Back Creek Church | Charlotte, NC
Connecting people with the hope of the Gospel.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 292
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Real Hope: Community of Hope (1 Peter 2:4-10)
Our identity of hope: we are chosen by God, children of God, and the church for God. This passage teaches us that God means to dwell with His people and the Church is the spiritual house He is buildi…
Real Hope: Holiness in Hope (1 Peter 1:13-2:3)
We are not only chosen by God as elect exiles. In Christ, we are children of God!
As children of God, we are called to holiness in the way we think.
As children of God, we are called to holiness in the…
Real Hope: Identity of Hope (1 Peter 1:1-12)
Having been born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we have a new identity of hope. We are no longer citizens of this world, but citizens of Christ's Kingdom - elect exi…
Gospel of Restoration (John 20:19-23; John 20:24-29; John 21: 1-14; John 21:15-19)
Jesus meets us in our struggle with exactly what we need.
Struggle: Fear (disciples huddled in a room afraid)
Response: Peace (the risen Christ comes and proclaims peace)
Struggle: Doubt (Thomas: "unles…
Easter 2021: I Have Seen the Lord! (John 20:1-18)
The journey we see Mary Magdalene experiencing through the crucifixion, death, burial and resurrection of Jesus is parallel to the journey we take when the truth of the resurrection changes everythin…
The End of the Matter (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14)
Even in a world full of vanity, we can live a life of ultimate meaning and eternal significance - through relationship with God.
Remember Your Creator (Ecclesiastes 12:1-2)
Life gets harder. But for those who remember God, it also gets sweeter.
Wherever we are in life, it is almost certain that hard days are ahead. The Preacher of Ecclesiastes calls us to remember our C…
The Mystery of Life (Ecclesiastes 11)
We were created and redeemed for a great adventure, called to express our faith through taking risks with discernment.
Trust and Obey (Ecclesiastes 8)
How do we keep going in an unpredictable, volatile, vain world where even wisdom can't give us all the answers we want? Trust and obey.
The failure of human wisdom to figure it all out is actually a …
Wisdom (Ecclesiastes 7, 9:11-18, 10)
To navigate and enjoy life under the sun, we need wisdom.
Wisdom in our perspective, character, lifestyle, work, and speech.
The Giver and the Gifts (Ecclesiastes 5-6)
The key to enjoying life is never the gifts. It is always the Giver.
Live, Laugh, Love (Ecclesiastes 9:1-10)
The certainty of death reveals to us the opportunity of life that frees us for the intentionality of enjoyment to the glory of God.
Toil, Trouble, and Togetherness (Ecclesiastes 3:16-4:16
Under the sun, injustice, impermanence, and individualism reign. But under the sun is not all there is. Jesus gives us hope that one day justice will reign, that joy may be found in this life and bey…
Eternity in Our Hearts (Ecclesiastes 3:1-15)
Human experience, emotion, and endeavor under heaven are dominated and dictated by the transitory, temporary, unpredictable, even futile. If there is any hope for us, it is located in the character, …
I Hated Life (Ecclesiastes 1:12-2:26)
We have an innate sense that our lives mean something, and most of us are on a search for meaning in life. In this passage, the Preacher shares his quest for meaning with us.
Searching for meaning in…
Under the Sun (Ecclesiastes 1:1-11)
Introducing Ecclesiastes. From a horizontal, human perspective, life under the sun is vanity, a vapor. It is filled with impermanence, dissatisfaction, repetition, and insignificance. We do not alway…
Do Not Be Anxious (Matthew 6:25-34)
Jesus commands us, "Do not be anxious."
Why according to Jesus should we not be anxious?
Because God is our Master.
Because God is our Provider.
Because God is our Father.
Teach Us to Number Our Days (Psalm 90)
We learn to number our days and get a heart of wisdom through an eternal perspective and expectant prayer.
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
Return, O Lord! How long?
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The Weary World Rejoices (Luke 2:21-38)
This has been a year full of weariness. Simeon and Anna were two people who had waited their whole lives to see the Lord's salvation. In our weariness, we can learn from them how to wait upon the Lor…
Adopting Advent: Sons of God (Galatians 4:4-7) | Christmas Eve
The Christmas Story is an Adoption Story!
But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might re…