Church at the Oaks: Recent Episodes
Church at the Oaks
We exist to send disciple makers of Jesus by being disciple makers of Jesus.
Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Church at the Oaks is a vibrant multi-generational church. In this podcast, we will post sermons, provide encouragement, and challenge believers to change the world.
Church at The Oaks is the third church in a family of churches called The Well Network. Our vision is to plant 16 churches in college cities across the southeast by 2026. Every three years every church in our network aims to send out a new church.
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This week Britton continues in the series The Whole Story, walking-through the entirety of Acts 10 and the Gospel being presented to Cornelius from Peter.
This week, Britton walks us through Acts 2. The Holy Spirit empowers believers to fulfill the Great Commission.
In this sermon Britton continues walking us through our Whole Story series. We looked at the Great Commission in Matthew 28 where Jesus calls his disciples together and tells them the mission he is leaving them with. This is the same mission Christians have today, is it the mission of your life?
This Sunday, Britton walked us through the story of Thomas doubting the resurrection of Jesus and how Jesus met him in his questions.
The tomb is empty. He is risen! The resurrection of Jesus changed everything. Has it changed you?
This week, Britton walks us through Holy Week. Beginning when Jesus enters Jerusalem welcomed by palm branches to him being crucified on the cross.
This week, Steven walks us through Jesus' conversation with Nicodemus about what it means to be "born again" and how to be born of the Spirit.
This week, Sam walks us through how Jesus did not abolish the Law or the Prophets but rather to fulfill them. Jesus lives a perfect life, fulfilling the righteous requirement.
This week, Britton unpacks the baptism of Jesus in Luke as we see the fulfillment of the better Adam, the better Moses, and the better David in the person of Jesus. He is the Son of God, the Christ that came to rescue us.
This week, The Well Network Director Allen Tate, walks us through Matthew 1:1-17 in the Genealogy of Jesus and how it shows God's grace displayed throughout the whole story of the Bible.
This week we continued our sermon series "The Whole Story" by diving into the books of Ezra and Nehemiah. After seventy years in exile, the Israelites are finally allowed to come back into the Promised Land. But the people of God find that a change of scenery doesn't fix the real problem--the problem of their hearts.
This week, we continued walking through the Whole Story series, covering the book of Esther. Britton helped us to see where God was working in the book of Esther, discerning coincidence from divine intervention.
This week, Britton walked us through what the exile looked like after the fall of Jerusalem. This is where the Israelites were commanded to build houses, make families, and seek the welfare of Babylon.
This week, Britton preached on the Fall of Jerusalem, the lowest point in the Old Testament. We have all had times where we experience the consequences of our sin. In these Scriptures, we see the result of lots of progressive sin.
Christian brings us the word this Sunday looking at Acts 1:8. Through the Holy Spirit inside of us, our life with Jesus is inseparable from the mission of Christ.
This week, Britton walks us through Isaiah 53 where a savior, Jesus, is prophesied as a suffering servant to be nailed to a cross for our transgressions.
This week Chris walked us through the story in 1 Kings 19 of Elijah fleeing Jezebel. He reminds us that we cannot outrun the mercy and grace of God.
This week Britton walks us through 1st Kings, discussing Solomon's construction of the Temple and what it means for the nation of Israel.
Celebrate Christmas with Church at the Oaks! Britton walks us through the coming of the Messiah, Jesus.
This week Britton walks us through 1st Samuel, discussing Israel's desperate desire for a king and how God anointed David to rule.
This week Coleman walks us through the Book of Judges, discussing what it looks like when there is no guiding authority in our lives.
This week Britton walked us through the story of Israel crossing the Jordan River into the Promised Land, showing what happens when we choose to trust the Lord.
This week, as we continue our sermon series: The Whole Story, we find ourselves in numbers. The Israelites have finally made it to the promised land, and the Lord has been with them every step of the way! Instead of turning to the Lord and praising him, once again, they think they know better and choose to disobey. All but two... Britton walks us through what happens when we choose to obey the Lord and have faith in him!
