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Family Matters | Week 1 | Faith - Audio
August 18, 2019 18:08 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBPastor Jake spent some time covering statistics that speak to the overall state of the family in our country right now. There were a lot of statistics in there that can be found with the sheet attached. The statistics are alarming and, yet, not surprising when we consider the devaluation of the family. Family matters! As a follower of Christ, family is the most important thing you will ever be involved in apart from your relationship with Jesus Christ. And yet it’s also the most difficult.
Set Apart | Week 11 | Set Apart for Battle - Audio
August 11, 2019 17:13 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Set Apart | Week 10 | Set Apart for Leadership - Audio
August 04, 2019 18:40 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBWe are nearing the end of our study of 1 Peter as we began chapter 5 this past Sunday. We have been focusing on what it means to live a life Set Apart for Christ through Christ as instructed in Apostle Peter’s letter to the church. If you recall, Peter titled us elect exiles to remind us that our decision to follow Christ sets us apart as citizens of Heaven who are still called to live a life and serve a purpose while on earth. One of the ways this purpose plays out is the way we lead others ...
Set Apart | Week 9 | Set Apart for Suffering Well - Audio
July 28, 2019 15:31 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Set Apart | Week 8 | Set Apart for Love - Audio
July 21, 2019 17:11 - 2.16 KBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Set Apart | Week 7 | Set Apart for Blessing - Audio
July 14, 2019 17:11 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBPastor Jake had us looking at what a blessing looks like from two different vantage points: one from heaven and one from earth. The first vantage point helps us see and recognize how are blessed and the second vantage point shows us how we are to be a blessing to others.
Set Apart | Week 6 | Set Apart For Humility - Audio
July 07, 2019 17:19 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Set Apart | Week 5 | Set Apart for Submission - Audio
June 30, 2019 15:20 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBPastor Bill picked up where we left off in Peter’s letter to the church. We have explored what he meant when he refers to us as Elect Exiles. We explored what it means to become reborn in spirit by the Spirit of God. We explored how this process gives puts a living hope inside of us because new life comes with it. We are looking forward to the day when Christ returns; thus, we live as if there is work to be done while we are here on earth. Even though we do not belong here, we were chosen to ...
Set Apart | Week 4 | Set Apart for Service - Audio
June 23, 2019 16:53 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBHow we identify in life is a big deal. For instance, many of us might identify with such things as introverted or extroverted. Conservative or liberal. Blue collar or white collar. Health nut or junk food junkie. How we choose to identify has huge implications in our life because it determines the choices we make. Our identity determines our direction. Who we are determines what we do. Pastor Jake was quoted saying, “your who determines your do.” Building on the last three weeks of the series...
Set Apart | week 3 | Set Apart for Holiness - Audio
June 16, 2019 18:33 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBhttp://bible.com/events/636685
Set Apart | Week 2 | Set Apart for Hope - Audio
June 09, 2019 16:07 - 43 minutes - 40 MBPastor Jessie continued our summer series Set Apart. This week we looked at 1 Peter 1:3-12 and discussed how we are set apart for hope. In the message, we learned that those who are committed Jesus followers are born again into a living hope. Being born again was described as an act of God where he transforms you into a new person, forgives your sin, grants you eternal life, and gives you the gift of his Holy Spirit as you, by faith, embrace Jesus Christ as the Lord of your life. http://bible...
Set Apart | Week 1 | Elect Exiles - Audio
June 02, 2019 16:55 - 45 minutes - 41.4 MBOn Sunday, Pastor Jake kicked off our “Set Apart” series, which will be a verse-by-verse study through the book of 1 Peter. This study will take us the entire Summer to complete. The goal of this first message was to anchor the entire series to the purpose of 1 Peter. Pastor Jake talked about his experience in China and how he constantly felt like he didn’t belong (because he didn’t) and yet he knew he was called to be there. A tension existed between those two truths – I don’t belong and yet...
