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Four Oaks Midtown Podcast
by FOUR OAKS CHURCH MIDTOWN
Four Oaks Midtown Podcast is produced by Four Oaks Church Midtown in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a compilation of Sunday morning sermons, biblical teachings, and conversations on culture and theology.
Episodes
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Sermon | The Power of Truth (Exodus 20:16)
The ninth commandment explores why truthfulness is essential to loving others and building a flourishing community. Through three key areas- courtroom, conversation, and confrontation- we examine how honesty upholds justice, protects others’ reputations, and strengthens relationships. Ultimately,...
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Understanding Acts | The Second Missionary Journey (Acts 16:6-19:20)
In this episode we look at Paul's second missionary journey which takes the gospel to Europe and brings about harsh opposition from opponents. Yet God continues to bring salvation to men and women from all walks of life as the kingdom of God expands to the ends of the earth.
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Sermon | Honest Labor and Generosity (Exodus 20:15)
The eighth commandment calls us to more than simply refrain from stealing; it calls us to work honestly, steward what God has entrusted to us, and generously share with others. Because all we have is ultimately from God, we are called to work faithfully, receive His provision with gratitude, and...
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Understanding Acts | The Jerusalem Council (Acts 12:25-16:5)
In this episode we look at Paul's first missionary journey and the climactic council in Jerusalem. Both of these narratives show the gospel spreading to both Jews and Gentiles, but also facing opposition. Through it all, God brings about his sovereign purpose to unite Jew and Gentile in one new…
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Understanding Acts | The Gospel Goes to the Gentiles (Acts 9:32-12:24)
In this episode the gospel goes to the Gentiles with key conversions and surprising turns. We also the Exodus-like judgment of Herod and deliverance of Peter as the church continues to embody the life of Christ.
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Sermon | Murder, Anger, and Mercy (Exodus 20:1-13)
The sixth commandment, “You shall not murder,” reaches beyond the external act of taking a life to the condition of the heart, where anger, hatred, insult, and unforgiveness can take root. In Matthew 5, Jesus calls us to examine our relationships by asking whether we are harboring anger, using…
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Understanding Acts | The Death of Stephen, the Rebirth of Paul (Acts 6:8-9:31)
In this episode we look at how God spreads his church through persecution and makes converts out of the most unlikely people.
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Sermon | A Commandment With a Promise (Exodus 20:1-12)
As God calls children to honor their parents and parents to faithfully exercise their authority, the family becomes a foundational place where we learn obedience, authority, grace, and ultimately what it means to worship God. And this is a commandment with a promise: as we learn to honor rightly,...
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Understanding Acts | A Tale of Two Temples (3:1-6:7)
The ascension of Christ and the pouring out of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost answer the question at the heart of Acts — who are the true people of God? The answer — those who follow Jesus Christ. Christianity began as a movement from within Judaism which explains why the Temple plays such a large...
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Sermon | Resting in the God Who Provides (Exodus 20:1-11)
The Sabbath reminds us that we are not self-sufficient but created, dependent people who are called to trust the God who made and redeemed us. Rather than viewing rest as a legalistic obligation, Scripture presents it as a joyful gift that reorients us toward worship, dependence, and the…
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Sermon | Bearing His Name (Exodus 20:1-7)
God takes His name seriously, and as His people, we are called to do the same. His name carries His authority, character, and power. The third commandment calls us not only to avoid misusing God’s name, but to faithfully bear the name He has placed upon us, remembering that there is no other name...
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Understanding Acts | Ascension and Pentecost (1:1-2:47)
We rightly celebrate the birth of Christ at Christmas and the death and resurrection of Christ on Good Friday and Easter. But if that’s all we celebrate we’re missing half the story. The gospel is not complete until Jesus ascends and the Spirit descends. The ascension of Christ and the pouring…
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Sermon | Not a God of Our Own Making (Exodus 20:1-6)
The second commandment reminds us that God alone has the authority to define who He is and how He is to be worshiped, guarding us from reshaping Him into something more convenient or familiar. When we attempt to reduce God to an image or understanding of our own making, we diminish His glory and...
