Four Oaks Midtown Podcast

Paul warns about dangers in the church and church members leaving the faith.

What is it to be a church? What is the church holding?

Paul lists out the qualifications for deacons.

What does the Trinity have to do with every day life? According to C.S. Lewis -- a lot. Find out how the Trinity shapes how we understand humanity, love, and what it means to be a Christian.

Bryan and Paul look at C.S. Lewis's take on theology and how it maps our faith and teaches us how to know God.

We finish up our study on the book of Ephesians by looking at spiritual warfare and the armor God provides to sustain us.

Paul discusses the qualifications for pastoring.  

Bryan and Paul discuss how do we love God and our neighbor when we don't "feel it" by looking at C.S. Lewis's answer: do it anyway. 

Easter Sunday Service

Bryan and Paul look at the role forgiveness plays in the Christian life and how pride masks itself as religious activity. 

We look at how the gospel transforms social relations between fathers and sons and slaves and master. We also discuss whether the Bible promotes slavery and how we make sense of these tricky verses in our modern culture.

Our Mere Christianity series continues with a look into C.S. Lewis's views on marriage and sexuality. In this episode we cover: Why Christianity prohibits pre-marital sex How our culture shapes the way we think about sex Common misconceptions about the Christian view of sex

As we begin Holy Week, we look at the account of the triumphal entry from the Gospel of John. 

We continue our series on Mere Christianity by looking at how Lewis's insights about morality and psychology from over half a century ago give us insights into our world today. 

A Psalm for the discouraged 

In this special episode we tackle What does Paul mean when he says "I do not permit a woman to teach or have authority over a man?" How do we understand this in light of our modern culture? What does this mean practically in the church?

What does ordering our worship mean for our gender roles?

What does it mean to be "filled with the Spirit"? And what's the deal with wives submitting to husbands and husbands being the head of their wives? And how does the gospel change our approach to marriage? Find out in this episode!

What does it mean for Jesus to be our mediator?

We look at why Christian morality matters. Morality is not a bad word. It doesn't make you a Pharisee. We were made to be moral creatures. And if we fail to do this we go against God's law and our design. Also Paul says weird stuff in this episode.

What does it mean to be a Christian? The answer is straightforward and practical: you are an imitator of God. He has brought us from darkness to light so that we might live differently. 

Paul urges us to pray.

We continue our series on Mere Christianity by looking at how Christianity subverts modern ideas of God and why we can't ignore who Jesus claims to be. We also invent a new video game fighting series featuring philosophers called "Moral Kombat".

Christ has not only saved us from sin, but also to righteousness. And this righteousness expresses itself in how we treat others in the local church. How do we handle division? Hostility? Bitterness? We imitate the forgiveness of Christ.

How is it possible for one to remain faithful?