http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org The Oaks Community Church seeks to be an ever expanding gospel-centered church and movement along the I-75 Cincinnati-Dayton corridor. We seek to bring gospel-renewal to our cities, communities, and neighborhoods so that people are changed spiritually, socially and culturally. Check us out at www.theoakscommunitychurch.org. en The Oaks Community Church seeks to be an ever expanding gospel-centered church and movement along the I-75 Cincinnati-Dayton corridor. We seek to bring gospel-renewal to our cities, communities, and neighborhoods so that people are changed ... The Oaks Community Church no The Oaks Community Church oakscommunitychurch@gmail.com ℗ & © 2009 The Oaks Community Church 720 Whatever we desire most in life will rule us. How can we discipline ourselves to desire Christ above all else? We invite you to listen as Pastor Kevin seeks to answer this question with Psalm 63. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/disciplining-our-desires http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/disciplining-our-desires.mp3 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:52:28 UTC Kevin Jamison Disciplines of Grace jesus,gospel,psalms,cross,psalm_63,desire,god,desert,drought,depression,stott 40:50 In psalm 96 we see that we should worship God in community. This sermon explains the purpose and parts of our Sunday gatherings, and how the Sunday gatherings should lead us in to continuous worship of Jesus throughout the week. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/worship http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/worship.mp3 Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:27:29 UTC Bryan Lopina Disciplines of Grace jesus,bible,psalms,david,worship,sunday_gatherings,church,community,psalm_96,old_testament 35:51 This week we see the importance of delighting in God in Psalm 34, and how our delight will overflow into thanksgiving. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/delight-and-thanksgiving http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/delight-and-thanksgiving.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 20:07:03 UTC Bryan Lopina Disciplines of Grace oaks,church,gospel,jesus,psalms,delight,thanksgiving,psalm_34,discipline,grace,bryan,lopina,bible,david,king_david,taste_and_see,lord 39:11 "1Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; 2but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. 4The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away. 5Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous; 6for the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish." Psalm 1:1-6 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/biblical-meditation http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/biblicalmeditation.mp3 Sun, 24 May 2009 14:19:21 UTC Kevin Jamison Disciplines of Grace jesus,gospel,psalms,psalm_1,righteousness,bible,meditation,study 44:21 There is a restless longing that exists inside of every one of us. A longing for something bigger, something greater, something...more. In the last sermon of the series, Pastor Kevin talks about what is at the heart of this longing and what is necessary for us to find contentment in life. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/restless-longing-10th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/restless-longing.mp3 Sun, 17 May 2009 20:47:52 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments contentment,covetousness,ten_commandments,gospel,celebrity,success,wealth,fame,money 48:16 Words matter. In the 9th commandment we gain a vision of God's design for the words we speak. In this sermon, Pastor Kevin looks at Paul's words to the Ephesians (Ephesians 4:25-5:1) in which he instructs us to only speaks words that "build others up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to the hearer." http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/grace-to-the-hearer-9th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/grace-to-the-hearer.mp3 Sun, 10 May 2009 18:25:00 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments words,language,speech,grace,hearers,paul,ephesians,ten_commandments,gospel,cross 47:26 The 8th commandment against stealing not only prohibits the taking of property from others but also the wrong-keeping of the things God has entrusted us with. We invite you to listen as Pastor Kevin walks through the radical generosity that is expected for followers of Jesus Christ. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/radical-generosity-8th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/radical-generosity-8th-w-q--a.mp3 Sun, 03 May 2009 16:29:05 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments money,stewardship,generosity,gospel,jesus,cross 48:39 This week Pastor Kevin addressed what lust is and what it is not as well as how to battle against and how ultimately victory over all sin is found in Jesus. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/lust-and-mercy-7th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/lust-and-mercy.mp3 Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:10:33 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments gospel,ten_commandments,cross,jesus,lust,sex,marriage,mercy,david,adultery 48:22 In any discussion of the 7th commandment, "You shall not commit adultery" it is important to keep this commandment in the context of the entire Bible, where sex is taught to be a gift of God to be enjoyed within the right context. We invite you to come and listen as Pastor Kevin teaches on God's design for sex. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/gods-design-for-sex-7th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/gods-design-for-sex.mp3 Sun, 19 Apr 2009 14:52:44 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments jesus,gospel,ten_commandments,sex,adultery,exodus,proverbs,song_of_solomon 51:06 This week we looked at the command "You shall not murder" and we examined both the positive as well as the negative dimensions of this command. While most of us are not murderers, we still break this command on a regular basis. Listen as Pastor Kevin talks about how we break this command as well as how we can be changed! http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/cherish-life-6th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/cherish-life.mp3 Sun, 05 Apr 2009 14:49:22 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments murder,ten_commandments,jesus,gospel,exodus,anger,sermon_on_the_mount 52:06 This week, Pastor Kevin taught on the fifth commandment, "Honor your father and mother." Specifically we examined the heart behind this command and how we as a people can obey God's calling to honor our parents. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/honor-5th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/honor.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:53:57 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments parents,family,honor,authority,jesus,trinity,gospel,exodus,ten_commandments 54:15 How did you respond the last time someone asked you how you were doing? Tired? Busy? Worn out? Have you ever responded to that question by saying, "Refreshed and re-energized!"? For many of us, we don't know how to work nor how to rest and we live our lives in an in between state. We invite you to listen to this sermon as Pastor Kevin explains the rhythm for life that we were designed for. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/rhythm-4th-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-rhythm-w-qa-4th.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 18:53:04 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments 54:49 What does it mean to take the Lord's name in vain? Is it simply not using the name of God alongside a four-letter word? Could it be that we have missed out on the depth and meaning of one of the most profound commandments God has given us? We invite you to come and listen as Pastor Kevin explains what is at the heart of this command. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/veneer-christianity-3rd-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/veneer-christianity-with-q--a.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:53:27 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments ten_commandments,grace,law,exodus,exile,moses,jesus,gospel,idolatry,idols,worship,vain,lord's_name,cursing,swearing,oaths 48:56 It is not enough that our worship must be directed at the One True God, we must also worship the true God as He truly is, not as we imagine Him to be. Listen and examine your life and your view of God? have you tried to put Him in a box? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/worshiping-the-correct-god-correctly-2nd-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-one-true-god.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:01:00 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments ten_commandments,grace,law,exodus,exile,moses,jesus,gospel,idolatry,idols,worship 51:20 Everyone of us is created for worship and we will always be worshiping something or someone. This week Pastor Kevin examined the difference between worshiping the true God and the gods of our creation (idolatry). http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/misdirected-worship-idolatry-and-the-one-true-god-1st-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/misdirected-worship-idolatry-and-the-one-true-god.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:01:17 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments ten_commandments,grace,law,exodus,exile,moses,jesus,gospel,idolatry,idols,worship 53:01 This week Pastor Kevin taught on the role of God's law in our lives. We also examined how the law was given out of love and grace, not as means by which we could ever earn God's love. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-grace-of-the-law-w-q--a http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-law-of-grace.mp3 Sun, 22 Feb 2009 17:12:45 UTC Kevin Jamison Jesus and the Ten Commandments ten_commandments,grace,law,exodus,exile,moses,jesus,gospel 51:18 25 And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and your neighbor as yourself.” 28 And he said to him, “You have answered correctly; do this, and you will live.” 29 But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” 30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and he fell among robbers, who stripped him and beat him and departed, leaving him half dead. 31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road, and when he saw him he passed by on the other side. 32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to where he was, and when he saw him, he had compassion. 34 He went to him and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 And the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, saying, ‘Take care of him, and whatever more you spend, I will repay you when I come back.’ 36 Which of these three, do you think, proved to be a neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?” 37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” And Jesus said to him, “You go, and do likewise.” http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/mercy--compassion--action http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/mercy-compassion--action.mp3 Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:54:29 UTC Kevin Jamison Evangelism and Mercy mercy,poor,samaritan,neighbor,compassion,action,gospel,jesus,renewal,urban 62:21 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. 17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. 18 All this is from God, l who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us m the ministry of reconciliation; 19 that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us m the message of reconciliation. 20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/evangelism http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/evangelism.mp3 Sun, 25 Jan 2009 13:50:59 UTC Kevin Jamison Evangelism and Mercy evangelism,witness,jesus,gospel,community,preach,relationships 54:01 "All of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble." 6Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. 7Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 8Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 10And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast. 11To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen." 1 Peter 5:5-11 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-devil-and-our-pride http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-devil-and-our-pride.mp3 Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:37:25 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gospel,pride,devil,satan,humility,1_peter 39:59 " 7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray. 8Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. 11If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God. If anyone serves, he should do it with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen. 12Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. 13But rejoice that you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may be overjoyed when his glory is revealed. 14If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, for the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 15If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler. 16However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. 17For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18And, "If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?" 19So then, those who suffer according to God's will should commit themselves to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.." 1 Peter 4:7-19 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/ultimate-reality http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/ultimate-realtiy.mp3 Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:51:38 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter reality,truth,jesus,gospel,suffering,1_peter,spiritual_gifts 50:39 3 I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, 4 always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 7 It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart, for you are all partakers with me of grace, [1] both in my imprisonment and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, how I yearn for you all with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, 10 so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11 filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God. Philippians 1:3-11 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/a-prayer-for-the-new-year http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/a-prayer-for-the-new-year.mp3 Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:55:36 UTC Bryan Lopina Living in the Tension | 1 Peter new_year,resolutions,love,agape,paul,prayer,gospel,discernment,approve,fruit,righteousness 30:05 " 18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him." 1 Peter 3:18-22 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/victory-in-jesus http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/victory-in-jesus.mp3 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:07:42 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter baptism,gospel,peter,jesus,victory,christus_victor 36:07 "8Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. 9 Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; 11let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil." 13Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, 15but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 16 having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil." 1 Peter 3:8-17 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/marks-of-a-gospel-centered-community http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/gospel-centered-community.mp3 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:07:26 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter 1_peter,peter,gospel,community,grace,love,jesus 40:50 "1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2when they see your respectful and pure conduct. 3 Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. 5For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening." 1 Peter 3:1-6 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-biblical-wife http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-biblical-wife.mp3 Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:08:34 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gender,women,wives,wife,modesty,submission 46:48 This week we looked at God's calling for husbands. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-biblical-husband http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-biblical-husband.mp3 Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:24:45 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter 47:59 This week we looked at God's design behind gender, and how sin has corrupted that design. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-battle-of-the-sexes http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-battle-of-the-sexes.mp3 Sun, 16 Nov 2008 05:23:20 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter 44:28 Peter teaches that Jesus bore our sins in His body on the tree. What does that mean? Why did this happen? What exactly happened on the cross? Why does any of this matter? These are the questions we addressed this week as we looked at the death of Jesus Christ. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-death-of-jesus-christ http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/he-bore-our-sins-in-his-body-on-the-tree.mp3 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 14:33:38 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gospel,cross,peter,death_of_jesus,crucifixion,propitiation,justification,no_condmenation 45:08 How do we find our primary identity in Jesus, when we live in a society full of Republicans and Democrats? Should Christians vote? Should they only vote for one party? How should we relate to the government? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/in-between-kingdoms http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/in-between-kingdom.mp3 Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:39:02 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter government,kingdom,gospel,grace,republican,democrat,politics 42:49 The gospel is a narrow way with ditches on both sides. On the one side is the ditch of legalism, on the other is the ditch of license. This week Pastor Kevin talked about the dangers of both and how to walk in confidence in the good of the gospel. