The Hickory Rock Baptist Church Podcast

In this week's sermon, we unpack Jesus' words about lust and adultery. We explore the reasons why lust is so dangerous, why God hates adultery, and the lengths we must go to in order to live pure.

In this week's sermon, we look at Jesus' teaching about the danger of anger. We explore why it is that anger is such a serious issue, as well as the importance of restoration and reconciliation.

In this week's sermon, we explore Jesus' words about His relationship to the Old Testament. We look at how He fulfills the Scriptures, at how His disciples are to approach the Scriptures, and the rig…

In this week's sermon, we unpack Jesus' words about salt and light. We explore how this relates to our purpose as disciples, we look at the danger of phony disciples, and we see what results from gen…

In this week's sermon, we look at Jesus' words regarding persecution. We explore the reality of persecution, the reason for persecution, and the response to persecution.

In this week's sermon, we unpack Jesus' words about the peacemakers. We explore what biblical peace is, why we need peacemakers today, and why we must be peacemakers.

In this week's sermon, we explore the blessing given to the pure in heart. We unpack what it means to be "pure in heart," how they have "pure," hearts, and what their reward is.

In this week's sermon, we look at Jesus' blessing on the merciful. We unpack what being merciful means, and why we must show mercy to others.

In this week's sermon, we unpack the blessing for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness. We discuss what it means to crave righteousness, the promise of being satisfied, and we look at how Ch…

A special Good Friday podcast from Pastor Charles at Hickory Rock Baptist Church.

In this week's sermon, we explore Jesus' words about the meek. We unpack what it means to be meek, why the meek inherit the earth, and why we must be meek as Jesus' followers.

In this week's sermon, we unpack the second beatitude regarding those who mourn. We explore what we mourn as followers of Christ, why we must mourn, and the hope of the blessing of comfort.

In this week's sermon, we begin exploring the Beatitudes. We unpack what it means to be "blessed," as well as what it means to be "poor in spirit." 

In this week's sermon, we begin exploring the Sermon on the Mount. We unpack the setting and its significance, and we look at who this message is for. From there, we discuss why this message is so im…

In this week's sermon, we look at the preview Matthew gives us of Jesus ministry, specifically His teaching, preaching, and healing. We look at how each of these aspects reveals who Jesus is, and how…

In this week's sermon, we study Jesus' calling of the first four disciples. We explore the commands Jesus gives in this passage, and how we are to respond to them today.

In this week's sermon, we explore the beginning of Jesus' ministry in Galilee. We unpack why he waited for John the Baptist to be imprisoned, and why Jesus picked Galilee as the place to begin preach…

In this week's sermon, we unpack Matthew's account of Christ's testing in the wilderness. We explore what the tests reveal to  us about Jesus, and how this gives us hope today.

In this week's sermon, we explore why Jesus had to be baptized. We look at the Old Testament passages that this baptism fulfills, and how this further reveals Jesus to be the Messiah.

In this week's sermon, we take a look at the ministry of John the Baptist. We unpack his purpose, his message, and the role he fulfilled in God's redemptive plan for humanity.