Redacted | Week 6 - More than you can handle - Audio
May 26, 2019 17:42 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Redacted | Week 5 - Holy Sex - Audio
May 19, 2019 13:43 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBWe are in week 5 of 6 in our series called “Redacted”. We would never take a sharpie to the Scriptures to mark out what we don’t like, but what about the Bible in our hearts? Often we live like parts of the Bible just aren’t in the Bible. We pick and choose as if it’s up to us what is from God and what isn’t. We redact what makes us uncomfortable or may cost us something. However, 2 Timothy 3 says very clearly that ALL Scripture is God-breathed. This week, Pastor Jake preached on the Biblical...
Redacted | Week 4 - The Church is God's Answer | Message - Audio
May 12, 2019 14:24 - 53 minutes - 49 MBPastor Jake read through a number of Proverbs, as well as a passage in Isaiah 58 and one in Matthew 25 that clearly show God’s people are called to not sit by and ignore those who are hurting and in need. Those of us who are fortunate enough to live without such struggles may be in danger of redacting God’s clear commands to help those around us who are struggling—the poor, the abused, the orphans, the homeless, the widows and those who are alone. It is not enough for us to live a life that d...
Redacted | Week 3 -Relationships Not Religion - Audio
May 05, 2019 14:24 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWe are in week 3 of 6 in our series called “Redacted”. We would never take a sharpie to the Scriptures to mark out what we don’t like, but what about the Bible in our hearts? Often we live like parts of the Bible just aren’t in the Bible. We pick and choose as if it’s up to us what is from God and what isn’t. We redact what makes us uncomfortable or may cost us something. However, 2 Timothy 3 says very clearly that all Scripture is God-breathed. In this third week of the series, Pastor Jake p...
Redacted | Week 2 - Hell - Audio
April 28, 2019 21:42 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBIn this second week of the series, Pastor Jake preached on the reality of hell. Many people have removed the idea of hell from their understanding of what the Bible says because they have rationalized a loving God would never choose to send anyone to hell. This just simply is not the case though. Romans 11:22 says “note then the kindness and severity of God…” In Matthew 18, we see Jesus warning his disciples that it would be better for them to enter life crippled or lame or with one eye if ou...
Redacted | Week 1 - The ONLY Way - Audio
April 21, 2019 17:48 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBOn Easter Sunday, Pastor Jake began a new series called “Redacted”. This series will be 6 weeks long. We would never take a sharpie to the Scriptures to mark out what we don’t like, but what about the Bible in our hearts? Often we live like parts of the Bible just aren’t in the Bible. We pick and choose as if it’s up to us what is from God and what isn’t. We redact what makes us uncomfortable or may cost us something. However, 2 Timothy 3 says very clearly that all Scripture is God-breathed. ...
Dear Church | Week 7 | Letter 7 - (Laodicea) - Audio
April 14, 2019 14:29 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBIn the “Dear Church” series, we are studying the 7 letters from Jesus to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. This week, we looked at the 7th and final letter – the one to the church in Laodicea. In the Bible, Jesus said some things that are pretty difficult to take. Most of these 7 letters have at least one of those things. This letter might be the one that proves that best. We could get into a bunch of historical facts and background about the city, but the letter itself is actually very easy ...
Dear Church | Week 6 | Letter 6 - (Philadelphia) - Audio
April 07, 2019 14:33 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MBHe opens what no one can shut and shuts what no one can open…you can trust Him. No criticism for Philadelphia. They had little power and yet “kept my word.” Do you keep God’s Word only when it’s easy or when it’s difficult too? When you feel powerless, do you reach for it or something else? Faith is not the highway everyone seems to act like it is. It doesn’t move fast. Movement measured by years and decades, not moments and days. It’s a crawl. It requires patient endurance. Perseverance. We ...
