The Hickory Rock Baptist Church Podcast

As we begin our study of the Apostles' Creed this week, we unpack what it means to profess that God is Almighty, Creator, and Father and how we live out these professions.

In this week's sermon, we learn that since Christ has brought us into the family of God, we must share the gospel with others so they might also be brought into God's family.

In this week's sermon, we are reminded of God's plan to save all of humanity and that He expects us to play our part in that plan. We are reminded that God desires to use us to reach those who are far from Him—even if they are different from us or even if they are our enemies.

As we celebrate baptisms this week, we explore the biblical theme of baptism, and how it has always been a sign of God bringing salvation to His people.

In this week's sermon, we are reminded that Christ prepares believers for ministry, and He prepares them so that they might accomplish the purpose of ministry–to bring glory to Him.

In this week's sermon, we walk through Paul's account of Jesus' resurrection and see that the resurrection can and must be believed.

In this week's sermon, we see how Christ transforms our message, suffering, and relationships and how He does this so that we might glorify Him in all things.

In this week's sermon, we are reminded that no one is beyond Christ's power to save and that Jesus' followers must love and welcome all He brings into the family of God.

In this week's sermon, we are reminded that God sees and loves us individually and has gone to great lengths to secure our salvation. Since we have received great love and mercy from God, we must demonstrate great love and mercy to those around us by sharing the Gospel with them.

In this week's sermon, we look at a scene that reminds us of how our sinful hearts can warp the way we treat others and even cause us to seek to manipulate the power of God for our benefit.

This week's sermon shows how God used the persecution against the church to spread the Gospel to new people. This text reminds us that God can turn tragedy into triumph and that He can bring joy out of even the bleakest situations.

This week's sermon looks at Stephen's sermon before the Sanhedrin.  Stephen reminds us that if we do not learn from the sins and failures of the past, we will continue to commit them again and again.

In this week's sermon, we look at the story of Stephen. We learn from this that the more we seek to be like Christ, the more we should expect to be treated like Christ.

In this week's sermon, we see how busyness distracts and divides God's people and what we must do to see through these distractions to do the work Christ has called us to do.

In this week's sermon, we are reminded that the world will oppose the work of God. We learn that our faithfulness to Christ is forged in trials, and how we deal with such trials reveals our commitment to Him.

In this week's sermon, we see an example of great love and generosity in the church and an example of sin that had to be dealt with swiftly and surely. From this, we are reminded of the zealousness with which God will protect the holiness of His church.

In this week's sermon, we study the apostles' boldness before the Sanhedrin and unpack the recipe for living boldly in our daily lives.

In this week's sermon, we look at Peter's sermon in the temple complex. From this text, we learn of the importance of remembering all that God has done through Christ, and why we must remember everything God has promised to do, and that we must also remember that God is still at work all around us.

In this week's sermon, we look at Luke's account of Jesus' birth. We will see how Jesus' birth in Bethlehem proves God's sovereignty and reminds us that God uses all things for His glory and purposes.

In this week's sermon, we explore the first healing miracle in Acts and see how it announces the arrival of the Messiah's kingdom.

In this week's sermon, we look at the response to Peter's Pentecost sermon, and we learn from the early believers how we are to be the Church.

In this week's sermon, we look at Peter's Pentecost sermon and learn how the Holy Spirit's arrival confirms our purpose and proclamation as Jesus's followers.

In this week's sermon, we look at the events of the Day of Pentecost and discover what the implications of Pentecost are for us today.

In this week's sermon, we see how the early church navigated through an uncomfortable time of transition by committing to prayer and trusting in God's provision.

In this week's sermon, we learn that the work of the Church begins in Acts but will not be completed until Christ returns. From this, we learn that Acts matters because we are still living it out today.