So even though we're just talking about confidence, what's at stake here, what you have to lose, is actually very very real. Paul is not exaggerating this passage when he says, “that he had lost all things for Christ's sake”. It's the very real cost that the Young Rich Man encountered in the story that Mark tells in his gospel in chapter 10. When t…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Paul says, “have the same attitude as Christ Jesus” or “conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the Gospel.” That can be kind of abstract for me. It can seem impossible and so I feel free to ignore it. But then Paul says look at Timothy. This is what serving Christ, prioritizing Christ’s interest means. It means caring for others. That simple. Tha…

And I would suggest to you that Anthony’s adventure in football very much resembles our Christian experience. It’s a long process, of gradually learning the way of Jesus. And gradually becoming the individuals and the church community that he wants us to be. And through the process there are forward and backward steps, but even the backward ones ar…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Auditorium Type: Sermon Speaker: Zac Brown저자 Zac Brown

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

More than just referring about their behavior as individuals in the world, Paul is actually pointing to the way that they live out their heavenly citizenship with one another, their collective polity. See, Paul recognizes that as a local church, they have a common life with each other. That is, set in the context of their citizenship in the Roman e…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Paul did not say, "Everything has a purpose." He did not say, "In spite of the difficult circumstances of me being in prison, God did something good." Paul simply did not make the best of a bad situation. What Paul said is far more remarkable.He said, what has happened to me—that is, getting thrown into prison—has served to advance the good news. I…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Jay Simmons저자 Jay Simmons

Over the next several months, we will be reading someone else's mail. I say that as sort of a creative way to refer to the fact that this New Testament book, this epistle to the Philippians, really is a letter from the apostle Paul to the local church that he had started in the city of Philippi.But in another sense, I say that because, you read the…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Scott Gardner저자 Scott Gardner

How does the resurrection make a difference on a Wednesday? When I'm bored at school? When I'm grocery shopping at Trader Joe's? Or languishing at a mundane job I only endure for the paycheck? Now we can have a fine time today kicking around some theology of the resurrection, or maybe naming two or three proofs for the resurrection, but I want to t…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Zac Brown저자 Zac Brown

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

"Our first priority as the church is not to make all these things happen in the world through political action, but to be a prophetic witness to the hope of a world remade according to Christ." Brian ZahndToo often, we sink our chips into politics and try and make the society righteous. But as the church, we are the ones who are to be the righteous…

Politics—if we think of the fullest definition of it—has to do with how we live together, and how we relate to each other in the various communities that we are in. It has to do with the values and the principles that govern our communities and relationships and common life together.And today's topic is "Incarnational Politics." It might seem like …

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

I have to tell you lately, I've been taken with the phrase, "The center is different than the middle." Think about that from the perspective of a follower of Jesus. The middle is neutral political ground to avoid conflict and make everyone happy. But for the Christian, the center is the starting point for healthy discussion and debate. And the cent…

God says in the first of the ten commandments these words, "I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt, out of the land of slavery. You shall have no other Gods before me." And a few verses later in the second commandment, God continues the theme, "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not hold anyone guilt…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

A crucified God is at the center of our faith, and this image gives us a vision of power that is upside-down from Rome's, Jerusalem's, Washington D.C.'s, or any other place of power. Jesus' life was cross-shaped even before He went to the cross. It was a life of service and sacrifice. Jesus said at the end of Matthew 28, "All authority in heaven an…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Jay Simmons저자 Jay Simmons

The church, from the very beginning, was designed to be a community of "Unlikes," a community of "Differents." There is a palpable tension in the New Testament around the inclusion of the Gentiles in the early church. Christianity was born out of the Jewish faith, and there came points along the way where there was pressure to let Gentiles be part …

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Paul says it clearly: Jesus ascended to the right hand of God the Father far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked in this world or in any world, and God placed all things under his feet. In short, Jesus is King.If all things are under his feet, then no thing is more powerful than him, no thing compares to…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Our church's mission statement is written in fancy metal letters—on the wall, in the lobby, over the water fountain, next to the coffee bar. It reads, "To invite people to experience the reality of life in the Kingdom of God."What we're talking about the next two weeks—God the King and His Kingdom—is foundational and essential to the Christian fait…

Series: N/A Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Scott Gardner저자 Scott Gardner

We bring the whole of who we are into parenting, and all will sometimes sin. Sometimes get it wrong. The sooner we understand that the more we let go of the drive to be the perfect parent, the more we lean into the perfect parent—God."The beyond-our-comprehension reality at the heart of the universe is that God in Christ on the cross has forgiven a…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

It doesn't take too long before the question arises: Why? Like, why does God need me to pray for Him to act? Like if—as it says in Matthew 6:8, God already knows what we need before we ask Him—why does He need me to ask? And why sometimes when I do ask for something I think I need, I don't end up getting it? And then, why do I sometimes miraculousl…

Series: N/A Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Dennis Wade저자 Dennis Wade

"God's plan is really simple. God's plan is to form a people, a community. And through that community's transformation, through that community's life together, through that community's Christlikeness (both at an individual level and at the communal level)—God's Plan A is to use that community to show other people who God is and what life can be lik…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

"A healthy marriage is the foundation of a healthy family, and a healthy family is foundational to a healthy society. A healthy marriage can create ripple effects through many generations, while a broken marriage, whether it's officially broken (meaning papers have been filed and spouses live apart) or unofficially broken (meaning papers haven't be…

Series: N/A Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Jarrett Ferguson저자 Jarrett Ferguson

"I like this time of year, I really do. It's a chance to look back, a chance to let go, a chance to celebrate, and a chance to look ahead. I just find it invigorating—as corny as it may be—to think about the close of one year and the prospect of beginning a new year. Henri Nouwen, in a book called Here and Now, said it this way: "We must learn to l…

Series: N/A Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

"The Christmas story is a pivotal chapter in this big and beautiful story that God is writing and slowly unfolding because in Luke's gospel, when the angel announced, 'Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you. He is the Messiah, the Lord,' he was announcing the arrival of the Prince of Peace. He was announcing the partial fulfillmen…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

"In the Jewish community at that time, "Father" was a powerful idea that carried meaning for every aspect of your life. It was a term that referred to more than just your biological birth father. It was a term that you would refer to your ancestors. It was also a term that could refer to a ruler or a king or a governor of a city, that their role of…

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Zac Brown저자 Zac Brown

"When we think of "Mighty God," power probably comes to mind. The name, the title, "Mighty God" declares that the Messiah of Advent is powerful. So powerful that Isaiah 9 says that the running of the whole world is going to rest on His shoulders. In Isaiah 46:8-10, God is speaking of himself—with attitude:"Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to…

Series: N/A Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: Eric Bridge저자 Eric Bridge

In this closing message, we invited the Oak Hills Community to share — open mic style — what they've been learning from our six-week series.Due to the nature of the sharing, this podcast only includes the opening remarks by Pastor Mike Lueken, and not the actual sharing time from the congregation.저자 Mike Lueken

Series: Hebrew Series Service: Worship Type: Sermon Speaker: David Posey저자 David Posey

These two disciples are walking behind Jesus, and the language used in the Bible is that they were "following" him in the sense that they were walking behind him (John 1:35-42). But not yet in the sense that we're talking about today. He turns around and asks, "What do you want"? And this question, Jesus asks, and keeps asking those who say they wa…