Four Oaks East Podcast

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: +...

Text Exodus 5 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes   Big idea - The covenant God is coming for his people, so we can trust in his keeping and turn to his care when deliverance is delayed and hope is hard. 1. See and hear the heart of the cruel oppressor 2. See what his slavery does - it leads to madness - it leads to mutiny 3. See and hear the heart of the covenant God Two invitations: 1. Decide who will...

Text: Exodus 4 Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Big idea: Disobedience is disastrous, so we must rejoice in God’s patience, relying on God’s provision.  Objection 1 - "They won’t listen" (4-9) Ex. 14:31 2 Cor. 4:7 Objection 2 - "I’m not equipped" (10-12) Objection 3 - "There has to be someone else" (13) Objection 4 - The quiet refusal to obey (24-26) "(This) is a shocking reminder how strange the Ol...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Text: Exodus 3 Big Idea - Since our covenant God has made his person and purpose known, we can press on to know him. I. The "How" of Divine Disclosure - God interrupts (1-2a) - God ignites (2b-5) Exodus 15:11 II. The "Who" of Divine Disclosure - He's the Promise Keeper (6) - He's the Prayer Hearer (7) - He's the People Rescuer (8-9, 18-22) - He's the Fearful's Accomp...

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo Text: Exodus 2 Big Idea: The God who hears preserves a deliverer in the reeds, purges a prince in the wilderness, and prepares redemption for a groaning people.   I. God Preserves the Deliverer in the Reeds (vv. 1-10) + Faith fears God more than Pharaoh + God is at work in hidden providence II. God Purges the Prince in the Wilderness (vv. 11–22) + God breaks the man H...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: Exodus 1 Big idea - We can live as confident people in exile because we belong to a faithful God who reveals himself through Exodus.   1. What is Exile?  - Exile is Marked by Domination (1:11-14) - Exile is Marked by Death (1:15-22) 2. What is God doing in Our Exile?  - He is keeping his promises - He is blessing amid brokenness - He is welcoming outsiders in -...

Pastor Joshua Hughes Luke 24:23-35    Big Idea: Encountering the resurrected Jesus reinterprets reality and makes broken hearts burn.

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo  TEXT: James 5:13–20 BIG IDEA: 
A worked-out faith is a praying faith, that is personal in pain, pastoral in weakness, mutual in confession, and mighty in its reach. I. Personal Prayer Pray in every circumstance
 (v. 13) + Suffering should drive us to prayer.
 + Cheerfulness should drive us to praise. II. Pastoral Prayer Pursue healing in community
 (vv. 14–15)
 + Whe...

Speaker: Pastor Ian Thomas Text: James 5:7-13 Big Idea: A worked out faith patiently endures suffering with our hearts established on the return of Christ. In the face of suffering, we are invited to endure patiently, live purely, and pray persistently. I. Endure Patiently James gives two exhortations: 1. “Be Patient” (5:7a, 8a): in the face of injustice (cf. 5:1-6), suffering, and trials, James i...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 5:1-6 Big Idea: A worked-out faith turns from the misery of trusting riches and embraces the joy of generosity because of Christ’s generosity. Misery 1: Stockpiled Stuff that Corrodes and Convicts - Matthew 6:19-21 Misery 2: Dishonest Dealings that God Hears of and Hates Misery 3: Gluttonous Gratification that Desensitizes and Destroys Application: 1: Fast...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 4:13-17 Big idea: A worked out faith is a humbly surrendered faith that recognizes how mighty God is and how momentary we are.  I. Make plans in pencil and in prayer  II. Live aware of your misty mortality  III. Surrender to God’s plan because it’s better than yours IV. Walk in the light you’re given

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 4:1-12 Big idea: The teleios principle: whole people are peaceable people, but passions at war produce people at war.  We are a people at war with others We are a people at war with God Case Studies of Passions at War: 1 - Disordered Desire - Desire is mismanaged - Desire is misdirected Case Studies of Passions at War: #2 - Worldliness Case Studies of Pass...

Speaker: Pastor Funmi Ojetayo Text: James 3:13-18 Big Idea: wisdom is not measured by what you know, but revealed by what you grow – either disorder from below or righteousness from above. I. The Test of Wisdom: Show, Not Tell (v. 13) + good conduct + meekness (power under control) II. Hellish Wisdom: From Below (vv. 14–16) + Motive: bitter jealousy & selfish ambition (v. 14) + Origin: earthly...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 3:1-12 Big Idea: The power of the tongue must be bridled because it can do violence to our hearers as it gives vent to our hearts.  1. The tongue is influential 2 Cor. 5:9-10 Proverbs 15:4 Proverbs 6:16-19 2. The tongue is inflammatory 3. The tongue is indomitable 4. The tongue is inconsistent 5. The tongue is informative Luke 6:45 Matthew 7:16-17 Where is...

Speaker: Kyle Kraeft  Text: James 2:14-26  Big Idea: The only true and saving faith is a living and working faith, so don’t settle for anything less.  I. The Counterfeits of True Faith (v. 14-19) - “Can that faith save?”  1. True faith is more than words “Faith grows hands and feet. Faith climbs stairs, ties ropes, bends knees. Faith sweats, sends emails, cooks meals, plants churches, builds hospi...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 2:1-13 Big idea: A worked-out faith is a welcoming faith marked by an impartial warmth that produces a diverse unity.  # 1. A Critical Admonition  - Affluence - Appearance - Accent - Age - Ancestry - Affinity - Achievement # 2. A Concrete Illustration # 3. A Compelling Rationale - reality has been re-storied for us - whole-hearted obedience is whole-law ob...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes  Text: James 1:18-27 1. Spirit-filled self-mastery and people’s foolishness Proverbs 10:19 Proverbs 13:3 Proverbs 15:28 Proverbs 18:13 Proverbs 29:20 Matthew 12:36-37 Ephesians 4:29 Colossians 4:6 2. Spirit-filled self-mastery and sin’s corrosiveness Psalm 4:3-4 3. Spirit-filled self-mastery and the Word’s offensiveness 4. Spirit-filled self-mastery and need’s relentl...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 1:1-18 BIG IDEA: A worked-out faith is realized in trials and resolute in temptation, so we must look to Jesus as the source and supply of the faith we need. 1. A worked out faith is realized in trials ...as we count it all joy with expectant hearts ...as we remain prayerful and steadfast 2. A worked out faith is resolute in temptation ... because it knows...

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes Text: James 1:1-18 Big idea of James - A worked out faith will transform our ways - including our words, our wealth, and even our woes. 1. James’ bio 2 James’ burden Reasons we should not be reluctant to affirm James as a Christian book: a) Arguments from silence are generally unpersuasive. b) James’ ethics are rooted in a backward look to the finished work of Christ....