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Oaks Parish
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Abiding in Christ Jesus for the renewal of all things.
Episodes
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Podcast Ep 73: Living Out Our Ordinary Days
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: The Sacred Ordinary (October 11, 2026)
Quotes for Reflection Amy Peeler, Ordinary Time Jesus’ life would have included many ordinary days, days in which he was simply walking from one place to another. His human experience was no less redemptive on those days than on the ones that eh did or said something the inspired evangelist chose...
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Podcast Ep 72: The Hospitality of Jesus
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: Room for One Another (October 4, 2026)
Scripture Text: Luke 10:38-42 Matt Jolley Quotes for Reflection F. Scott Spencer, Luke [Jesus'] double “Martha, Martha” reflects sensitivity, not hostility (she and sister Mary are the only women Luke’s Jesus calls by name). He then conveys his loving concern by exposing the emotional roots of…
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Podcast Ep 71: Staying in Place
The Oaks Parish Podcast Martha Van Houten with Special Guest Andy Jeffrey Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: The Gift of Place (September 27, 2026)
Scripture Text: Jeremiah 29:1-14 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Péter Nádas, A Careful Definition of Place Ever since I have lived near this gigantic wild pear tree, I have not needed to go yonder when I want to look into the distance or back in time…On warm summer nights, quiet singing can be...
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Podcast Ep 70: Our Friend, Jesus
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Sermon: Spiritual Friendship (September 20, 2026)
Scripture Text: 1 Samuel 18:1–4; 20:35–42 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Angela Duckworth, “I Study Successful People. They Have One Habit in Common”. The New York Times 08.28.26 You might think I’d love the image of the solo striver triumphing over every challenge. After all, I’m a…
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Podcast Ep 69: Imagine Yourself a Tree (Psalm 1)
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: A Liturgical Life (September 13, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 1 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Byung-Chul Han, The Disappearance of Rituals Rituals stabilize life. To paraphrase Antoine Saint Exupéry, we may say: rituals are in life what things are in space…They ‘have the function of stabilizing human life.’ Their ‘objectivity lies…
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Sermon: The Lord is Righteous (September 6, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 129 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection George Herbert, The Sacrifice With clubs and staves they seek me, as a thief, Who am the Way and Truth, the true relief; Most true to those, who are my greatest grief: Was ever grief like mine? Steven Lawson, The Holman Old Testament...
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Sermon: Have Mercy On Us (August 30, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 123 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Paul Goodman, Little Prayers and Finite Experience Patience is drawing on underlying forces; it is powerfully positive, though to a natural view it looks like just sitting it out. How would I persist against positive eroding forces if I...
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Sermon: Rich Toward God (August 23, 2026)
Scripture Text: Luke 12:13-21 David Bast
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Sermon: Good & Pleasant (August 16, 2026)
Psalm 133 Josh Hill Quotes for Reflection Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity Since God is, before all things, a Father, and not primarily Creator or Ruler, all his ways are beautifully fatherly. It is not that this God "does" being Father as a day job, only to kick back in the evenings as...
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Sermon: A Child with its Mother (August 9, 2026)
Sermon Text: Psalm 131 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Tim & Kathy Keller, The Songs of Jesus We so often approach God only for what he can give, rather than simply to rest in his presence. John of the Cross, The Ascent to Mount Carmel Where your hope goes, there too will go your joy, fear, and...
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Sermon: Out of the Depths (August 2, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 130 Jim Byrne Quotes for Reflection Christof Barth It is the righteous who confess their unrighteousness before God.Only the godless man refuses to do this, because he regards himself as righteous. Claus Westermann Whenever one in his enforced separation praised God in song…
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The Liturgical Feasts Ep 10: The Feast of the Transfiguration
With Special Guest Bryan Buck Click here to download liturgy and celebration ideas for the Feast of the Transfiguration. Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of the Transfiguration: Feast of the Transfiguration (Brittanica) The Liturgical Home: The Feast of the Transfiguration…
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Sermon: Blessing in Fear (July 26, 2026)
Sermon Text: Psalm 128 Jim Byrne Quotes for Reflection David Dickson (1583-1663) The scope of this psalm is to show the blessedness of the one who fears God, which appears first in the temporal blessing of that person in their calling, second in their family, and third, in pouring spiritual...
