Horicon Baptist Church

What happens when the foundations of your life are destroyed?In Psalm 11, David faces a crisis that threatens everything — and instead of fleeing in fear, he sings. This Psalm teaches us three unshakable certainties: the Lord is our refuge, the Lord sees all, and one day the righteous will behold His face.When everything feels unstable, where do you run? And if you lost everything… would Christ still be enough?#Psalm11 #PsalmsHBC #ToSeeHisFace #UnshakableFaith #GodOurRefuge #ResurrectionHope #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

What does it really mean to be blessed? Is happiness found in success, comfort, or wealth—or somewhere else entirely? In Psalm 1, God sets before us two paths, two influences, and two outcomes. This sermon calls us to examine what shapes our lives, where our delight truly lies, and how real, lasting fruit is found—not through effort, but through delighting in God's Word and abiding in Christ, the true blessed man.#Psalm1 #BlessedLife #DelightInTheLord #TwoWays #FruitfulLife #MeditateOnTheWord #ChristAlone #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithAndLife

The book of Amos is uncomfortable—and necessary. In its final chapter, God confronts religious hypocrisy, false security, and empty worship, reminding us that His justice cannot be escaped. But Amos does not end in despair. It ends with hope: God promises to preserve a remnant and restore His people through the promised Son of David. Join us as we see how judgment and mercy meet in Christ, and why this ancient prophecy speaks powerfully to the American church today.#Amos9 #AmosHBC #MinorProphets #JudgmentAndMercy #FalseRefuges #Remnant #SonOfDavid #KingJesus #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing #HoriconBaptistChurch

What happens when God's people keep up religious appearances but quietly resent His Word?In Amos 8, the Lord confronts a kind of hypocrisy that looks faithful on the outside but is hollow at the core—and He warns of devastating consequences: final judgment, suffering neighbors, remembered sin, and ultimately, a famine of hearing the Word of the Lord.This sermon calls us to examine whether we truly treasure God's Word or merely tolerate it, and it points us to the hope of the gospel—Jesus Christ, who bore God's judgment and silence for sinners. While God is still speaking, the call is urgent: repent, believe, and respond in faith and obedience.“If you hear His voice today, do not harden your heart.”#Amos8 #FamineOfTheWord #TreasureGodsWord #DayOfTheLord #RepentAndBelieve #ChristOurHope #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

Amos 7 confronts us with a sobering question: whose word will we trust? In this passage, we see the difference between faithful and unfaithful mediators of God's Word—those who plead for mercy and speak truth plainly, and those who silence God's voice to protect comfort and tradition. Amos reminds us that God takes His Word seriously, that judgment begins with the household of God, and that false worship always has real consequences. Yet even here, the passage points us forward to Jesus Christ, the faithful and final Mediator, who bears judgment for His unfaithful people and offers forgiveness, restoration, and hope to all who repent and believe.#Amos7 #AmosHBC #TheMediatorWeNeed #FaithfulPreaching #GodsWord #JudgmentAndMercy #ChristOurMediator #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

What kind of worship does God actually accept?In Amos 5:18–6:14, God confronts His own people—not for worshiping false gods outright, but for offering worship that had grown hollow, self-focused, and disconnected from justice, grace, and repentance. This passage exposes the danger of longing for God's justice while living unjustly, forgetting the grace that saved us, and growing comfortable in worship that no longer changes us.But Amos doesn't just warn—he invites us back to true worship: worship shaped by grace, marked by justice, fueled by joy, and centered on Jesus Christ, who bore the Day of the LORD for us at the cross.Join us as we consider what it means to move from lifeless religion to heartfelt worship that God delights to receive.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Amos #AmosHBC #DayOfTheLord #TrueWorship #JusticeAndRighteousness #GraceFueledWorship #HeartAndLife #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

At the start of a new year, God calls His people to more than self-improvement—He calls them to repentance and true life. In Amos 5:1–17, we hear God's lament over Israel's refusal to return to Him and His urgent invitation to seek the Lord and live. This message exposes the danger of worshiping a god made in our own image and reminds us that seeking God must be paired with seeking good, loving justice, and rejectinging evil. Ultimately, this passage points us to Christ—the only One through whom God's judgment passes over us and new life is given.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Amos5 #SeekTheLord #BiblicalRepentance #JusticeAndRighteousness #FaithAndObedience #HoriconBaptistChurch #PreachingTheWord #SeekGodAndLive

Even after Christmas is over, the hunger remains.In John 6:1–40, Jesus confronts a crowd that has full stomachs but empty hearts—and He reveals Himself as the only One who can truly satisfy. This sermon explores how Jesus exposes our misplaced desires, invites us to look to Him by faith, and promises resurrection life to all who believe.Christmas is not just about a baby in a manger—it's about the Bread of Life who came down from heaven to give Himself for sinners and raise them up on the last day.Where are you looking for life?

