Hillsdale Bible Church

Big Idea: Our response to the Lord when He answers our prayers with a "no" reveals the true quality of our faith for our ultimate good.1. Faith grows in trials when submitting to the Lord.2. Faith shrinks in trials when yielding to our emotions.

Big Idea: While the world works to avoid disaster and death at all costs, Christians should prepare to meet them in Christ's way, with three key pieces of spiritual equipment.1. The spiritual compass that point to True North.2. The spiritual lantern to guide you in safe travel.3. The spiritual radio to broadcast Gospel hope.

Big Idea: As the Good Shepherd, Jesus prioritized the lives of His people because of four essential qualities that must be true of every good shepherd.1. A good shepherd must be Selfless.2. A good shepherd must be Solidifying.3. A good shepherd must be Submitted.4. A good shepherd must be Shameless.

Big Idea: Jesus Christ is the only doorway of God's salvation, providing abundant life to all who enter through Him.1. Jesus is the doorway of the sheep.2. Jesus is the doorway to abundant life.

Big Idea: Jesus is the true shepherd who has come to lead His own sheep, and all of His true sheep will follow Him.1. The True Shepherd's entrance is right2. The True Shepherd's voice is compelling3. The True Shepherd's flock is loyal

Bill Foster brings the Sunday morning message from Romans 8.

Big Idea: Christ's entrance into the world was a dynamic event that brought about three definitive results.1. Christ brought sight to the blind.2. Christ brought clarity to the confusion.3. Christ brought rebuke to the scene.

Big Idea: Christians can and must stand fearlessly for Christ as light in the darkness.1. A fearless stand begins by advancing the light.2. A fearless stand ends if self is prioritized.3. A fearless stand insists on advancing the light.4. A fearless stand risks the loss of it all.

Big Idea: God prepares His people through hardship to work His glory in them through Jesus Christ1. Afflictions are Appointed.2. Obedience is not Optional.3. Testing is for Testimony.

Big Idea: Spiritual darkness never retreats when the argument is lost; instead, it seeks to extinguish the Light through malicious attacks.Attack #1: Blaspheming the LightAttack #2: Belittling the LightAttack #3: Banishing the Light

Big Idea: The slavery of false disciples is a bondage patterned after their spiritual father.1. The Slavery of False Disciples.2. The Conformity of False Disciples.3. The Paternity of False Disciples.

Big Idea: A true disciple of Jesus Christ has been set free from sin by the truth.1. The Principle: A true disciple's Freedom.2. The Problem: A false disciple's Slavery.3. The Pattern: A false disciple's Conformity.4. The Proof: A false disciple's Paternity.

Big Idea: Jesus is the light that bears witness in the darkness; His followers will have life, but the darkness opposing Him will perish.1. The Witness of the Light is True.2. The Warning of the Light is Terrifying.

Big Idea: Your Bible is a modern miracle of God's amazing providence that should evoke gratitude and trust in Him.1. The God who speaks: Revelation2. The God who spreads: Transmission3. The God who saves: Preservation

Big Idea: The call of the gospel goes out to the masses, but only the thirsty will drink.1. The Christ calls to you.2. The content won't come.3. The corrupt won't come.

Big Idea: All who reject Jesus as the Christ who has come from heaven will themselves be barred from heaven.1. Unbelief: Rejecting heaven's Christ.2. Unbelief: Rejected by heaven's Christ.

Big Idea: The Lord taught two key principles of righteous judgment that will help us to see Him clearly and follow Him closely1. Test the Teacher's pursuit of glory2. Test the Teacher's pursuit of depth

Big Idea: When our faith is tested, we can and must overcome by trusting in God's timing.1. The Testing of Faithfulness.2. The Tenacity of Faithfulness.3. The Trouble of Faithfulness.

Big Idea: Our response to the words of Jesus will distinguish us as either false or true disciples.1. The words of Jesus drive out false disciples.2. The words of Jesus draws in true disciples.

Big Idea: Our King's resurrection from the dead is the animating truth that is supposed to launch us into much activity for Him.1. The King's Arising.2. The King's Attackers.3. The King's Announcement.

Big Idea: Christ's steadfastness in the face of the cross should be an example to believers as they face opposition.1. The Divine Timetable2. The Determined Savior3. The Destination Ahead

Big Idea: The gospel is the key of salvation that the Lord Jesus uses to free His people from the prison of this sinful world.1. Crushed by the world.2. Commitment to His worship.3. Converted by the Word.