Dear Church | Week 5 | Letter 5 - Wake Up! (Sardis) - Audio
March 31, 2019 14:28 - 44 minutes - 41 MBIn the “Dear Church” series, we are studying the 7 letters from Jesus to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. This week, we looked at the 5th letter – the one to the church in Sardis. In this letter, Jesus calls the church in Sardis (and us) to wake up and look at the how our works are lacking. Jesus tells the church in Sardis that they have the appearance and reputation of being alive, but they are actually dead. The letter continues by warning the people of what will happen to those who do not...
Dear Church | Week 4 | Letter 4 - Dealing with Divisiveness (Thyatria) - Audio
March 24, 2019 14:28 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBIn the “Dear Church” series, we are studying the 7 letters from Jesus to the 7 churches in Revelation 2-3. This week, we looked at the 4th letter – the one to the church in Thyatira. In this letter, Jesus calls the church in Thyatira (and us) to look at their actions (not just beliefs and words) and He warns them (and us) against being deceived by false teachers/prophets. This letter is a harsh rebuke! So let’s talk about false teachers & false prophets real quick. The Bible warns over and ov...
Dear Church | Week 3 | Letter 3 - Dinner with Demons (Pergamum) - Audio
March 17, 2019 14:27 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBJesus’ letter to the church there is a warning (to them and us) against compromise. There are those in the church at Pergamum that have compromised the Truth of God and accepted the false teaching of Balaam. Balaam was a prophet in the Old Testament book of Numbers that was offered a lot of money by the Moabite king (Balak) to curse the Israelites. He tried 3 times but was unable to curse them. Each time, God only allowed him to bless His people. Balaam said that God’s people cannot be cursed...
Dear Church | Week 2 | Letter 2 - Suffer Well (Smryna) - Audio
March 10, 2019 14:26 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBIn our “Dear Church” series, we’re studying the 7 letters to the 7 churches from Jesus in Revelation 2 and 3. This week, we looked at the second letter – the letter to Smyrna. This letter would be a tough one to receive from Jesus. Smyrna was a top tier city in its day – considered first in Asia, beautiful, prosperous, safe, and fun. And yet the Christ-followers there were heavily persecuted. They were suffering – poor, slandered, bullied, thrown in prison, and killed.
Dear Church | Week 1 | Letter 1 - First Things (Ephesus) - Audio
March 03, 2019 15:26 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBWeek one was all about the first letter which was written to the church in Ephesus. The opening of the letter has a lot of encouraging words showing that Jesus is pleased with a lot of what the people in the church are doing. He says He knows their works. He sees that they are patient and enduring many difficulties. He sees that they have not grown weary. He knows that they have been tested by false teachers who claim to be apostles and have remained steadfast. And all this is all being done ...
Teach Us To Pray | Week 4 | Deliver Us From Evil - Audio
February 24, 2019 18:38 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Teach Us To Pray | Week 3 | Daily Bread - Audio
February 17, 2019 17:18 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBIn week 3 of our series on the Lord’s Prayer (Teach Us to Pray), Pastor Jake talked about the third part of the prayer. Remember – this prayer is not just for memorization and recitation. Jesus was teaching His disciples (and us) not what to pray but how to pray. “Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your name.” First, we pray from a revelation of who God is. Then last week we tackled the second part – “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” – and we said we pray ...
Teach Us To Pray | Week 2 | Your Kingdom Come - Audio
February 10, 2019 17:16 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBIn week 2 of our series on the Lord’s Prayer (Teach Us to Pray), Pastor Jake talked about the second part of the prayer. Remember – this prayer is not just for memorization and recitation. Jesus was teaching His disciples (and us) not what to pray but how to pray. So we start by praying from a revelation of who God is. He’s our Father in Heaven. He’s holy. The second part of the prayer is “Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.” Pastor Jake’s main point was tha...