This week one of our interns, Judson Waters, walked us through the next part in our series The Whole Story. He showed us how the law revealed the Lord's holiness and our own brokenness, illuminating our need for a Savior.
This week Britton walks us through the Bible's teaching on the Tabernacle and God's desire to dwell with His people.
This week Britton walks through God's commitment to love, protect, value, and love his people.
This week, Brady preached through Exodus 1-12 and provided insight into the historical Passover and how Jesus is the new and better Passover.
This week Britton walked us through the life of Joseph and helped us understand how God can take the sinful and evil decisions of man and ultimately work them for our good and His glory.
We continued our series, "The Whole Story," this week as Britton walked us through the story of Jacob wrestling with God. Through this Scripture we learn a valuable lesson: to wrestle well with God.
This week Allen Tate, the Well Network director, walked us through the Abrahamic Covenant in Genesis 12:1-3.
Continuing our sermon series, The Whole Story, we have reached the well-known story of Noah's ark, and the flood. This scripture emphasizes the seriousness of sin, the harsh yet just punishment sin requires, and the need for a savior! We are starting to see a pattern in scripture emerge: Divine promise, man's disobedience, God's judgement against sin, God's redemption.
This week we continued in our series "The Whole Story," beginning where we left off with Adam and Eve in the garden. Britton walked us through the story of the Fall, introducing the conflict that will encompass the rest of the Bible.
This week we continued our series "The Whole Story." Britton started off our journey through the Bible in the book of Genesis, which introduces us to the God who is the loving Creator of the universe.
This week Britton walked through Luke 24, specifically Jesus telling the story of the road to Emmaus. This gives us the framework for our new series "The Whole Story".
This week we continued our series about "Deeper Roots!" Britton walks through a passage in Jeremiah and how that relates to putting down roots in your city.
This week we continued our series, "Deeper Roots." Britton walked with us through 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 and taught us what it looks like to put down roots in a local church.
This week we continued in our new sermon series, "Deeper Roots." Britton walked us through Colossians 2:6-7 and taught us what it looks like to truly walk in Christ and be rooted in our faith. The waves of life can knock us around at times, but this isn't how we have to live if we know Jesus.
This week we began a new sermon series called Deeper Roots. For Church at the Oaks to continue to grow well, we have to grow closer to Jesus and closer to each other.
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This week, Drew continues our "Responding to the Kingdom" emphasis as Jesus teaches us to respond to the kingdom like a child instead of a ruler.
Last week, we began to see Jesus teach us how we should respond to His kingdom. Dave Bolin continues in Luke 18 with how we should respond like the tax collector.
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Luke 16:13: "No servant can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money." Wow! Jump in to this week's sermon as Britton unpacks the parable of the dishonest manager.
Britton is back, continuing our study of The Kingdom in Luke with 14:25-35. If you're going to be in the Kingdom, you can't be conflicted.
This week, our very own Dave Bolin brings us a message from Luke 14:1-24. Go out to the highways and hedges!
This week, Drew walks us through Luke 12:1-12 talking about how following Jesus changes our hearts to overcome the fears we might have of the world and people.
This week as we continue through the book of Luke, Britton led us through Luke 11:37-52. We saw Jesus confront the pharisees and lawyers about their legalism.
This week for Palm Sunday, Britton read the story of Jesus' triumphant entry and the plot to kill him which culminated in the crucifixion. Britton highlighted the necessity of the cross and the ways in which that intentional plan of redemption still applies to us today.
Jesus starts off this passage by casting a demon out of a man. The crowd had very mixed reactions. Some dismissed him, some asked him for a sign from heaven, and other misunderstood. Jesus responds to each of these groups and gives them invitations to join the kingdom of Heaven!
This week one of our interns, Dylan Stripling continued our walk through the book of Luke. He covered verses 5-13 of Luke 11; Jesus's continued teachings on prayer after the Lord's prayer in verses 1-4. As Dylan dives into the Word he addresses the pivotal question: Are you praying the right way?
