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This week’s sermon is the third in the sieres I AM MEANT TO KNOW GOD. This message “Knowing God Through His Word” pastor explains how we know God through the Bible.

God has already provided the resource you will need when you encounter denial, opposition, persecution, and doubt.

We believe the Bible, God’s powerful, unchanging truth, guides and equips all who receive and obey it. Therefore, we will unleash the Word of God personally and with those we encounter. But you have carefully followed my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, perseverance, persecutions,…

Pre-Introduction Great singing [Casual transition from last week’s announcement, restate the announcement for those who missed it] Explain the plan for the next 6 weeks (Heartbeat: Core Ministry Priorities) Explain the Pastor Profile booklet Encourage people to reach out to get together to answer any…

Sermon Key Passage So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining…

18 I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. It is likely that Jesus is referring back to the fact that He would be leaving them 33 “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.…

As we continue to explore things beyond the “Basics” class that are still foundational to Hickory Corners Bible Church all the same, I want to remind you of what we’ve looked at so far in this study. First, we considered the ultimate purpose of each and every individual Christian and the church collectively…

1 Brethren, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. 2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they being ignorant of God’s righteousness, and seeking to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted to the…

Let’s pray: My message comes this morning from the book of Acts chapter 1. 4 While he was with them, he commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for the Father’s promise. “Which,” he said, “you have heard me speak about; 5 for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy…

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.…

Advent 2023 – The Love of the Word (Jesus) This fourth week of advent lands on Christmas Eve this year as we celebrate the coming of the Messiah. Much like our Easter celebration of the Resurrection in the Spring, this Sunday is like every other Sunday in that we come together to worship the risen Jesus.…

What is prophecy? Sam Storms: “the human report of divine revelation” Last week we talked about how God speaks Creation Written Word Physical Word - Jesus Church Individuals - Holy Spirit - Prophecy Why prophecy? God’s way of speaking to His people - obviously, not His only way, but one way! 1 In the…

How does God speak? 1. Creation 18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of…

The Danger With “Your Truth” For several weeks God has had it on my heart to do a series that would help us to be more aware of some of the crazy things that are popular to believe in today’s world. I am still praying about what that series will look like and exactly what God wants me to teach. As I…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:20-21a | SINS OF ANIMOSITY INTRO ILLUSTRATION : We all had our favorite TV show or movies when we were kids, unless you were one of the ones that grew up without tv. Back when I was a kid, we were one of the cool families that had an entertainment center. It wasn’t enough to have a…

Jesus commands us to have faith, and he gives faith to those he loves. The mountaintop experience is followed by service The physical and the spiritual are often connected The faith of the congregation impacts the kingdom impact Luke 9:37–43 (ESV) On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain,…

From the very beginning, the Word of God has been under attack. It is literally the oldest trick in the book! “Did God really say??” The devil deceived the woman by questioning the word of God and twisting the truth. And it has been the most common tactic of the enemy against God’s image bearers ever…

One of the jobs of pastors is to preach the word. 2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. Sometimes that preaching is meant to encourage, or to exhort. Sometimes that preaching is meant to reprove and rebuke. To reprove…

INTRODUCTION Final lesson of our May Series: Understanding God’s Word Today we will focus on the Sword of the Spirit and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Lesson Highlight: The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, equips us for spiritual battle…

Recognizing graduate: Opening Sermon Prayer: Heavenly Father, As we gather today, we seek Your guidance in building godly homes rooted in Your Word. Help us understand the importance of training our children in Your ways, instilling discipline and love. Grant us wisdom as we immerse them in Scripture…

Went on elder retreat... Things I observed: Every one of us feels and carries the full weight of responsibility for the church. We each unique giftings and abilities and we deeply respect and submit to one another. Maturity Colossians 1:28 (ESV) [Christ] we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone…

The Importance of Counsel . Without counsel: Errors are made Where no counsel is, the people fall: But in the multitude of counsellers there is safety. The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: But he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. Without counsel: Endeavors are missed Without counsel purposes…

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 first session Introduces Basics and lays the 'basic' foundation of everything done here at Hickory Corners Bible Church. Video presentation is also at https://youtu.be/_xsicqBVp5o.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good…

but how he now sees, we do not know; or who opened his eyes, we do not know. Ask him; he is of age, he will speak for himself.” His parents said this because they were afraid of the Jews; for the Jews had already agreed that if anyone confessed Him to be Christ, he was to be put out of the synagogue.…