The Hub City Church

Weird, Scary Stuff is Coming | Daniel 7:1-28 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday October 13, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Weird, Scary Stuff is Coming | Daniel 7:1-28
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
Biblical APOCALYPTIC prophecy is more about theological COMFORT and spiritual PREPAREDNESS than chronological CERTAINTY.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 // Acts 1:6-8
Over and ABOVE all of the EVIL powers at work in human history, we have a SOVEREIGN GOD who is in CONTROL and who will bring perfect JUDGEMENT to pass.
Revelation 11:15-18 // 2 Thessalonians 1:4-10
“To say that God is sovereign is to declare that He is the Almighty, the Possessor of all power in heaven and earth, so that none can defeat His counsels, thwart His purpose, or resist His will.” — A.W. Pink
There will come a day when the world’s satanic REBELLION against God will CULMINATE into a CRISIS point for God’s people; the most powerful rulers of the world will WAGE WAR against the church - but then JESUS shows up to SAVE them by decisively ENDING the war and to set up His ETERNAL Kingdom.
Revelation 17:12-14 // Revelation 19:11-16 // Matthew 24:3-14
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Daniel in the Lion’s Den | Daniel 6:1-28 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday October 6, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Daniel in the Lion’s Den | Daniel 6:1-28
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die.” — G.K. Chesterton
Daniel’s Principles for Long-Term Survival in Exile:
1. Maintain MORAL PURITY
Philippians 2:14-15 // Proverbs 22:1 // Psalm 101:2-3 // 1 Corinthians 4:2
2. Persist in BIBLICAL FIDELITY
2 Timothy 2:15 // Colossians 4:2 // Hebrews 10:24-25 // 1 Corinthians 15:58 // Acts 5:29
3. Embrace SPIRITUAL ADVERSITY
1 Peter 4:12-13 // John 16:33 // 2 Timothy 3:12 // James 1:2-3 // Hebrews 12:3
4. Trust GOD'S SOVEREIGNTY Romans 8:28 // Lamentations 3:37-38 // Matthew 10:29-31 5. Expectantly AWAIT VICTORY (in CHRIST!)
Romans 8:31-39 // 2 Timothy 4:7-8 // 1 John 5:4-5
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

The Writing on the Wall | Daniel 5:1-31 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday September 29, 2024 at the Hub City Church
The Writing on the Wall | Daniel 5:1-31
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
Lessons Learned from the Son of Nebuchadnezzar:
FATHERS are a BLESSING to their children if they are willing to SEE it - either as MODELS to EMULATE, or as EXAMPLES to AVOID. Often, they are BOTH - teaching us through their successes and failures.
1 Corinthians 10:11-12
We ALL have precious VESSELS of God under our STEWARDSHIP - the question is HOW we will USE them.
Galatians 6:7-8 // Romans 9:21-23 // 2 Timothy 2:20-21 // 2 Corinthians 4:7
The WRITING is not just on the WALL in another language, it’s in the BOOK in our own language: our DAYS are NUMBERED and apart from CHRIST, we’ll be found WANTING.
“If you say, “The last thing I want to hear about in my troubled [life] is the wrath of God,” you are like a frustrated fisherman on the western coast of Indonesia on December 26, 2004, saying, “The last thing I want to hear about in my troubled fishing business is a tsunami.” — John Piper
Isaiah 64:6 // Romans 3:23-24 // Romans 4:23-25
“I’m glad we are saved by grace and not by good works because I don’t want to sit in heaven and listen to everybody brag for eternity about how they got there.” — D.L. Moody
TODAY could be your LAST chance to REPENT.
Hebrews 9:27-28 // 2 Peter 3:9 // Hebrews 12:15-17
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

