Watch Archive
December 3, 2023 – The Carols of Christmas : Silent Night – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, MN)
This Christmas season we’ll take a look at the background and Christian meaning of some very familiar Christmas carols, helping us to go deeper into our own understanding of the amazing Christmas story, and how the carols reflect our Savior’s birth. This week we see how, because of Christ, we can experience heavenly peace.
SCRIPTURE
Isaiah 9:6-7
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What circumstances or events in your life tend to rob you of peace?
2. What do you think it means to let God manage the universe and let the problems and the governments of the world rest on Jesus’ shoulders?
3. What would it take for you to regularly (literally) sleep in heavenly peace every night?
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November 26, 2023 – 3 Songs : Praise the Lord – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
For the second half of November, we’re looking at three of the Psalms of David. This week, we discuss how we should join all creation in praising the Lord.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 150
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Worship services in church are designed to encourage people to give praise to God. Outside of worship services, where or when do you find yourself giving praise to God?
2. When you attend church worship services, which elements of the service encourage you the most to praise God (i.e. worship songs, preaching, prayer, Bible reading, etc.)?
3. What can you do daily — not just on Sundays at worship — to bring praise to God?
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Thanksgiving Eve – All That I Need – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
It’s one of our favorite services of the year — an evening of thankfulness and baptisms before the busy holiday season really kicks in! On Thanksgiving Eve, we’ll see that when the Lord is our shepherd, we really do have all that we need.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 23
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November 19, 2023 – 3 Songs : Life’s Two Roads – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
For the second half of November, we’re looking at three of the Psalms of David. This week, we compare the path of the wicked and the path of the Godly.
SCRIPTURE
Psalm 1
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. In your opinion, what does it mean to be a godly person?
2. What do you think it means to delight in the law of the Lord?
3. Psalm 1 speaks of two paths. The path of the godly, that brings blessing, and the path of the wicked, that brings destruction. Which path are you presently on?
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November 12, 2023 – Jesus Walks in the Broken Places – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
We’re continuing our series “Generous With the Good News,” and focusing on our mission as a church to be generous with the good news about Jesus, both locally and globally.
GUEST SPEAKER
Dareth Ly
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November 5, 2023 – Prepared for Generosity – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
We’re continuing our series “Generous With the Good News,” and focusing on our mission as a church to be generous with the good news about Jesus, both locally and globally.
GUEST SPEAKER
Bill Howell
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October 29, 2023 – Generosity as Good Stewardship – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
In our series “Generous With the Good News,” we’ll examine our biblical calling to live a generous life and look at how we can all be more generous people. This week we’ll look at how managing all God has placed in our care allows us to be generous.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Tell about someone you admire who you believe manages money and possessions well.
2. What do you think it means to be a faithful steward of what God has placed in your care?
3. What do you think about the simple money management plan of give, save, and spend?
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October 22, 2023 – Generosity as Worship – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
In our series “Generous With the Good News,” we’ll examine our biblical calling to live a generous life and look at how we can all be more generous people. This week we’ll look at how generosity is a reflection of our true worship.
GUEST SPEAKER
Olivia Puccini
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October 15, 2023 – Generosity as Trust – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
In our series “Generous With the Good News,” we’ll examine our biblical calling to live a generous life and look at how we can all be more generous people. This week we’ll look at how total trust in God allows us to be free to be generous.
GUEST SPEAKER
Nick Puccini
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October 8, 2023 – Generosity as From, Not To – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
In our series “Generous With the Good News,” we’ll examine our biblical calling to live a generous life and look at how we can all be more generous people. This week we’ll see the difference between giving FROM a generous heart rather than TO a particular need or project.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Tell about a ministry or non-profit that’s close to your heart and why you think it is.
2. Do you feel there’s a difference between giving generously to a need that’s close to your heart and giving from a heart that is like the generous heart of God?
3. What do you really think about the biblical idea of giving the tithe (a tenth of your income)?
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October 1, 2023 – Generosity as a Way of Life – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
In our series “Generous With the Good News,” we’ll examine our biblical calling to live a generous life and look at how we can all be more generous people. This week we’ll see how giving money is an action, but generosity is a way of life.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. When you think of a person who is generous, who comes to your mind? Explain.
2. Being a generous giver of money is one way to be generous. But we can also be generous with our time and talents (skills and knowledge). Which one is the hardest for you to be generous with? Explain.
3. What do you think of the idea that everything we have is God’s and we are just managers, not owners?
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September 24, 2023 – When Necessary, Use Words : The Way – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
This week we look at an authentic way to be a witness, and the way people often come to faith in Jesus.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What do you think is the best way to preach the Word and when necessary, use words?
