Holly Springs Bible Fellowship Podcasts

2 Peter 1e

2nd Peter 1:6,7 =  As we become aware of God at work in our lives, we focus on God around us. An awareness of God allows us to love and serve the people God puts in our lives. Serving people also draws us closer to loving and serving God. Doing the things Peter encourages us to do is how we grow in the Christian life. Go and grow this week.   

2 Peter 1d

2nd Peter 1:6b – Perseverance is mandatory in the Christian life. Everyone will be tested because God is interested in developing our character. He has a purpose and a plan for your life. Your challenge will be never to quit but to finish strong regardless of life's circumstances. Serve Him this week with your whole heart.  

2 Peter 1c

2nd Peter 1:6a – You will be controlled this week - by God's spirit or the world's.  Self-control is deciding you will choose God's ways over your own.  It is the power to allow God to be in control.  Self-control is mandatory for Christian growth.  It is my prayer that we will each lead a spirit-directed life this week.

Everything you Need 02 - Discernment

2nd Peter 1:5 – Faith, Virtue, and Goodness are the first steps to genuine Christian growth. Peter reminds us that the journey begins with our faith (a personal relationship with Christ). Our next step is determining that we want to pursue the life of excellence that God wants for us. A life of knowing what God wants for us is established and sourced in the Word of God. As we discern and apply God's plan, we can begin to be the people God designed for us to be. 

Everything you Need 01 - Diligence

2 Peter 01:3-5a—Diligence—Peter explains that Christian growth requires effort. We have to be diligent if we intend to grow. How much effort are you putting into your growth? Real Christian growth does not happen without diligence.  

1 Peter 023f – 2024 0526

1 Peter 02:23-25 – The Christian life is all about life and death: death to self and life to God. We do not focus on the world around us but on God using us. An attitude of revenge is not the way of Christ and should not be a part of how we live our lives.

1 Peter 023e – 2024 0519

1 Peter 02:18-22 – Peter reminds people that life will not be fair, but life is not about them or their “rights.” Life is about serving God faithfully regardless of our circumstances. Most of the time that will involve being mistreated. God calls us to represent Him and not us. Submitting our lives to God’s hand is not optional for the believer but rather a way of life.  

Mother's Day 2024 - Advice from the Kings Mom

Mothers Day 2024 - Proverbs 31 1-10 = Lemuel’s mom offers some great real world advice to her son.  She reminds him to develop a servant’s heart.  She challenges him to set healthy boundaries and to have a compassionate heart to the less fortunate.  These 3 characteristics are foundational to raising the next generation.  

1 Peter 02d - 2024 0505

Jimmy Cockburn - Peter reminds us that cleverness will never get you as far as submission.

1 Peter 02c – 2024 0428

1 Peter 02:9-12 – We belong to God; therefore, He can do whatever He wants with our lives. He wants to use us as a light in a very dark world. We have to stay away from things that hurt our souls. Our lives should reflect God in such a way that it is beautiful and appealing to people who live in a dark, messed up world.  

1 Peter 02b – 2024 0421

1  Peter 02:4-8 – We all center our lives around something or someone. Peter reminds us that Jesus Christ must be that center if we are going to survive difficult times. God is working to make us the people He wants us to be. Allow God to do what He wants because He knows what is best.  

1 Peter 02a – 2024 0414

1 Peter 02:1-3—Peter reminds his readers that a horizontal relationship with God is essential to a vertical relationship with God. Christian growth is assumed, and it involves a steady diet of reading and applying God’s Word to our lives. Christ's followers must get rid of the things that hurt our relationships with other people so that we can be the people God desires us to become.  

1 Peter 01e – 2024 0407

1 Peter 01:22-25 – Our Salvation is the basis for our ability to love others. We need to love people sincerely and fervently. Our Christian growth is linked to our obedience and application of God's Word into our lives. Peter challenges us to love people and God's Word deeply. 

1 Peter 01:17-21 – Easter 2024

1 Peter 01:17-21 = I pray that we are ready to stand before God as our impartial judge. I ask that no one leave here rejecting the message of God's love and grace. Use this message in our hearts so we may leave here loving you more and serving you with our lives.  

1 Peter 01c - Jimmy Cockburn 2023 0324

Message Summary – 1 Peter 1:10-15 – Your salvation is a big deal.  Learn to live and act like it is a big deal.   

1 Peter 01b – Living Hope - 2024 0317

1 Peter 1:3-9 – Christians possess a living hope sourced in the person of Jesus. We have an incredible inheritance that waits for us. While on this earth, our faith will be tested and refined. Times of testing allow us the opportunity to experience God's presence before the time that we live permanently in His presence. Rejoice because a great future awaits us. 

1 Peter 01a – Introduction - 2024 0310

1 Peter 1:1, 2 – Peter does not allow his past failures to define him. He focuses on what God has done and is doing in His life. He reminds God's people that God has selected them and has a plan for their lives. God's people need to trust and obey God because we are strangers in this world.  

Beatitudes 08 – Persecuted – 2024 0303

Matthew 5 – The Beatitudes starts with the characteristics of people who need God and desire righteousness (They mourn, hunger, are meek, and are poor in Spirit. It ends with people who possess righteousness (people of mercy, peace, and purity). These people will often face persecution for their lifestyle. It should not come as a surprise but rather as an expectation that we will face persecution as followers of Jesus Christ.  

Beatitudes 07 – Peacemakers – 2024 0225

Matthew 5 – Being a peacemaker starts with ensuring you have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.  You then have a responsibility to help others make peace with God as an Ambassador for your Savior.  As peace workers, we strive to bring about peace whenever we can.

Beatitudes 06 – Pure – 2024 0218

Matthew 5 – A pure heart is a heart whose motives are pure and unmixed. It requires honesty as we evaluate our focus and our heart. The person who does that sees God at work around them and through them.   

Beatitudes 05 – Mercy – 2024 0211

Matthew 5 – A person of mercy is more forgiving, understanding, and compassionate. Jesus demands that His followers become people of mercy because they have received mercy. He condemns an attitude that desires and longs for judgment. I pray that we act more like Christ and less like the Pharisees this week. Blessed are the merciful for they WILL be shown mercy. 

Beatitudes 04 - Righteousness - Measuring Up - 2024 0204

Jimmy Cockburn

Beatitudes 03 – Meek – 2024 0128

Matthew 5 – A meek person chooses humility over ambition & authority. Meek people are not always passive but respond with appropriate anger when needed. Meek people have confidence and trust in their God. They allow God to work out His plan in His time, in His way. The world does not squeeze them into its mold; their God molds them.  

Beatitudes 02 – Mourn – 2024 0121

Matthew 5 – A genuinely blessed understands mourning is part of life. Blessing starts with mourning for your sin and the need for a savior. Mourning is required as a part of the Christian journey. If we are going to be like Christ genuinely, then we realize sorrow and grief are necessary for growth. Ultimately, our goal on this earth is to see others grieving and come alongside them to help them know the comfort that can only be found in God.

Beatitudes 01 – Poor In Spirit – 2024 0114

Matthew 5 – A truly blessed man recognizes He needs God and begs God to be a part of His life.  He places his complete trust in God and depends on God completely.  He desperately needs God every day.  How much of your day acknowledges that you are totally dependent of God?  That is test of being poor in spirit.

Beatitudes 00 – Introduction – 2024 0107

Matthew 5 – Jesus invites the crowd to join Him in a new way of living. The principles he teaches are contrary to the way of the world. He encourages all of us to join Him in living life as He designed it to be experienced. Be blessed and happy in your approach to life this week.  

New Year 2024 – A Mulligan - 2024 1231

Isaiah 43 – Tomorrow, we will change the calendar to 2024. But every day is a new opportunity. Each day represents an opportunity for a “do-over”. It is an opportunity to take ownership and change our focus from our circumstances to our God. Walk in faith this coming year and allow God to help you live life as God intended.

Christmas 2023c – Hope in a Baby - 2023 1224

Luke 2 – The Christmas story is a story of hope. It provided salvation for everyone willing to accept God's great gift. It cost Jesus everything and me nothing. I pray that you have the assurance and hope that comes with accepting the gift of salvation. May each of us share the story of Christmas with a world that desperately needs Christ. 

Christmas 2023b - Hope in a Savior - Jimmy Cockburn - 2023 1217

Christmas 2023 – Hope in a Messiah – 2023 1210

Genesis 3:15 – Biblical hope is centered on certainty, not possibility. It does change the reality of your present world. Biblical hope changes the focus of your current world to the certainty of the future. Hope patiently waits for the day that what you believe by faith you now experience in real-time.    

Christmas 2023 – Hope in the OT– 2023 1203

Hope of Christmas – Psalm 130:7,8 - When you cry out to Christ for mercy, he will hear and answer. He has never turned anyone away. You may call him from out of the depths, but God is full of love and mercy. He will hear your voice and be attentive to your prayer. No matter how bad your situation is or how deep the pit, God's love is still more profound, and he will rescue you from out of the depths. Those who wait on the Lord wait in hope. That is the foundation of the Christmas story.

Thankful - 2023 1126 - Jimmy Cockburn

Bible 06 - Illumination– 2023 1119

Bible – Illumination – 1 Corinthians 2:10 – Bibliogy teaches us that God has gone to great lengths to communicate with us. He wants us to know His thinking and plans for our lives. Allow God's Spirit to guide and direct your life by reading and applying God's Word to your life.  

