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Participate more I am pretty confident that by now you know the goal, the aim the intended outcome of this series is to “get more” from the assembly. We gather together as the church so that we may study and enjoy, but also so we may give and receive too. This morning we are looking at getting more from…

For the past several months this year, God has been dealing with me on the discipleship that is in place for this church. Sure we have different opportunities for you to grow in your relationship with the Lord but I still believe that there are things missing that we need to put in place. About three…

Opening prayer, dedication Music ministry Shout to the Lord 354 Leaning on the Everlasting Arms Spirit Lead Me Doxology Word of God - Liturgist Message : “In One Place” I think we would all agree that our lives are full There is more to do in less time than it will take to do “it”, whatever “it” is And…

Learning the Family Business It’s become less and less common that a child learns their life trade from their parents. In past history, the majority of people in the world would learn what would become their career, or life’s work, at home and from their parents. A child raised on the farm would learn…

Psalm 119:113-120 There are people all over this world that profess to be Christians but do not live like it. They have one foot in the church and one foot in the world. We have lost many young people because of this divided loyalty. Young people do not tolerate fakes, they can spot them a mile away!…

From Last week: a gospel built on promises of a great life now What is the “Therapeutic” gospel What is the “Therapeutic” gospel Self-Help gospel is closely connected. The gospel and the bible become guide-books and principles for the creation of the “life I’ve always wanted” Moralistic, Feelings Based,…

3 If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing. Wishing and Hoping I think this is how the world interprets the idea of hope. It is just another word for wishing or dreaming about something. For example, "I hope I win the lottery," or "I hope…

Announcements Deacon’s Meeting this Saturday morning at 8:30 AM Be back in your place with your Connection Group on Sunday at 9:45 AM. I will be “re-doing” a couple of my Starting Point classes over the next couple of weeks. I will be back in the JOY Connection Group on Sunday, April 30. All Staff Meeting…

When are they “elding”? You can tell when a plumber is plumbing… s/he probably got pipes in his hands, cutting and gluing or brazing or just pushing them together it seems these days. You can tell when a teacher is teaching… he (she) has a concept in their heads that they are using their skills to get…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

Introduction Have you ever taught a children’s Sunday Class? Right now in the other room there are great questions being answered by our wonderful teachers. Questions from inquisitive children but what is most surprising are the answers to the Teacher’s questions. I wonder this morning if we were to…

We are reminded that God graciously brings His Kingdom to us. We are encouraged to speak of His Kingdom to the people around us.

Acts 2:42-47 a healthy church is a disciple making church. And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. And all who believed were together…

The Problem of Immaturity Hebrews 5:11-6:12 Introduction: Several years ago, a pastor named Mark Dever wrote a book where he began by lamenting the fact that he had visited several churches over the years when traveling and had discovered that it was uncommon to find someone in a church who one would…

Welcome to Holy Temple’s Planning Meeting Call to Order Devotion 7 Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding. Prayer Attendance Previous Minutes Current Meeting Agenda Evangelism Report Fellowship Report Worship Report Discipleship Report Ministry…

After everything that happened in Genesis 14 : the battle of the kings ( four kings against five ), Abram’s rescue of Lot, the appearance of Melchizedek, the offer from the king of Sodom— after this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision. Since Abram’s calling, he’s been through quite a bit.…

Let’s start out this morning with two simple questions: What does it mean to be a Christian? What is discipleship? So to answer these questions, according to the Lexham Bible Dictionary, a Christian is one who “worships Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah and Son of the God of Israel”. It was coined in…

Series Intro Intro Example of a teacher grading on a cruve Background Here we are in the book Romans. The book of Romans is really a letter written by the Apostle Paul to believers in Rome. This letter is filled with major doctrinal and theological statements that matter to all believers. Paul had three…

Good morning! It is good to be together as family. This week we had the California Southern Baptist Convention in Clovis, CA. Over 500 of our brothers and sisters from Southern Baptist churches around California came together to worship, hear the word of God preached, fellowship, and conduct the business…

Our World's illusions of power fail as an altrnative to the true power of God.

Grievance of the Spirit: Something in a Name Introduction There is something in the name that we give to others. It signifies who, what, and how we relate to them. We give others nicknames that we associate with them. Other times we use terms that are universal to call to someone. If we forget their…

Psalm 119:129-136 As we have looked at Psalm 119 verse by verse, we have seen the trials of this Psalmist’s life work in him. Trials have a tendency to either make you better or make you bitter. In this Psalmist case, it is making him better. This is the seventeenth section of Psalm, denoted by the Hebrew…

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.