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Understanding Acts | To the Ends of the Earth (Introduction)
The book of Acts is filled with strange and awe-inspiring events. Tongues of fire. Miraculous healings. Dramatic exorcisms. Jesus ascending into the clouds. If this is your first pass through the book of Acts, the spectacle is hard to miss. But the greater miracle in Acts isn't the pyrotechnics....
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Sermon | God Reveals, We Respond (Exodus 20:1-22)
God’s commandments reveal who He is and invite His people into deeper relationship with Him, showing us what a flourishing life with God looks like. Because God moves toward us first in grace and mercy, our obedience is not a means of earning His love but a response to remembering the love of our...
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Sermon | The Weight of Glory (Exodus 19:1-25)
The Israelites arrives at Mount Sinai and encounters the weightiness and glory of a holy God inviting His people into covenant relationship with Him. God gives them a covenant and commands and He provides Moses as a mediator. The covenant points us to Jesus, the greater Mediator who brings us…
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Sermon | All the Good God Has Done (Exodus 18:1-27)
In this chapter, we see Moses pause, remember, and declare the ways God has been faithful as he recounts to Jethro God’s deliverance. In response, Jethro rejoices. Our declaration of God’s faithfulness allows others to see and savor His goodness. Jethro sees all that Moses is doing and encourages...
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Sermon | Walking by Faith (Exodus 17:1-16)
Even as Israel doubted and tested God, He responded with grace, providing water from the rock and victory over Amalek. These events point forward to Christ, the true Rock who was pierced to give life and the greater Deliverer who defeats the serpent and will bring perfect justice. Rather than...
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Sermon | The Test of the Wilderness (Exodus 15:22-16:36)
In the wilderness, God tested Israel through healing, provision, and rest to expose their hearts and teach them to trust Him. Though they repeatedly grumbled, God graciously revealed Himself as their Healer, Provider, and the source of true rest. Every test in the wilderness ultimately points us…
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Sermon | A Mighty Victory and A Lasting Song
Israel sings not because life is easy, but because God's victory has become their victory. The Song of Moses celebrates the mighty power of God that defeats every enemy and assures us that, through our union with Christ, death itself has been conquered and God's strength is always for His people....
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Sermon | When Shock and Awe Give Rise to Awe and Wonder (Exodus 14:1-31)
Pharaoh’s “shock and awe” strategy in going after the Israelites was an attempt to overwhelm them with fear, but Moses calls God’s people to respond differently: “Fear not, stand firm,” trusting that the Lord Himself will fight for them. As God parts the Red Sea and defeats Egypt, He reveals His...
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Sermon | The Pillars That Lead Us (Exodus 13:17-22)
God faithfully led Israel through the wilderness by the pillar of cloud and fire, demonstrating that His way, even when it is longer, is always wiser than the shortcuts we would choose. Today, God continues to guide His people through the Holy Spirit, His Word, and the call to faithful obedience....
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Sermon | A Consecrated Community (Exodus 13:1-16)
God used rituals to remind Israel that He had freed them, made them His people, and pointed them toward the coming redemption in Jesus Christ. In doing so, He shaped Israel's identity, passed down a reminder of God's faithfulness to future generations, and emphasized that salvation is experienced...
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Sermon | Salvation Through Judgement (Exodus 12:29-51)
The final plague demonstrates the finality of God’s judgment against sin and the certainty of His salvation, freeing His people from Egypt forever and giving them confidence to walk in freedom. The haste of Israel’s departure reminds us of the urgency of responding to God and following Christ....
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Sermon | Blood Shed For Us (Exodus 11:1-12:28)
God judges Egypt’s firstborn while providing Israel a way of rescue through the blood of a lamb. The Passover lamb served as a substitute, bearing the judgment that would have otherwise fallen on the people. God then exalts Israel by delivering them from slavery and providing for them in…
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Sermon | The God of Pharaoh (Exodus 9:14-10:29)
God reveals His glory through His sovereignty over creation, generations, and salvation, showing that even Pharaoh’s rebellion serves His purposes. Though Pharaoh confessed sin during judgment, his heart remained hardened because he feared the plagues more than he feared God. Through the plagues,...
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Sermon | No One Like Him (Exodus 8:1-9:12)
In Exodus 8:1–9:12, God reveals more of Himself through the plagues. His precision in the timing and progression of the plagues demonstrates His sovereignty and reassures His people that He keeps His promises down to the smallest detail. His power is displayed as Pharaoh's magicians fail to...
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Sermon | The Name and the Claim (Exodus 7:1-25)
Exodus 7 reveals that every sign God gave Pharaoh was not merely a miracle, but a declaration of His authority over His people, His enemies, and the nations. While Pharaoh’s heart grew harder with each warning, Aaron and Moses stood confidently in the power and promise of God, trusting the One…
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Sermon | Is God Faithful? (Exodus 6:1-30)
In Exodus 6, Moses returns to God weary and questioning after the trust between him and the people of Israel begins to erode, yet God responds by reminding Moses of His covenant faithfulness. The same God who made promises to Abraham proves throughout Scripture that His character is steadfast,...
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Sermon | The Labor of Lament (Exodus 5:1-23)
Following God does not shield us from suffering, but it does shape how we respond to it. Scripture teaches us to practice lament turning to God in honest complaint, bringing our troubles and grief directly to Him, and asking Him to intervene. Moses models this posture when he turns to the Lord...
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Sermon | My Son for You (Exodus 4:1-31)
God calls Moses to proclaim deliverance, yet meets his doubt with patient provision, giving signs, a spokesman, and a clear summons to obedience. The signs He performs reveal His power over all, foreshadowing the coming plagues and declaring that He alone blesses, judges, and saves. God also…
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Sermon | The Nature and the Name of God (Exodus 3:1-22)
In Exodus 3, we see one of the most well-known Bible stories as God appears to Moses in the burning bush. In this interaction, we see God reveal Himself to Moses as a holy, eternal, and near God. He calls Moses to return to Egypt and be the instrument through which He will deliver His people from...
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Sermon | God's Providence in the Hidden Places (Exodus 2:1-25)
In Exodus 2, the life of Moses begins to unfold under the quiet but steady hand of God’s providence. We see a mother entrusting her child to the river with an uncertain future, a sister watching from a distance, and Pharaoh’s daughter unexpectedly raising the very one who would later challenge...
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Sermon | Unfolding of God's Promises (Exodus 1:1-22)
Exodus is a book rich with foreshadowing, vivid imagery, and powerful accounts that reveal God’s redemption, providence, and deliverance for His people. In Genesis, God promises to multiply His people and give them a land to call their own, and Exodus begins as those promises start to unfold. We...
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | A Final Plea (2 Corinthians 12:14-13:14)
Paul prepares for his third visit to Corinth not with polished rhetoric, but with the resolve of a father willing to spend and be spent for his children. He refuses to burden them, even as he warns that he will not spare unrepentant sin. The Corinthians want proof of Christ’s power in Paul—but…
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Sermon | The Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35)
On the road to Emmaus, we see the resurrected Jesus draw near to two disciples as He shows them that everything in Scripture points to Him and that the cross and resurrection are the fulfillment of God’s plan from the beginning. God opens their eyes through faith, demonstrating that believing is...
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Sermon | Here as in Heaven (John 12:9-19)
Palm Sunday gives us a glimpse of heaven as we see the dead raised, with Lazarus standing as living testimony to Jesus’ power over death. The crowd clamors in praise, echoing the day when all people will worship Christ with joyful celebration. The King comes humbly into Jerusalem, pointing…
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*Fixed* Understanding 2 Corinthians | Power in Weakness (2 Corinthians 11:16-12:13)
In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul engages in what he calls “foolish boasting” to expose the hollow claims of his opponents. Forced to speak their language, he subverts it—boasting not in strength, status, or spiritual spectacle, but in weakness, suffering, and dependence on...
