Sunday sermon podcast from the Mt Laurel campus of Double Oak Community Church.
Nothing like this has ever happened before or will again. In order to save us God would take on human nature in order to save us. Jesus thus was both fully God AND fully man. Both natures are necessary for our salvation. What incredible love must the Lord have for us for Him to send His Son, have Him take on flesh, and then submit to death on a cross. It is a mind boggling, yet incredibly encouraging reality! O Come let us adore Him!
Week 1: A Light in the Darkness.Main passages: Hebrews 2:14-18, John 1:1-14We have no idea just what kind of predicament we are in. Humanity as a whole is enslaved by sin, owned by Satan, and destined for death. We can't beat any one of these enemies. And so Jesus comes to saves us! If we are to understand the magnitude of this miracle we must see the magnitude of the problem He came to solve. This was the only way to save us and He is the only One who can do it. When Jesus comes to earth He is true light breaking into the darkness of our world to give us hope, life, and peace. Joy to the World indeed!
Main Passage: 1 Timothy 2:1-4As we are on mission in the world it will not be the case that everyone we meet will immediately give their lives to the Lord. We will face opposition. But we must not lose heart! The Lord calls for us to pray for the lost, just as He prayed for us before we were saved. We must be consistent in praying for individual lost people, our city, culture, nation, and the world. We se great examples of this in Simeon and Anna in the temple, Daniel in captivity, and Nehemiah in captivity.
Main Passage: John 13:34-35We cannot simply speak the gospel. If we have been transformed by Christ then this should change the way we live. Jesus said that people would know we are his disciples by how we love one another. Thus we should live out the gospel in how we love. This starts with our Christian community in our local church. From there it extends to all that we encounter. But we must show the love of God in our lives so that people will be able to hear the gospel we speak.
Jesus has given us the gospel and it is our job to tell that good news to others. We cannot simply live this out, it must be spoken! But how do we do that? We see many examples in Scripture of how to share the gospel and all are valid. But it must be spoken by all of us, not just those who are gifted evangelistically. Are we speaking the gospel to our neighbors?
This Sunday we will step out of the series to do a retrospective on our missions efforts over the past 20 years. We will have multiple partners on hand as well as video testimonies to share.Main passage: Acts 1:6-8Keywords: missions, two feathers, native American, ACFS, Romania, YUGO, IMOJ, Tanzania
Main passage: Mark 1:14-15Jesus always challenged people to repent and believe in the gospel. How do we teach this to others. Through the framework of Creation, Fall, Redemption, and Restoration we can clearly tell people the plan and will of God for them. These are also bedrock realities that shape our understanding of life. We must understand these realities and then be willing to share it.
God has called us to go and make disciples. To that end, He has placed us in this unique time and place. We specifically are called to reach our neighbors with the gospel of Jesus. Do we understand the need? Do we understand our mission? We must help people to become disciples and then develop as disciples of Jesus.
The Most Important Things to RememberDavid Watson
Still seekingMain Passage: multipleWe must commit to be lifelong seekers of God. How do we do that? Through worship, study, fellowship, and the rest of the disciplines. But these can't be rote acts of obedience. We must continue to seek the heart of God from our heart. Adam RobinsonSeptember 28, 2025
Seek First His KingdomMain Passage: Matthew 6:33, Hebrews 11We can't seek Christ and not seek His Kingdom. But what does that mean? Our relationship with Jesus is not strictly internal. We are seeking to know Christ but also to live in Him amongst real people. We must have an idea of what His Kingdom is if we are to seek His Kingdom. Adam RobinsonSeptember 21, 2025
Seek Me With All of Your Heart Part 2Main Passage: James 4:1-9Another reason we do not seek the Lord is that we seek the world as well. We fail to experience more of the Lord because we are seeking after the world as well. James calls this being “double-minded.” This week we'll explore topics from the book of James that hinder our ability to seek the Lord with our whole heart.Adam RobinsonSeptember 14, 2025
Seek Me With All of Your Heart Part 1Main Passage: Jeremiah 29:13, Mark 12:30
Seek Him First: The Promise of Spiritual SuccessMain Passage: Luke 11:9-13/Matthew 7:7-11God wants to be found! And thus He makes Himself findable. So why does it seem hard to find Him sometimes? Shouldn't this be easier? This week we will explore why finding the Lord is not always immediate. But this promise must be firmly believed if we are to keep seeking.
Seeking doesn't start with us. Before we ever sought the Lord He was seeking us. But what is He looking for? Why would the Lord need to “look” for anything? In these two different passages we find that Jesus is seeking after the lost and receptive hearts.
Jeremiah 29:13Jeremiah 29:4-14Matthew 6:33Colossians 3:1Matthew 7:7-8Mark 12:30
An Invitation to TransformationForward or BackAugust 10, 2025
The Great Sin (The Golden Calf)Forward or BackAugust 3, 2025
Redeemed Debtor: Reconciliation in Christ
Presence is Paramount (The Tabernacle)
Impacting the Kosmos: A Disciples Influence
God's Glory: Revealed in Christ GlorifiedMike MantoothJune 29, 2025
Forward or Back - The Power to Save (10 Plagues)June 1, 2025
Sermon by Steve Layton Practicing the Sabbath is one of the main ways we develop spiritual resilience. But our culture pushes us to limit rest almost completely. But God builds rest into what should be the normal rhythms of our lives. We must learn to rest, even in trials, if we are going to be able to stand firm until the end. Central Idea of the Text: Practicing the Sabbath is one of the main ways we develop spiritual resilience. But our culture pushes us to limit rest almost completely. But God builds rest into what should be the normal rhythms of our lives. We must learn to rest, even in trials, if we are going to be able to stand firm until the end.
Adam Robinson talks with some of our international missions partners.
Sermon from Nathan Alpert from our missions partner Yugo Ministries.
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