app03 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 10:50:43 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Burnt Hickory | Sermons - Episodes Tagged with “Repentance” https://burnthickory.fireside.fm/tags/repentance Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Our mission is to reach everyone around us with the hope of Christ. We are a church founded on building strong families focused on impacting our community. We want to show and receive God’s love to those around us, and we live that out practically everyday. We strive to bring hope by meeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of everyone we come in contact with. We love fiercely—like a family, because everyone is included and our Father loves us all. We’re building biblical community by seeking God’s Word, believing in His promises, and applying what we learn everyday. Our hope is that you and your family find a home with us where you can learn, grow, live, and thrive in Christ Jesus. We’re a multi-generational church with something to offer everyone in your family. Join us for a Sunday morning worship service, and take the next step in your journey with us! en-us episodic Love | Hope | Family | Community Burnt Hickory Our mission is to reach everyone around us with the hope of Christ. We are a church founded on building strong families focused on impacting our community. We want to show and receive God’s love to those around us, and we live that out practically everyday. We strive to bring hope by meeting physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of everyone we come in contact with. We love fiercely—like a family, because everyone is included and our Father loves us all. We’re building biblical community by seeking God’s Word, believing in His promises, and applying what we learn everyday. Our hope is that you and your family find a home with us where you can learn, grow, live, and thrive in Christ Jesus. We’re a multi-generational church with something to offer everyone in your family. Join us for a Sunday morning worship service, and take the next step in your journey with us! no Burnt, Hickory, Burnt Hickory, Baptist, Church, BHBC Burnt Hickory communications@burnthickory.com Look Up to the True King | Thriving in Babylon https://burnthickory.fireside.fm/look-up-to-the-true-king f7619edc-c56e-4418-bda4-2cc432283b8d Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400 Burnt Hickory full Burnt Hickory What happens when we stop looking at ourselves and finally look up? Daniel 4 tells King Nebuchadnezzar's own story of pride, humbling, repentance, and restoration. After years of seeing God at work without surrendering to Him, Nebuchadnezzar finally discovers that the true King was never himself. 40:30 no <p>Look Up to the True King | Thriving in Babylon</p> <p>Nebuchadnezzar had seen God work again and again. He recognized God's power, but he still hadn't surrendered his life to Him.</p> <p>In Daniel 4, everything changes. At the height of his success, Nebuchadnezzar's pride is confronted, and God uses an unexpected season of humbling to turn his focus away from himself and toward heaven.</p> <p>This message from <em>Thriving in Babylon</em> explores the danger of pride, God's sovereignty, repentance, restoration, and the hope found in knowing that no one is too far gone for God to reach. Nebuchadnezzar's story challenges us to consider who is really sitting on the throne of our lives and reminds us that when our true focus changes, our lives change.</p> <p>Key Insights:</p> <ul> <li>Recognizing God is not the same as surrendering to God. Nebuchadnezzar had witnessed God’s work for decades, but seeing God’s power did not automatically mean giving God his heart.</li> <li>Pride can hide inside success. The problem wasn’t that Nebuchadnezzar had accomplished great things. It was that he viewed those things as evidence of his own greatness rather than gifts entrusted to him by God.</li> <li>God can use long-term faithfulness. Daniel faithfully served and prayed while walking alongside Nebuchadnezzar for decades. His story encourages us not to give up on the people God has placed around us.</li> <li>Humbling can be an act of grace. God’s confrontation of Nebuchadnezzar wasn’t simply about bringing him down. It ultimately brought him to repentance, restored his focus, and led him to acknowledge God as the true King.</li> <li>No one is too far gone for God to reach. If God could reach Nebuchadnezzar after everything he had done and years of resisting Him, we should not give up hope for ourselves or for the people we’re praying for.</li> </ul> <p>Scripture Focus: <a href="https://www.bible.com/bible/59/DAN.4.ESV" rel="nofollow noopener">Dainel 4</a>:1-37</p> <p>Speaker: Matt Petty<br> Series: Thriving in Babylon<br> Location: <a href="https://maps.app.goo.gl/hazkR3omjk9xvxZc7" rel="nofollow noopener">Burnt Hickory Baptist Church</a></p> <p>Connect with us:<br> ° Watch this sermon on <a href="https://youtu.be/eAH8glvvidE" rel="nofollow noopener">YouTube</a><br> ° Follow us on [Facebook](<a href="http://www.facebook.com/bhbchome" rel="nofollow noopener">www.facebook.com/bhbchome</a>)<br> ° Follow us on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/burnthickorybaptist" rel="nofollow noopener">Instagram</a><br> ° Visit our <a href="https://www.burnthickory.com" rel="nofollow noopener">website</a> </p> Burnt, Hickory, Burnt Hickory, Baptist, Church, BHBC, Daniel 4, Nebuchadnezzar, Thriving in Babylon, pride, humility, repentance, overcoming pride, God’s sovereignty, King of Kings, looking to God, Christian living, spiritual growth, redemption, God’s patience, no one is too far gone, trusting God Look Up to the True King | Thriving in Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar had seen God work again and again. He recognized God's power, but he still hadn't surrendered his life to Him.

In Daniel 4, everything changes. At the height of his success, Nebuchadnezzar's pride is confronted, and God uses an unexpected season of humbling to turn his focus away from himself and toward heaven.

This message from Thriving in Babylon explores the danger of pride, God's sovereignty, repentance, restoration, and the hope found in knowing that no one is too far gone for God to reach. Nebuchadnezzar's story challenges us to consider who is really sitting on the throne of our lives and reminds us that when our true focus changes, our lives change.

