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Are you a member of the church?

What makes a local church a church ? Is it simply where two or three are gathered? 20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.” If so, then every Christian home would be a church. A church always has some form of organization . 23 So when they had appointed…

There is a story I once heard of two men who’s job was to chop wood. Every day they arrived at the same time, had the same quota for wood, and worked hard until noon. At noon one lumberjack left for two hours, while the other decided to keep on working. But every day, the man who took the break finished…

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 the principle doctrines related to the place and purpose of the church.

Regarding soteriology: If God has everything determined, does it matter if I witness? 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 15 And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.…

Intro & Recap Exegetical Point: Jesus’ saved body is equipped with varying gifts for varying service. Application point: Find your gifts and use them! Kids, What do you think is your most important body part? Eyes? Ears? Legs? Let me tell you a story... Liv. 2.32 - Paraphrase Menenius Agrippa from about…

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.

An important distinction between the universal church and a local church. The universal church consists only of saved people, while a local church could have among its members people who are lost . 12 “And to the angel of the church in Pergamos write, ‘These things says He who has the sharp two-edged…

Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. But if he will not hear thee, then take with thee one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.…

And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with…

For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— Who hasn’t put a puzzle together at one time or another? Either you’re an avid puzzle enthusiast or you’ve at least tried to put one together at your grandma’s…

Are you saved?

What is a church? What is not a church? What is church for? What is church not for? Why have church? How do you justify having church? What is its reason for existence? What is its settled determination, the ultimate justification for being? These are the kinds of questions which, when answered, lead…

Do You Have a Superficial Religion or a Supernatural Regeneration?

“Marks” of a Church 20 Rather, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons. 2 You know that you were Gentiles, carried away to these dumb idols, however you were led. The Lutheran statement of faith, which…

Home Church Today, we are going to see Paul and Barnabas return to their home church after their first missionary journey. This journey took anywhere from one to two years and covered travel of over 1,000 miles. What would it be like to come home after such a long trip? Let’s consider just a few things…

When someone asks, “Who are you?”, how do you respond? Usually we give our name, or maybe whose family we belong to. Sometimes we might say, “I’m a teacher”, or “I sell shoes”, or “I take care of my children”. Do these things really say who we are though? Our name is just a label, and our occupation…

A Problem with Success. The movie, the Intern. Pray Read 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were…

Hebrews 10:25 says: And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. What is the reason why God commands His people to join together? In this period of lockdowns can we fulfill the requirements simply by meeting together online? To answer that we must first determine the purpose of His Church

God porovidentially cares for His Church.

The 4th Principle in the PLAN A Series from Crossover Australia by Belinda Lakelin

Moving forward as a Spirit filled church!

Ephesians 4:11-15 · Today we wrap up our series on being Rooted in Christ. · We have talked about being Rooted in God’s Word · And the importance of Good ground · We talked last week about having a Rooted Family. · And Today I want to wrap it up talking about us as a church. · If we want to grow, we…

21 “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. 22 Many will say to Me in that day, ‘Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?’ 23 And then I will…

Where were you three years ago? Introduction: Where were you three years ago? Trump was sworn into office The patriots and falcons win the chance to play in the Superbowl A Malaysian flight goes missing I was moving from California to Washington As the book of Acts begins the disciples might be thinking…