Four Oaks East Podcast

Text: Exodus 20:13Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 
Matthew 5:21-22
Big idea: Since every human being bears the image of God, we owe every life honor and protection and must put away murder in all its forms.
The 6th Commandment forbids:- First and second degree murder- Voluntary manslaughter- Involuntary manslaughter- Abortion- Euthanasia- Suicide
1. It Rests on a Foundation
a) God has said sob) Human beings bear the image of Godc) Love is the positive side of the prohibition
2. It Reaches into our Hearts
Heidelberg Catechism:
105. Q. What does God require in the sixth commandment? A. That I neither in thought, nor in word or look, much less in deed, revile, hate, insult or kill my neighbor, whether by myself or by another; but lay aside all desire of revenge; moreover, that I harm not myself, nor willfully run into any danger. Wherefore also, to restrain murder, the magistrate is armed with the sword.
106. Q. But does this commandment only speak of killing? A. In forbidding this, however, God means to teach us that He abhors the root of murder, namely, envy, hatred, anger, and desire of revenge; and that all these are in His sight hidden murder.
107. Q. Is it then enough that we do not kill our neighbor in any such way? A. No: for in condemning envy, hatred, and anger, God requires us to love our neighbor as ourselves, to show patience, peace, meekness, mercy and kindness towards him, and, so far as we have power, to prevent his hurt; also to do good even unto our enemies.
3. It Reveals the Scandal of Redemption
 

Text: Exodus 20:12Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 
Big Idea: We honor our parents to heed God’s precept and hope in God’s promise.
I. What does the fifth commandment teach?
Deuteronomy 21:18-21
2 Timothy 3:3-5
II. Why should we honor our parents?
III. What does honoring our parents look like? 
Matthew 10:35-37
Luke 2:51
Luke 8:20-21

Text: Exodus 20:8-11Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 
Big Idea: Rest is required of the redeemed, so relax into the rhythm with rejoicing.
I. A Requirement to Rest (v8)
II. A Rhythm for Rest (vv9-10)
III. A Rationale for Rest (v11)
Four Christian  Interpretations of the 4th Commandment:- A Christian Sabbath- The Lord's Day Replaces the Sabbath- Rest and Worship Abide, but no Fixed Day- Shadow and Substance
Application:1) Fight to Gather for One2) Finish Work in Six3) Find rest in Christ Always

Speaker: Pastor Kyle Kraeft 
Text: Exodus 20:7Big Idea: We are redeemed for the sake of his renown, so we must carry His name with the gravity of His glory.
I. We must carry His name with the gravity of His glory
"The fundamental problem in the evangelical world today is that God rests too inconsequentially upon the church. His truth is too distant, His grace is too ordinary, His judgment is too benign, His gospel is too easy, and His Christ is too common.” - David Wells
Third Commandment Violations:1. Weightless Worship2. Sacrilegious Speech3. Vacant Vowing4. Maligning through Manipulation5. Babel-like Blasphemy 
II. We are redeemed for the sake of his renown
"The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them." Numbers 6:24-26
 
“Therefore say to the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: It is not for your sake, O house of Israel, that I am about to act, but for the sake of my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations to which you came. And I will vindicate the holiness of my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, and which you have profaned among them. And the nations will know that I am the LORD, declares the Lord GOD, when through you I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.  
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I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you shall be clean from all your uncleannesses, and from all your idols I will cleanse you. And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules. You shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers, and you shall be my people, and I will be your God. - Ezekiel 36:22-28:

Text: Matthew 13:44-46Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes

Text: Matthew 6:19-21Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes
1 - You are a stockpiler 
2 - There are two places to stockpile
1 Tim 6:17-19
3 - Your heart goes to your stockpile
Three things to do this week:1 - Assess2 - Ask3 - Anticipate

Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes 
Scripture: Matthew 28:16-20
We are re-commissioned 1. By Christ's Unrivaled Authority Daniel 7:14Philippians 2:9-112. For Christ's Unfinished Assignment3. With Christ's Unfailing AssuranceExodus 33:15 Matthew 14:31

Text: Exodus 20:4-6Speaker: Pastor Joshua Hughes
Big idea: God will not be worshiped as less than he is, so the only image we will ever need in worship is the one he gave us in Christ.
1. The Prohibition
"Worship of the living and true God is essentially an engagement with him on the terms that he proposes and in the way that he alone makes possible."- David Peterson
Exodus 32:4-5
"It needs to be said with the greatest possible emphasis that those who hold themselves free to think of God as they like are breaking the second commandment."- J.I. Packer
2. The Premise
- Idolatry diminishes God
- Idolatry destroys us
“What people revere, they resemble, either for ruin or for restoration."- G.K. Beale
- God is a jealous God
3. The Punishment
Ezekiel 18:20
4. The Promise
2 Cor. 3:17-18

Speaker: Pastor Joshua HughesText: Exodus 20:1-3
The Ten Commandments: Why we Need Them1. They are written by God himself2. They are rooted in creation3. They are at the center.4. They are the starting point for our ethics5. They point us to Christ.*
The Ten Commandments: How to Read ThemWe read them covenantally
Big idea: Since God is God uniquely and God owns us completely, we worship him exclusively.
"Familiarity with the biblical narrative of the Crucifixion has dulled our sense of just how completely novel a deity Christ was. In the ancient world, it was the role of gods who laid claim to ruling the universe to uphold its order by inflicting punishment—not to suffer it themselves. Today, even as belief in God fades across the West, the countries that were once collectively known as Christendom continue to bear the stamp of the two-millennia-old revolution that Christianity represents. It is the principal reason why, by and large, most of us who live in post-Christian societies still take for granted that it is nobler to suffer than to inflict suffering. It is why we generally assume that every human life is of equal value. In my morals and ethics, I have learned to accept that I am not Greek or Roman at all, but thoroughly and proudly Christian."- Tom Holland
1. What's Commanded
2. Why it Matters
A. Because of who we are
Idolatry defined: “Idolatry is having or inventing something in which one trusts in place of or alongside of the only true God, who has revealed himself in his Word.”- Heidelberg Catechism Q. 95
9 Reasons idolatry was tempting for Israel and us (Douglas Stuart)
1. It was guaranteed2. It was selfish3. It was easy4. It was convenient5. It was normal6. It was logical7. It was pleasing to the senses8. It was indulgent9. It was erotic
B. Because of who God is
 

Speaker; Rob Hodges
Scripture: Exodus 19
Big idea: Because God preserves a questioning people and protects a questionable people, we can meet him at the place of grace.
 1. God preserves a questioning people 2. God protects a questionable people 3. God meets us at the place of grace