In Amos 4, God exposes the danger of religious activity without repentance. Israel was busy, generous, and sincere—but still enslaved by idols that exhausted them and ignored God's warnings. Again and again, the Lord patiently called His people to return, until the warning became unavoidable: “Prepare to meet your God.”This sermon, preached during the season of Advent, presses the question we all must face: Are we ready to meet our King? Amos 4 ultimately points us to Jesus Christ—the God who came first in mercy and will come again in glory. Today is still mercy. Return to the Lord while there is time.#Amos4 #PrepareToMeetYourKing #Advent #Idols #Repentance #ChristIsComing #Emmanuel

The LORD's judgment cannot be ignored, but God's faithfulness shines even through judgment as He preserves a remnant by grace. Ultimately, we see how this warning finds its fulfillment in Jesus Christ, the Lion of Judah who became the Lamb who was slain for His people.This passage calls us to tremble at God's Word, repent of false assurance, and cling to Christ alone.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Amos3 #TheLionHasRoared #MinorProphets #JudgmentAndGrace #FalseSecurity #GraceAndHoliness #LionAndTheLamb #FaithComesByHearing #HoriconBaptistChurch

What happens when God stops talking about “those people out there” and starts talking about us?In Amos 2, God turns the spotlight on His own people—showing four ways they provoked His judgment by rejecting His law, twisting His design, despising His grace, and fighting His discipline.But even in judgment, there is mercy for all who will stop passing conviction to others and finally take the shot of repentance and faith in Christ.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Amos2 #AmosHBC #ForThreeAndForFour #JudgmentAndMercy #Holiness #Repentance #TakeTheShot #FaithComesByHearing #HoriconBaptistChurch

When we hear about God judging “those nations out there,” it's easy to nod along and feel comforted that justice is coming. But in Amos 1, God uses the judgment of the nations to turn the spotlight back onto His own people—warning us against complacency in times of prosperity and against hypocrisy in how we view sin.In this sermon, Omi helps us see how God's roar of judgment both comforts a persecuted church and wakes up a comfortable one, all while pointing us to Christ, the One who bore judgment in our place.#Amos1 #AmosHBC #MinorProphets #JudgmentAndMercy #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

What does it look like to stay faithful in a world full of suffering, temptation, and spiritual danger? In this passage, Peter shows us three surprising ways God keeps His people: through humble submission, steadfast endurance, and the true grace of the gospel.The lion may roar, but the Lamb reigns and His grace is enough to carry us home.#1Peter5 #1PeterHBC #GraceAndTruth #StandFirmInGrace #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

What does faithful church leadership look like? In 1 Peter 5:1–4, the apostle Peter gives us a picture of pastors who serve as fellow elders, exercise authority as patient overseers, and answer to Christ as under-shepherds.This passage reminds us that the church belongs to Jesus, that every pastor will one day give an account to the Chief Shepherd, and that every believer is called to follow godly leadership with joy and humility.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#1Peter5 #1PeterHBC #Elders #ChurchLeadership #ShepherdTheFlock #UnderShepherds #HoriconBaptistChurch #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing

Even though the book of Esther never mentions God's name, His hand is unmistakably at work. Behind every coincidence, reversal, and rescue stands the sovereign Lord who delivers His people. In this overview of Esther, guest preacher Nathan Thrush shows how the story of hidden providence points us to the greater Deliverer—Jesus Christ.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Esther #EstherHBC #AQueenAndHerGod #ProvidenceOfGod #AHiddenGod #GospelStory #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

Why does God allow His people to suffer? In 1 Peter 4:12–19, we learn that our trials aren't random—they're refining. God ordains them to purify His church, bless His people, display His glory, and strengthen our trust in Him. The same fire that tests our faith also proves its reality, because the God who allows the fire walks with us in it.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#1Peter4 #1PeterHBC #SufferingAndGlory #WhenThroughFieryTrials #FaithRefined #SovereignGrace #HoriconBaptistChurch #TrustTheRefiner #FaithComesByHearing

This Sunday we were blessed to hear from Pastor Bill Whittington as part of our pulpit swap with First Baptist Ticonderoga. From Psalm 73, we heard about how easily our hearts can envy the prosperity of the wicked and lose sight of what truly matters. But in God's presence, everything changes. When we draw near to Him, our perspective is renewed, our longings are reshaped, and we can finally say with Asaph, “Whom have I in heaven but You? … God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.#Psalm73 #GodIsMyPortion #FaithComesByHearing #HoriconBaptistChurch #AdirondackPastors #ChangedPerspective #LongingForGod

What does it mean to live like someone who's already died and been raised again?In this passage, Peter shows us what new life in Christ really looks like—not in some heroic, far-off sense, but in the everyday stuff of prayer, love, hospitality, and service. It's a call to ordinary faithfulness in the last days, empowered by the Spirit and aimed at the glory of God.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.#1Peter4 #1PeterHBC #LivingLikeYouveAlreadyDied #OrdinaryFaithfulness #BornAgain #HoriconBaptistChurch #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing

When should you speak, and when should you stay silent? In 1 Peter 3:13–22, we learn that God uses both our words and our suffering to declare His Gospel. Through our faithful witness, through Christ's victorious suffering, and through the public testimony of baptism, God is proclaiming to the world that Jesus saves and reigns.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.#1Peter #1Peter3 #HowToDeclareTheGospel #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing #JesusReigns #Baptism #SufferingForChrist #FearChristNotMan

How do you reach family members who've already heard the Gospel but still won't believe? In 1 Peter 3:1–12, Peter shows us that sometimes the loudest sermon isn't shouted—it's lived. Wives display the Gospel through a gentle and quiet spirit. Husbands display the Gospel through honor and understanding. And the whole church displays the Gospel together through unity, compassion, and blessing. Join us as we explore how the beauty of Christ shines through our marriages, our church, and even our suffering.#1Peter3 #1PeterHBC #TheBeautyOfTheGospel #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

In this opening session, Pastor Taylor Callen explores why hurry is not just a scheduling problem. Hurry is a spiritual crisis. Drawing from his own story of burnout and recovery, and leaning on insights from John Mark Comer, Kevin DeYoung, and others, he traces how our modern culture has discipled us into distraction, anxiety, and exhaustion.With biblical reflections from Luke 10, Mark 1, Psalm 46, and more, this session diagnoses the soul-warping effects of hurry and lays the groundwork for the rest of the year's fellowship theme: reclaiming Gospel pace for the glory of Christ and the good of His church.“What if the solution isn't a better calendar, but a better Savior?”

Nobody likes being told what to do. From toddlers throwing tantrums to grown adults rolling their eyes at laws, bosses, teachers, or even pastors, our hearts resist authority. And yet Peter writes to Christians living under Nero — a cruel emperor who lit believers on fire — and says, “Be subject for the Lord's sake.”Why would God call us to something that feels so unnatural? In this passage, we find three reasons why submission is actually a good thing: it silences critics, it honors the Lord as our true Master, and it follows the footsteps of Jesus who suffered for us.Join us as we discover why submission isn't weakness but witness, and why it's not a dirty word but a beautiful part of following Christ.#1Peter2 #Submission #HoriconBaptistChurch #IsSubmissionReallyADirtyWord #FaithComesByHearing

What does it mean to be God's people in a world that rejects us? In 1 Peter 2:1–12, we see four covenant privileges that define our identity in Christ: we are saved by the gospel, built into God's temple, chosen as priest-kings, and called to live as strangers in this world. When rejection comes, our joy and boldness remain unshaken—because in Christ, we know who we are.#1Peter2 #BecomingWhoWeAre #ElectExiles #IdentityInChrist #HoriconBaptistChurch #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing

What does it mean to live as God's people in exile? In 1 Peter 1:13–25, we see four marks of the Christian life: hope set fully on Christ, holiness that reflects our Father, reverent fear shaped by the precious blood of the Lamb, and earnest love grounded in the imperishable Word. Together these form the portrait of a Passover People—ransomed, redeemed, and reconciled.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.#1Peter #ElectExiles #APassoverPeople #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing #PreciousBloodOfChrist #GospelHope

