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  • Famous and Forgotten - David and Goliath (1 Samuel 17)

    What would you say is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible? I think one of your answers might be the story of a little shepherd boy with a sling and stone fighting a 9 foot mammoth of a human being--goliath.

    This story is awesome. It's an underdog story: the little guy winning against the big bully.

    However, what should we gather from this story? Is this story mainly about how we need to fight the "giants in our lives"?

    Listen in to this lesson and hear how even a story we are very familiar with might show us truths about Jesus we would have never expected.

    35 min
  • Famous and Forgotten - King Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:28-37)

    In this lesson in Famous and Forgotten, we are looking at a story you could say is quite...spooooooky! When a guy named King Nebuchadnezzar starts to get a big head about how great and powerful his kingdom is, God humbles him in a spooky yet funny way: by turning him into a cow-man for 7 years. Listen in to hear about it!

    Note from Nate: In this lesson, I tell the story about the 3 men thrown into the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar. However, I get the details wrong and say repeadetly that 4 men get thrown into the fire including Daniel. This is not true! There were only 3 men, and a fourth man appears in the fire, which is most likely Jesus himself. I apologize for not reading, remembering, and teaching God's Word correctly. This is why it's so important to read the Bible well and hear what it is actually saying!



    26 min
  • Famous and Forgotten - Abraham (Genesis 22:1-14)

    What's up Rock!

    Abraham is one of the most well-known people in the Bible. One of the biggest moments in his story involves his son Isaac, some wood, and an altar. You might think you already know what happens, but this week’s message will help you see this story in a whole new way, and for you who haven't heard this story before, don't miss it on this week's lesson on thisistheROCK!

    34 min
  • Famous and Forgotten - Balaam and the Donkey (Numbers 22:20-35)

    There are many stories in the Bible that we know that are "famous": David and Goliath, Moses and Pharoah, and Mary and Joseph. There are other stories that we might have never heard before and one could say these stories are "forgotten." Some of these stories might leave us saying, "Wait...that's in the Bible?!"


    Listen in to this week's lesson about story when a man gets humbled by God through...a donkey.

    27 min
  • FRIENDS - Good Godly Friends Don't Gossip (Ephesians 4:25, 29-32)

    What would you say is one of the biggest hindrances to healthy friendships? Is it different hobbies? Liking the same person? Convincing...but no. Proverbs 16:28 says it might be our temptation to gossip: "a gossip separates close friends."

    Hear in this last lesson of our FRIENDS series how you need to get rid of gossip in your life.

    28 min

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The Rock is Oak Pointe's middle school ministry, which meets every Thursday at 7pm.