Nick Hughes
This podcast features the preaching ministry of Dr. Nicholas Hughes. Recorded live before the congregation at Mountain Chapel Methodist Church in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, each episode offers biblical, relevant, and practical messages designed to help you know Christ, grow in your faith, and live out God’s purpose for your life.
For more information, visit www.nickhughesonline.com.
Episodes
20 episodes
Honest to God Questions | Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?
Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?It's the question pastors might hear more than any other, and for many people it's a real roadblock to faith. In this week's message from the "Honest to God Questions" series, Dr. Nicholas H...
Honest to God Questions | Does Prayer Make A Difference?
Does Prayer Make A Difference?Does prayer really work, or are we just talking to the ceiling? Many of us know we should pray, yet we wonder whether it changes anything.In this message from the series Honest to God Quest...
Honest to God Questions | Doesn't Science Contradict the Bible?
Doesn't Science Contradict the Bible?Can you trust your science textbook and still trust your Bible? In this episode, we tackle one of the biggest questions people carry into — or away from — church: does science make God unnecessary? Ro...
Honest to God Questions | Why Doesn't God Prove Himself to Doubters?
Why Doesn't God Prove Himself to Doubters?In 1910, a single fingerprint pressed into wet paint convicted a killer — no witness needed. The mark was enough. In this message from Romans 1:18-25, Dr. Nicholas Hughes asks whether God ...
Direct Message | A Heart Strangely Lukewarm
Have you ever gotten so used to being comfortable that you stopped noticing what it cost you?The church at Laodicea had. They were wealthy, self-sufficient, and perfectly satisfied. Jesus tells them exactly what that satisfaction had don...
Direct Message | Open Door Policy
Have you ever stood outside a locked door?The church at Philadelphia knew that feeling. They'd been pushed out of their synagogue and cut off from the community that shaped their whole identity. They had little strength, no influence, an...
Direct Message | Dead as a Doornail
Have you ever kept everything running—the routine, the schedule, the appearance—while something inside had quietly stopped?The church at Sardis had a stellar reputation. Nobody in town would've said a bad word about them. But Jesus looke...
Direct Message | Going Along to Get Along
Have you ever learned to live with something you know is wrong? Not something dramatic, just a small compromise you excused because it seemed easier than confronting it?The church in Thyatira knew that struggle. They were busy, growing, ...
Direct Message | Under Pressure
Have you ever caved under pressure? Have you ever said nothing when you should've spoken up, or gone along with the room just to keep the peace?The church in Pergamum knew that struggle intimately. They were surrounded by idol worship, e...
Direct Message | Quitters Never Win and Winners Never Quit
Have you ever wondered if faithfulness is really worth it? Ever wanted to throw in the towel when following Jesus got hard?A small, persecuted church in Smyrna knew that feeling well — poor, pressured, and staring down real suffering for...
Direct Message | You've Lost That Loving Feeling
What if Jesus sent you a direct message today? What would be the content of that message?In this opening sermon in the Direct Message series, we journey to the church at Ephesus—a church that was busy, faithful, a...
Summer School | Philosophy
Why are you here?It's one of life's biggest questions, and the Bible gives a clear answer: You were made by God and for God. In the final message of the Summer School series, we discover God's purpose for our lives through one o...
Summer School | Home Economics
What if one of the most important places your faith is shaped isn’t the church—but your home? In this Father’s Day message from our Summer School series, Nick Hughes opens Deuteronomy 6:1–9 to show that the home is one of God’s primary classroo...
Summer School | Phys. Ed.
What does God think about our bodies? In this message from the Summer School series, Nick Hughes explores the biblical connection between physical health and spiritual growth. Discover why physical fitness is not the goal of the Christ...
Summer School | Sociology
What comes to mind when you hear the word “church”? For some, it’s a building. For others, it’s a worship service or a denomination. But what if the church is something far more significant?In this message from Ephesians 4:1–6, Pastor Ni...
The Shadow of the Cross
What happened on the cross, and why does it still matter today?In this Good Friday message, Nick Hughes explores the meaning of Jesus’ death through the image of The Shadow of the Cross. Far more than a symbol of suff...
Jonah | Pity Party
Have you ever been angry when God didn’t do things your way?In this message from Jonah 4, Nick Hughes examines the surprising ending of Jonah’s story. After witnessing one of the greatest spiritual awakenings in history, Jonah...
Jonah | A Do-Over
Have you ever wished you could start over?In this message from Jonah 3, Nick Hughes explores the God of second chances. After running from God’s call and experiencing the consequences of his disobedience, Jonah receives an opp...