Four Oaks East Podcast

Text: Exodus 33 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  BIG IDEA: Because God’s presence is our greatest good and sin separates us from it, God’s grace through God’s mediator is our greatest need. Lesson 1: Idolatry is Catastrophe Lesson 2: Stubbornness is Dangerous Lesson 3: Prayer is Powerful Lesson 4: God’s Presence is the Promise Lesson 5: We Can Trust God to Give What is Good

Text: Exodus 32 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 1 Cor. 10:6-7 BIG IDEA: Because idolatry is rebellion against God and ruinous to our souls, we must turn from our idols and trust our Redeemer. "An idol is anything more important to you than God. Anything that absorbs your heart and imagination more than God. Anything you seek to give you what only God can give. Anything that is so central and essenti...

Text: Exodus 20:17 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes   "The command not to covet is actually the practical summation and the heart level culmination of the other nine commandments." - Kevin DeYoung   BIG IDEA: Because we trust God’s goodness and governance, we put covetousness to death and cultivate contentment.   “It would seem that Our Lord finds our desires not too strong, but too weak. We are half...

Text: Exodus 20:16 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Big idea: Because we owe honor to God and God’s image, we must flee falsehood and speak sincerely at all times. # 1. Situating the 9th Commandment Deut. 17:7 Deut. 19:18-19 # 2. Sobered by the 9th Commandment Acts 5:11 Application: - Flee Falsehood Eph 4:35 2 Cor. 12:20 - Commit to Candor Matt 5:33-37 - Be Honest About Your Dishonesty - Trust in th...

Scripture: Exodus 20:15 "You shall not steal" Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft    Big idea: When we are gripped by the Father's generosity, we are freed from greedy grasping to live as grateful givers.  1. Put off the vice of greedy grasping   The 8C calls us to put off any form of theft in every facet of life, including: Taking anything that doesn’t rightly belong to you in every sphere/relationship W...

Text: Exodus 20:14 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Big idea: We honor God by honoring marriage and embracing his design for our sexuality.  Eph 5:31-32 1 Tim 1:8-11 Matthew 5:27-30 1. To the curious 2. To the confident 1 Cor. 10:12 3. To the condemned 1 Cor 6:9-11

Text: Exodus 20:13 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Matthew 5:21-22 Big idea: Since every human being bears the image of God, we owe every life honor and protection and must put away murder in all its forms. The 6th Commandment forbids: - First and second degree murder - Voluntary manslaughter - Involuntary manslaughter - Abortion - Euthanasia - Suicide 1. It Rests on a Foundation a) God has said so...

Text: Exodus 20:12 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Big Idea: We honor our parents to heed God’s precept and hope in God’s promise. I. What does the fifth commandment teach? Deuteronomy 21:18-21 2 Timothy 3:3-5 II. Why should we honor our parents? III. What does honoring our parents look like?  Matthew 10:35-37 Luke 2:51 Luke 8:20-21

Text: Exodus 20:8-11 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Big Idea: Rest is required of the redeemed, so relax into the rhythm with rejoicing. I. A Requirement to Rest (v8) II. A Rhythm for Rest (vv9-10) III. A Rationale for Rest (v11) Four Christian  Interpretations of the 4th Commandment: - A Christian Sabbath - The Lord's Day Replaces the Sabbath - Rest and Worship Abide, but no Fixed Day - Shadow an...

Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft  Text: Exodus 20:7 Big Idea: We are redeemed for the sake of his renown, so we must carry His name with the gravity of His glory. I. We must carry His name with the gravity of His glory "The fundamental problem in the evangelical world today is that God rests too inconsequentially upon the church. His truth is too distant, His grace is too ordinary, His judgment is too...

