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This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

This passage in Luke specifically verses 1 and 2 are a couple of the foundational verses for Christ Our Hope. Luke 10: 1-16 : The Mission of the Kingdom You know the interesting thing about Life is that God meant for it to be reproduced. This reproduction happens in several ways, whether it’s the planting…

Bold Prayers, Bold Mission Good morning, church and everyone watching and listening online! Can you imagine the scene? Peter and John, two of Jesus' closest followers, returning from an intense encounter with the chief priests and elders. The room is full of hushed anticipation as the door opens. All…

Welcome to Session 2 of Hickory Corners Bible Church Basics! As a reminder, this is meant to be a 9-week class to give you a solid overview of what we believe, and how it is that we operate based upon that belief. These sessions will all build upon each other, so if you missed last week, I highly recommend…

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, Read opening paragraph (225) The Gospels Restricting our overview to just the gospel of Matthew Matthew 1:1 (ESV) The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David , the son of Abraham. Matthew…

Intro: When I was told not to share faith at the nursing home I worked. (Ruby) We pick up where we left off last week. Essentially Peter and John were asked to remain silent. They were asked to not talk about Jesus anymore. They were threatened, and even went through a trial of some sorts, and in the…

Jonah and The Great Commission Part Three: The God of Second Chances Many (but not endless) Chances Rebooting the Program The Error Message Uninstalling….Reinstalling I thank God that He loves us enough to give us many chances to correct our ways and turn to Him. As we look at the stories of the Bible,…

When we look back at the people who have changed the world, they share a common trait. They are bold enough to do or say what no one else will. And when we look back at the people who have changed the world for good, overcoming evil, establishing the kingdom of God in justice, righteousness, faithfulness,…

Intro Prayer When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. And when they heard it, they lifted their voices together to God and said, “Sovereign Lord, who made the heaven and the earth and the sea and everything in them, who through…

Today we will be studying Acts 3 and 4, where Peter and John share the gospel with the crowds at the temple after a lame man is healed. If you notice, your Bible likely has a heading: “Peter Heals a Lame Beggar”. This is an unfortunate heading choice. Why? Well, let’s study and find out. And, while we…

Guest Preacher: Pastor Greg McGhee - Northroad Church 42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 23 When they were released, they went to their friends and reported what the chief priests and the elders had said to them. 24 And…

Intro: Last week we started this discussion about Christians and Government. We saw that... As God’s Special People, Our Submission to Government… Is commanded Requires proper motivation Will not be easy It is God’s Will It is an act of stewardship… Let’s look at our main passage, once again… 1 Peter…

Main Idea boldness, prayer, and unity are what define godly communities During Steve Jobs’ tenure with Apple, he gave many amazing and impactful presentations. Many of us remember his presentations about the new features of the iPhone and the growing list of other devices as he paced back and forth on…

We've come to the end of Acts and we summarised it from the perspective that it's a Spirit-empowered, boundary-crossing GROWTH story. It encourages us in our faith journey of growth, and as we boldly share the gospel.

33 Sell what you have and give alms; provide yourselves money bags which do not grow old, a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches nor moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that…

The Christian mission mandates the Christ Event be proclaimed passionately and compassionately in the public square.

The followers of Jesus have been confronted by bullies since the very beginnings of the church. But why? And how should we respond? Join us as we explore Acts 4, the first encounter between bullies and boldness for the church.

Reception Uncovered — “Rejection is not the Exception But the Rule” It is easy to assume that God’s Word ought to be a welcomed guest wherever it is preached. We are also surprised when that same Word is met with apathy or rejection by those who hear it. It is also easy to conclude that when the Word…

The believers in Acts 4 prayed that God would observe the threats of those opposed to the gospel and that he would give boldness to the believers to continue to speak the word and that he would do miracles of healing and sings and wonders in the name of Jesus. Believers today should pray for boldness…

Reception Uncovered — “Rejection is not the Exception But the Rule” It is easy to assume that God’s Word ought to be a welcomed guest wherever it is preached. We are also surprised when that same Word is met with apathy or rejection by those who hear it. It is also easy to conclude that when the Word…

Acts 29 We spent the last 37 weeks traveling through the book of Acts. It has been a joy and a journey for me and I’m sure for you as well. What I want to do this morning is highlight some key insights into the book and then I want to give you all the opportunity to speak up and out about how we can…

Acts Chapter 4 then ends with another one of these passages. They had all things in common, we’ll read a little bit of this Now the full number of those who believed were of one heart and soul, and no one said that any of the things that belonged to him was his own, but they had everything in common.…

With All Boldness . Acts 4:1-31 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. And they arrested them and put them in custody…

In Jesus' final instructions, he set the stage for what we are doing as believers. Hear what we are called to do as we follow God's plan in God's power as we surrender to his schedule.

Reign forever! God is the eternal God (El Olam) who reigns forever. This morning we are looking at his rule, reign, authority and what we are commanded to do. The proclamation (Rev11:15-17; Dan4:3) 15 Then the seventh angel sounded; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, “ The kingdom of the world…