risks they present? What outcomes are possible when we experience interpers…
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Gosh, I wish I was special
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss 2 Corinthians 5. What does it mean to be a "new creation" in Christ? What is the ministry of reconciliation, and how are we a part of that work? Do you want to be special, or loved?Por The Oaks
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Naivety, Cynicism, and Hope
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In this episode, pastors Matt, Eric, and Kevin talk about 2 Corinthians 4:5-18. How should a Christian view suffering and hardship and even death? How do we reconcile that we are "jars of clay" that are fragile and vulnerable, while also carrying the gospel that leads to eternal life in Christ? Lastly, why is it true that the 90's were the last era…
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss 2nd Corinthians chapter 3, where the Apostle Paul compares and contrasts the Law versus the Gospel. What does the Law accomplish? What changes people?Por The Oaks
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss II Corinthians 2:5-11. The topics of sin, forgiveness, restoration, and community are highlighted in this Scripture. How seriously should we take sin? How do we respond to sin? What about church discipline? How can we be free to live in the present?Por The Oaks
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This is season 5, episode 1. In this episode Matt and Eric discuss 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 where we see the Apostle Paul address themes of suffering and affliction and comfort. How does Christ relate to us in our suffering and comfort? How does God comfort us? How are we to comfort and relate to others?…
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In this episode Matt, Katie, and Eric continue their conversation from last week and discuss differences between men and women and how they relate in the context of the church.Por The Oaks
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Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss Acts 16, where the wealthy woman, Lydia, becomes a Christian. In this episode we'll look at the themes of prayer, solitude, isolation, and community.Por The Oaks
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In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts 9:1-18 which is the conversion of Saul the Pharisee into Paul the Apostle. Why does Jesus say Saul's name twice? Why does Jesus ask about Saul's motivations? How do we know if we are confusing spiritual insight with spiritual sight? What kind of blindness leads to sight?…
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In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts 8 and the interaction between Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. What was the Ethiopian Eunuch looking for? Is Acts a blueprint for how to do mission and run the church, or is it a glimpse of how the Holy Spirit works?Por The Oaks
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Season 4 / Episode 3. In this episode Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric look at Acts 8, where Philip preaches to those in Samaria and encounters a magician named Simon who wants to buy the power of the Holy Spirit. How do we try to control God in similar ways? What is a false gospel and why do we seek them out? What's the gospel for me today? When should…
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Season 4, Episode 2. In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts chapters 3 and 4. What can we learn from Peter and John healing a lame man outside of the temple? Should we be Jesus centered and what does that even mean?Por The Oaks
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In this episode, we launch season 4 by answering the question - What's does "Rest, Roots, Renewal" mean for this podcast, and The Oaks Community Church? Join Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric as they discuss this question.Por The Oaks
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In this episode, Eric and Matt sit down with Pastor Kevin Jamison from Louisville, Kentucky, who is Lead Pastor at Sojourn East. Kevin was also the founding pastor of The Oaks Community Church. Matt, Kevin, and Eric explore questions from John 20: Should Christians "go big" on Easter, or go "normal"? What is the hope that the resurrection offers us…
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss the crucifixion of Jesus as found in Matthew 27:27-44. When we look at Simon (who carried the cross for Jesus), what do we learn about "carrying our cross" to follow Jesus? Why does the Apostle Matthew highlight the verbal abuse of Jesus more than the physical abuse? Is the cross proof that Jesus is a …
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss the differences between Judas and Peter. What made them similar? What made them different? Why did they have different outcomes? What are we to make of the response of the religious leaders to Judas?Por The Oaks
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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric talk about the trial of Jesus before the Counsel of the Sanhedren and the High Priest, Caiaphas, as found in the Gospel of Mark. What is so threatening about Jesus to the religious leaders? What is threatening about Jesus to Peter? What is threatening about Jesus to us?…
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In this episode, Matt and Eric discuss the arrest of Jesus and how the disciples of Jesus defaulted to a fight/flight response instead of follow. How are we like them? Who are we looking for in Jesus?Por The Oaks
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