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Last weekend we began this two-part series on What is the Church? The church is not a physical building, but a group of believers or a spiritual body, and Christ is the head of the body or church. My desire was to help us see that the Universal Church is made up of all believers and that the smaller…

Conversing With God 1. What are several things that encourage you about coming to God in prayer? (Hebrews 4:15-16) 5. When you pray, the Holy Spirit helps you know what to say and how to say it (Romans 8:26-27). How does this encourage you? The Benefits of Prayer What truth do you find both in Jeremiah…

We are finishing our Back to School Series today as we discuss Team Spirit. I don’t know about you but our school had horrible team spirit even though we were awesome in football, so in our senior year, a group of us Seniors decided to take matters into our own hands. Each week we would introduce a new…

(SI)— What does it mean to be united as a nation, as americans, as a people? One nation under God , indivisible, with liberty and justice for all... Pledge of Allegiance was ”written in 1885 by Captain George Thatcher Balch, a Union Army officer in the Civil War who later became auditor of the New York…

As we begin our time in scripture this morning, let’s pray these words together, taken from Psalm 119:18 . “Open my eyes, that I might receive, wonderful truths from your word. <personal prayer> I’ve grown quite fond of it. It’s been with me for quite a while. In fact, I dare say that, without it, I…

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” (Now this, “He ascended” —what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended…

Secular - The Title today is Serving Jesus, Even If We Fail. The Following story is about a judge who failed. A lawyer defending a man accused of burglary tried this creative defense: “My client merely inserted his arm into the window and removed a few trifling articles. His arm is not himself, and I…

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.

Where do you get it? Illustration: Dog, licks, loves, feelings from it Where do you find encouragement? Family, job, friends, accomplishment. Your finances, etc. From each other (expand; good biblical thing) Encouragements can be very uplifting, motivational, but they too can be used as manipulation…

Introduction While I was preparing this sermon I came to realise that God had been doing a work in me not only during my Christian life, nor in the period just before I was reborn, nor during adolescence, nor during my childhood but even before my birth. And do you know what? It’s true for you too! As…

Ephesians 4:7 “7 But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” Grace. Unmerited favor, and denotes enablement. moves from “all” to “each one of us” diversity (cf. Rom 12:4–5 ; 1 Cor 12:4–29 ). Quote on screen “Grace…In this context, it is a particular enablement given…

Not long ago I was watching a video online about how to survive stampeding crowd. Let’s say you’re on the riverfront for thunder over Louisville, and something goes down that causes everyone to run or press in one direction. These can be very dangerous scenarios. if you fall down, you are likely to trampled.…

1. His Word For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know…

Conversing With God 1. What are several things that encourage you about coming to God in prayer? (Hebrews 4:15-16) 5. When you pray, the Holy Spirit helps you know what to say and how to say it (Romans 8:26-27). How does this encourage you? The Benefits of Prayer What truth do you find both in Jeremiah…

We can be assured that when God starts a work, that he will accomplish and finish that work that he began. When God brings about a finish to something…it is understood to mean to bring something to completion or perfection Something that is complete within itself without any other outside influence or…

Context This morning we are going to move on deeper into Ephesians chapter 4. Sunday before last we started looking at what Paul has for us on living the Christian life, walking the walk, and as Brother Bobby taught us last Sunday this can only be done in and through the Holy Spirit. We are called to…

10 As each one has received a gift, minister it to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God. Everyone Has a Gift Peter was one of Jesus’s close friends He was ++A Fisherman ++Called to follow Christ ++To be a fisher of men He was a target of Satan 31 And the Lord said, “Simon, Simon!…

When it comes to dangerous jobs, few occupations rival the inherent risks faced by firefighters, police officers, and soldiers. Nevertheless, these are jobs that we desperately need as a society, And thankfully there are brave men and women who are willing to face these challenge head on. But, they face…

Intro: Marks of a zombie ( To survive you have to look and smell like one, and act like one) Verse one of Ephesians chapter 4 is really a transition verse in this letter. In chapters 1-3, Paul is really unpacking this mystery that God has taught him about the gospel. He’s unpacking this mystery that…

“Therefore” Whats the Therefore, therefore? Eph. 4:1-16 is all about Christian unity which we will be addressing over the next few weeks, but from chapter 4 through the end of the book, Paul will be addressing the believers on how they are to behave as Christians. Here in chapter 4, Paul will proceed…

Introduction Growing up with a garden. Tilling, planting, fertilizing, weeding, and harvesting. Paul sees the church as something that is growing, and God has provided for her people to help lead and guide to be effective. The Who v. 11 What are the gifts mentioned earlier that are used to bring unity?…

But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying…

Perseverance is the badge of true saints. The Christian life is not a beginning only in the ways of God, but also a continuance in the same as long as life lasts. It is with a Christian as it was with the great Napoleon: he said, “Conquest has made me what I am, and conquest must maintain me.” Morning…

Thesis: This section of the epistle describes the proper response to God's offer of salvation and the blessings attached to it, the first of which is to maintain the unity of the Spirit. Ephesians 4:1-16 Review Paul Prays that God open their eyes . He describes the hopeless situation of the Gentiles…

Office of Holy Ministry I heard a story of a pastor who said, as he closed the service, “The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the . . .”—and then experienced a momentary lapse of memory. He continued, “and the—ah—the friendship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” As he walked…