Beste Oaks Community Church In Middletown Podcasts (2024)

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Who are you listening to...?

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Where Am I? Who Am I? This Is Awful. 1:13:01

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SHOW NOTES Text: 1 Samuel 22-26 Description: In this week's episode, Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss the idea of "Wilderness" in relation to David running and hiding from King Saul. As we look at the story of David hiding in caves and in the wilderness, what do we make of our own times of wilderness? What happens when we are quiet enough to listen to…

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The One Thing Evil Cannot Beat

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Why I Struggle In Friendship - 1 Samuel 18 1:30:13

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SHOW NOTES Text: 1 Samuel 18 Description: In this week's episode, Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss the topic of friendship as we look at the story of David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 18. What are we good at in friendship? What are we bad at? What are some cultural problems related to friendship and our collective loneliness? Songs: "Friends" - Michael W…

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We Are Sauls, Not Davids

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Severed Heads & Strengthened Hearts - 1 Samuel 17 1:26:30

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SHOW NOTES Text: 1 Samuel 17 Description: In this week's episode, pastors Barry, Matt, and Eric discuss the iconic story of David and Goliath. Is this story about how we can be like David and conquer our giants? Or is the story about how giants are conquered for us, even when we are afraid? What do we make of being a hero or having a hero? Does any…

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Grief Interrupted

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I thought for sure I was right - I Samuel 16 1:02:17

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SHOW NOTES Text: 1 Samuel 16 Description: In this week's episode, Katie Noble and Matt Salyer discuss the Biblical character David. On one hand, he was a man after God's own heart, and he was literally God's anointed. But he was also flawed, sinful, and deeply human. What are we to make of the David story? Songs: Alanis Morissette, "Hand In My Pock…

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Test Yourself

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Let Me Encourage You - 2 Corinthians 13 1:12:45

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Text: 2 Corinthians 13 Description: In this episode, pastors Kevin, Matt, and Eric discuss 2nd Corinthians 13. What does it mean to examine yourself? How should spiritual authority be used? What encourages us? Songs: Bob Dylan, “Masters of War” The Avett Brothers, “Incomplete and Insecure” The Who, “Who Are You” The Simpsons, “The Adventures of Ned…

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I'm The Best There Is - 2 Corinthians 10-12 1:15:38

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SHOW NOTES Text: 2 Corinthians 10-12 Description: In this week's episode, we feature special guest Katie Noble with Matt and Eric. Katie joins us to discuss the themes of bragging, social media, growth, and weakness/failure. Songs: Joe Esposito, "You're The Best" Caitlin Cary, "Don't Make It Better" Page CXVI, "In The Garden" Copyright Disclaimer u…

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Finish What You Started

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I Dare You To Talk About It - 2 Corinthians 8 & 9 59:24

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SHOW NOTES Text: 2 Corinthians 8 & 9 Description: In this week's episode, we feature special guest Meagan Hurley with Matt and Eric. Meagan is the Mercy Director at The Oaks Community Church and she joins us as we discuss the themes of generosity, money, giving, and our relationship to the poor. Songs: Destiny Child, "Bills Bills Bills" Billie Eili…

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2 Corinthians 7:5-13

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Do you really want to hurt me? 58:04

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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric talk about 2 Corinthians 7, where Paul expresses how encouraged he is about how the Corinthian church has grown and matured through the conflict he experienced with them. How attached should we be to others? Are relationships worth the risks they present? What outcomes are possible when we experience interpers…

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Reconciled & Recreated Disaster

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Gosh, I wish I was special 1:08:01

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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss 2 Corinthians 5. What does it mean to be a "new creation" in Christ? What is the ministry of reconciliation, and how are we a part of that work? Do you want to be special, or loved?Von The Oaks

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Naivety, Cynicism, and Hope

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Naivety, Cynicism, and Hope 1:10:51

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In this episode, pastors Matt, Eric, and Kevin talk about 2 Corinthians 4:5-18. How should a Christian view suffering and hardship and even death? How do we reconcile that we are "jars of clay" that are fragile and vulnerable, while also carrying the gospel that leads to eternal life in Christ? Lastly, why is it true that the 90's were the last era…

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SCANDAL BUT NOT A SHAM

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Law VS Gospel - What changes people? 39:52

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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss 2nd Corinthians chapter 3, where the Apostle Paul compares and contrasts the Law versus the Gospel. What does the Law accomplish? What changes people?Von The Oaks

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Why You're Different

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The Church's Secret Weapon Against the Devil 53:29

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In this episode, pastors Matt and Eric discuss II Corinthians 2:5-11. The topics of sin, forgiveness, restoration, and community are highlighted in this Scripture. How seriously should we take sin? How do we respond to sin? What about church discipline? How can we be free to live in the present?Von The Oaks

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The chronic illness of self-reliance

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The God of Comfort 30:39

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This is season 5, episode 1. In this episode Matt and Eric discuss 2 Corinthians 1:1-11 where we see the Apostle Paul address themes of suffering and affliction and comfort. How does Christ relate to us in our suffering and comfort? How does God comfort us? How are we to comfort and relate to others?…

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Telling it as is, not as we wish it was

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The Mirror of Forgiveness

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Conflict Leads To Flourishing

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Consumerism in the Church

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Rethinking Ownership

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A slave, a woman, and a Gentile

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On Men, Women, and Gender In The Church 33:33

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In this episode Matt, Katie, and Eric continue their conversation from last week and discuss differences between men and women and how they relate in the context of the church.Von The Oaks

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Rhythms for Receiving

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Down To The River To Pray 51:41

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Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss Acts 16, where the wealthy woman, Lydia, becomes a Christian. In this episode we'll look at the themes of prayer, solitude, isolation, and community.Von The Oaks

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Acts 9:1-19

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Spiritual Insight VS Spiritual Sight 43:03

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In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts 9:1-18 which is the conversion of Saul the Pharisee into Paul the Apostle. Why does Jesus say Saul's name twice? Why does Jesus ask about Saul's motivations? How do we know if we are confusing spiritual insight with spiritual sight? What kind of blindness leads to sight?…

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Unsettled to be Saved

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Follow The Breadcrumbs 37:13

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In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts 8 and the interaction between Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. What was the Ethiopian Eunuch looking for? Is Acts a blueprint for how to do mission and run the church, or is it a glimpse of how the Holy Spirit works?Von The Oaks

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Signs of The Spirit

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What's The Gospel For Me Today? 52:46

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Season 4 / Episode 3. In this episode Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric look at Acts 8, where Philip preaches to those in Samaria and encounters a magician named Simon who wants to buy the power of the Holy Spirit. How do we try to control God in similar ways? What is a false gospel and why do we seek them out? What's the gospel for me today? When should…

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Shaken But Not Stifled

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The Holy Spirit, The Name of Jesus, and a Lame Man 56:35

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Season 4, Episode 2. In this episode, Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric discuss Acts chapters 3 and 4. What can we learn from Peter and John healing a lame man outside of the temple? Should we be Jesus centered and what does that even mean?Von The Oaks

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I Just Don't Know

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Rest, Roots, Renewal - What does that mean? 54:16

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In this episode, we launch season 4 by answering the question - What's does "Rest, Roots, Renewal" mean for this podcast, and The Oaks Community Church? Join Pastor Matt and Pastor Eric as they discuss this question.Von The Oaks