Bible 05 - Interpretation– 2023 1112

Bible – Interpretation – John 16:13 – God wants to communicate clearly to you. Do not make things more complicated than they need to be. Read God's Word, study it, and apply it to your life. It is God's literal instruction manual for life.  

Bible 04 – Preservation – 2023 1105

Bible – Preservation – Matthew 24:35 – God has allowed this book to survive for almost 2,000 years. It has proven reliable and consistent across numerous language barriers and cultures. We are privileged to possess it in our hands, phones, and multiple media forms. Read it, study it, but more importantly, apply it to your life. God preserved it so we can obey it.  

Bible 03 - Canon and Inerrancy– 2023 1029

Bible – Canon & Inerrancy – Matthew 24:35 – Throughout history, people have used the writings of this book to learn about God. It has proven itself unique and accurate throughout history. It has an eternal nature to it, so treasure it, read it, apply it. Allow the things written in this book to direct everything in your life.  

Bible 02 – Inspiration – 2023 1022

Bible – Inspiration – 2 Tim 3:16 - God has communicated His word to us. Clear communication involves us listening to God as he speaks through His word, circumstances, and the Holy Spirit. Allow Him to work in your life this week as you listen to His voice.  

Bible 01 – Revelation – 2023 1015

Bibliology - Revelation – God reveals himself in creation, our conscience, the life of Jesus, and His word. He desires to connect with us, and we must take time to see Him.  Allow God to reveal Himself to you this week. 

Abraham 17 – 2023 1001

Genesis 25 - I hope and pray that we can learn to model the healthy things we have seen in the life of Abraham this week. Walk with God and be considered a "friend of God."   Experience a full life of following God through the valleys and on the mountaintops. I hope you can look back and see how God has worked within your life.    

Abraham 16 – 2023 0924

Genesis 24 gives us some insight into parenting, marriage, and Love.  As parents, we must teach and live out Biblical principles in front of our kids.  Remember that being married requires your spiritual walk to be centered on Christ, not self.  If you choose to love someone, put their needs before yours.  Follow the example that Jesus set.  

Abraham 15 – 2023 0910

Genesis 23 – Make sure you are ready for the day when your life ends.  Be assured of your eternal destiny, and do not take or treat the matter lightly.If you have buried loved ones, I pray that you experience the peace of God and find the skills necessary to live in a world that has been changed forever.  The reason that it hurts so much is because you risked loving them.  They brought joy into your life, and your life is richer because God placed them in your life.   Remember that we only h...

Abraham 14 – 2023 0903

I hope you can see God's generous provisions in your life.  I hope we will remain faithful and obedient when God tests our faith.  As God tests us, I pray that God will honor and bless your faithfulness and obedience.  Walk this week in faith and obedience regardless of your circumstances. 

Abraham 13 – 2023 0827

Genesis 21:22-34 – This story reminds us that we will all face conflicts. Our responsibility is to stay current and deal with problems as they arrive. Wise believers focus on the impact they make for God's kingdom each week. They help prepare their family for the future they will never see. They plant trees for eternity. 

Abraham 12 – 2023 0820

Genesis 21:1-20 - This week, may you take your eyes off your problem and focus on the solutions God has already provided.  May you see God's plan in your pain and situation as an opportunity to reveal himself and use your life.

Abraham 11 – 2023 0813

We all fail God, but that does not mean God has abandoned you.  I pray that you stack your fears and worries this week at the foot of the cross and walk away.  May you understand that God has not abandoned you but forgives and continues to use you in His kingdom if you follow Him wholeheartedly. 

Woodbury County Fair - 2023 0806

John 19:28 - I Thirst - It is our prayer and our purpose to make sure everyone hears and has an opportunity to trust Christ.  You are now responsible for what you do with it.  Everyone walks away from here one of 2 ways = Christ as your Savior or Rejecting Him – no other options.  He is the only way, the only truth and the only life – no one comes to the Father but through him. 

Abraham 10 – 2023 0730

Genesis 19 - I pray that we each look at the direction of our lives.  Carefully look at your choices and the paths they lead you down.  Examine your heart before God and ensure it is in tune with Him. Live in such a way that you remember Lot's wife and keep your focus and goals pure before God. 

Abraham 09 - 2023 0716

Genesis -18:16-33 = This week may you deepen your prayer and fellowship with God. May you develop a genuine intimacy with God. May you converse with him so your heart becomes in tune with His. May you learn what it is to intercede and be humble, sincere, and committed to what you take into His presence. May your heart be changed due to your prayer life this week.

Abraham 08 - 0716

 Genesis 18a - Jimmy Cockburn - Is anything too hard for God? 

Abraham 07 – 2023 0709

Genesis 17 - This week, may you trust in the Almighty God. May you surrender your will and plans and allow Him to be in control. May you examine your heart and ensure that you have a heart that is circumcised and marked forever by devotion and a commitment to the almighty God.