Matt Petty
Co-Host of Burnt Hickory | Sermons
Matt Petty has been leading church ministries since 1997 and has seen thousands of students and adults give their lives to Jesus and begin to serve God. Matt joined the Pastoral team of Burnt Hickory in July of 2001 as the Student Pastor.
For 18 years Matt has given leadership to the RADIATE students and staff team that walks with middle school, high school, and college-aged students here at Burnt Hickory. Matt has been a key leader in student ministry here in this community as well as in the state of Georgia and nation. His love of the next generation has been on display consistently within and outside the walls of Burnt Hickory.
Matt is a native of Cobb county, and one of his desires as Senior Pastor is to see all people of his home in West Cobb and Paulding County know Jesus, serve Jesus, and for the church to be a place of love and healing that Burnt Hickory has been since its beginning.
Matt is married to his college love, Melissa, and has two boys Blake and Dalton. If not doing ministry at BHBC, you can usually find the Petty family on a sports field somewhere in Georgia or enjoying all things outdoors. Matt has a Bachelor's Degree from the University of West Georgia in Business Finance, and Masters from Liberty University in Theology.
Matt Petty has hosted 189 Episodes.
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Easter | The Significance of the Resurrection
Episode | April 4th, 2021 | 34 mins 21 secs
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You might wonder why Christians talk so much about “the resurrection”. It might be confusing to understand the significance of Jesus’ death on our lives today. Why should we have hope today? If you’ve thought these things before, then you are in good company. Pastor Matt shows us the significance of the resurrection and what it can mean to you personally.
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The Lord's Supper | The Twelve
Episode | March 21st, 2021 | 43 mins 27 secs
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As we conclude the series on how twelve men changed the world by following Jesus, we look at the significance of the last supper. Pastor Matt takes us on a journey and explores the deep symbolism behind the Lord’s supper and leads us into understanding why we continue to hold it as an institute of our faith.
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Andrew | The Twelve
Episode | March 14th, 2021 | 43 mins 8 secs
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As we continue looking into the lives of the twelve disciples, we study Andrew and learn some takeaways that should impact everyone around us on a daily basis. Pastor Matt also shows us how easy it is to share the gospel with someone simply by sharing how Jesus changed your life. From scripture we are challenged to bring people with us on our faith journey and know that God has created us to lead others to Jesus.
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Judas | The Twelve
Episode | March 7th, 2021 | 43 mins 56 secs
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How could a disciple also be a traitor? Did Jesus know that Judas would betray him at the end of his life? What happened to Judas? All these questions are answered as we continue our sermon series about the twelve who changed the world. As we look at Judas’ life, we can take away the principle that our life’s legacy shouldn’t be defined by wasted opportunities with Jesus.
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Thomas | The Twelve
Episode | February 28th, 2021 | 45 mins 11 secs
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This week, we dive deep into scripture to look at the life of Thomas, who seems to have gotten a bad rap over the years from preachers for being a doubter. Every Christian struggles with doubt, even the great cornerstones of faith in the bible have. But we can’t allow a season of doubting limit our future walk with Jesus. Pastor Matt shows us six components that prove Thomas’s faith was not limited by doubt, and how we should not be defined by doubt.
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Peter | The Twelve
Episode | February 21st, 2021 | 40 mins 36 secs
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This week, we study Peter and learn that even through failure, it's not fatal in our walk with Jesus. As we read the accounts in Matthew and Luke, we see that Peter was both a rock of spiritual strength, and a traitor when things got too real. In our own lives, we can take small steps toward denying Jesus just as Peter did if we aren’t careful.
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John | The Twelve
Episode | February 14th, 2021 | 44 mins 7 secs
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We look at John this week as we continue to study the twelve who changed the world. We learn that truth without love is nothing more that brutality and divisiveness and it will never represent the heart of Jesus. We need to have absolute love for people when sharing the absolute truth with them.
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Philip | The Twelve
Episode | February 7th, 2021 | 44 mins 33 secs
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As we dive deeper into the twelve who changed the world, we take a close look at Philip. Maybe not as renown as some of the other disciples, he always wanted to have the answer for every problem. In his encounter with Jesus, he realized that sometimes, we don’t need all the answers.
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The Calling of the Ordinary | The Twelve
Episode | January 31st, 2021 | 45 mins 15 secs
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The Calling of the Ordinary | The Twelve | Matt Petty | Burnt Hickory
The disciples are not biblical heroes. They didn't have superpowers. They were twelve ordinary men who followed an extraordinary Jesus. This is a comforting thought, since it gives us hope that we don't have to be perfect or super in God's eyes to make an impact in the world. All we have to do is be obedient. Pastor Matt begins the series "The Twelve" and we look through scripture to see what attributes the disciples held, and what Jesus expects from us as Christians carrying His hope to the world.
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God: Giver of Life
Episode | January 17th, 2021 | 46 mins 12 secs
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As we celebrate the sanctity of life Sunday today, we look into scripture and see that God loves life. We see in John 1 and 14, Jesus is life, the author of life, and creator of life. In Genesis 2 we understand that we are His workmanship. And finally in Genesis 1, we see that we bear His image.
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Called To Serve
Episode | January 10th, 2021 | 39 mins 43 secs
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We might have a lot of baggage that comes with our understanding of what the word serve means. Today, we look at Marks account of Jesus leading the disciples, and what it actually means to be a servant.
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2020 Christmas Eve | The Gift
Episode | December 24th, 2020 | 17 mins 55 secs
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Christmas Eve at Burnt Hickory is a special time to celebrate the birth of Christ through music and a short sermon.