John Mark Hicks

Dr. Tiffany Mangan Dahlman joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to discuss Psalm 77. This powerful and disturbing lament calls us to remember the ways of God in the midst of our grief and troubled times. What is the significance of this lament for our present moment?

Abby Kaplan joins Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks to talk about Psalm 45. This royal wedding song has both an original significance in Israel and a messianic meaning. The Psalm, sung by Israel, desires a king of justice, humility, and truth, and celebrates the inclusion of a woman from outside of Israel. Ultimately, the […]

This is the newest installment of “Derek: Meditating on the Way” with Bobby Valentine and John Mark Hicks. In this episode we discuss the meaning and significance of Psalm 110 in both its context in the Psalter and its relevance to messianic hopes, particularly as revealed in Jesus the Messiah.

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.

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.

Hebrews 9:11-28 But when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own […]

Priests Are Human Since, then, we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been […]

Headed to the Promised Land with Israel Hebrews 4:1-13 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us take care that none of you should seem to have failed to reach it. For indeed the good news came to us just as to them; but the message they heard did not […]

Therefore, make every effort to come together more frequently to give thanks and glory to God. For when you meet together frequently, the powers of Satan are overthrown, and his destructiveness is nullified by the unanimity of your faith. There is nothing better than peace, by which all warfare among those in heaven and those […]

A Weightier Word than the Word through Angels For to which of the angels did God ever say,             “You are my Son;                         today I have begotten you”? [quoting Psalm 2:7] Or again,             “I will be his Father,                         and he will be my Son”? [2 Samuel 7:14] And again, when he brings […]