Burnt Hickory | Sermons

Easter | The Significance of the Resurrection

Episode  |  April 4th, 2021  |  34 mins 21 secs

baptist, bible, bible study, church, easter, easter worship service, empty tomb, forgive, forgiveness, how to be saved, jesus, jesus death, preaching, resurrection, salvation, scripture, sermon, sin

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.

I Am Called | DNOW Weekend

Episode  |  March 28th, 2021  |  37 mins 29 secs

baptist, bible, chris lovell, church, discipleship, follow jesus, jesus, preaching, radiate, radiate students, scripture, sermon, students

DNOW was a powerful experience for our Radiate Students, and we get to hear from guest speaker Chris who led them over the weekend in bible studies. He talks to us about what it means to be a disciple of Jesus, and charges us to take our walk and relationship with Him deeper.

The Lord's Supper | The Twelve

Episode  |  March 21st, 2021  |  43 mins 27 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

Andrew | The Twelve

Episode  |  March 14th, 2021  |  43 mins 8 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

Judas | The Twelve

Episode  |  March 7th, 2021  |  43 mins 56 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

Thomas | The Twelve

Episode  |  February 28th, 2021  |  45 mins 11 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

Peter | The Twelve

Episode  |  February 21st, 2021  |  40 mins 36 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

John | The Twelve

Episode  |  February 14th, 2021  |  44 mins 7 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

Philip | The Twelve

Episode  |  February 7th, 2021  |  44 mins 33 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.

The Calling of the Ordinary | The Twelve

Episode  |  January 31st, 2021  |  45 mins 15 secs

baptist, bible, church, preaching, scripture, sermon

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.