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/drifting http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/drifting.mp3 Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:55:51 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gospel,love,community,sanctification,holiness,sin,battle,legalism,license 50:00 Where do you stand with Jesus? Where do you stand with His Church? Where do you stand with His mission? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/three-questions http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/three-questions.mp3 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 13:53:40 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter christ,church,mission 43:02 We are all people in desperate need of help. How does the gospel call us into a community of love, an intentionally-intrusive, cross-centered, grace-driven, redemptive community? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/love-one-another-deeply http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/love-one-another-deeply.mp3 Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:12:25 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter love,gospel,community,jesus,1_peter 55:25 This week Pastor Kevin examined what the fear of the Lord is, how the gospel changes our fears and how we can go on the offense against sin in our lives. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/fear-in-the-life-of-faith http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/fear-in-the-life-of-faith.mp3 Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:38:12 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gospel,sin,fear_of_the_lord,fear,faith,redemption,reconciliation,atonement 42:59 In verse 10-12, Peter reminds his readers the privileged place the hold in cosmic history. What the prophets longed for and the angels are mesmerized with, we are transformed by. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/so-great-a-salvation http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/so-great-a-salvation.mp3 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 18:10:19 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter fulfillment,promise,old_testament,jesus,cross,salvation,hope,prophecy,gospel 47:49 This week we looked at the idea of hope, and we contrasted the world's definition with the Biblical definition. We also examined the role that hope plays in the life of a Christ follower. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/unfading-joy http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/unfading-joy.mp3 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 13:38:55 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter hope,joy,gospel,suffering,1_peter,faith,growth 37:29 This week Pastor Kevin examined the doctrine of election and what it means to live as an elect exile in this world. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/election http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/election.mp3 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:09:47 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter gospel,cross,election,predestination,calvinism,reformed_theology,jesus,1_peter,tension 51:53 http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/follow-me http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/follow-me.mp3 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:10:56 UTC Kevin Jamison Living in the Tension | 1 Peter peter,bible,gospel,follow,jesus,luke,john,matthew,mark,god,sheep 44:17 Adam Dressler from the Vineyard Community church teaches about what a true encounter with Jesus looks like. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/encountering-jesus http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/encountering-jesus-dressler.mp3 Sun, 27 Jul 2008 15:30:48 UTC Adam Dressler Adam Dressler from the Vineyard Community church teaches about what a true encounter with Jesus looks like. dressler,jesus,gospel,truth,grace,vineyard,life 44:30 Jonah was a man who spent his entire life as a religious man, yet he was stranger to God's grace. In many ways, Jonah and the older brother from the prodigal son parable are quite similar. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-older-brother-syndrome http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-older-brother-syndrome.mp3 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:46:14 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah 37:39 We are all people who want to experience change. We want to change personally but also corporately as well. This week we looked at the key to change both in the life of Jonah in the city of Nineveh. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/lay-down-your-arms http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/lay-down-your-arms.mp3 Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:08:25 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah gospel,grace,repentance,forgiveness,jonah,old_testament,renewal 44:34 This week Bryan looks at the things we put out hope in and how they disappoint. Jesus came for more, and shows us what our greatest need is. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/disappointment-and-hope http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/disappointment-and-hope.mp3 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:29:18 UTC Bryan Lopina Jonah disappointment,hope,gospel,jesus,emmaus,resurrection,cross 30:31 This week Pastor Kevin taught on how Jonah not only entered into the downward spiral of spiritual despair, but also how he experienced a breakthrough of grace. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/salvation-is-of-the-lord http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/salvation-is-of-the-lord.mp3 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:11:06 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah gospel,grace,jonah,sin,jesus 40:58 Many commentators and scholars throughout the years have seen the indictment of Jonah by the Captain as symbolic of the indictment of the church by the world. Our faith is to be used for the good of those around us, or else the world can reject it as false. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/wake-up http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/wake-up.mp3 Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:58:27 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah 38:35 This week Pastor Kevin taught us how God sends the storms and trials of life as a means of His grace, even though at times they can be well disguised. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/grace-in-disguise http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/grace-in-disguise.mp3 Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:46:54 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah jonah,gospel,cross,jesus,grace,sin,discipline,mercy,sovereignty,calvinism 31:02 This week we began a seven week series in the book of Jonah. Pastor Kevin taught on why Jonah ran from God's call and how all of us, like Jonah, seek to run from God. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/on-the-run http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/on-the-run.mp3 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:59:17 UTC Kevin Jamison Jonah gospel,jonah,sin,repentance,preaching,self-righteousness,jesus,cross 38:30 This week Pastor Kevin finished up teaching on the Sermon on the Mount by looking at the authority of Jesus and what a life built upon His word looks like. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/upon-the-rock http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/upon-the-rock.mp3 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:03:50 UTC Kevin Jamison Parting Words gospel,truth,grace,authority,incarnation,trinity,holy_spirit,cross,sermon_on_the_mount 32:02 This week, Pastor Kevin taught upon the danger that false teachings present to those who wish to walk upon the narrow way. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/on-false-prophets http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/on-false-prophets.mp3 Sun, 18 May 2008 13:04:23 UTC Kevin Jamison Parting Words gospel,grace,jesus,theology,bad_doctrine,doctrine,matthew,sermon_on_the_mount,false_prophets 42:56 Jesus teaches that in life we are faced with one of two options - the narrow and wide way. What is this narrow way, what is it not, and how we get upon it? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-narrow-way http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-narrow-way.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 01:07:53 UTC Kevin Jamison Parting Words 42:57 This week, Pastor Kevin looked at not only the command we have not to condemn others, but even deeper, the question of why we judge others! http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/judge-not http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/parting-words--judge-not.mp3 Sun, 04 May 2008 16:36:24 UTC Kevin Jamison Parting Words gospel,cross,jesus,judgement,love,condemnation,grace,kingdom 31:39 This week we looked at the command of Jesus to not be anxious or worry. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/let-us-cease-to-rule-the-world http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/let-us-cease-to-rule-the-world.mp3 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:45:44 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality sermon_on_the_mount,jesus,anxious,worry,matthew,gospel,cross 41:06 This week we looked at the power treasure has to form us as individuals, as well as how Jesus is our one true treasure. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-pursuit http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-pursuit.mp3 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:56:48 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality 40:32 This week we looked at how Jesus teaches us to pray for God's grace, His guidance, and the transforming power of the gospel. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/our-great-need http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/our-great-need.mp3 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 16:11:23 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality matthew,sermon_on_the_mount,forgiveness,gospel,evil,devil,satan,spiritual_warfare,jesus,cross,grace 37:05 This week we examined the call to live our lives trusting in the goodness of God and content in His provision. Pastor Kevin taught specifically on why it is so hard for us to trust and to find contentment in our world. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/running-to-stand-still http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/running-to-stand-still.mp3 Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:16:07 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality 38:17 The first three lines of the Lord's prayer offer us a great test to examine our understanding of the resurrection. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-great-reality http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-great-reality.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 15:23:25 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality god,glory,gospel,kingdom,matthew,prayer,lord's_prayer,hallow,jesus 39:09 This week we looked at the basis for all prayer - the fact that through Jesus we are children of God. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/our-father http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/our-father.mp3 Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:05:39 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality prayer,adoption,sonship,gospel,jesus,matthew,sermon_on_the_mount,abba,father,heaven 43:32 This week we looked at how the gospel calls us to authentic spirituality. Authentic spirituality stands in contrast to performance spirituality that is done to impress others or God. We specifically examined what authentic charity looks like in the life of a believer. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/authentic-righteousness http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/authentic-righteousness.mp3 Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:39:22 UTC Kevin Jamison Authentic | a series on true spirituality 42:42 This week we looked at the hard words of Jesus concerning how we are to love our enemies and avoid retaliation. The words of Jesus are convicting, but the promise of the Holy Spirit and its ongoing work in our life gives us a great reason to hope! http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-hope-of-perfection http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-hope-of-perfection.mp3 Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:31:45 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters gospel,cross,matthew,enemies,retaliation,revenge,movies,godfather,love,hate,payback,perfection,sanctification,holiness,heaven 42:20 This week we looked at the Lordship of Jesus over our promises and words. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/let-your-yes-be-yes http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/how-the-gospel-affects-our-words.mp3 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 01:28:25 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters gospel,sermon_on_the_mount,matthew,oaths,words,language,cross,jesus 36:05 This week, Pastor Kevin looked at how the death of Christendom will affect the church, and how we must navigate the waters of this strange new world we are entering. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/shift--being-the-church-in-a-strange-new-world http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/shift--being-the-church-in-a-strange-new-world.mp3 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:49:07 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters christendom,frost,hirsch,acts,early_church,church,believers,ecclesia,gospel,cross,jesus 57:36 This week we examined God's overarching plan for marriage, as well as the ugliness and pain of divorce. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/marriage-divorce-and-the-gospel http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/marriage-divorce-and-the-gospel.mp3 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 15:36:35 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters marriage,divorce,remarriage,gospel,grace,truth,sermon_on_the_mount,jesus,matthew,sin,cross 50:38 This week, Pastor Chad Lewis of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville talked about how we fight for faith together in community. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/fighting-for-faith-together http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/fighting-for-faith-together.mp3 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:37:16 UTC Pastor Chad Lewis Heart Matters sojourn,gospel,faith,piper,unbelief,sin,cross,forgiveness 41:47 This week, Pastor Kevin looked at how anger destroys, how lust consumes and what is at the root of them both. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/mastered-by-love http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/mastered-by-love.mp3 Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:30:51 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters 40:44 This week, Pastor Kevin examined three questions on life and faith. How good is good enough? How good is Jesus? How then should we live? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-law-and-the-law-of-love http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-law-and-the-law-of-love.mp3 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:43:42 UTC Kevin Jamison Heart Matters faith,jesus,pharisees,matthew,gospel,righteousness,love,law,truth,grace,faith,schaeffer,heart,inside_out,keller,life,community 51:13 This week we looked at three questions surrounding Satan's attacks. 1. What do they look like? 2. How do we fight against them? 3. What do we do when we fail? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/our-adversary http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/our-adversary.mp3 Sun, 30 Dec 2007 15:59:33 UTC Kevin Jamison Immanuel | Advent 2007 49:55 At The Oaks, we believe that all of life is worship. King Herod was a man who worshiped himself and his own rule above all else. Matthew contrasts Herod with a mysterious group of men called "The Magi". These men rolled into town and had a life-transforming encounter with the one true God, and were transformed. Pastor Kevin connects what we can learn about worship from both parties, and what true transformation looks like. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/god-connoisseurs http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/god-connoisseurs.mp3 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 15:40:00 UTC Kevin Jamison Immanuel | Advent 2007 magi,wise_men,advent,herod,king_herod,gospel,matthew,jesus,baby,manger,nativity,worship,harold_best 41:13 This week we looked at the birth of Jesus in Matthew 1. We looked at what it means for Jesus to be our Immanuel. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/jesus-our-immanuel http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/jesus-our-immanuel.mp3 Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:47:34 UTC Kevin Jamison Immanuel | Advent 2007 gospel,immanuel,advent,emmanuel,matthew,christmas,jesus,birth,mary,incarnation,joseph 42:31 This week we looked at how God used patriarchs, prostitutes, adulterers and kings (and even adulterous kings!) to bring forth the promised Christ. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/patriarchs-prostitutes-and-a-promise http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/advent-genealogy.mp3 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:33:43 UTC Kevin Jamison Immanuel | Advent 2007 47:09 This week we looked at the role that art plays in our calling to be salt and light in the world. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/creation-redemption-and-artistic-action http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/christianity-and-art.mp3 Sun, 25 Nov 2007 16:24:12 UTC Kevin Jamison Salt and Light | The Sermon on the Mount art,jesus,creation,bible,gospel,salt,light,darkness,francis_schaeffer,artistic_action,redemption 38:31 This week, we examined our calling to be "ambassadors for Christ". Pastor Kevin taught specifically on three characteristics of ambassadors: 1. Ambassadors care deeply about the King who has sent them and the Kingdom they represent 2. Ambassadors care deeply about the people to whom they are sent 3. Ambassadors seek to build bridges between faith and culture http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/ambassadors http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/ambassadors.mp3 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:23:42 UTC Kevin Jamison Salt and Light | The Sermon on the Mount ambassadors,gospel,gospel-centered,jesus,king,kingdom,paul,cross,substitutionary_atonement 41:57 This week we examined the calling to be "Resident Aliens" in our world. We looked specifically at how followers of Christ are called to live lives of holiness and discernment. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/resident-aliens--holiness-and-discernment http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/resident-aliens.mp3 Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:16:43 UTC Kevin Jamison Salt and Light | The Sermon on the Mount aliens,exiles,holy,holiness,discernment,culturally,savvy,salt,light,gospel 40:01 This week we looked at how Jesus has called his followers to have influence on the world around them. But in an age of Christianity-Lite, just how much positive influence are we having? http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-lite-of-the-world http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-lite-of-the-world.mp3 Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:21:36 UTC Kevin Jamison Salt and Light | The Sermon on the Mount 43:58 This week we examined the persecution that is promised to all who follow Jesus. Additionally we examined the overall picture of the true Christian life as painted in the beatitudes and how Jesus was the ultimate fulfillment of each of the beatitudes. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/persecution http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/persecution.mp3 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:32:59 UTC Kevin Jamison The Beatitudes | The Sermon on the Mount 44:00 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. What does this mean? How can we be peacemakers? Is peace simply absence of war or conflict? These questions and more were addressed this week as we continue through the Sermon on the Mount. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/peacemakers http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/peacemakers.mp3 Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:32:40 UTC Kevin Jamison The Beatitudes | The Sermon on the Mount 37:43 This week, Pastor Kevin taught on the rich mercy that has been shown to us, and how that should leads us to live lives of extravagant mercy towards the people around us. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/extravagant-mercy http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/extravagant-mercy-107.mp3 Sun, 07 Oct 2007 15:32:29 UTC Kevin Jamison The Beatitudes | The Sermon on the Mount 66:00 This week, we looked at the repentance and righteousness that belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. We also examined our own spiritual appetites. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/life-in-the-kingdom http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/life-in-the-kingdom.mp3 Sun, 30 Sep 2007 15:32:09 UTC Kevin Jamison The Beatitudes | The Sermon on the Mount 52:15 In this sermon, pastor Kevin taught on the freedom and power that the gospel gives us to admit our brokenness, and to trust in who Jesus is and what He has done. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/brokenness-freedom-and-power http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/brokenness-freedom-and-power.mp3 Sun, 23 Sep 2007 15:31:39 UTC Kevin Jamison The Beatitudes | The Sermon on the Mount sermon_on_the_mount,gospel,gospel-centered,poor_in_spirit,sin,sinners,kingdom,kingdom_of_heaven,mourn,comforted 44:21 As we enter into our series on the Sermon on the Mount, we decided to begin with the end in mind and look at The Great Comission and how it stands in stark contrast to the "great commotion" of Christian spirituality that we see in America today. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/the-great-commotion http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/the-great-com.mp3 Sun, 16 Sep 2007 23:17:15 UTC Kevin Jamison The Sermon on the Mount the_great_comission,matthew_28,sermon_on_the_mount,the_oaks,jesus,kanye_west 45:10 We were created to reflect the glory of God in our lives but because of sin, we cannot glorify God on our own. Instead of leaving us in our sin, Jesus came and lived the life we should have lived and died the death that we all deserved. His Spirit now dwells among those of us who put our faith in Him, and because of what He has done on our behalf, we are now able to fulfill our original vocation which is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/oaks-of-righteousness http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/oaks-of-righteousness.mp3 Sun, 10 Jun 2007 23:04:43 UTC Kevin Jamison Vision Casting Gatherings: Isaiah 61:1-4 glory,god,glorify_god,enjoy_him_forever,isaiah,isaiah_61,sin,redemption,oaks,oaks_of_righteousness 49:29 At this Vision Casting Gathering, Pastor Kevin taught on Isaiah 61:1 and more specifically how the gospel is only good news to those who see their own poverty. In discussing the vision for The Oaks Community Church, Pastor Kevin explained that we will seek to be a church that always sees their need for Jesus. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/poverty-our-deep-need-for-jesus http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/poverty.mp3 Sun, 06 May 2007 21:57:52 UTC Kevin Jamison Vision Casting Gatherings: Isaiah 61:1-4 isaiah_61,isaiah,gospel,jesus,poverty,poor_in_spirit,need,cross,identity,vision 37:05 At our first Vision-Casting Gathering we explored the harmony that existed at Creation between (1) God and man (2) man and his fellow man and (3) man and Creation. We looked at how sin has disrupted each of these relationships, and in turn has brought destruction, disease and decay into our world. But we are not without hope - Jesus has come to restore the harmony, repair creation and reconcile man with his Creator. http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/sermon/harmony-restored-the-mission-of-jesus http://www.theoakscommunitychurch.org/mediafiles/harmony.mp3 Sun, 01 Apr 2007 15:39:02 UTC Kevin Jamison Vision Casting Gatherings: Isaiah 61:1-4 42:22