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The Hickory Rock Baptist Church Podcast
Weekly sermons from Hickory Rock Baptist Church in Louisburg, North Carolina.
Episodes
315 episodes
The Received Life---Psalm 92
We spend so much of our lives trying to make the good life happen. But what if the life we're longing for isn't something we have to create at all? This Sunday, Psalm 92 invites us to stop striving, receive what God has already given, and disco...
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The Known Life---Psalm 139
We all want to be known. And yet, we're often afraid of letting anyone see who we really are. What if the walls we build to protect ourselves are also keeping us from the good life? This Sunday, Psalm 139 invites us to stop hiding and discover ...
The Satisfied Life---Psalm 90
Our days are fleeting, and yet we spend so much of them wishing they were different. This Sunday, Psalm 90 teaches us to receive our days as a gift, to savor the life God has given us, and to learn the wisdom of truly living.
The Sustained Life---Psalm 121
Ordinary Time is long. So is life. And sooner or later, we all discover that grit, determination, and willpower can only carry us so far. This Sunday, Psalm 121 reminds us of a freeing truth: the good life isn't found in holding everything toge...
The Repenting Life---Psalm 51
Every one of us knows what it feels like to fail. To wander. To wonder if we've gone too far. Psalm 51 offers surprising good news: the God we've wandered from is also the God who delights in welcoming us home.
The Waiting Life---Psalm 40
None of us enjoys waiting. We long for answers, healing, change, and relief. But what if waiting isn't wasted? This Sunday in Psalm 40, we'll discover that while we're waiting for God to act, God is already at work—forming deep roots that can o...
The Trusting Life---Psalm 13
What do you do when God seems silent? This Sunday, Psalm 13 invites us into one of the oldest prayers of God's people and reminds us that trust is often born not from having all the answers, but from remembering the God who has always been fait...
The Good Life---Psalm 1
We all have a picture of what the good life looks like. But what if that picture is quietly shaping the person we're becoming? This Sunday we begin our journey through the Psalms with Psalm 1, where God invites us to examine our hearts, delight...
Living In The Ordinary And Extraordinary---Ephesians 6:10-24
We often think of spiritual warfare as something extraordinary. But what if the battle is fought—and the victory lived out—in the ordinary moments of everyday faithfulness? Join us this Sunday as we conclude Ephesians by learning what it means ...
Everyday Christlikeness---Ephesians 5:15-6:9
It's easy to talk about spiritual maturity. It's much harder to practice it in marriage, parenting, work, and everyday relationships. This Sunday in Ephesians 5–6, we'll explore why our ordinary relationships are often the clearest evidence of ...
Living The New Normal---Ephesians 4:25-5:5
We're all being formed by something. This Sunday in Ephesians 4–5, we'll explore the hidden currents that shape our desires, habits, and lives—and how Christ teaches us to swim against them by learning a better way of being human.
Learning A New Normal---Ephesians 4:17-24
Many of us know about Jesus. But what does it mean to actually learn Christ? Join us this Sunday as we continue through Ephesians and discover how Jesus forms us through the slow, ordinary work of apprenticeship.
Ordinary Faithfulness---Ephesians 4:1-16
What if spiritual maturity isn’t built through dramatic moments, but through ordinary faithfulness over time? This Sunday, as we enter Ordinary Time and continue through Ephesians 4, we’ll explore how Christ teaches us to walk faithfully throug...
Focused Faith---Ephesians 3:10-21
Pentecost isn’t about chasing spiritual hype or emotional sugar rushes. It’s about becoming the kind of people who can stay rooted, hopeful, prayerful, and faithful in a discouraging world through the power of the Spirit.This Sunday in E...
Powerfully Reconciled---Ephesians 2:11-22
What difference should the resurrected life actually make in the real world? In Ephesians 2:11–22, Paul reminds us that Christ didn’t just reconcile us to God—he’s creating a new family and a new temple where heaven and earth meet, and inviting...
Powerfully Alive---Ephesians 2:1-10
We were dead—but God refused to leave us there. This Sunday, we’ll explore how God’s grace brings us from death to resurrection life and restores us to the purpose we were created for.
Resurrection Progression---Ephesians 1:15-23
The resurrected life isn’t something we’re waiting for—it’s already begun. The question is: are we learning to see it, receive it, and live from it?
Resurrected Living In Real Time---Ephesians 1:1-14
What if the key to living a transformed life isn’t trying harder, but seeing more clearly what God has already done? Join us as we learn to receive his grace, respond with praise, and grow into the life he’s given us.
Living A Resurrected Life---Ephesians 4:1-16
Easter isn’t just something we celebrate. It’s a life we’re called to live.Come discover what it means to grow into maturity and become more like Christ.
Learning To Live An Empowered Life---Luke 24:44-49
The resurrection isn’t just about life after death. It’s about life right now. Come discover what it means to live an empowered life because Jesus is alive.
Learning To Live A Surrendered Life---Luke 23:44-46
The greatest thing Jesus ever did was not a miracle—it was staying on the cross.Good Friday invites us to face what surrender really costs, and to decide if we’re willing to follow.
Learning To Grieve With God---Luke 19:41-44
While the crowds celebrate on Palm Sunday, Jesus weeps—because he sees what we miss.What if becoming truly human means learning to grieve with God—and meet him in the brokenness we’d rather avoid?
Learning To Live As God's Family---Luke 8:19-21
Jesus says his true family isn’t defined by blood, but by those who hear and do the word of God.What if following him means unlearning the patterns that formed you—and learning to live as part of a whole new family?