Baptist Church of Hadley Podcast

The sound of a mother singing to her child is so precious and beautiful! In this message Pastor Luke delves into God's Word in Luke 1:46-55 and shows us how this Song (or Prayer) of Mary to God about her son, Jesus, is beautiful and theologically rich. Grab your Bible and open up to this passage and praise God with us, and with Mary. From these verses in Luke we can see some attributes of God and how that affects us. We see that:

God is Magnificent - So I must declare Him

God is a Deliverer - So I must rejoice in Him

God is Near - So I must be humble before Him

God is Holy - So I must emulate Him

God is Faithful - So I must trust in Him

12-31-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis

Have you ever considered what the theme of Christmas is? There are several different parts of the Christmas story each with what we may consider there own theme. Pastor Luke examines several different parts and their individual theme, then he shows how each of these parts support a central them. This Wednesday evening message covers many parts of the Christmas story including:

1. The Announcement to Zacharias - Luke 1:11-17

2. The Announcement to Mary - Luke 1:31

3. The Prayer of Mary - Luke 1:54

4. The Prophecy of Zacharias - Luke 1:68

5. The Announcement to Joseph - Matthew 1:20-23

6. The Birth of Christ - Luke 2:6-7

7. The Announcement to the Shepherds - Luke 2:8-14

8. The Encounter with Simeon - Luke 2:25-32

9. The Encounter with Anna - Luke 2:36-38

10. The Visit of the Wise Men - Matthew 2:1-6

After examining all of these parts of the Christmas story we can clearly see the central theme:

The God who loves His people loyally delivers them through His chosen Savior, Jesus Christ.

12-27-23 (Wed.) - Pastor Luke Hollis

Pastor Rowland steps in for this Christmas eve service where we learn about the coming of Jesus. We start in Matthew 1:18. Pastor Rowland continues his tradition of examining the Word and also drawing our attention to hymns that reinforce the points he draws from the Passages.

12-24-23 Pastor Bill Rowland

Pastor Luke continues his exegesis of "unusual" Christmas passages that he started last week (The Other Christmas Story). This time he examines Isaiah 9:6 and the Baby Names for the Infant Christ. He pulls the names directly out of the passage and provides explanation and application for each. The names we learn about in this passage are:

1. Wonderful

2. Counsellor

3. The Mighty God

4. The Everlasting Father

5. The Prince of Peace

12-17-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis

Summary to Follow

12-10-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis

Summary to Follow

Summary to Follow

Parables can be difficult to understand. They are employed throughout Scripture as a source if meditation for us. Which is to say, an opportunity for us to think deeply about the passage. Pastor Luke started discussing parables last week. We look at 3 more parables this week found in Mark 4:21-34. Pastor Luke breaks it down like this:

1. The Parable of the Candle (vs. 21-26)

- This Kingdom is offered to All

2. The Parable of the Secret Growth (vs. 26-29)

- The Kingdom is Grown by God

3. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (vs. 30-32)

- The Kingdom is Great

Pastor Luke Hollis - 11-19-23 AM

Pastor Luke continues his series of examining the Old Testament books commonly referred to as the Minor Prophets. In this message he begins looking at the book of Micah. The format for this message is similar to what Pastor has done for some of the other books, he will first read the passage and then go back through verse by verse and not only exposit the verses but also draw application from them.

11-05-23 PM - Pastor Luke Hollis

We all eat Oreo cookies the same, right? You split the Oreo in half, eat the cream first and then the cookies! In this message Pastor Luke will address the passage in this same manner. In Mark 3:19-35 we see one story bracketed by another. In each of the two stories we will see an accusation, a defense, and a counterpoint :

1. The means of the Messiah's miracles (vs 22-30)

Accusation: Christ's work is empowered by Satan

Defense: Satan's kingdom cannot be divided

Counterpoint: The "unpardonable sin"

2. The state of the Savior's sanity.

Accusation: Being poured out for the Father is insanity

Defense: Doing God's work is a preeminent priority

Counterpoint: Christ's brothers do the Father's will

We see through each of these stories a common theme: God's will is opposed by God's enemies and known by His children.

So the question for us today is what will we do with Jesus?

10-5-23 AM - Pastor Luke Hollis