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This is the official podcast of White Oak Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. White Oak exists to help people come alive to the wonder of the gospel and fully follow Jesus. For more info please visit WHITEOAKCHURCH.NET
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Pastor John shares "Ending Seasons Well" from 2 Timothy 4:1-8.
Remember the best is yet to come.
Money Matters | Defeating Greed | Pastor James
"Greed is less obvious and more disastrous than we realize"
Cared-For Caretakers | Insight into Stewardship | Week 2 | Money Matters
"Worry is the enemy of worship"
Sermon by Special Guest and Covenant Member Ben Cuadra
This is the final sermon in the our worship series, Everything | The Posture of Worship.
Series: Everything | The Posture of Worship
Psalm 63:1-7
When life is difficult we do not give up, we look up
Worship radically simplifies your life
Worry is the result of seeking too many things, worship is the result of seeking one thing
A worship culture sees everything as an opportunity to give everything to God
Worship is Everything
1. Worship in good times and bad times
2. Worship in public and private
3. Worship in spirit and body
Series: Everything | The Posture of Worship
Text: Romans 12:1-2
Sermon: Seize Your 167 Hours
Worship is a response to who God is and what He's done
Worship is more than Sunday; it's all of life
Worship is being daily transformed, not conformed
Spiritual Warfare | Straight Talk on Satan and Demons
Spiritual warfare is an often overlooked and misunderstood aspect of the Christian life. Western culture has largely dismissed the concept of good and evil, God and Satan, and Christians either obsess too much or too little over the spiritual conflict that influences our lives. But how can we separate fact from fiction and equip ourselves to stand firm in the midst of struggle? Pastor James shares a special message on overcoming evil with good.
Real Family | Week 2
Matthew 12:46-50
Love one another, even as I have loved you.
Jesus' followers aren't just like a family; we are family.
Jesus gives you a spiritual family to support you, hold you accountable, keep you on mission.
1 Peter 3:3-9
The resurrection reveals:
The Gospel
Heaven
Hope
What Faith Is
God allows trials not for our destruction, but for our development
Idolatry: Forsaking idols to follow Jesus
We obey that which we desire the most
An idol is anything or anyone that functions in the place of God.
Pride hides our idols; Humility exposes them
Deep Discipleship: Week 2
Matthew 16:24-28
You cannot follow Jesus unless you unfollow yourself.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul? For the Son of Man is going to come with his angels in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay each person according to what he has done. Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
Pastor James shares a message: Law, Religion, Gospel
"Through the Holy Spirit, Jesus is taking us beyond the rules into love."
Bold Gospel | Bold Church
Text: Matthew 16:13-20
Jesus said He would build His church and the gates of Hell would not prevail against it. Well, He was right. This Sunday Pastor John shares why the church is an unshakable force for good in the world and how we can each be a part of this bold, redeeming, global family.
Pastor John shares Week 3: Bold Rest
Series: Bold Gospel
Text: Matthew 11:28-30
Jesus offers bold rest through a deep relationship.
Stop trying to earn your salvation. Trust in the gospel of Jesus!
Series: Bold Gospel
Sermon: Overwhelmed by Love
Scripture: Matthew 18:10-14
Even the most overlooked person has God's attention
Even the most wayward person is pursued by God's Son
Finding the lost sheep will always be on God's mind
How do we practice being a family?
HEART - Sunday Gathering
HEAD - New Day Classes
HANDS - Community Groups
To learn more about community groups, https://www.whiteoakchurch.net/groups
For Week 1 of It's All About Jesus Pastor John shares the importance of the virgin birth from Matthew 1:18-25.
Pastor James shares the message, Trust God and Get Things Done for Week 4 | Redemption is Real (Ruth 4:1-12)
Pastors John and James sit down to discuss the benefits of having two services. If you haven't listened to New Day Vision - do that first!
Today on the podcast Pastor James interviews Pastor John for a deeper dive on the New Day Vision given this past Sunday.
Pastor John sits down with Pastor James to answer the question "What should I do when I have doubts?"
Pastor John shares Let's Get Together for Week 3: Great Groups as part of the sermon series, A Great Commission.
Pastors James and John sit down to answer the question, "Is it wrong to doubt my faith?".
Pastor John shares a message on worship for Week 2: Great Gatherings in the series, A Great Commission
Pastor John shares three ways to respond to difficult people based on Romans 12:14-21 in the final week of the sermon series, "Better Together".
Romans 12:14-21 | Pastor John preaches on how to make progress in community and relationships we must practice it. We must admit we all have relational dysfunction and seek by the power of God to make progress is loving those around us better.
Pastors James and John continue the conversation relating to our Better Together series by answering the question, "What if I just don't want to be in community?
Pastors James and John sit down to discuss community and one of the mosts common excuses we use to avoid it.
This month we focus on community groups through our new series, Better Together. Join us Sundays at 10:30 AM for our main gathering!
Pastors James and John discuss the importance of living local and practical steps to get there.
Pastoral insights on the Southern Baptist Convention gathering and why it was a poor decision to have Mike Pence speak at it.
Pastor James preaches on what distinguishes a baptist church and faith from other churches and traditions and why it's a beneficial tradition for our spiritual formation.
Pastors John and James talk about what sermons are and how they benefit us. They talk about common misconceptions and ways we can benefit from sermons on topics we believe we are already familiar with.
Pastor James answers a listener question that asked, "Why didn't Jesus suffer in hell eternally if His death was the atonement for our sin which deserved eternal death?"
Pastor John preaches on why membership is biblical and why it's so important for every Christian to be a committed member of a local church. In addition he explains the roles of deacons and elders and why they are a blessing to the members of a local church body.
Pastors John & James talk about women leadership in the church from a biblical perspective.
Pastor James and John talk about how common porn struggles are within the church and God's plan for defeating a porn addiction. They answer practical questions as well as share insight into the porn industry that most people do not know.
Pastor John and James explain what it means to be a Baptist as well as how the Baptist faith differs from other Christian traditions.
Pastors John and James talk about the need for older godly men to be present in communities and willing to give their life to help and guide others.
Pastor John and James talk openly about the recent presidential election and the current political climate. What are Christians to make of Donald Trump and will we have a place in the future of politics? How can we be good citizens while also not selling out our faith to the political machine? Check out this podcast for these answers and much more.
John talks about the story of Daniel during Israel's time of exile. In the midst of Israel's struggles God is still good and uses Daniel for great things because he trusts God. We see that even when we can't see how things connect, God is still good and promises to use everything for our good, even the things we can't understand.
Pastor John interviews our new children's coordinator, Amy Wethington, about her heart and vision for the future of White Oak's Children's ministry.
Bruce Wesley is the former pastor of WO and current pastor of Clear Creek Community Church as well as the President of the Houston Church Planting Network. Here he shares his heart for planting churches all across Houston so that every man, woman and child can hear the good news of Jesus Christ. In addition he shares some reflections on his time at WO.
James Yandell takes a moment to address the terrorist attack in Paris, and how we as a church should respond.
Pastor John interviews Lindsey Diaz, our worship leader, concerning the act of worship and how that applies to music and the life of a believer.
James Yandell preaches on the importance of prayer as we look to run the race set out before us.
Former White Oak Pastor, Paul Dreesen, came to share with us what God has done in him and through his ministry in Costa Rica.