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Sermon: Unless the Lord Builds the House (July 19, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 127 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction The first people to sing this psalm had expended much effort to get to Jerusalem. Some came great distances and overcame formidable difficulties. Would there be a tendency among the...
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Sermon: Restoration & Joy (July 12, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 126 Bryan Buck
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Sermon: The Lord Surrounds His People (July 5, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 125 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Thomas Keating, Open Minds, Open Hearts You can only face up to who you really are in the presence of someone you trust. Steven J. Lawson, The Holman Old Testament Commentary on Psalms What difficulties are you facing? What disturbing...
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Sermon: The Lord is On Our Side (June 28, 2026)
We apologize that the first couple minutes of this sermon replay are missing, but you can jump right in to the main content of the sermon! Quotes for Reflection Eugene Peterson, A Long Obedience in the Same Direction How God wants us to sing like this! Christians are not fussy moralists who cluck...
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Sermon: Joy in the House of the Lord (June 21, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 122 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Anyee Bhutani, “Young New Yorkers Have a New Hot Spot: Sunday Mass, WSJ May 3, 2026 Gen Z Christians attend church more often than millennials, Gen X and baby boomers, according to the Barna Group, a firm that studies U.S. faith trends.…
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Sermon: The Lord Our Keeper (June 14, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 121 Bryan Buck (Series: Psalms of Ascent) Quotes for Reflection Steven Lawson, Holman Old Testament Commentary Making the trip to Jerusalem required making an upward ascent in elevation into the holy city to attend the feasts. There were no paved roads but, for the most…
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Sermon: Deliverance from Deceit (June 7, 2026)
Scripture Text: Psalm 120 Series: Psalms of Ascent Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Julian of Norwich, The Showings of Julian Norwich As long as we are in this life, whenever we foolishly turn our attention to those we deem not to be on a spiritual path, our Lord God tenderly touches us and...
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Sermon: The Disciples at the Well (May 31, 2026)
Sermon Text: John 4:1-42 Pat Roach
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The Liturgical Feasts Ep 9: The Feast of the Holy Trinity
With Special Guest Jim Byrne Click here to download liturgy and celebration ideas for the Feast of the Holy Trinity: Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of the Holy Trinity: Trinity Sunday: A Rookie Anglican Guide The Liturgical Home: Ordinary Time by Ashley Tumlin Wallace Sacred Seasons by...
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Sermon: A Faithful Father (May 24, 2026)
Scripture Text: Scripture Text: 1 Corinthians 12:1-13 and Acts 2:1-13 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Ben Witherington III Throughout Acts, the presence of the Spirit is seen as the distinguishing mark of Christianity — it is what makes a person a Christian. John Owen, Communion with God the...
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The Liturgical Feasts Ep 8: The Feast of Pentecost
The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series Martha Van Houten With Special Guest Alex Wenig Click here to download liturgy and celebration ideas for Pentecost. Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of Pentecost: The Liturgical Home: Pentecost (Ashley Tumlin Wallace) Pentecost: Called and Equipped for...
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Sermon: Ascended & Reigning (May 17, 2026)
Scripture Text: Ephesians 1:17-23 and Acts 1:1-11 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection N.T. Wright, Acts for Everyone In the world of the first century, when someone was enthroned as king, that new authority would take effect through heralds going off throughout the territory in question with the…
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The Liturgical Feasts Ep 7: The Feast of the Ascension
The Liturgical Feasts Podcast Series Martha Van Houten With Special Guest Jim Byrne Click here to download liturgy and celebration ideas for the Ascension. Sources and Further Reading on the Feast of the Ascension: Celebrating the Feast of the Ascension (Ashley Tumlin Wallace) Ascension Day & The...
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Sermon: To The Lost (May 10, 2026)
Scripture Text: Ezekiel 34:11-16 and Luke 15:1-10 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Kylne R. Snodgrass, Stories with Intent: A Comprehensive Guide to the Parables of Jesus Few things are more important than our perception of God, for from that understanding we perceive our own identity, how we...
