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Through the year (or years) we touch on several things. We make statements. We use words. We use passages and verses. I want to take all those puzzle pieces and put them together in the big picture. We are going to spend a few weeks talking about church membership. I didn’t sell that well. Some of you…

Matthew 28:19 “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all…

“Congregational Responsibilities” sounds like a very formal topic. I don’t know what else to entitle this sermon exactly, but I don’t want us to think this is boring, business-meeting type stuff. This isn’t Robert’s Rules of Order. I have all the respect in the world for Henry Robert, a military officer…

Introduction I. The Reason for Discipleship It’s vital for the Christian to live their lives with purpose , production and passion . Purpose speaks of a reason. Too many Christians don’t understand their purpose, therefore they have no goal to shoot for. Production speaks of usefulness. Christians should…

Intro: We are going to dig into a subject this morning that is challenging. We are going to be talking about church and state… Christians and Government… It’s a topic that we don’t talk about particularly often, however, I am not one to skate around the difficult passages of Scripture and this is where…

Sometimes it IS your circus, and more often than not they ARE your monkeys.

Intro: When God called me into ministry. While my story will not be one that has the dramatic turn around that we will be reading in the experience of Saul to Paul, but I share it as a reminder. God calls all people to salvation and to service for His Kingdom. Don’t you dare let anyone else tell you…

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 session will focus on what God requires within His local church.

Worship is a part of what God calls us to do; when we come into worship, we do so in a way which responds to the invitation we have been given to enter the presence of God.

The Way Life Shapes Us Every one of us are shaped by a combination of our nature, how we were hard wired by God before birth and nurture… the events that have happened to us since then. Especially powerful in shaping us are things like our parents, (and their attitude to God and money and what life is…

Intro As we close out this chapter this morning, we are really continuing on from where we began last week. Last week we studied verses 14-16 together where Paul encouraged us to live in harmony with one another. To bless those who persecute. To feel each others emotions. The ultimate purpose in all…

Good News For The Religiously Tired Deconstruction, Discontent, and Deconversion These are hot topics right now within the American Church. One of the opening sermons of this series delt with these topics. There are many podcasts, YouTube videos, articles, and TikTok's that approach the subject. Some…

There is an epidemic of fatherlessness in our country. It is estimated that nearly 1 in 4 children in America are growing up in fatherless homes. I want to share some staggering data with you. 85% of children with behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes. 85% of all youths in prison come from…

"Happy Birthday Christian Church". Based on Acts 2:14-21. Pentecost is the birthday of the Christian Church since this is the celebration of the Holy Spirit coming to be with us, just as Jesus promised. Peter began the celebration with preaching which is where we get our example of preaching in church.

Key theme of the Bible: Order from Chaos Creation story was God making order from chaos Sin was reestablished chaos Until the return of Christ, order is maintained through: government family religion Submission to established order is key to Christian success While no earthly system is perfect, it is…

INTRODUCTION: There are times when life throws us a curve ball. Times of uncertainty. Times of trouble. Perhaps that is a person whom we find ourselves embroiled in conflict with. Or that unexpected trial we face. Or a period when we have to wait for God’s answer to prayer. This year, many of us have…

Prayer meeting last week and this week. I would like them to continue. My vision is that we would have evening service at 6 and prayer meeting at 7; we’re not there yet. 39 And he came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives, and the disciples followed him. 40 And when he came to the…

45,000 We live in a world that is divided Spiritually. Then even within the divisions there is divisions. Tonight we are going to look at overcoming, scripturally speaking divisions. Study ending in Feb 2021 shows over 45,000 religions in the world. (Insert PowerPoint Religious Divisions) Oh wait, I…

What is a man? If you ask that question to 100 men, you are likely to get 100 different answers. While we may see overlap in those answers, they will not all answer in the same way or say the same things. We know a man is not simply biology. It is one thing to be male, but it is another thing to be a…

I- Individual Soul Liberty Gal.5:13-18 Individual Soul liberty, is one of our historic Baptist principles, yet it is also one of our most misunderstood theological tenets. Many Baptists equate soul liberty with the doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. The popular conflation of the two concepts…

That the believers would be found blameless and holy when Jesus comes again in glory.

Scene 1/ When Paul’s pastoral exhortation is understood we will see that this is an invitation not to be refused! 4:1a An invitation not to be refused! Sounds a little threatening doesn’t it? There is a note of compulsion, a having to do rather than a choosing to do. Military orders are like that; there…

Today we break into chapter 6 of Galatians, and if you’ve been with us, you know that for the past several weeks, the apostle Paul has been highlighting for the Galatians.... The 2 paths of life in this world... The path of [Slavery] - under the law of God The path of [Freedom] - Faith Alone in Christ…

I still remember driving up the entrance. Sprawling green grass and topiary bushes dotting the way. Once at the entrance I found a place to park and made may way through the door. My gaze was met with an entryway that screamed opulence. From the dining area down to my left, and a richly comfortable library…

Today is the last sermon from the Book of Romans. But instead of just finishing up chapter 16, we are going back a bit to the first verses of chapter 13. I had started this sermon in September, but was led to put it off until almost November, which is our normal season of political input through the…