What does it mean to live with joy as God's people in a world filled with suffering? In 1 Peter 1:3–12, Peter shows us how to rejoice as elect exiles: by praising God for new birth, rejoicing through trials, and marveling at the gospel preached by the Spirit. Because even in the furnace of suffering, God is refining our faith until we reflect the image of His Son.#1Peter1 #WhenThroughFieryTrials #Exiles #LivingHope #GraceAndGlory #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

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The book of Exodus ends with God's glory filling the tabernacle—His dwelling among His people. But the door is closed. Access is still denied. This closing scene points us to our need for a greater Mediator, the true image of God, who perfectly obeyed the Father's will and opened the way into His presence. In Christ, the story of Exodus finds its fulfillment—in the past through the tabernacle, in the present through the church, and in the future when we will dwell with God forever.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.#Exodus40 #ExodusHBC #WhenGloryCameDown #GodWithUs #GloryOfGod #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

What does it mean to be a priest—not in a robe or temple, but in everyday life?From Adam in the garden to Jesus on the cross, the Bible tells one story of a priesthood that begins in Eden and culminates in Christ.In this sermon, we explore how Christ fulfills the priesthood—and how every believer is now called to live as a priest in God's kingdom.#Genesis #Exodus39 #KingdomOfPriests #PriesthoodOfAllBelievers #ChristOurHighPriest #HoriconBaptistChurch #ClothedInChrist #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing

What do the robes of an ancient priest have to do with your life today?In Exodus 39, the priestly garments are finally finished—but no one's wearing them. The tabernacle is ready—but God hasn't come down. It's a moment of beauty, tension, and longing.And it all points to Jesus—the only one worthy to carry our names, bear our judgment, and clothe us in righteousness.Join us as we uncover how the garments of the high priest tell the Gospel story—and what it means to live today as a kingdom of priests.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.

In Exodus 38, we're reminded that God delights to build His dwelling place through the joyful obedience of ordinary saints—people who surrender their time, gifts, and lives to Him.Not every offering is holy. But the ones made in faith and joy? He uses them to bring heaven to earth.#Exodus38 #ExodusHBC #HeavenOnEarth #LivingStones #FaithfulAndOrdinary #HoriconBaptistChurch #GraceAndTruth #FaithComesByHearing

God doesn't just drop His presence anywhere—He prepares a place. In Exodus 38, we see the altar and basin constructed exactly as God commanded, using costly materials and willing hearts. The people gave what they had, and God used it to make a holy place for His glory to dwell. This passage points us to Jesus—the better altar, the greater cleansing, and the only way to draw near to God.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist.com.#Exodus38 #PreparingForThePresence #ExodusHBC #Tabernacle #JesusOurAltar #CleansedByGrace #HoriconBaptistChurch #FaithComesByHearing

We had a special guest preacher this 4th of July weekend! Thank you Travis Moses for bringing the word this morning.

The ark. The table. The lampstand. The altar of incense.Each item reveals a heavenly reality—and each one points us to Jesus.But in Exodus 37, none of them are functioning yet.The house is built, but it hasn't yet been filled.It's a moment of holy anticipation—and a picture of the tension we still live in today.This sermon explores how God prepares His people for His presence, and how Christ fulfills every shadow and symbol.You were made to dwell with God.Go to HoriconBaptist.com for more sermons and more information on our church.#Exodus37 #ExodusHBC #TheFurnitureOfHeaven #ChristOurHighPriest #TabernacleHope #AlreadyNotYet

In Exodus 36, we witness God's Spirit stirring His people to give joyfully, serve sacrificially, and build His dwelling place among them. But every detail—from the curtains to the veils—points to something greater: Christ our true tabernacle, the church as His spiritual house, and the glory of our final home with Him.This is a call to offer what you've been given and join in what God is building—forever.Go to HoriconBaptist.com for more sermons and more information on our church.

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We become what we worship—either for ruin or for restoration.In Exodus 34:8–35, we see what happens when someone truly beholds the glory of God. Moses doesn't just hear truth about God—he's changed by it. And through his transformation, we're invited to consider what we behold, what we love, and what we're becoming.In this sermon, we explore how idol worship leads to deformity, how God's commands are designed to reshape us, and how only by fixing our eyes on Christ can we be restored into His image.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.

What is God really like? In Exodus 34:1-7, God answers that question Himself—proclaiming His name and revealing His character as merciful, just, and full of steadfast love. Join us as we explore how this tension is perfectly resolved in Jesus Christ.For more sermons or information about our church, visit HoriconBaptist@gmail.com.

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