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Upside Down: The Sermon on the Mount - Week 1 In the Sermon on the Mount, especially the first twelve verses that make up the Beatitudes, Jesus lays out what it looks like to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God. God desires His people to be different: to live differently, speak differently, love differently, deal with conflict differently. What Jesus taught in these chapters was completely counter cultural and, like the early disciples, our choice is between following God in radical obedience or flowing with the culture to fit in. Speaker: Adam Mashni, 707 High School Ministry Pastor

Conversations: Responding to Racial Injustice - Week 5 Guests: Dominique Campbell (a.k.a. Nique Love Rhodes) and Luke Shirock This week Pastor Bob concludes our Conversations series by interviewing two young activists about their perspective on the civil unrest in our country and the role of the church. While these are difficult conversations about race and responsibility, it is important that we hear from the next generation.

In week 4 of our Conversations series, Pastor Bob shares a very poignant conversation with Donna Harris, a respected long-term community worker in the Cody-Rouge area and at Grace Community Church of Detroit. They discuss her personal life story and how the moments of greatest pain can lead to the seasons of greatest victory.

Conversations: Responding to Racial Injustice - Week 3 Guests:  Bishop Edgar Vann, Pastor of Second Ebenezer Church, Detroit Wendell Browning, Elder at Oak Pointe Church Bob’s video interview with Bishop Vann is enhanced by the presence of Wendell Browning on stage. They discuss how the white, evangelical church must first begin to speak up about racial injustice. However, it isn’t enough join the black church in voice alone, but words needs to be backed up with tangible action. They also discuss what that action could look like.

Conversations: Responding to Racial Injustice - Week 2 Guest: Norflette Shumake, Pastor of Life Changers International, Detroit In this week's wide-ranging conversation, Norflette opens with an emotional poem he wrote to encapsulate the experience people of color often have with their white brethren. He emphasizes how vital it is to build authentic relationships so this experience can really be heard and understood and systematic change can take hold.

Conversations: Responding to Racial Injustice - Week 1 The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on May 25 has launched a civil rights movement that is encompassing our nation and world. In response, Pastor Bob has been immersed in conversations with black leaders in the city of Detroit, asking questions and seeking to better understand how the church can and should act at this time. Because of those conversations, we are pivoting to a new four-week series about responding to racial injustice. This week, Bob shares his conversation with Sonny Smith, pastor of Detroit Church, where they discuss this time of civil unrest, the feeling of oppression, and what it means to be a dual citizen of earth and heaven.

Psalms Mix, Week 6 Psalm 145 - A Song of Praise The beauty of the Psalms is that they call us back to worship the one true God…who, unlike the false gods, is ultimately worthy of praise. David and the other writers of the Psalms knew this – and by writing the Psalms they were leaving bread crumbs for us to follow so that we could find where the true source of life comes from. We see clearly in Psalm 145 that there is only one worthy of our praise and worship. Speaker: Adam Mashni, 707 High School Ministry Pastor

Psalms Mix, Week 5 Psalm 107 Have you ever received something that, over time, turns out to be way better than you initially expected? How great is that?! What if, when it comes to God, there’s more to His love than we realize? In Psalm 107, King David implores us to be thankful for this love. Starting today, may we begin thanking God for being even better than we knew Him to be. Speaker: Joe Seestadt, Pastor in Residence

Psalms Mix, Week 4 Psalm 62 The Hebrew word “only” (AK!) starts six different lines of this psalm and that’s why it really is “the only psalm.” It’s a song of confident trust in ONLY the Lord and it really forces us to ask the question: In whom, or what, do we trust for our security in life?

For Mother’s Day, the Oak Pointe Lead Pastors unpack Proverbs 31:20-31 with a desire to affirm mothers and women in general that they are valuable, hard-working, a blessing, and worthy of praise.

Psalms Mix, Week 3 Songs for Every Season – Psalm 32 “Confession Songs” The Psalms teach us how to be honest with God. No matter what we’re going through, God wants us to talk to Him openly and honestly, even emotionally. The most critical time to sing a song to God is when we have failed Him, when we have sinned; when we’ve fallen flat on our face and made a mess of things. This week we’re talking about Confession Songs. Speaker: Rick Barry, The Rock Middle School Ministry Pastor

Psalms Mix, Week 2 Songs for Every Season - Psalm 57 “Fight Songs” Fight songs call out to the team and tell them that we believe in them. Against all odds, we cheer them on to push back the rival and lead us on to victory. It might surprise you to know that the Bible has its set of fight songs, too. About 16 of them are found in the book of Psalms, written mostly by the great King David during times when he was in a fight. Someone or something was trying to take him down, so he sings a fight song!

Psalms Mix, Week 1 Songs for Every Season - Psalm 13 God knew that in this fallen world we would need to know how to sing the blues. The Lament Psalms teach us how to process our way through the deep valleys of life, and Psalm 13 is the classic lament Psalm. While only 6 verses, it contains all three key elements of healthy lament.

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Faith Over Fear, Week 4 Divine Interruption, Divine Invitation (John 12:1-11) First reactions to disruption are often negative. But, sometimes disruptions are good! They lead to new opportunities and lend new perspectives. When God allows disruption in our lives, He’s often seeking invent something for us, just as he did for a woman named Mary. It was the best thing that ever happened to her. Speaker: Paul Jenkinson, Milford Campus Pastor