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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 Godly living in this present age.

We come now to the final statements, made by the apostle Paul, in regards to love. Verse seven of chapter 13 could be looked at as summary statements about love that encapsulate those things that we have previously stated. It is important to note that these statements are written in a Chaistic structure.…

So, I was getting to know a pastor once. We had lunch, talked about life and ministry. Then I invited him to jump in my car and drive around his town to pray for his ministry and for people’s hearts to change, for revival and repentance in the community. I started the car, started driving down the main…

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…

Last week we covered the topic regarding sex and what the bible has to say about it. There is a lot more that could have been covered regarding sex, but we only covered what was necessary for our series. Today we will cover the topic of love. What is love? Woody Allen, a comedian, writer, and moviemaker…

Building on what the Lord is teaching as in this season That you’re justified/ Reconciled/Adopted/ Sanctified Then with His command to actually participate in His work Make every effort to live like you’re justified/reconciled/adopted/sanctified But what drives you to make every effort? What is the driving…

Prayer of Adoration God of all time, help us enter the New Year quietly, thoughtful of who we are to ourselves and to others, mindful that our steps make an impact and our words carry power. May we walk gently. May we speak only after we have listened well. Creator of all life, help us enter the New…

One Body Many Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:12–28 (ESV) 12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of…

It is a joy to be back with you today. Preaching God’s word. I have enjoyed our study on the Holy Spirit, and I have appreciated these few weeks off to refresh while learning from my brothers, who preached God’s word to us faithfully. We return now to our study of first Corinthians If you remember with…

Revelation 2:1–7 (ESV) — 1 “To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: ‘The words of him who holds the seven stars in his right hand, who walks among the seven golden lampstands. 2 “ ‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have…

WHAT is the church to do: The church of Jesus Christ exists in and for the world. The local church is a strategic base from which Christians move out to the structures of society, providing the most significant arena through which disciple-making occurs. It is a community of true believers under the…

Building on what the Lord is teaching as in this season That you’re justified/ Reconciled/Adopted/ Sanctified Then with His command to actually participate in His work Make every effort to live like you’re justified/reconciled/adopted/sanctified But what drives you to make every effort? What is the driving…

In John 13 we find Jesus sitting down to eat his last meal with his disciples. You'd think he'd be taking the opportunity to really relax and enjoy this time. But instead he jumps up and engages in the most demeaning task imaginable (for the time): washing his disciples' feet. Why? What was the point? Join Malcolm as he unpacks why and how this menial task informs one of the core priorities of Jesus' followers.

Intro: Review: Deviod of Love defined love of God talked about it being in his nature defined those who lack love from God as not belonging to God. This could be the focus of Paul’s rebuke to the Corinthians background behind Paul’s rebuke is the prioritizing worldly things above love, even in the church.…

James 1:19-2:26 jk; I love to learn! Does anyone else love to learn! Anyone get distracted with rabbit trails when they learn? I was just joking with Sean and Josh the other day about not looking at my YouTube history because you will see how weird I actually am.. I believe it was Sean who said “yeah…

“I place this day, my life, my loved ones, my work in the Lord's hands. There is no harm in the Lord's hands, only good. Whatever happens, whatever results, if I am in the Lord's hands it is the Lord's will and it is good.” ― Norman Vincent Peale, The Power of Positive Thinking Wherefore whosoever shall…

Review: 1-3 rebuke from Paul about the lack of love with elevation of spiritual gifts 4: first three aspects of love: love long suffers, long suffers with kindness and love is content #4 Be Humble 1 Corinthians 13:4–5 (NASB95) 4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and…

Foundation Series Bible: God Sin Jesus Church/Holy Spirit Church as a Foundation of Christainity? Yes, Biblically define what the Church is. First it is not the building! The word “church” is a translation of the Greek word ekklesia , which is defined as “an assembly” or “called-out ones.” Not a building.…

If I speak human or angelic tongues but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith so that I can move mountains but do not have love, I am nothing. And if I give away all my possessions,…

For just as the body is one and has many parts, and all the parts of that body, though many, are one body—so also is Christ. For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and we were all given one Spirit to drink. Indeed, the body is not one part…

Morning 17 September 2023

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…

Charles Spurgeon said: 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…

Timely Announcements Airport - updates in the middle of the amazing reality of flight . . . and quiet Driving - Gas Light Bills - Electric Bill Timely announcements can help us keep up with foundational needs that may not thrill us or get us excited but they are crucial to our ability to move forward…

When we follow a recipe, we have to follow it precisely, amen? We have to prepare properly… measure each ingredient perfectly… combine them in the correct order… mix them exactly as the directions specify… otherwise what happens?!? Have you ever noticed that in every recipe there is that one ingredient……