Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Jesus Christ was raised from the dead in a physical body. This will be our destiny too. Heaven is not our final destination. We are destined for resurrection and new creation. This changes everything. Find out how in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians. To check out more teachings visit our website.

Everything we do is before the face of God which shapes how we treat one another in the church. Paul instructs the church not to pass judgement on one another regarding non-essential issues. Instead, Christians ought to extend charity and patience with one another. 

Do we have good reason to believe that Jesus was raised from the dead? And if so, why does it matter? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians.  To check out more teachings visit our website.

What do we make of the Bible's teaching on the gift of tongues and prophecy? And how does this operate in the church? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians To check out more teachings visit our website.  

How do we develop a heart for God? We meditate on his law day and night. But this requires that we know his law. The ten commandments are not a legalistic ladder to heaven, but a lamp that guides us on the path of righteousness and blessing.

The church is bound together by love, but what does that mean on a practical level? Paul tells us: the church must operate like a body with unique and interdependent members. We all have the same Spirit, but different gifts and our task is to use those gifts for the common good. To check out more teachings visit our website.

We are called to love one another as Christians, but do we understand what "love" means? Paul shows us how the law fulfills love and why we need to put off sin and put on Christ.  

Here we go: what's the deal with head coverings? And why are people dying while taking the Lord's Supper? And what in the world does this have to do with the church today? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians. Show Notes "Head coverings as visible eschatology in 1 Corinthians 11" by Dr. Matthew Colvin  

God institutes authority for our good and teaches Christians to adopt a humble posture. 

Can "Christian freedom" lead to dining with demons? Find out in this episode of Understanding First Corinthians To check out more teachings visit our website.

Jesus empowers us to entrust persecution, reviling, and evil to Him as our just judge.

Paul exhorts the Corinthians to use their freedom in Christ to serve the weaker brother and applies this principle to his own life and ministry. To check out more teachings visit our website.

Paul presses us toward genuine love, purposeful service, hopeful suffering, and generosity. 

Paul applies theology to singleness, marriage, sex, divorce and a host of other practical concerns: is it better to be single or married? What if your wife isn't a Christian? How do we think about sex within marriage? The answers might surprise you. To check out more teachings visit our website.

How we think about ourselves, our gifts, and our place in the church must be transformed by the grace of God. 

Paul applies the message of the cross to lawsuits and sexual immorality while reminding the Corinthians of their true identity in Christ. To check out more teachings visit our website.

Paul summarized how we ought to live by a simple formula. Mercy, therefore worship. 

Understanding First Corinthians continues as we look at heavenly rewards, the church as God's Temple, and Paul's use of sarcasm.  To check out more teachings visit our website.

Paul reveals the mystery of Israel’s rejection of the gospel and how it plays into God’s plan for the world.

We start our first episode of Understanding the New Testament by looking at Paul's first letter to Corinthians. In this letter, Paul applies the historical event of Christ's crucifixion to the every day lives of Christians and teaches us why the world rejects the message of the gospel. To check out more teachings visit our website.

Paul offers an explanation for the stumbling of Israel, gives hope for the future, and encourages humility in the people of God. 

The second temple pales in comparison to the first and it leaves the people of God to wonder what happened to better days. Prophets Haggai and Zechariah remind them the God is not bound. 

God tells his people not to fear because of their circumstances, but to hope in his promises.  Want to check out other books in the Understanding the OT series? Visit our website.

Jerusalem is justly destroyed and God's people are justly scattered. Even so, God gives grace and a future to His people.

Understanding Haggai is the first prophet to speak to Judah after they return from exile in Babylon. His message is clear: rebuild the Temple because God is not done with Israel. But will Israel respond with faith? Or will they imitate their forefathers in unbelief? This is Understanding Haggai. Want to check out other books in the Understanding the OT series? Visit our website.