Teach us To Pray | Week 1 | Our Father in Heaven - Audio
February 03, 2019 17:21 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBIt’s communication with God. There are many types. It’s not just memorized prayers, kneeling down, by yourself, KJV voice, etc. It’s constant communication with God. Concerted/set-aside, longer time for prayer is vital, but you can and should also pray in your car, when you see someone in need, while you’re on the treadmill, etc. It’s talking AND listening. How do you recognize His voice? How do you recognize anyone’s voice? If your dad were to call you from an unknown number, would you recog...
Focus | Part 4 | Better Together - Audio
January 27, 2019 17:43 - 44 minutes - 41.3 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Focus | Part 3 | Simplicity and Identity - Audio
January 20, 2019 17:31 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBPastor Jake has introduced three different areas of focus that we will cover over in this series: inward, outward, and together. Last week, we discussed the inward focus, specifically study of and meditation on God’s Word. This week, we will discuss the outward focus. Pastor Jake mentioned 4 disciplines in this category: Solitude, Service, Submission, and Simplicity. Since we live in a culture consumed with our stuff, the Lord led him to teach mainly on the idea of simplicity (a spiritual dis...
Focus | Part 2 | The Key to Success - Audio
January 13, 2019 17:26 - 40 minutes - 38 MBPastor Jake has introduced three different areas of focus that we will cover over in this series: inward, outward, and together. Last week, we discussed the inward focus, specifically study of and meditation on God’s Word. This week, we will discuss the outward focus. Pastor Jake mentioned 4 disciplines in this category: Solitude, Service, Submission, and Simplicity. Since we live in a culture consumed with our stuff, the Lord led him to teach mainly on the idea of simplicity (a spiritual dis...
Focus | Week One - Audio
January 09, 2019 14:24 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBLooking all the way back to the beginning, we see that Adam and Even were created for perfect fellowship with God, but sin changed all of this. We now live in an imperfect world and inherit an imperfect nature. It is the reason why we struggle with sin so much. However, that longing to have a perfect fellowship with God still remains in all of us and is the reason behind our desire to want more in our lives. It is why we exhaust our time, money, and resources in an attempt to improve ourselve...
Killing Criticism - Audio
December 30, 2018 18:30 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBPastor Nateended the year off with a message about Killing Criticism. He likened criticism to the acid we used in the class of chemistry that burned everything it touched. It ate a hole in a block of wood, grafted deep scars in a metal bowl and destroyed a plastic tablet permanently. We used goggles and gloves and special beakers to hold the caustic fluid, but we were still hesitant andscared. The warnings of our teacher had brought a healthy fear of injury to our minds. Many of us opted out...
Vantage Point | Part 4 | Angels - Audio
December 23, 2018 18:53 - 41 minutes - 37.8 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Vantage Point | Part 3 | Wise Men - Audio
December 16, 2018 18:54 - 36 minutes - 34 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Vantage Point | Part 2 | Shepherds - Audio
December 09, 2018 18:38 - 32 minutes - 30.8 MBPastor Jake continued our Christmas series “Vantage Point”, telling the story of Christmas as the “Story Teller” from four different vantage points. Every other story is connected to this story; like streams flowing into rivers, and then into the ocean, every other story flows into this one in some way, but it’s not just a story. It’s the story. It’s history, but it’s not just history. It is the history. This story changed everything; set humanity on a different course. At its core, this is a...
Vantage Point | Part 1 | Prophets - Audio
December 02, 2018 18:34 - 30 minutes - 27.6 MBOn Sunday, Pastor Jake kicked off our Christmas series “Vantage Point.” Christmas is not just a story. This does not go in the category of fairy tale. It’s not just a tradition. It’s bigger than that. This epic tale…it changed everything. It is the most important thing to ever happen anywhere. It changed human history. It set the earth itself on a different track. It changed the lives of billions upon billions. But not only that…what we’re talking about changed more than human history, becaus...
