Rest, Roots, and Renewal

By The Oaks

Tune in for conversations with pastors at The Oaks Community Church in Middletown, Ohio. Each episode will feature a passage of Scripture that our church will be exploring during our upcoming

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January 09, 2025 I can't see it! Can you?!
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Luke 13:18-21

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In this week's episode, Matt and Eric discuss Jesus' parable of the mustard seed and the leavened bread. Why does Jesus use confusing parables to talk about the Kingdom of God? What challenges does it present when trying to preach the parables? How does these parables push back on our understanding of how a Kingdom uses power? What kind of power actually changes a person...or even the world?

Songs:
"Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley
"People Get Ready" - Eva Cassidy
Reading excerpt from "Kingdom, Grace, Judgment" by Robert Farrar Capon

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November 21, 2024 I'm Dying, Literally
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1 Kings 1-2

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In this week's episode, Katie (Noble), Matt, and Eric discuss the death of King David. How and why do we avoid thinking about our own death? How should the Christian think about death? Is death something to be avoided or celebrated or something else entirely? Is there any hope in death?

Songs:
"There Is A Treasure" - Jeffrey Martin

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1h 8min
November 14, 2024 Sex, Shunning, & Suffering
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2 Samuel 13-18

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In this week's episode, Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss the terrible family drama and tragedies that visits King David and his household. Is this a Bible story we don't tell our children? What do we think of the silent treatment? In this week's episode, we look at topics of parenting, forgiveness, friendship, silent treatment, shunning, sex, suffering, and more.

Songs:
"Benediction" - Morgan J

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1h 27min
November 07, 2024 The "S" Word
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2 Samuel 11-12

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In this week's episode, all 4 pastors of The Oaks (Barry, Brandon, Matt, Eric) discuss the fall of King David. What lessons can we learn from David's failure? What lessons can we learn from our own failures? What does it say about God in the way He handles David? How should we understand the fall of David and Nathan's confrontation to David, in relation to our story?

Songs:
"Citizens" - Jon Guerra

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1h 33min
October 30, 2024 Where Am I? Who Am I? This Is Awful.
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1 Samuel 22-26

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In this week's episode, Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss the idea of "Wilderness" in relation to David running and hiding from King Saul. As we look at the story of David hiding in caves and in the wilderness, what do we make of our own times of wilderness? What happens when we are quiet enough to listen to our hearts? How is our identity changed or perhaps discovered only when we experience the wilderness. And why are we avoidant of doing reflective work?

Songs:
"Lost in the woods" - Frozen 2
Instrumental Interlude - Eric Russell
"The Cave" - Mumford and Sons

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1h 14min
October 24, 2024 Why I Struggle In Friendship - 1 Samuel 18
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1 Samuel 18

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In this week's episode, Katie, Matt, and Eric discuss the topic of friendship as we look at the story of David and Jonathan in 1 Samuel 18. What are we good at in friendship? What are we bad at? What are some cultural problems related to friendship and our collective loneliness?

Songs:
"Friends" - Michael W. Smith
"Lean on me" - Bill Withers
"What a friend we have in Jesus" - as performed by Aretha Franklin, 1972
AI generated guitar interludes

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1h 31min
October 17, 2024 Severed Heads & Strengthened Hearts - 1 Samuel 17
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1 Samuel 17

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In this week's episode, pastors Barry, Matt, and Eric discuss the iconic story of David and Goliath. Is this story about how we can be like David and conquer our giants? Or is the story about how giants are conquered for us, even when we are afraid? What do we make of being a hero or having a hero? Does anybody live up to the hero status?

Songs:
“My Way”, Frank Sinatra
"My Help Comes From the Lord", David Baloche
“Wake Up”, Arcade Fire
"Holding Out For a Hero", Bonnie Tyler
"This Wild Peace", The Good Shepherd Collective

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1h 27min
October 10, 2024 I thought for sure I was right - I Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16

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In this week's episode, Katie Noble and Matt Salyer discuss the Biblical character David. On one hand, he was a man after God's own heart, and he was literally God's anointed. But he was also flawed, sinful, and deeply human. What are we to make of the David story?

Songs:
Alanis Morissette, "Hand In My Pocket"
No Doubt, "Just A Girl"
The LEGO Movie 2, "Everything's Not Awesome"
Bo Diddley, "You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover"
Marvin Gaye, "His Eye Is On The Sparrow"

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1h 3min
October 03, 2024 Let Me Encourage You - 2 Corinthians 13
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2 Corinthians 13

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In this episode, pastors Kevin, Matt, and Eric discuss 2nd Corinthians 13. What does it mean to examine yourself? How should spiritual authority be used? What encourages us?

Songs:
Bob Dylan, “Masters of War”
The Avett Brothers, “Incomplete and Insecure”
The Who, “Who Are You”
The Simpsons, “The Adventures of Ned Flanders”
U2, “One”

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1h 13min
September 26, 2024 I'm The Best There Is - 2 Corinthians 10-12
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2 Corinthians 10-12

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In this week's episode, we feature special guest Katie Noble with Matt and Eric. Katie joins us to discuss the themes of bragging, social media, growth, and weakness/failure.

Songs:
Joe Esposito, "You're The Best"
Caitlin Cary, "Don't Make It Better"
Page CXVI, "In The Garden"
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1h 16min

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How many episodes does Rest, Roots, and Renewal have?

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