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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.

If you have your Bible (and I hope you do), please turn with me to 1 Peter 2 . If you are able and willing, please stand with me for the reading of God’s Holy Word: Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, or to governors, who are…

1 Peter is the first letter that we have from the Apostle Peter in the New Testament. The overall theme of the book is that believers should follow Christ’s example by joyfully enduring persecution. 11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the…

Suffering Unjustly 18 Servants, be subject to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle but also to the unjust. Christianity did not preach against slavery in Rome, but it overturned slavery in Rome. This truth would take years to do, and in the meanwhile, Christian slaves proved…

1 Peter 2 Good morning church! We are continuing our study through 1 Peter this morning, picking up in Chapter 2. Just as a reminder, Peter is writing to persecuted Christians that were spread abroad, those that were suffering in Rome, under the leadership of Caesar Nero. This persecution was government…

Luke 20:19-21:4 Outline & Discovery Full Manuscript By Calvin Dorsey Intro: Nick name was straight lace or straight edge. They saw the outside but they didn’t see my daily struggle I didn’t always do what is right In Genesis 18 , I believe verse 25, Abraham is having a conversation with God about the…

So, this sermon is the sermon that I was not going to preach on Mother’s Day. Beware any pastor who preaches this passage on Mother’s Day. Of all passages of Scripture, this is one that I might have recieved the most questions about. This is also one of a few passages which make liberal Christians squirm.…

Who are we? 1 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who are elect exiles of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood:…

Good morning! If we haven’t met - Membership Class Event Coordinator United in Prayer I I’ve heard it said that the hardest things to talk about in church are sex and money. And sex is easier. But they forgot one, didn’t they? Politics. WE We’re not a politically charged church family. I’m so grateful.…

One of the things I admire about Peter is he’s not afraid to tackle the hard topics. Submission is likely one of those topics, and as we read Peter’s letter some nearly two millennia later it is bound to raise the ire of many. So as we consider these passages we need to take a step back from today’s…

The Historical Beliefs of Baptist Churches

Salt and Light Matthew 5:13-16 Central Truth: God has M ade me to I mpact the W orld ! John 20:21 , Matt. 28:18 -22, and Matt. 6:33 ----------------- Salt & Light ----------------- - Who am I? Matthew 5:13 &14 – “You Are” A D isciple of C hrist : Matthew 5:1-2 100% A ll I n : Matthew 16:24-26 Different…

Introduction: Have you ever suffered unjustly for doing what is right? Have you ever felt like giving up or retaliating when you are mistreated by others? How do you respond to the pain and injustice of this world as a follower of Jesus? In this passage, Peter addresses a group of people who knew what…

Opening Prayer: Almighty and holy God, we come before you today with humble and grateful hearts. We thank you for your word, that nourishes our souls and guides our steps. We thank you for your Spirit, that empowers us and comforts us. We thank you for your Son, that died for us and rose again. We ask…

Welcome... Introduce Self... Pray... Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they…

Intro Final message in the It’s Complicated series. Our theme verse for this series has been… 21 Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. 22 Claiming…

1 Peter 3:18-4:6 Good morning church! We are going to resume our study in 1 Peter chapter 3 this morning. We left off on the 17th verse which says, 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. Yes sadly, the idea is that as Christians we may still suffer…

Luke 20:19-21:4 Outline & Discovery Full Manuscript By Calvin Dorsey Intro: Nick name was straight lace or straight edge. They saw the outside but they didn’t see my daily struggle I didn’t always do what is right In Genesis 18 , I believe verse 25, Abraham is having a conversation with God about the…

We are continuing our series on Developing a biblical Worldview. A well known atheist, Bertrand Russell once stated, Unless you assume there is a God the question of life’s purpose is meaningless. That’s about as true of a statement as has ever been said. Without God there is no purpose to life. If there…

1 Simeon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who have obtained a faith of equal standing with ours by the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ: Introduction Today, as we continue our exploration of our general theme, "That I May Grow in Grace," let us pause and give thanks…

I Ain’t Worried We just have a couple more weeks of this series remaining. This has been a fun series and it’s hard to believe that we’ve already listened to four different songs. Today’s song is fairly new. After it’s debut, it reached number six on the charts in the US. If you have seen the new Top…

Key Passage In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of Judah, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon came to Jerusalem and besieged it. And the Lord delivered Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, along with some of the articles from the temple of God. These he carried off to the temple of his god…

So today we are taking a pause from our study of the Armor of God. There is something that God has really been dealing with me about, and I can’t not talk about it. To start of I need to apologize to the congregation for something that you all are unaware of. If you had not noticed there has been allot…

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…

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