2. Have you had a bad experience sharing your faith with someone? How about a good experience? Explain.
3. Who is one person you feel you should share the good news of Jesus with?
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September 17, 2023 – When Necessary, Use Words : The Risk – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
This week we ask what the risks and rewards are for stepping out in faith and being a witness for Jesus in this present American culture.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you think it’s risky in our current American culture to share your faith with others by “using words”?
2. Have you ever taken a risk and shared your faith with someone? What was the response?
3. Pastor Rod mentioned that there are many different ways to be a Christian witness that are often based on our personalities. Do you have a certain way that you witness for Jesus?
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September 10, 2023 – When Necessary, Use Words : The Heart – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
This week we see how a humble, submitted heart can unleash the power of God’s life-changing love to others in our world.
GUEST SPEAKER
Chip Kelly
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September 3, 2023 – When Necessary, Use Words : The Why – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
This week we look at why Christians live their lives and speak words in a way that reflects what it means to follow Jesus.
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What do you think it means to be a “witness” for Jesus?
2. Have you ever had a bad experience telling others about your Christian faith? Explain.
3. Do you believe that Jesus wants us to tell others about what it means to follow Him? If so, what do you think is the best way to do that?
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August 27, 2023 – Remain : The Root of the Vine – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
This week we look at how remaining on the true vine will reveal to us the true love of God.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 17
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What kind of people do you find difficult to love?
2. What do you think Jesus meant when he said “love one another”?
3. What has been the biggest lesson learned for you during the “Remain” series?
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August 20, 2023 – Remain : Purpose From Remaining – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
This week we look at how remaining on the true vine will result in a life of clear purpose.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 16
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you live with a sense of purpose in your life? Explain.
2. Jesus said that he chose us and put us in the world to bear fruit. What do you think that means for a follower of Jesus?
3. How do you think prayer might relate to fulfilling the purposes Jesus has for us?
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August 13, 2023 – Remain : Joy From Remaining – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 11-15
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Some people think there’s a difference between happiness and joy. Do you agree or disagree? Explain.
2. Jesus said that when we remain in him, we will experience mature joy. What do you think that means?
3. Do you think we experience joy when we obey the commands of Jesus? Explain.
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August 6, 2023 – Remain : Love From Remaining – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
This week we look how remaining on the true vine results in relationships characterized by true love.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 9-10
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Name two or three people for whom you have great love and explain why you have that love.
2. What do you think it means to remain in the love of Jesus?
3. Have you ever experienced love for others simply because of the love Jesus has for you? Explain.
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July 30, 2023 – Remain : Fruit From Remaining – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
This week we look how remaining on the true vine results in a fruit-bearing life.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 5-8
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What is your favorite fruit and why do you love it?
2. What do you think Jesus meant when he said “apart from me you can do nothing”?
3. What kind of fruit do you believe we can produce when we remain in Jesus?
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July 23, 2023 – Remain : Remaining on the True Vine – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
This week we look at having Jesus spiritually connected to our inner lives.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 4
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July 16, 2023 – Remain : The True Vine – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Along with a deep desire to belong, we all have a desire to live with purpose and meaning. Jesus’ call to remain in our relationship with him and produce life changing fruit is the ultimate way to live our lives with purpose. In our second sermon series of the summer, “Remain,” we’re focusing on how once we belong to Jesus, we can remain in that relationship and produce fruit.
Jesus is where we find truth and life. This week we look at God as the good gardener who “prunes” our lives to keep us healthy and producing fruit.
SCRIPTURE
John 15: 1-3
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. On a scale of 1-5 (1 = nothing, 5 = a lot), how much do you know about farming/gardening?
2. Jesus said “I am the true vine.” How do you determine in your life what is truth?
3. What do you think it means when Jesus says that the father cuts off every branch that doesn’t bear fruit and prunes the branches that do?
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July 9, 2023 – Belong : Witness – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Today, there is an epidemic of loneliness in America, and people are longing to belong. One of the best things we can do is to know what it means to truly belong to Jesus. In this series, we’ll learn how we can truly belong to Jesus Christ through focusing on the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman.
This week we talk about how when we have a relationship with Jesus, we bear witness to that relationship in both our words and actions.
SCRIPTURE
John 4: 31-42
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July 2, 2023 – Belong : Letting Go – Oak Hills Church (Eagan, Minnesota)
Today, there is an epidemic of loneliness in America, and people are longing to belong. One of the best things we can do is to know what it means to truly belong to Jesus. In this series, we’ll learn how we can truly belong to Jesus Christ through focusing on the conversation Jesus had with the Samaritan woman.
This week we talk about letting go of ideas about God and religion and leaning into what God has in store for us.
SCRIPTURE
John 4: 25-30
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. What is one thing in your life that you often think, “I need to let go of that”?
2. Does your relationship with Jesus cause you to be a witness and tell others about what that means to you? Explain.
3. What is the main lesson you’ve learned as you’ve read the story of Jesus’ conversation with the woman at the well?
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