This week in our Gospel According to Luke series, Britton walks us through the story of Martha and Mary in Luke 10: 38-42. We are reminded that in the midst of busyness, there is only one thing needed.
This week, Britton continued walking us through the book of Luke. We looked at Luke 10:25-37, where Jesus interacts with an expert in the Law and tells him the story of the Good Samaritan.
This week Britton leads us in the final message of our series on core values here at Church at the Oaks.
Luke 15:1-7
As we continued our Core Values series this Sunday, Britton walked us through what it means when we say that as a church we want to multiply at every level and believe in the next generation.
Acts 16:1-5
Steven Slappey preaches to us this truth: "By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us..."
1 John 3:16
This week, Britton walks us through the first Sunday of Advent, showing us how to find the lasting hope found in Jesus.
This week, Brady Read walks us through Luke 9:46-56, teaching us what it looks like the reflect the heart of Jesus, the one who sent us.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 9:1-6, explaining to us how Jesus sent His disciples out to train them.
This week, Dave Bolin walks us through Luke 8:40-56, explaining how Jesus moves at different pace then us.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 8:22-29, showing us how Jesus sends out those whom he saves.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 7:36-50, discussing what it means to love God little and what it means to love God much.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 7:24-35. We talked about the difference between doubt and rejection and how they fit into our lives.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 7:18-23 as we look over the story of John the Baptist's doubt and how Jesus responds.
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 7:11-17 as we investigate to see: does Jesus actually care?
This week, Britton walks us through Luke 7:1-10, challenging us to think critically about what it means for Jesus to have all authority.
This week, Britton takes us through Luke 6:46-49, and he challenges us with the question, "Is your foundation set in Jesus?"
This week, Dylan Stripling, preaches through Luke 9:18-26 and leaves us with the challenge to ask ourselves: "How invested am I in the mission?"
This week, Britton takes us through Luke 6:12-16 and answers the question, "Why did Jesus only choose 12 apostles?"
In this sermon, our worship pastor Austin McBride walks us through Luke 6:17-26 and discusses Jesus's worldview versus our worldview. Which one do you think is better?
Sermon by: Drew Holland
Luke 6:1-11
This week we learn what Jesus tells us about the Sabbath, what the Sabbath means to us, and what Jesus is to the Sabbath.
This morning we continue our study of the life of Joseph, studying the darkest and most hopeless season of his life. In seasons like that we often ask questions like, "What is God doing?" and "What am I supposed to do now?" As we look closely at Joseph's life we find answers to these difficult questions and hope for our own challenging seasons.
This week we began a new series walking through the life of Joseph. We began in Genesis 37 looking at Joseph's origin story. While everything looks like it is going Joseph's way, the sin of his heart and that of his family ultimately leads to an awful act of hatred that changed the trajectory of his life forever. We were challenged to remember the condition of our own hearts before Christ and recognize our need for a Savior.
During the time of the early church, hospitality was a key part of society and culture; however, this is not the case today. We now live in a "me-first" society with little love shown towards others. This provides us with a unique opportunity to serve our neighbors and show them the love of Christ. Today we'll look at 1 Peter 4:7-11 and learn about three ways we can serve those around us.
Today Britton finishes preaching through the Great Commission by looking at Jesus' promise to always be with us.
What do we do as we fulfill the Great Commission? This week we're looking at Jesus' command for us to teach the disciples we are making and how important that is today.
This week's sermon is about Jesus' command to be baptize disciples, what baptism is, and what it means for us today.
This weeks' sermon digs deeper into what the Great Commission is and what it means for our lives. Britton expounds upon the powerful truth found in Matthew 28:19 such as the need to constantly go make disciples and the difference between a believer and a disciple. We hope you enjoy this sermon and that the truth within it will change your life. Have a great week.
Today's message focuses on the Great Commission; our mission given to us Jesus. Britton delves deep into Matthew 28:16-18, highlighting and stressing the importance of Christ's authority in our lives, as well as the importance of submitting to it.