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Sermon | God Loves the Church Through the Church (James 5:13-20)
James 5:13–20 reveals that God cares for His church by working through His people, calling us to actively love one another through prayer, confession, and pursuit. When we pray for healing, we are participating in God's tangible, active love, trusting Him even when His will differs from our...
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Boasting in the Lord (2 Corinthians 10:1-11:15)
In 2 Corinthians 10:1–11:15, Paul confronts a church tempted to equate spiritual authority with outward impressiveness. Against rivals who boast in credentials and charisma, Paul insists that true power is found not in appearances but in truth, humility, and allegiance to Christ. The real battle…
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Sermon | Posture for Suffering (James 5:7-12)
James calls us to a patient endurance in the midst of suffering, entrusting ourselves to the Lord who faithfully brings to completion all that is good. He directs our gaze toward the coming of Christ, not as a promise of immediate escape from pain, but as a steady anchor for our hope. In that...
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Sowing and Reaping (2 Corinthians 8-9)
In 2 Corinthians 8–9, Paul turns to the collection for the saints in Jerusalem. But what could seem like mere fundraising becomes, in Paul’s hands, a profound theological moment. The generosity of the Macedonians reveals what grace actually does: it produces joyful, self-giving love even in the...
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Sermon | Riches That Testify (James 5:1-6)
James 5:1–6 calls for a prophetic accounting of how wealth is gained and trusted, warning against the false security riches promise. Echoing the cautions from 1 Timothy and Matthew, James reminds us that money can easily become an idol that masks injustice and tempts us to misuse power. Rather…
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Do Not Be Yoked (2 Corinthians 6:14-7:16)
In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul calls the church to a holiness that flows from God’s promises. Drawing from Israel’s Scriptures, he reminds the Corinthians that they are the dwelling place of the living God—set apart, claimed, and cleansed. Separation from idolatrous...
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Sermon | If the Lord Wills (James 4:13-17)
James exposes the arrogance that leads us to believe we control our lives, our plans, and even the timing of our death. This passage calls us to humility, recognizing that our plans are to be submitted to the Lord in humility, not declared with self-assured confidence. James ends with a sober...
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Reconciled to God (2 Corinthians 5:11-6:13)
In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul draws back the curtain on what compels true gospel ministry. Constrained by the fear of the Lord and the love of Christ, he proclaims reconciliation through the crucified and risen Savior. Those united to Christ are not merely improved—they are...
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Sermon | Cure for a Proud Heart (James 4:1-12)
James 4:1-12 confronts the pride and covetous desires that drive us to want what others have, revealing how such unchecked passions fracture relationships and oppose God. James’s stark language, speaking even of murder, exposes how envy can quickly escalate from inner hostility to destructive...
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Do Not Lose Heart (2 Corinthians 4:1-5:10)
In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul unfolds a vision of ministry shaped by perseverance, weakness, and eternal hope. Carrying the treasure of the gospel in fragile jars, believers learn that suffering does not signal defeat but becomes the stage for God’s sustaining power. Paul...
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Sermon | Two Wisdoms, Two Harvests (James 3:13-18)
James 3:13–18 shows that true wisdom is made visible in how we live together, either cultivating peace through humility or unleashing chaos through self-seeking hearts. James contrasts earthly wisdom, marked by envy and selfish ambition, which produces disorder, with wisdom from above that is…
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Understanding 2 Corinthians | Unveiled Glory (2 Corinthians 2:12-3:18)
Here’s a Schmidlin-style episode description for 2 Corinthians 2:12–3:18, followed by concise title options. Episode Description In this episode of Understanding 2 Corinthians, Paul pulls back the curtain on the nature of true Christian ministry. From restless anxiety in Troas to the triumphal...
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Four Oaks Midtown Podcast is produced by Four Oaks Church Midtown in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a compilation of Sunday morning sermons, biblical teachings, and conversations on culture and theology.
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