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Podcast Ep 68: Free to Love Our Neighbor
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck & Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: To the Least of These (May 3, 2026)
Scripture Text: Deuteronomy 15:7-11 and Luke 10:25-37 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Timothy Keller, Ministries of Mercy What was the point of Jesus’ parable? We could put it this way. He was humbling us with the mercy God requires so we can receive the mercy God offers. This is the gospel. All...
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Podcast Ep 67: The Ministry of Prayer
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: A Brief Theology of Prayer (April 26, 2026)
Scripture Text: 1 Kings 18:17-39 and Acts 6:1-4 Daniel Robbins Quotes for Reflection: Kallistos Ware, The Orthodox Way (quoting Tito Colliander on the Ascetics). "Prayer is action." Application Questions 1. If you look at your practice, what does is imply about your lived belief in prayer? 2. If...
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Podcast Ep 66: Parish Life in the City
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck & Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: Investing in People & Place (April 19, 2026)
Scripture Text: Philippians 1:3-11 and Acts 16:6-34 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Eugene Peterson, Working the Angles The biblical fact is that there are no successful churches. There are, instead, communities of sinners, gathered before God week after week in towns and villages all over the...
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Podcast Ep 65: The Fear of Others & the Fear of the Lord
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck & Martha Van Houten Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: A New Creation Sent (April 12, 2026)
Scripture Text: Exodus 3:1-15 and 2 Corinthians 5:14-6:1 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Ed Welch, When People Are Big and God is Small In the biblical sense, what we fear shows our allegiances. It shows where we put our trust. It shows who is big in our lives. N.T. Wright, 2 Corinthians The...
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Sermon: Death Swallowed Up in Glory (April 5, 2026)
Scripture Text: Isaiah 25:6-9 and Matthew 28:1-10 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection John Calvin, The Gospel of Matthew We now come to the closing scene of our redemption. For the lively assurance of our reconciliation with God arises from Christ having come from hell as the conqueror of death, in...
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Good Friday Homily: The Glory We Did Not Expect
Scripture Text: Isaiah 52:13-53:12 and Matthew 27:27-54 Bryan Buck
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Sermon: The King Who is Worthy (March 29, 2026)
Scripture Text: Zechariah 9:9-12 and Matthew 21:1-11 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection C.S. Lewis, A Word About Praising The world rings with praise — lovers praising their mistresses [Romeo praising Juliet and vice versa], readers their favourite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players...
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Podcast Ep 64: The Justice, Criteria, and Motivation for God’s Judgment
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Week 5 in our Lenten series, "Ashes to Glory" Exodus 29:1-9 Matthew 25:31-46 Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: Marked as God's People (March 22, 2026)
Scripture Text: Exodus 29:1-9 and Matthew 25:31-46 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Martin Luther, Church Postil We receive Christ not only as a gift by faith, but also as an example of love toward our neighbor, whom we are to serve as Christ serves us. Faith brings and gives Christ to you with…
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The Liturgical Feasts Ep 6: The Feast of the Annunciation
Note: The views expressed by our guest regarding Mary’s intercessory role are their own and do not reflect the beliefs or doctrinal positions of our community or the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). At the same time, we value the opportunity to hear and engage with differing perspectives,...
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Sermon: The Cost of Belonging to God (March 15, 2026)
Scripture Text: Exodus 22:1-15 and Matthew 21:23-46 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Dante, The Divine Comedy, Paradisio Rather it is inherent in this state Of blessedness, to keep ourselves within The divine will, by which our wills with his Are one. So that as we from step to step Are plac’d...
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Podcast Ep 63: Encountering, Faltering, and Deepening
The Oaks Parish Podcast Bryan Buck and Martha Van Houten Week 3 in our Lenten series, "Ashes to Glory" Exodus 15:22-27 Matthew 17:1-23 Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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Sermon: Between Glory and the Way (March 8, 2026)
Scripture Text: Exodus 15:22-27 and Matthew 17:1-23 Bryan Buck Quotes for Reflection Ross Douthout, Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious If mind might well precede matter, and the laws of the universe indicate that some intelligence created and sustains existence, and human reason seems to...
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Podcast Ep 62: The Freedom of Faithfulness
Week 2 in our Lenten series, "Ashes to Glory" Exodus 8 Matthew 13:1-23 Questions or comments about this podcast episode? Click here to email us!
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