John Mark Hicks

This book, accessible here, was published in September, 2023. In May, 2024, I was asked to summarize it for a combined adult Bible class at the Homewood Church of Christ. That lesson is available below.

Psalm 73: “I was envious of the arrogant; I saw the prosperity of the wicked . . . But when I thought to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God.” Dr. Michael Brown joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks for a discussion of the […]

Hebrews 11:1-22 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval. By faith we understand that the worlds were prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are not visible. By faith Abel offered […]

In this lesson, I discuss Titus 2:11-14 and Titus 3:3-8. What does one teach or stress in order to form a community of believers into a people zealous for good works? This was delivered at the Homewood Church of Christ in Birmingham, AL on May 19, 2024.

Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 150 as the conclusion to the Psalter.

Hebrews 10:26-39 For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Anyone who has violated the law of Moses dies without mercy “on the testimony […]

In this episode, Dr. Jeanie Shaw joins us to discuss one of her favorite Psalms, Psalm 36. Listen to her beautiful story of meditating and reciting this Psalm on her walks along the river as she encounters God with her beloved dog. Psalm 36:5-9 extols the character of Yahweh while recognizing the character of the […]

Hebrews 10:19-25 Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us approach with a true […]

In this video, Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks discuss the context, meaning, and significance of Psalm 2. For more on Psalm 2, see this link.

(English version available here.) Así que recogió en el campo hasta el anochecer. Luego desgranó lo que había recogido, y fue como un efa de cebada. Ella lo recogió y llegó al pueblo, y su suegra vio cuánto había recogido. Luego sacó y le dio lo que sobró después de que ella misma se hubo […]