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The Hickory Rock Baptist Church Podcast
Weekly sermons from Hickory Rock Baptist Church in Louisburg, North Carolina.
Episodes
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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?
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Learning To Be Gracious---Luke 7:36-50
Grace receives everyone equally, but grace isn't received equally by everyone. This Sunday we explore how forgetting grace leads to numb religion—and how…
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Learning To Be Welcoming---Luke 5:27-32
Jesus didn’t just see sinners — he sat at their tables.This Sunday we’ll explore why his welcome was so scandalous, and what it means for us to become a…
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Learning To Be Dependent---Luke 4:1-13
What if the freedom you’re chasing is actually keeping you captive? Join us as we follow Jesus into the wilderness and learn why the path to true freedom runs…
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Learning To Be Beloved---Luke 3:21-23
Before Jesus performed a single miracle, the Father called him beloved. This Sunday, we begin Lent by asking what it means to be truly human—and why learning…
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New Birth, New Life---1 John 5:1-15
Faith isn’t passive. In 1 John 5, we see that those born of God live with active love, joyful obedience, and confidence in Christ’s victory. Join us as we…
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Revealing Love---1 John 4:7-21
God’s love isn’t passive—it’s revealed in Jesus and meant to be made visible in us. This week, we’ll wrestle with what it really means to follow Jesus as…
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Remembering & Remaining---1 John 2:12-29
In a world that never stops shaping us, John reminds us to remember—to see God’s truth, resist what would deform us, and remain rooted in Jesus. This week…
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Walking In The Light---1 John 1:5-2:6
Epiphany reminds us that God’s light doesn’t just reveal His glory—it also reveals us. This week, we’ll explore how walking in that light brings healing…
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Seen. Heard. Declared.---1 John 1:1-4
Epiphany is a season that teaches us how to see God's glory. This Sunday, we’ll begin our journey through 1 John by listening to what has been seen, heard, and…
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Rehearsing Remembrance---Psalm 136
Life shakes our confidence and faith, but God’s faithful love never fails. Join us as we discover how to remember, trust, and live in the steadfast love of God…
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Praying Through Tears---Lamentations 5
This Sunday, as we come to the table of brokenness and hope, we remember that God hears our cries and has never left our side.
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Joy Against The Odds---Lamentations 3
When everything around us seems lost, joy might feel impossible—but it’s not. Discover how the poet of Lamentations clings to joy through practice, promise…
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Sitting With Sorrows And Longings---Lamentations 1
What if the ache you feel this season is actually an invitation from God? This week we look at Lamentations 1 and learn how Advent helps us name our longings…
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Good News For The Forgiven Heart---Luke 7:36-50
Two hearts encounter Jesus: one closed, one open. This sermon explores why only one walks away healed, forgiven, and at peace—and what that means for us today.
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Good News For The Suffering Heart---Luke 8:40-48
Suffering touches all of our lives. But in the hands of Jesus, even our deepest wounds can become places of encounter, formation, and unexpected redemption.
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Good News For The Addicted Heart---Mark 5:1-20
In this sermon, we’ll look at one of the rawest encounters in Mark’s Gospel—a man haunted by demons, a community gripped by fear, and a Savior who restores…
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Good News For The Grieving Heart---John 11:32-44
Death touches every one of us—but Jesus shows us how to grieve honestly and hope fiercely. In this sermon, we'll discover the good news for the grieving heart.
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Good News For The Abandoned Heart---Psalm 22
When people abandon us, it’s easy to wonder if God has too. In this sermon, we’ll discover the good news that Jesus is our constant, compassionate companion.
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Good News For The Burned-Out Heart---1 Kings 19
Burnout doesn’t have to be the end of your story. In 1 Kings 19, God meets Elijah in his exhaustion—and He wants to meet you there too.
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Good News For The Overwhelmed Heart---Ruth 1
Bitterness and overwhelm threaten to consume us, but Jesus shows us another way: to open our pain to God and find healing in His Spirit.
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Good News For The Dysfunctional Heart---Genesis 27
What if the patterns of pain in your family didn’t have to define you? In Christ, there’s healing for our dysfunctional hearts and a new family where love is…
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Good News for the Mistreated Heart---Genesis 16; John 4
In this sermon, we’ll see how God meets the mistreated and overlooked with compassion. He is the God who sees, provides, and restores what the world has stolen.
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Good News for the Hiding Heart---Genesis 3:7-21
From the very beginning, humanity has carried an ache—shame, brokenness, wounds we can’t fix on our own. But the good news of the gospel is that God comes…
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Feasting With The Shepherd: A Mediation on Psalm 23
Life leaves us hurried, hungry, and restless—but Psalm 23 shows us a Shepherd who invites us to slow down and feast on his goodness. This Sunday, come breathe…
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Dwelling With The Shepherd---Psalm 23
In this sermon, we’ll walk through Psalm 23, exploring how God calls us into a life with Him—one of trust, presence, and restoration—even in the midst of…
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Same Story, New Day---Acts 28:20-31
Endings can feel unfinished, but God’s story keeps moving--and we’re still part of it. In our final Acts sermon, we explore how faithfulness in the ordinary…
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Baptized and Beloved---Mark 1:9-12
Before you do anything for God, He already calls you loved, claimed, and sent—discover the deeper meaning of baptism in this week’s message.
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Whole-Body Trust---Acts 27:13-36
When life's troubles shake you, take courage, stick together, and eat something—because whole-body trust in God changes everything.
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Learning To Love To Tell The Story---Acts 25-26
Everyone’s searching for beauty and meaning. Your story, shaped by Jesus, just might be the way they find it.
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Waiting Faithfully--Acts 24:10-27
What if your season of waiting isn’t a detour, but the place where God is doing His deepest work?
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The Cycle Is Broken---Isaiah 53:3-6
Woundedness doesn’t get the last word—Jesus does, and by His wounds, we are being made whole.
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Surviving Spiritual Shell Shock---Acts 23:11-35
When life feels like a nonstop barrage, Acts 23 reminds us that God meets us in the silence—and shapes beauty from the broken pieces.
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Ordinary Tools For Steady Faith---Acts 22:30 - 23:11
What if the Spirit’s greatest work in you isn’t flashy power—but quiet courage, wise words, and the comfort to keep going?
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Living A Life Of Recovery---Acts 22:3-29
Paul’s story in Acts 22 shows us that the Spirit empowers us to face our past, love difficult people, and grow into spiritual maturity.
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Meeting Dysfunction With Love---Acts 21:27 - 22:2
What if the real reason we stay stuck in dysfunction isn’t just what’s been done to us, but what we trust to save us?
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Family Drama---Acts 21:17-26
What if the emotional baggage you carry isn’t just weighing you down, but is keeping you from the healing Jesus is ready to give?
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Living and Praying in the Middle Voice---Acts 21:1-17
What if prayer isn’t about control or resignation—but a sacred invitation to join God’s unfolding story? In this week's sermon, we explore Paul’s walk of faith…
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A Cruciform Legacy---Acts 20:17-38
A meaningful legacy isn’t built on success—it’s shaped by sacrificial love, humble service, and a life lived in the shadow of the cross.