Text: Matthew 13:44-46 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes

Text: Matthew 6:19-21 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 1 - You are a stockpiler  2 - There are two places to stockpile 1 Tim 6:17-19 3 - Your heart goes to your stockpile Three things to do this week: 1 - Assess 2 - Ask 3 - Anticipate

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20 We are re-commissioned  1. By Christ's Unrivaled Authority  Daniel 7:14 Philippians 2:9-11 2. For Christ's Unfinished Assignment 3. With Christ's Unfailing Assurance Exodus 33:15  Matthew 14:31

Text: Exodus 20:4-6 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Big idea: God will not be worshiped as less than he is, so the only image we will ever need in worship is the one he gave us in Christ. 1. The Prohibition "Worship of the living and true God is essentially an engagement with him on the terms that he proposes and in the way that he alone makes possible." - David Peterson Exodus 32:4-5 "It needs to b...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: Exodus 20:1-3 The Ten Commandments: Why we Need Them 1. They are written by God himself 2. They are rooted in creation 3. They are at the center. 4. They are the starting point for our ethics 5. They point us to Christ.* The Ten Commandments: How to Read Them We read them covenantally Big idea: Since God is God uniquely and God owns us completely, we worship him...

Speaker; Rob Hodges Scripture: Exodus 19 Big idea: Because God preserves a questioning people and protects a questionable people, we can meet him at the place of grace.  1. God preserves a questioning people  2. God protects a questionable people  3. God meets us at the place of grace

Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft   Scripture: Exodus 18   Big Idea: The wonder of God’s redemptive rule is seen in unexpected windows of ordinary welcome. I. A Welcomed Witness (vv. 1–12) - The posture of our witness: Humble hospitality is the soil of open ears and hearts - The proclamation of our witness: The gospel is the good news of God’s sovereign mercy and deliverance. - The power of our witness:...

Speaker: Jason Hollister Scripture: Exodus 17    Big Idea: Though God's people grumble and doubt, the Lord graciously demonstrates His covenant faithfulness through His provision, His protection, and His abiding presence.  1. His provision  2. His protection  3. His presence  

Speaker: Garrett Bone  Scripture: Exodus 16    Big Idea: God can meet proud grumblers with provisioned gifts because of His perfect grace, so feed on the Bread of Heaven who welcomes you into His eternal rest.   How It Started How God Responded Why It Matters How It Ends

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Scripture: Exodus 15 (these two will come in rapid succession, adding the parenthetical): Big Idea: The God who rescues his people gives them a song to sing as they journey home to him, so let’s sing until we get there  Big Idea: The God who rescues his people gives them a song to sing as they journey home to him, so let’s sing until we get there (then we’ll sing som...

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo  Text: Exodus 14 Big Idea: When there is no way out, God makes a way through, winning a victory no one else can claim, and getting glory no one else deserves. 1. Sovereign Setup (vv. 1–9) + God led them to the dead end on purpose. + One purpose: the fame of His name (v. 4). 2. Slavery's Shadow (vv. 10–12) + They saw Pharaoh without seeing God. + Israel was out of Egyp...

Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft  Big Idea: We remember and rehearse our redemption so we can live and give in the fullness of freedom. 1. Remember the Purpose of Redemption: You are Not Your Own. 2. Remember the Privilege of Redemption: You are a Treasured Possession Exodus 19:5-6 Now therefore, if you will indeed obey my voice and keep my covenant, you shall be my treasured possession among all peopl...

Speaker: Pastor Greg Hutchins Passage: Exodus 12:42-50 Big Idea:  God commanded a covenant meal as a rhythmic reminder of redemptive reality 1) A New People is Formed 2) A New Age has Dawned 3) A New Freedom is Won

Text: Exodus 11:1-12:42 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Big idea: Since the blood of the Lamb is the only refuge for sinners, the question that matters most is, have you taken shelter under it? 1. A Sacrifice That Rescues Them (12:3-13, 21-23) Hebrews 10:11-14 2. A Supper That Reminds Them (14-20) 3. A Story That Remakes Them (12:1-2, 24-42) Within that remaking story, they take with them: - Gifts -...

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo Text: Exodus 6 Big Idea: The I AM speaks "I will" over our "I can't," and in Christ, every "I will" becomes "I have done it." I. The "I AM" of God's Identity (vv. 1–5)  + Before God says what He will do, He tells us who He is.  + The ground of hope is the person and character of God. II. The "I Will" of God's Promise (vv. 6–8)  + Seven promises. Four covenant gifts: +...