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I. The Means of our service. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.…

But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ. For you have heard of my former conduct in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond…

Paul, an apostle (not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father who raised Him from the dead), and all the brethren who are with me, To the churches of Galatia: Grace to you and peace from God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for our sins, that He might…

7 This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “Behold, I am setting a plumb line in the midst of my people Israel; I will…

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto…

Jude 1:1-4 Introduction Good morning. Well, this is the final sermon in our Counter the Culture series. This has been a challenging series just in the preparation as well as in some of the topics that we have covered. I am looking forward to diving into I Timothy when I come back on the 17th after we…

Page 973 I read something recently where a person was attempting to make an argument undermining Christianity by stating that in the first century there were over 100 different versions of the “Jesus Cult”. I had no interest in fact checking this claim to see if there 100+ was true or not… but my immediate…

TEXT: GALATIANS 3:1-5 | DON’T BE BEWITCHED INTRO EXPLANATION : Paul passionately closed out chapter 2 with incredible verses I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved…

Paul , an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gave himself for our sins, that…

Isaiah 66 Good evening Saints! Just a reminder that this is our last Wednesday evening service for awhile as we are kicking off our Fall Growth Group session next week. 1 Thus says the Lord : “Heaven is My throne, And earth is My footstool. Where is the house that you will build Me? And where is the…

INTRODUCTION New theme for July: ‎Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception Deception Defined Deception - Imposing a false idea, impression, or belief that hides the truth and causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. Think of a time your were deceived and the effect it had on you A new Job A…

6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7 not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8 But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to…

Introduction We have come to the last message on our March theme of Growing in Grace For today’s message titled “Grace for Every Season” Thesis Statement : As followers of Christ, we are called to be faithful and share the message of God's saving grace at all times, whether it is convenient or not. but…

Galatians 1:6-10 As we look at the topic of Eternal Security we are going to spend the majority of our time looking at the truth according to the Word of God. However, there is something to be said about answering the concerned questions of those who oppose Eternal Security. Along the way we will look…

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.

Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from…

Introduction Why do we care about this group? estimated that 900,000 JW’s spend 10hrs/month going door to door in the US while another 100,000 pioneers devote 100 hrs/month. Very active group that is much bigger than it appears Multiple congregations fill one of those Kingdom Halls so what appears as…

There is a popular Video series about a sports team in the UK that follows a soccer team with an American coach. The team is mediocre at best. The soccer club largely has what it needs to succeed, including a talented superstar or two, but they don’t function very well as a team, they don’t believe in…

Have you ever wanted to just give up? I think about a teacher. The day has not been going well. Those troublemakers are just not listening to reason and the rest of the class are beginning to follow. I can imagine that a point is reached where the teacher just wants to give up. What’s the use? Let’s…

There are many gospels out there that could be preached. Ultimately false gospels. We probably don’t have to worry too much about the prosperity gospel. What about the forgiveness only gospel. God wants to forgive your sin and give you eternal live. The forgiveness gospel is a consumer gospel. Not really…

3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, 4 who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, 5 to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. 6 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called…

Day 2: What is Evangelism Evangelism is Sharing The gospel message as revealed by God For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man’s gospel. For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. Though…

The Need for the Grace of Christ

Once again today we have the wonderful honor to turn to God’s Word to see what it has to tell us about this life. Psalm 19 tells us this. 7 The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple; 8 the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the…

The message from God about Christ is predominant over man's opinions about Christ.