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Bret Hicks

Bret Hicks has been an Elder and the Pastor at BRCC since 1993.

King’s Cross

Jesus is the Messianic King Who came to suffer, be rejected, die, and be raised so that He might save us from our sin.

Mark 8:31-33

October 22, 2023

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Growing Sight

The two-stage healing of the blind man is a living parable for how spiritual blindness was being healed in the disciples – and is healed in people through the ages.

Mark 8:22-30

October 8, 2023

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Do You Still Not Understand?

Even after Jesus miraculously fed a multitude a second time in the wilderness, the Pharisees refused to believe and the disciples still lacked understanding of Jesus and His ways.

Mark 8:1-21

October 1, 2023

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He Does All Things Well

Jesus’ miraculous healings were signs that He was the promised Messiah, the foretaste of His renewal and restoration of all creation for the glory of God.

Mark 7:31-37

September 24, 2023

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Humble Faith

The Syro-Phoenician woman is a paragon of humility and faith, accepting her utter need for God’s grace and actively seeking until she receives it.

Mark 7:24-30

September 17, 2023

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On Mission Together!

The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.

Mark 4:1-20

September 10, 2023

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Life Is Better Together!

The Church is called to be a community that worships together, shares life together, and is on mission together.

Acts 2:42-47

September 3, 2023

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God’s Law in the New Covenant

In the new covenant, the ceremonial law has been fulfilled by Jesus and is no longer in effect, but the moral law, which is a reflection of God’s unchanging character, continues to define sin and righteousness for all humans.

Mark 7:14-23

August 27, 2023

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Truly Clean

Jesus teaches us that impurity, which is the violation of God’s moral law, arises from inside our hearts rather than from outside sources, and therefore true cleansing is not a matter of external religious rites but rather an internal change of heart.

Mark 7:14-23

August 20, 2023

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Scripture and Tradition

Jesus taught that Scripture alone is the final authority for God’s people; therefore all traditions and extra-biblical teachings and practices are helpful only when they clarify, support, uphold, and submit to the Scripture.

Mark 7:1-13

August 13, 2023

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What is the Lord’s Supper?

This teaching covers question 78 of our catechism. The Lord’s Supper is the sacramental meal Christ commanded all believers to eat, in which the death of Christ for our salvation is represented in the breaking of the bread and the pouring out of the cup, and through which the believer spiritually feeds upon Christ, giving thanks to God as the elements are received in faith.

Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:16

July 23, 2023

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Water Walker

Jesus refuses the false expectations of the crowd, but reveals His true identity to His disciples by walking on the water, and confirms it through His healing power.

Mark 6:45-56

July 16, 2023

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The Good Shepherd

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who provides physical and spiritual rest, nourishment, and care, even in the wilderness.

Mark 6:30-44

July 2, 2023

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God’s Heart for the Nations

The entire Bible reveals God’s heart for the nations to come to Him, and His people are called to love all nations and cultures and labor to take the Gospel to them.

Genesis 12:1-3

June 25, 2023

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Pledge Your Head To Heaven

The beheading of John the Baptist is a sober reminder to Christians of the difficulties and costs of the mission we have been given by Jesus, but we must not shrink from calling others to repentance and faith.

Mark 6:7-30

June 18, 2023

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Rejection and Resurgence

The way of God’s Kingdom and Word causes scandal and offense to many, but God calls His people to continue to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom and minister to push back the kingdom of darkness.

Mark 6:1-13

June 11, 2023

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Faith In the Lord Over Death

From the story of Jairus we learn how to sustain faith while we await the final day when Jesus’ powerful word raises us from the dead.

Mark 5:21-43

May 28, 2023

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Savior of the Outcast

Even those who are outcasts from society and whose situations are hopeless will receive salvation when they reach out to Christ through faith.

Mark 5:21-34

May 21, 2023

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Lord Over the Demonic Legion

Satan’s demonic forces want to confuse, enslave, and destroy, but Jesus has the authority to restore people who can then go forth to tell others of all He has done.

Mark 5:1-20

May 14, 2023

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Lord Over the Storm

Jesus’ Sovereignty over the storm reveals His Deity and invites His disciples to turn from the fear of circumstances to the fear of God and trust in His Sovereign care.

Mark 4:35 – 41

April 30, 2023

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A Growing Kingdom

In the parables of the seeds, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God begins small and seemingly insignificant, but it will certainly grow until it becomes great and fruitful through the power of God and His Word.

Mark 4:26–34

April 23, 2023

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What Is Water Baptism?

Water baptism is the sign and seal of our union with Christ and the cleansing He provides for sin, a means of grace to provide strength in our struggle against sin, and the medium through which we testify of our faith in Christ and membership in the church.

Colossians 2:9-15; Romans 6:3-7

April 16, 2023

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