Dr. Jeff Hoffsommer

1. The Danger of Proximity2. The Drawing of God3. The Dilemma of History

Big Idea: Jesus is the true bread who will not fail to bring His people into eternal life.1. True Bread is from God.2. True Bread is for the given.

Big Idea: Eternal life can only be gained according to the explicit instructions of the One who gives it.1. Seek Eternal Life With Spiritual Appetite.2.Work for Eternal Life By Self Abandonment.

1: True disciples see Jesus through His signs2: False disciples see Jesus through their bellies

Big Idea: All who follow Jesus will recognize his power and authority, but it is the fakers who try to force Him into their mold as a personal puppet king.1. The Tracking of Followers2. The Testing of Faith3. The Testimony of Fullness4. The Turn from Fakers

Big Idea: Unbelief will be judged as the willful rejection of God's witness to the fact that Jesus is His divine Son.1. Believe the "corroborating" witness.2. Believe the "contemporary" witness.3. Believe the "canonical"  witness.

BIG IDEA: We must honor Jesus as the divine Son whom God installed to preside over the world, either as our life-giver or as our judge.1. The "Persecution" of the divine Son2. The "Person" of the divine Son.3. The "Precision" of the divine Son.

Big Idea: Only those who have been humbled by God unto a repentant faith in Jesus Christ will ultimately stand for Him when it matters the most.1. The pool of convalescence.2. The provoking conversation.3. The public controversy.

Three Essential Realities1. The Lord is Absolutely Holy - Verses 1-42. Man is Awfully Sinful - Verse 53. The Lord is Amazingly Gracious - Verses 6-7

Big Idea: Christmas is the long anticipated Holy Day that heralds a new phase in the cosmic battle to establish the Kingdom of our Lord.1. The "concentration" of Christmas "hope".2. The "control" of Christmas "hostility".3. The "Christ" of Christmas "Holy Day".

Big Idea: The Christmas prophecy of Immanuel reveals the merciful nature of the God who extends His very presence to those who trust in Him.1. The God who is "Perceptive".2. The God who is "Powerful".3. The God who is "Patient".4. The God who is "Present".

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: We dishonor Jesus when we come to Him in desperation without faith, but true disciples honor Jesus with faith, by believing in His life giving word.1. A Superficial "Reception" of Jesus2. A Significant "Rebuke" by Jesus3. A Saving "Response" to Jesus

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: Every Christian must see themselves as God's workers for a spiritual harvest and dedicate themselves to that work.1. The Exclamation: "Come and see!"2. The Exhortation: "Get to work!"3. The Explanation: "Hear His word!"

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: Jesus offers thirsty souls His living water for their spiritual satisfaction and life.1. The Place of Spiritual Drought2. The Person of Spiritual Dryness3. The Provider of Spiritual Drink3. The Purpose of Spiritual Deliverance

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: Worship is the great purpose for which God has saved us and must be done according to His wishes, as revealed to us by His Son.1. The Worship Rebellion.2. The Worship Reformation.3. The Worship Reformer.

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: The Lord brings revival when Christians faithfully use the Bible's prophetic voice to reveal mankind's sinful heart.1. Revival comes by confronting sin.2. Revival comes by challenging sin.3. Revival comes by confessing sin.

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: Salvation does not turn on our mere knowledge that Jesus is the Christ, but on our right response to that knowledge1. How to know Jesus but miss Him: Pride2. How to know Jesus to find Him: Humility3. How to know Jesus and believe Him: Obey

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: Jesus Christ is the Light who came into the world, revealing the truth about our lives through how we respond to Him.1. The Light Reveals the Unbeliever's Love2. The Light Reveals the Unbeliever's Hate3. The Light Reveals the Unbeliever's Faith

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: In the greater war for truth, we must stand firm against a world that desperately wants to pervert the wonderful love of God.1. The Depth of God's Love2. The Design of God's Love3. The Disaster of God's Love

A Study on the Gospel of JohnBig Idea: The death-inducing sting of our sin is meant to turn us to belief in Christ so that we may live.1. The Rebuke: Lost in Unbelief2. The Remedy: Life for Belief3. The Reason: Love from God

A Study on the Gospel of John1. To be born again is a "Strict Requirement"2. To be born again is a "Spiritual Regeneration"3. To be born again is a "Simple Revelation"

A Study on the Gospel of John