Key Insights:

  • Recognizing God is not the same as surrendering to God. Nebuchadnezzar had witnessed God’s work for decades, but seeing God’s power did not automatically mean giving God his heart.
  • Pride can hide inside success. The problem wasn’t that Nebuchadnezzar had accomplished great things. It was that he viewed those things as evidence of his own greatness rather than gifts entrusted to him by God.
  • God can use long-term faithfulness. Daniel faithfully served and prayed while walking alongside Nebuchadnezzar for decades. His story encourages us not to give up on the people God has placed around us.
  • Humbling can be an act of grace. God’s confrontation of Nebuchadnezzar wasn’t simply about bringing him down. It ultimately brought him to repentance, restored his focus, and led him to acknowledge God as the true King.
  • No one is too far gone for God to reach. If God could reach Nebuchadnezzar after everything he had done and years of resisting Him, we should not give up hope for ourselves or for the people we’re praying for.

Scripture Focus: Dainel 4:1-37

Speaker: Matt Petty
Series: Thriving in Babylon
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

Connect with us:
° Watch this sermon on YouTube
° Follow us on [Facebook](www.facebook.com/bhbchome)
° Follow us on Instagram
° Visit our website

]]> Look Up to the True King | Thriving in Babylon

Nebuchadnezzar had seen God work again and again. He recognized God's power, but he still hadn't surrendered his life to Him.

In Daniel 4, everything changes. At the height of his success, Nebuchadnezzar's pride is confronted, and God uses an unexpected season of humbling to turn his focus away from himself and toward heaven.

This message from Thriving in Babylon explores the danger of pride, God's sovereignty, repentance, restoration, and the hope found in knowing that no one is too far gone for God to reach. Nebuchadnezzar's story challenges us to consider who is really sitting on the throne of our lives and reminds us that when our true focus changes, our lives change.

Key Insights:

  • Recognizing God is not the same as surrendering to God. Nebuchadnezzar had witnessed God’s work for decades, but seeing God’s power did not automatically mean giving God his heart.
  • Pride can hide inside success. The problem wasn’t that Nebuchadnezzar had accomplished great things. It was that he viewed those things as evidence of his own greatness rather than gifts entrusted to him by God.
  • God can use long-term faithfulness. Daniel faithfully served and prayed while walking alongside Nebuchadnezzar for decades. His story encourages us not to give up on the people God has placed around us.
  • Humbling can be an act of grace. God’s confrontation of Nebuchadnezzar wasn’t simply about bringing him down. It ultimately brought him to repentance, restored his focus, and led him to acknowledge God as the true King.
  • No one is too far gone for God to reach. If God could reach Nebuchadnezzar after everything he had done and years of resisting Him, we should not give up hope for ourselves or for the people we’re praying for.

Scripture Focus: Dainel 4:1-37

Speaker: Matt Petty
Series: Thriving in Babylon
Location: Burnt Hickory Baptist Church

Connect with us:
° Watch this sermon on YouTube
° Follow us on [Facebook](www.facebook.com/bhbchome)
° Follow us on Instagram
° Visit our website

]]> One True God https://burnthickory.fireside.fm/one-true-god 756ca6b1-18ec-45fc-b301-fc220687f417 Sun, 25 Apr 2021 11:00:00 -0400 Burnt Hickory full Burnt Hickory We are always worshiping something; you can’t turn it off. The real question to consider is “what” are you worshiping? As we dig into 1 Kings, we see that people where worshiping false gods and idols, and Pastor Matt shows us that in reality, we aren’t that different. Our idols look different than in the days of Elijah, but we are still trying to replace God’s rightful place in our hearts with objects, ideas, and people. 40:14 no <p>We are always worshiping something; you can’t turn it off. The real question to consider is “what” are you worshiping? As we dig into 1 Kings, we see that people where worshiping false gods and idols, and Pastor Matt shows us that in reality, we aren’t that different. Our idols look different than in the days of Elijah, but we are still trying to replace God’s rightful place in our hearts with objects, ideas, and people.</p> <p>These idols are never fully reachable, and they're constantly upping the stakes of how to reach them and eventually push us toward self-destruction. What things are in place of God in your heart? Call out to God in prayer and begin the act of repentance. If you’ve got questions or need to talk with a pastor, then check out our next steps here – <a href="http://www.burnthickory.com/next" rel="nofollow noopener">www.burnthickory.com/next</a> </p> Burnt, Hickory, Burnt Hickory, Baptist, Church, BHBC, True God, worship, true worship, repentance, idols, Elijah, prayer, God’s presence, God’s power We are always worshiping something; you can’t turn it off. The real question to consider is “what” are you worshiping? As we dig into 1 Kings, we see that people where worshiping false gods and idols, and Pastor Matt shows us that in reality, we aren’t that different. Our idols look different than in the days of Elijah, but we are still trying to replace God’s rightful place in our hearts with objects, ideas, and people.

These idols are never fully reachable, and they're constantly upping the stakes of how to reach them and eventually push us toward self-destruction. What things are in place of God in your heart? Call out to God in prayer and begin the act of repentance. If you’ve got questions or need to talk with a pastor, then check out our next steps here – www.burnthickory.com/next

]]> We are always worshiping something; you can’t turn it off. The real question to consider is “what” are you worshiping? As we dig into 1 Kings, we see that people where worshiping false gods and idols, and Pastor Matt shows us that in reality, we aren’t that different. Our idols look different than in the days of Elijah, but we are still trying to replace God’s rightful place in our hearts with objects, ideas, and people.

These idols are never fully reachable, and they're constantly upping the stakes of how to reach them and eventually push us toward self-destruction. What things are in place of God in your heart? Call out to God in prayer and begin the act of repentance. If you’ve got questions or need to talk with a pastor, then check out our next steps here – www.burnthickory.com/next

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