Fixer Upper | Part 4 | Built to Last - Audio
November 25, 2018 19:59 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBPastor Jake and his wife Erin preached the last week in our November Marriage Series called “Fixer Upper”. When you’re buying a house or building a house, you have to realize that things will never be perfect. There will always be things that need fixing. Things will happen to the house; things will fall apart; as years go by, you’re going to have to do some updating and some remodeling. You’ll have to maintain things if you want that house to last. Really every house is a “fixer upper” event...
Fixer Upper | Part 3 | Maintain & Renovate - Audio
November 18, 2018 18:12 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBPastor Jake preached the third week in our November Marriage Series called “Fixer Upper”. When you’re buying a house or building a house, you have to realize that things will never be perfect. There will always be things that need fixing. Things will happen to the house; things will fall apart; as years go by, you’re going to have to do some updating and some remodeling. You’ll have to maintain things if you want that house to last. Really every house is a “fixer upper” eventually. And it’s t...
Fixer Upper | Part 2 | Weathering Storms - Audio
November 11, 2018 18:54 - 42 minutes - 39.6 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Fixer Upper | Part 1 | Foundation - Audio
November 04, 2018 16:44 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBOn Sunday, we launched our November Marriage Series called “Fixer Upper”. When you’re buying a house or building a house, you have to realize that things will never be perfect. There will always be things that need fixing. Things will happen to the house; things will fall apart; as years go by, you’re going to have to do some updating and some remodeling. You’ll have to maintain things if you want that house to last. Really every house is a “fixer upper” eventually. And it’s the same with mar...
Convoy of Hope - Audio
October 21, 2018 17:40 - 41 minutes - 38 MBGreat Oaks Community Church Weekly Sermon Podcast.
Red Letters | Part 6 | Should Christians Judge? - Audio
October 14, 2018 17:18 - 45 minutes - 42.1 MBPastor Jake wrapped up our “Red Letters” series (week 6 of 6), going through 6 passages within the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue – anger, lust, divo...
Red Letters | Part 5 | Worrying is Stupid - Audio
October 07, 2018 17:30 - 49 minutes - 46.1 MBPastor Jake preached week 5 of our “Red Letters” series, going through 6 passages within the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7). Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue – anger, lust, divorce, g...
Red Letters | Part 4 | Trash or Treasure - Audio
September 30, 2018 15:36 - 46 minutes - 43.2 MBPastor Jake preached week 4 of our “Red Letters” series which will have us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) for six weeks total. Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue; sin after sin –...
Red Letters | Part 3 | Divorce - Audio
September 23, 2018 17:17 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBPastor Jake preached week 2 of our “Red Letters” series which will have us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) for six weeks. Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue; sin after sin – anger...
Red Letters | Part 2 | Lust, Porn, and Freedom - Audio
September 16, 2018 16:46 - 41 minutes - 19.5 MBPastor Jake preached week 2 of our “Red Letters” series which will have us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) for six weeks. Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue; sin after sin – anger...
Red Letters | Part 2 | Lust, Porn, and Freedom - Video
September 16, 2018 16:46 - 41 minutes - 288 MB VideoPastor Jake preached week 2 of our “Red Letters” series which will have us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) for six weeks. Jesus’ sermon is kind of like a family meeting. The people listening have expressed interest in being His followers (disciples). Now He’s sitting them down and talking with them about what that means for their lives and how His representatives should compare to others in the world. He’s taking on relevant topic after topic; issue after issue; sin after sin – anger...
Red Letters | Part 1 | Anger's Answer - Audio
September 09, 2018 19:48 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBPastor Jake kicked off our “Red Letters” series which will have us in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7) for six weeks. The idea is that when you look at those chapters in Matthew, you see a sea of red letters in your Bible. It’s the longest grouping of Jesus’ teaching in the Scriptures. We won’t hit every topic/passage in this series, but we will cover a lot. This sermon of Jesus’ is very direct and practical. For a while by this point, Jesus has been proclaiming to the people: “Repent fo...