http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org Oak Community Church Podcasts en Oak Community Church Podcasts Oak Community Church no Oak Community Church Sermons peggy@oakcommunitychurch.org ℗ & © 2010 Oak Community Church 720 Years ago, a sweet, elderly lady made this bold statement to me, “I have never had a prayer not answered!” As I added up the negatives in her statement, I realized she was saying that all of her prayers were answered. What made her so confident? She said this with such a sense of purpose. My prayers often felt more like bubbles floating into the air than a fierce dependence on God. I wanted to pray with the confidence and purpose that her statement revealed. Well, so does God. Come learn the truth that will infuse your prayers with a confidence and purpose that develops a fierce, pro-faith, pro-active dependence on God. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/a-fierce-dependence http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/a-fierce-dependence-2.mp3 Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:13:31 GMT A Fierce Dependence prayer,praying,trusting_god,answered_prayer,confidence,purpose,dependence,psalm_4,psalm_5,powerful_prayers,purposeful_prayers 36:31 Years ago, a sweet, elderly lady made this bold statement to me, “I have never had a prayer not answered!” As I added up the negatives in her statement, I realized she was saying that all of her prayers were answered. What made her so confident? She said this with such a sense of purpose. My prayers often felt more like bubbles floating into the air than a fierce dependence on God. I wanted to pray with the confidence and purpose that her statement revealed. Well, so does God. Come learn the truth that will infuse your prayers with a confidence and purpose that develops a fierce, pro-faith, pro-active dependence on God. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/a-fierce-dependence http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/a-fierce-dependence.mp3 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:43:58 GMT Wayne Kuna A Fierce Dependence prayer,praying,trusting_god,answered_prayer,confidence,purpose,dependence,psalm_4,psalm_5,powerful_prayers,purposeful_prayers 28:25 Two Thousand-Nine has taken everyone for a wild ride. The economy has come to a halt, jobs are evaporating, there are wars and rumors of wars, nuclear powers are being added to the list, global warming may or may not be a factor, cancer and even the flu are threats. Add to these all the “what ifs” of a “normal” life and anxiety could grip the strongest of us. Fear is seldom our friend. In the face of everything, Jesus calmly tells us to “Fear not!” while we watch him sleep in the bow of a storm tossed boat. How did he do that? Let’s investigate how to plug the leaks in our fear tossed hearts and live fearlessly http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/fearless http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/fearless-3.mp3 Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:41:29 GMT Fear...less fear,anxiety,hope,courage,truth,jesus 35:15 Two Thousand-Nine has taken everyone for a wild ride. The economy has come to a halt, jobs are evaporating, there are wars and rumors of wars, nuclear powers are being added to the list, global warming may or may not be a factor, cancer and even the flu are threats. Add to these all the “what ifs” of a “normal” life and anxiety could grip the strongest of us. Fear is seldom our friend. In the face of everything, Jesus calmly tells us to “Fear not!” while we watch him sleep in the bow of a storm tossed boat. How did he do that? Let’s investigate how to plug the leaks in our fear tossed hearts and live fearlessly. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/fearless http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/fearless.mp3 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:03:10 GMT Wayne Kuna Fear...less fearless:_plugging_the_leaks_in_our_fear_tossed_hearts. 33:51 Two Thousand-Nine has taken everyone for a wild ride. The economy has come to a halt, jobs are evaporating, there are wars and rumors of wars, nuclear powers are being added to the list, global warming may or may not be a factor, cancer and even the flu are threats. Add to these all the “what ifs” of a “normal” life and anxiety could grip the strongest of us. Fear is seldom our friend. In the face of everything, Jesus calmly tells us to “Fear not!” while we watch him sleep in the bow of a storm tossed boat. How did he do that? Let’s investigate how to plug the leaks in our fear tossed hearts and live fearlessly. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/fearless http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/fearless.mp3 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 15:07:05 GMT Fear...less fear,anxiety,hope,courage,truth,jesus 33:51 The details of Christ’s return are intriguing. A client of mine once stopped a business meeting to ask if we were in the end times. As he said, “Because if Jesus is who He says He is, then I’ve gotta change!” This same question was on the mind of the disciples. They asked Jesus, “…what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” One of the amazing details of prophecy is the first resurrection, called the rapture by theologians. It is an event without parallel in prophecy. True believers will be taken to heaven just as the disciples saw Jesus rocket from their sight at His ascension. This is something we followers of Christ should know about, believe in and allow to impact our life. As Christ followers we should plan our lives as if Jesus is not returning for a lifetime and live our life for the kingdom as if there is no tomorrow. Come and learn more. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/this-could-be-the-year http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/this-could-be-the-year-09.mp3 Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:18:04 GMT Wayne Kuna This Could Be The Year! end_of_the_world,rapture,resurrection,end_times,eschatology,eternal_life,hope,second_coming 38:24 Have you ever noticed how we all seem to love second chance stories? Cinderella Man, The Shawshank Redemption and even Pinocchio are on the top of my list and they all are stories about a second chance, a new beginning. Wouldn’t you love to have a New Beginning card that you could play in your life like a “Get out of Jail free” card? Imagine playing it to straighten out a shankapotomus shot on the golf course, or would you use it for a business deal that you wish you could have back? Maybe you would use your New Beginning card to start a relationship all over again or would you only use your second chance, New Beginning card if your life or the life of someone you loved depended on it? We’d all treasure that “New Beginning” card. We’ve all been there. We’ve all needed the power of a second chance, a NEW beginning for our lives. Let me invite you to come and hear how Christmas is our story’s NEW BEGINNING. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/christmas-the-storys-new-beginning http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/christmas-the-storys-new-beginning-3.mp3 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:40:59 GMT Christmas: The Story's New Beginning hope,holidays,incarnation,luke,matthew,new_beginning,second_chance,christmas 33:51 Have you ever noticed how we all seem to love second chance stories? Cinderella Man, The Shawshank Redemption and even Pinocchio are on the top of my list and they all are stories about a second chance, a new beginning. Wouldn’t you love to have a New Beginning card that you could play in your life like a “Get out of Jail free” card? Imagine playing it to straighten out a shankapotomus shot on the golf course, or would you use it for a business deal that you wish you could have back? Maybe you would use your New Beginning card to start a relationship all over again or would you only use your second chance, New Beginning card if your life or the life of someone you loved depended on it? We’d all treasure that “New Beginning” card. We’ve all been there. We’ve all needed the power of a second chance, a NEW beginning for our lives. Let me invite you to come and hear how Christmas is our story’s NEW BEGINNING. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/christmas-the-storys-new-beginnning http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/christmas-the-storys-new-beginning-2.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:29:39 GMT Christmas: The Story's New Beginning christmas,second_chance,new_beginning,matthew,luke,incarnation,holidays,hope 32:53 Have you ever noticed how we all seem to love second chance stories? Cinderella Man, The Shawshank Redemption and even Pinocchio are on the top of my list and they all are stories about a second chance, a new beginning. Wouldn’t you love to have a New Beginning card that you could play in your life like a “Get out of Jail free” card? Imagine playing it to straighten out a shankapotomus shot on the golf course, or would you use it for a business deal that you wish you could have back? Maybe you would use your New Beginning card to start a relationship all over again or would you only use your second chance, New Beginning card if your life or the life of someone you loved depended on it? We’d all treasure that “New Beginning” card. We’ve all been there. We’ve all needed the power of a second chance, a NEW beginning for our lives. Let me invite you to come and hear how Christmas is our story’s NEW BEGINNING. http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/christmas-the-storys-new-beginning http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/christmas-the-storys-new-beginning.mp3 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:39:43 GMT Christmas: The Story's New Beginning christmas,second_chance,new_beginning,matthew,luke,incarnation,holidays,hope 37:42 http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org/sermon/christmas-can-still-change-the-world http://www.oakcommunitychurch.org//media/christmas-can-still-change-the-world.mp3 Sun, 29 Nov 2009 15:13:10 GMT Christ(mas) Can (Still) Change the World christmas,justice,poverty,change,giving 38:49