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Let’s pray: My message comes this morning from the book of Acts chapter 1. 4 While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy…

Growing In Grace and Truth 2 Peter 3:14-18 Central Truth: Divine P erspectives Define MY J oyful E xpectation ! Peter’s P urpose : To ‘ Stir Up’ > 2 Peter 1:12-15 and 3:1-2 To see believers G row in G race and K nowledge of God! > 2 Peter 1:2 and 3:18 Can I have M ore G race ? ‘Unmerited Favor’ Grace…

WRONG ATTITUDES TOWARD DEATH "CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST" Believes that "matter, sin, sickness, and death have no reality" Thus all the days that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died. Thus all the days of Seth were 912 years, and he died. Thus all the days of Enosh were 905 years, and he died. "ESCAPIST”…

Amos 5 is the Lord’s attempt to cause a stiff necked and hard hearted people to turn from their sin and seek Him. How do you get a hard hearted person to seek the Lord How does the Lord motivate hard hearted people to seek Him? Seeking the Lord is not a once and done decision. Seeking the Lord is a lot…

Good morning, church. Today I want to talk to you about life and death. Not the physical life and death that we all experience, but the spiritual life and death that we all face. The Bible tells us that there are two ways to live: in the light or in the darkness, in the truth or in the lie, in the grace…

INTRODUCTION New theme for month of April “The Power of the Holy Spirit” Let us not forget our annual theme of “Spiritually Mature in Truth” The Comforter “One who is called along side of with a view of helping” Two simple objectives for today Who is the Holy Spirit / Ghost / Comforter /Helper /Spirit…

2 Peter 2 Good morning church! Happy Lord’s Day to you all. If you are joining us on line this morning welcome to you. We have some church family business to take care of before we get into our study this morning, and rather than do it after our service, or in the prayer room, or in my office, we want…

Knowing what it is we here at Hickory Corners Bible Church believe and how it is we operate is important. HCBC Basics is a condensed class to look at our statement of faith, and how it is we apply what we believe to our church life. This first session Introduces Basics and lays the 'basic' foundation of everything done here at Hickory Corners Bible Church. Video presentation is also at https://youtu.be/_xsicqBVp5o.

What do you think about when you think about your life? How has it turned out? What would you like it to be remembered for? What would you like to accomplish in the next few years? When I talk to people about their lives, more often than not I hear from the younger people about what they wish they could…

God Is ___ This morning we are starting a sermon series on the attributes of God. We are going to be here for several weeks. When I was planning out this years sermons, I knew we were going to go through Ecc. And that I wanted to do a short Easter Sermon Series, but I didn’t know where to go from there.…

Amos 1:1-2 This weekend is the July 4th Weekend. I am reminded at how incredibly thankful I am for the graciousness that God has showed our country through her 247 year history so far. But as we begin to study the book of Amos, we will see that we are following the same footsteps that Israel followed…

The Mighty Sword Could you imagine a soldier carefully putting on each piece of his armor, and walking out to battle without his sword? Talk about suicidal. He would be asking for it. David went to battle Goliath with out Saul's armor, but he did have his weapon. While armor is vital to protect you from…

What do you believe about your KJV? The words of the Lord are pure words: As silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Thou shalt keep them, O Lord , Thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever. Does anyone know why we use the KJV? The Bible you hold in your hands is it Inspired?…

What would you do if you could, just for a moment, see the fully glory of Jesus Christ? When I was in high school one of my favorite Christian Music groups was a band called Third Day. They had a song called “Show Me Your Glory”, which was based on Moses’ experience on the mountain with God. As Moses…

Introduce self... Pray... Starting the book of 1 John. Lots of ways to approach a new book... Who is John? Why should we listen to him? Sometimes we forget this was written by real people who lived real experiences. 6 reasons to listen to John (1) John was an eye witness From the beginning… stability…

Who are we? 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:…

2 Peter, Part 2 (1:12-21) Peter is writing to Gentile churches Asia Minor (1) “who have received a faith equal to [the apostles]. Now what we’re going to see today is their faith is equal, but their calling is not. Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord and is transformed by the Spirit of God is…

Here we are at the end of 2023. Congratulations. You have survived another trip around the sun. Almost. It is customary for many people to take advantage of the end of the year and plan for the new year, making goals, plans, and resolving to do better in one area or another. We all recognize that we…

About a decade ago Cami and I witnessed a miracle of sorts at the intersection of the southbound I-5 offramp and Highway 16. We were exiting the freeway to get on Highway 16/348th westbound. As we approached the intersection the light was green. But instead of taking the right turn, something – a voice…

“The Word of God” Part 1 Foundations are often faulty. When we think about foundations there can be cracks and even worse it can cause structures to fall down if not carefully checked. Check this out. We see these advertisements all over today. Because if left unchecked our homes or even larger structures…

2 Peter is the second letter that we have from the Apostle Peter in the New Testament, written to Gentile believers in Asia Minor. The overall theme of the book is that believers ought to continue faithfully in the truth as they await Christ’s return. 12 Therefore, I will always be ready to remind you…

Fulfilling The Requirements For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became…

2 Peter 1:12-21 Good morning church! We have a busy morning ahead of us and I know you are all sleep deprived from the clock change, but we will all appreciate it this evening when the sun doesn’t go down until 6:36 p.m. Once we get into our message this morning we will be talking about Reasons to Believe…

Romans 8:4-27 We continue this morning in our study of the Great Life. God has promised us a life that is abundant, not just routine. Like living in the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk and honey…the Spiritual life is a life full of promise and blessing. We have learned that there are three types…

12 Therefore I intend always to remind you of these qualities, though you know them and are established in the truth that you have. 13 I think it right, as long as I am in this body, to stir you up by way of reminder, 14 since I know that the putting off of my body will be soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ…