Homecoming 2025

We celebrate our church anniversary today. Dr. David Innes, pastor emeritus of Hamilton Square Baptist Church, will share from God’s Word today. Every experience in life serves a divine purpose. This truth anchors our faith and produces our faithfulness. We are glad to have you praise God with us for His great faithfulness.

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Merciful Justice

People often misinterpret faithful living as contradictory. Although I want to see everyone succeed, what about justice? Mercy is a perfect companion to justice. In fact, faithful living receives and dispenses mercy. Abraham demonstrates this. First, Abraham received mercy, then he looked to show mercy. As a result, you can discover how God demonstrates merciful […]

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Calm Confidence (Genesis 15)

Abram is learning to live a life of faith. As you attempt to do the same, it may feel like walking a tightrope. Any slight miscalculation can spell disaster unless your eyes are on the correct object. Abram teaches that faithful living looks steadily to God. Notice how Abram displays such calm confidence while walking […]

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Obedient Response (Genesis 12)

The letter to the Hebrews states Abraham lived by faith. While looking at Abraham’s life, you will find lessons for your faith. What does it mean to live by faith? After meeting Abraham, his story highlights the faithful living that follows God’s leading. Consequently, your life must follow God’s leading, too.

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Help on the Horizon

What happens when life does not go as planned? What does life teach you in those moments? Notice the pattern of service set by a priest in today’s text. Keep serving God because help is on the horizon.

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Looking for Light

“It’s always darkest before dawn” the proverb tells us. Israel’s national history unfolded that way. Instead of finding the light of God’s presence and blessing they experienced metaphoric darkness. Isaiah gave God’s promise of true light. This true light would come in the person of God’s Messiah.

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The Thrill of Hope (Luke 1:67 – 79)

Christmas is a time for celebrating the hope of possibilities. As the promised son to Zechariah and Elizabeth is born and named, a song filled with celebratory hope is sung. Listen as these two short sentences are examined and explained. Ask yourself if you can sing this hopeful theme yourself.

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Finding Rest (Mark 6:30 – 44)

Jesus talks to busy people, but instead of giving them more and more assignments, He instructs them to rest. Rest is an attitude of relying on God to do what God has promised to do while energy is focused on what God has given you to do. It is not just stopping activity, but an […]

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