Oakdale Community Church - West St. Paul

09/07/2008 “Second Class Citizen” - Pastor Dan Vesta

APPLICATION:  There is so much blessing available to us through the experience of Sunday School.  It deserves to be a priority in our lives.

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08/24/2008 “Homecoming” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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08/17/2008 “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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08/10/2008 “Stormy Weather” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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08/03/2008 “Jesus’ Family” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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07/27/2008 “Gimme A Sign” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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07/20/2008 “The End Of Forgiveness” - Pastor Dan Vesta

APPLICATION:  Does God have a limit on his forgiveness?  Is there a point of no return when it comes to sin?  We examine those questions in this message.

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07/13/2008 “Bathed In Forgiveness” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Luke 7:36-50

SUMMARY:    A woman interrupts a feast at a Pharisee’s house to thank Jesus for the love and forgiveness he has shown her.

APPLICATION:  This woman is overwhelmed that forgiveness has been given her.  How overwhelmed are we for the forgiveness that God has given us through Christ?

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07/6/2008 “A Biblical Look at Freedom” - Pastor Dan Vesta

SUMMARY:    An overview at some of the Biblical perspectives on freedom.

APPLICATION:  We celebrate freedom as a country.  But what does freedom mean in Biblical times?  We take a look at some of the Bible’s key words on the subject, and what they mean in the real world.

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06/29/2008 “A Compassionate Christ” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Luke 7:11-17

SUMMARY:    Interrupting the funeral of a widow’s son, Jesus brings the young man back to life, restoring him to his mother.

APPLICATION:  Two aspects of Christ are on display here — the greatness of his power, and the infinite depth of his compassion.  Do we have that same measure of empathy, of compassion, as we confront the world around us?  If we claim to represent Christ, then we claim to represent his character.

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06/22/2008 “An Unexpected Faith” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 8:5-13

SUMMARY:    A Roman centurion displays an amazing understanding of the kind of faith that Jesus is teaching

APPLICATION:  While this story is, on the one hand, a story of one man’s faith in Christ, it is also the story of Christ’s example of loving “outside the box,” outside the bounds of normal cultural standards, all to connect this man to God, and to remind us all that God’s love (and his plan of salvation) is for all people.

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06/15/2008 “Closing Argument” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 5-7

SUMMARY:    We conclude our study of the Sermon on the Mount by reviewing the keys to membership in the kingdom of God.

APPLICATION:  The Sermon on the Mount laid the groundwork for all that Christ would represent, teach and live out by example.  It is no less foundational today, and the key to how the church needs to represent him to the world in which we live.  If we claim the kingdom of heaven, this is what our churches and our lives must look like.

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06/08/2008 “The Only Way To Live” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 7:13-23

SUMMARY:    Jesus Christ winds up the Sermon on the Mount with the point that there is only way to come to God.

APPLICATION:  The pluralistic society in which we live proclaims that all lifestyles lead to God.  Biblical Christianity points to Christ’s words to the contrary, declaring in no uncertain terms there is only one way in which to please the Father.  The tragedy is found in the world’s missing what God has lovingly, freely provided in Jesus Christ.

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06/01/2008 “A Golden Rule, A Priceless Impact” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 7:12

SUMMARY:    The “golden rule” is a foundational principle in the kingdom of God.

APPLICATION:  It is the love expressed by the “golden rule” that is one of the great distinctives of the Christian faith.  It is also one of the greatest challenges of the Christian faith.  For the church to impact the world, it must reflect Christ.  That begins with love.

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05/25/2008 “Basking In Asking” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 7:7-11

SUMMARY:    Jesus encourages us to ask God for whatever we need.

APPLICATION:  Asking God through prayer is also a trust statement, a reflection of who and what we believe him to be.  Jesus gives us the portrait of a good Father, loving us perfectly and responding to us out of that love.

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05/11/2008 “Here Comes The Judge” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 7:1-5

SUMMARY:    Jesus gives us the command not to judge one another.

APPLICATION:  None of us are in any position to judge one another, according to Christ, but each one of us have our own issues which make us imperfect.  Judging divides, while the great message of Christ to his church is to come together in his love.

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05/04/2008 “Secure Investment” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 6:19-34

SUMMARY:    What God offers to us when our lives are given to him.

APPLICATION:  Living life in anxiousness is nothing new.  Christ offers to change that, based on living life in relationship with God.  He refocuses his audience (and us) not on ourselves, but on the God who loves us.

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04/27/2008 “For My Next Trick” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Matthew 6:1-18

SUMMARY:  Examples Christ gives for what the life pleasing to God does NOT look like.

APPLICATION:  Life is to be lived from the basis of a heart seeking to please God, not an outward performance seeking to please man.

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04/20/2008 “Inside Out” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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04/13/2008 “The Main Ingredients” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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04/06/2008 “Beautiful Blessings” - Pastor Dan Vesta

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03/30/2008 “The Wisdom Of His Words” - Pastor Dan Vesta

APPLICATION:  Christ’s teachings are not simply a body of knowledge, but words designed to be put into practice in our everyday lives.

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03/23/2008 “Facing The Facts” - Pastor Dan Vesta

APPLICATION:  Anyone can say they are God.  The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the single most significant event in human history because it proves his claims to deity, and it is the foundation upon which Christianity itself is built.  If there is no resurrection, Christianity is just another false road to God.

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03/21/2008 “Crossroads” - Pastor Dan Vesta

Luke 23:35-49

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