Hickory Grove Presbyterian Church

We know that God brings us joy, but have we ever stopped to consider the joy He has in Himself and for us? God rejoices over His people, which is very good news for those of us who tend to think God is grumpy with us all the time. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for E...

In this passage, God asks Isaiah to do something a bit... strange. In it, we'll see a sign of God's impending judgment and we'll learn a bit more about how God makes Himself known to us. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more inf...

God has made peace with us so that we might live at peace with one another. Join us for this second week of Advent as we consider the Prince of Peace who makes both those things possible. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more information, plea...

The Lord strikes Egypt and brings them to nothing so that He might... heal them? In this enigmatic oracle, we see yet another example of God bringing about restoration and redemption through reckoning. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more inf...

Jesus is risen and ascended. In this lesson, we learn more about the doctrinal and practical significance of the fact that Jesus is now seated at the right hand of God. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more information, please visit http://hic...

This first week of Advent, we consider the traditional theme of hope. Join us and hear about the hope that we have in Christ alone. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more information, please visit http://hickorygrovepca.org. To give to the Lord...

Up from the grave He rose! In today's lesson, we consider the resurrection in biblical-theological perspective and what it means for our eternal life with Christ. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:00 PM for Evening Worship). For more information, please visit http://hick...

John the Baptist appeared in the mold of Isaiah and called upon God's people to repent of their sins and return to Him. He faithfully pointed to what God was doing in the world to deliver His people and warned people to get on the right side of history. In the same way, John warns us of the wrath to come but, more importantly, points us to the Messiah who has come to save us from the conseque...

Just what did Christ accomplish on the cross? In the previous lesson, we considered penal substitutionary atonement as the right biblical account of Jesus' death. In this lesson, we look at various alternatives that have been offered throughout the history of the Church. Some have had helpful things to offer to our understanding of the atonement. Others... not so much. If you're looking...

Jesus was the perfectly sinless God-man, and yet He had to grow in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and man. What does that mean, and what does it tell us about His humanity and His mission to save us from our sin? Check out this week's sermon to find out!  If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM fo...

In this lesson, we talk about Jesus' death on the cross in terms of penal substitutionary atonement. Jesus made us one with God by taking our punishment in our place. He suffered the penalty of the law on our behalf as our substitute.  If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning Worship and 5:0...

We know what it meant for Jesus to die for us. But do we know what it meant for Him to live for us? In today's class, we consider the active obedience of Christ. In living the life of perfect obedience, Jesus fulfilled the Law in our place. He merited the eternal reward that we could never merit for ourselves. As the first and only truly obedience human being, He cut the path we follow into h...

When Mary and Joseph take Jesus to the temple to fulfill their ritual obligations under the Law, two reliable witnesses show up to testify to the child's identity as the Savior of Israel and all the world. Join us as we learn more about this Jesus and what God has accomplished in and through Him. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit...

Some enemies are so powerful that it seems nothing could stop them from imposing their malicious will. But in today's oracle, we see that even the mightiest and most numerous army is like chaff in the wind when God shows up for His people. Who or what is up against you new? Join us an see what happens when we make God our refuge and strength. If you're looking for a church in Mount Julie...

How can God both love and hate at the same time? And how can we lovingly communicate the reality of His judgment for all those who reject the free offer of the Gospel? This oracle against Moab leans into that tension, showing us that there is no contradiction in God or in us when we speak of His love AND His wrath against sin. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love...

Out in a field in the middle of the night, a group of unsuspecting shepherds experienced one of the most incredible sights that any human being has ever seen. In their encounter, we see the glory of the Gospel in heaven and on earth. And we learn more about what it means both to receive and to transmit that Good News to all the world. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we&apo...

As our prophet, Jesus reveals the will of God for our salvation. As our priest, He offers Himself up as the perfect sacrifice to satisfy God's wrath and reconcile us to God. As our King, He subdues, rules, and defends us from all His and our enemies. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you to come and visit us at 84 S Greenhill Rd (10:15 AM for Morning...

Luke doesn't tell us much about the moment when Jesus was born. But he does tell us a whole lot about the political environment in which Jesus born. How incredible a contrast between the power of earthly kings and the power of God, that He would use the decree of an emperor to create the humble setting in which the King of Kings would be born! No matter what the world powers do, they are all...

Are you looking for a way out? Out of your stress? Out of your boredom? Out of your frustration? Jesus offers us a true way out of all of life's trials, while sin offers us a false one laden with promises it could never keep. In today's passage, we see what happens to a nation who gets out from under Judah's control and, when they come around with an offer to get Judah out from unde...

In this lesson, we talk about the Church's attempts to wrestle with the divinity and humanity of Christ, heresies that cropped up along the way, and the creeds and confessions that helped to lock down core truths about the person of Christ. Hickory Grove strives to be a loving family of believers who glorify God by building people up in Christ. To learn more about our church, visit http://hic...

We know why Jesus must be God, but do we know why He also must be man? Why did the eternal Son of God become incarnate? What does His full humanity have to do with our salvation? We answer all these questions and more in today's Sunday School lesson. Hickory Grove strives to be a loving family of believers who glorify God by building people up in Christ. To learn more about our church, visit...

In today's lesson, we learn how core Jesus' divine identity is to His mission to save and to the very essence of Christianity. You cannot have Christianity without a divine Christ! Hickory Grove strives to be a loving family of believers who glorify God by building people up in Christ. To learn more about our church, visit http://hickorygrovepca.org.

God has a plan, and that plan includes the final expulsion of all His enemies for the land He has claimed as His own. What we'll see in this sermon is that there is nothing that can stop Him for accomplishing His good purposes for His people—not even the enemy invaders who come to seek and to kill and to destroy. If you're looking for a church in Mount Juliet, TN, we'd love for you...

Another story, another song. In today's passage, John is born and Zechariah's silence is ended. And what does he do as soon as he can speak again? Blesses God and sings about the great and wonderful things He has done. Zechariah's song won't just teach us about what God has done to redeem His people; it'll show us that even when we are at our least faithful, God can restor...

Who is Jesus Christ? This is the most important question any of us can answer. In this first episode of our new Sunday School series, Pastor Kenny and Alan Fleming tackle basic issues in Christology, methods for thinking and talking about Jesus, and the biblical meaning of the name "Jesus Christ." Hickory Grove strives to be a loving family of believers who glorify God by building people...