Baptist Church of Hadley Podcast

The sound of a mother singing to her child is so precious and beautiful! In this message Pastor Luke delves into God's Word in Luke 1:46-55 and shows us how this Song (or Prayer) of Mary to God about her son, Jesus, is beautiful and theologically rich. Grab your Bible and open up to this passage and praise God with us, and with Mary. From these verses in Luke we can see some attributes of God...

Have you ever considered what the theme of Christmas is? There are several different parts of the Christmas story each with what we may consider there own theme. Pastor Luke examines several different parts and their individual theme, then he shows how each of these parts support a central them. This Wednesday evening message covers many parts of the Christmas story including: 1. The Announcement...

Pastor Rowland steps in for this Christmas eve service where we learn about the coming of Jesus. We start in Matthew 1:18. Pastor Rowland continues his tradition of examining the Word and also drawing our attention to hymns that reinforce the points he draws from the Passages. 12-24-23 Pastor Bill Rowland

Pastor Luke continues his exegesis of "unusual" Christmas passages that he started last week ( The Other Christmas Story ). This time he examines Isaiah 9:6 and the Baby Names for the Infant Christ. He pulls the names directly out of the passage and provides explanation and application for each. The names we learn about in this passage are: 1. Wonderful 2. Counsellor 3. The Mighty God 4....

Summary to Follow 12-10-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis

Summary to Follow

Summary to Follow

Parables can be difficult to understand. They are employed throughout Scripture as a source if meditation for us. Which is to say, an opportunity for us to think deeply about the passage. Pastor Luke started discussing parables last week. We look at 3 more parables this week found in Mark 4:21-34. Pastor Luke breaks it down like this: 1. The Parable of the Candle (vs. 21-26) - This Kingdom is offe...

Pastor Luke continues his series of examining the Old Testament books commonly referred to as the Minor Prophets. In this message he begins looking at the book of Micah. The format for this message is similar to what Pastor has done for some of the other books, he will first read the passage and then go back through verse by verse and not only exposit the verses but also draw application from them...

We all eat Oreo cookies the same, right? You split the Oreo in half, eat the cream first and then the cookies! In this message Pastor Luke will address the passage in this same manner. In Mark 3:19-35 we see one story bracketed by another. In each of the two stories we will see an accusation, a defense, and a counterpoint : 1. The means of the Messiah's miracles (vs 22-30) Accusation: Christ&#...

Hey, you! Are you tired? Are you exhausted? Do you just need a break from all of your responsibilities? Join us as we look at Mark 2:23-3:6 and we see how Jesus Christ is the Lord of Rest. In Him you can have the rest you so desperately need. In this Passage we see how Christ deals with the Pharisees when they attempt to charge the Lawmaker with breaking the law. In this message we see the contras...

In this shorter devotional, Pastor Luke Hollis dives into the wonderful song found is Psalm 1. This Psalm will challenge and encourage you at the same time. If you are looking for some new verses to commit to memory, this is it! 10-15-23 PM - Pastor Luke Hollis

To fast or not to fast, that is the question! Well, that is the question that starts off this message by Pastor Luke Hollis. He opens the Word to continue his series on the book of Mark. Specifically we are looking at Mark 2:18-22. The Passage begins with the Pharisees asking Jesus Christ why He and His followers aren't as holy as they are! Then we see Christ's response to their impudence....

Nahum the Elkoshite, authored a small book in the Old Testament that pronounces an oracle of judgement against the secular city of Ninevah. This message by Pastor Luke Hollis follows closely on the heels of his series on Jonah. In that Book we see that the Assyrians responded positively to Jonah's preaching. In Nahum we see that God is loving and long in mercy, but He is also holy and His wrat...

Have you ever felt like an "odd duck"? In Mark 2:13-17 we see that Christ loves the "odd duck". In fact Christ lived and died for the "odd duck". Pastor Luke walks us through this passage and we see: I. Jesus Missional Friendship A. He Calls Sinners B. He Loves Sinners C. He Leads Sinners II. Jesus Missional Motivation A. The Need of the Sick B. The Delusion of the &q...

Please take a moment to consider with us the Lord's Table and what that truly represents. In this stirring message from Pastor Luke we open to several passages that discuss our Savior and what he did for us on the Cross. How He suffered and died for us, how He was beaten and bloodied for our sins and how He rose again and conquered death and hell. This message is a great reminder about how we...

Praise God for second chances! Sometimes we need not just second, but third and fourth, and four hundred and five hundred chances! In this message Pastor Luke walks us through the 3rd chapter of the book of Jonah, where Jonah gets a second chance to do right. We look at each verse one by one and draw multiple applications from this passage. Some of the things we will see in this study: v. 1 = God...

"Jonah's second prayer". In the final chapter of Jonah we get a look into the prophets heart of hearts. We see how little he cares for the lost people of Ninevah, and in contrast how much he cares for his shade-providing gourd. God uses this as a lesson for both Jonah and for us today. God wants us to care for a lost and dying world, like He does. Pastor Luke will focus specifically...

Bad company corrupts good morals! This a famous saying from Biblical times. In today's message, Pastor Luke walks us through the importance of friends and their influence on you. In Mark chapter 2 verses 1-12 we see an example of some good friends. Pastor Luke goes out of his way to really find some opportunities for alliteration: 1. The Faithful friends Faithful in Selflessness Faithful in be...

Can anyone love like Jesus? Can YOU love like Jesus? We certainly should be trying our best to display Christ like love to the world! After a review of our study so far in Mark chapter one Pastor Luke dives into the last paragraph of the chapter. Mark 1:40-45 discusses the healing of the leper. We started looking at these verses last week and at that time, focused on the leper, the "Entreaty...

Do you approach prayer with the correct attitude? This is the question that we are challenged by in this message from Pastor Luke Hollis. We finish up the study of Mark chapter 1 by looking at the last few verses. Turn in your Bibles to Mark 1:40-46 and be challenged and encouraged by what a first century leper and our 21st century prayer lives should have in common. We will look at: 1. The Entrea...

Have you ever prayed until you prayed? This message from Mark 1:35-39 has a challenge for everyone, whether your a newly recruited Christian, or a seasoned veteran of spiritual battles, God wants you to be a prayer warrior. Jesus gives us the perfect example. From this passage we see: A. The Priority of Prayer B. The Place of Prayer 1. A Special Time 2. A Quiet Location 3. A Long Period C. The Pow...

The most famous part of Jonah is discussed in detail in this message, the great fish! Open your Bibles with us and be encouraged and challenge by Jonah, the disobedient servant of God. Pastor Luke examines and breaks down today's passage verse by verse and then we look closely at Jonah's prayer. We see these points from the prayer of Jonah: A. The Good - This is a Prayer of Declarative Pra...

Pastor Luke dives into Jonah in this message, continuing his study on the Minor Prophets of the Old Testament. While the book of Jonah can certainly be a lot to swallow, Pastor Luke divides the book up into a few parts to make it easier. If our knowledge of the book of Jonah begins and ends with a whale then we are missing out on what God wants to show us in this short book. The theme of Jonah is...

08-27-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis Pastor Luke Hollis brings another great challenge from Mark chapter 1. We look together at verses 21-34 and Pastor draws out several fantastic applications. The title of this message is "The Authority of the King". Follow along as Pastor Luke discusses Christ's authority on display in this Passage: His authority over the scribes. (vs. 21-22) His autho...