The Destruction of Pride | Daniel 4:1-37 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday September 22, 2024 at the Hub City Church
The Destruction of Pride | Daniel 4:1-37
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes Lessons
Learned from the New Nebuchadnezzar:
There are invisible SPIRITUAL REALITIES that must be understood and ACCEPTED not only for an accurate WORLDVIEW but also for a right RELATIONSHIP with the GOD who made the WORLD. (And deep down, we ALL know it.)
Romans 1:19-20 // Psalm 14:1
The PRIDE of unrepentant SIN leads people to do stupid, crazy, ANIMALISTIC things, bringing their lives to SPIRITUAL and sometimes PHYSICAL RUIN.
Psalm 32:9, 49:20 // Proverbs 26:11
God will MERCIFULLY ALLOW His people to HIT ROCK-BOTTOM in this life if that is what it takes for them to REPENT and HUMBLE themselves before Him.
“A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” — C.S. Lewis
Matthew 5:3-5 // Romans 5:8
There is NO one too FAR from God or too DEEP in their SIN to be SAVED by His grace.
1 Timothy 1:15-16 // Isaiah 1:18 // Psalm 103:11-12
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Images of Gold | Daniel 3:1-30 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday September 15, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Images of Gold | Daniel 3:1-30
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
[v.1-7] The spirit of Babylon INSISTS that we BOW down to worship ANY image except the RIGHT one: the image of the INVISIBLE God, Jesus Christ.
Isaiah 44:6-10, 13-19 // Matthew 4:8-10
[v.8-18] If Christians are going to faithfully REFUSE to bow to idols, there may come a time where they must STAND ALONE and be WILLING to DIE.
Mark 8:34-38 // Matthew 10:28
[v.19-25] Sometimes Jesus SAVES His people OUT of life’s FIRES so that others would SEE that He is MIGHTY to save; other times, He ALLOWS them to DIE that others might SEE His WORTHINESS of our TRUST, even unto DEATH.
“It is not our trust in God that keeps us from troubles, but our trust in God that keeps us in troubles.” — Richard Sibbes
Philippians 1:20-21 // 2 Timothy 4:17-18
[v.26-30] Ultimately, Jesus both STOOD ALONE in righteousness as none of us could and took the FIERY WRATH of God that we deserved so that we could bow before His CROSS in FAITH and be PROMOTED to REIGN with Him in His eternal Kingdom.
Isaiah 53:5-6, 10-11 // 2 Corinthians 5:21
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

God Over History, Revealer of Mysteries | Daniel 2:24-49 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday September 8, 2024 at the Hub City Church
God Over History, Revealer of Mysteries | Daniel 2:24-49
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
[v.24-30]
We can LIVE with CONFIDENCE in CRAZY times because our God is SOVEREIGN, even OVER our KINGS!
Proverbs 21:1 // Romans 13:1
Christian confidence is not ARROGANT or RUDE; it is HUMBLE and BOLD.
Philippians 2:4-7 // Acts 4:13, 19-20
“The person who trusts in God fears no bad news—and so will boldly proclaim God’s good news.” — David Helm
[v.31-49]
EVERY EVENT in the course of human HISTORY is intentionally ORDAINED by God for the GOOD of His PEOPLE and ultimately, the GLORY of Christ.
Isaiah 46:8-11 // Acts 1:7 // Matthew 2:1-2
The eternal KINGDOM of CHRIST WILL (and has already begun to) SUBVERT, SURPASS and SUPERSEDE every earthly, MAN-centered kingdom.
Psalm 118:22 // Luke 20:17-18 // Acts 4:11 // Isaiah 2:2-3 // Psalm 48:1-2
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Prepared to Act Prudently | Daniel 2:1-23 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday September 1, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Prepared to Act Prudently | Daniel 2:1-23
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
[v. 1-12]
If you have EVERYTHING EXCEPT a RELATIONSHIP with GOD, then when it MATTERS MOST, you have NOTHING.
Luke 12:15-21
“Without the gospel, everything is useless and vain; without the gospel, we are not Christians; without the gospel, all riches are poverty, all wisdom folly before God; strength is weakness, and all the justice of man is under the condemnation of God.” — John Calvin
God is MERCIFUL to EXPOSE the spiritual INSECURITY of PRIDEFUL people.
Proverbs 29:23
[v.13-23]
God is PLEASED to do the IMPOSSIBLE through the PETITION of His PEOPLE for His GLORY.
John 15:7
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
The sovereign WILL of God to TURN the EVENTS of HISTORY through the humble service of His people should EMPOWER us for MISSION!
Colossians 4:2-6
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Resisting the Spirit of Babylon | Daniel 1:1-21 | Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday August 25, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Resisting the Spirit of Babylon | Daniel 1:1-21
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
The greatest DANGER for BABYLON is not living in IT PHYSICALLY, but its SUBTLE and SEDUCTIVE attempts to live in US SPIRITUALLY.
1 Corinthians 5:11
“Though we do not share all of the world’s conclusions, too often we think about everything in the same way and operate with the same value system— how many of us would rather die for the glory of God than live halfheartedly for Him in a measure of comfort?” — Sinclair Ferguson
The demonic kingdom of Babylon wants to cause Christians to forget God with a process of systematic reprogramming:
1. ISOLATING them.
Proverbs 18:1 // 1 Peter 5:8
2. INDOCTRINATING them.
Colossians 2:8 // Romans 12:2
3. RE-IDENTIFYING them.
1 John 3:2 // 2 Corinthians 5:20
4. INTOXICATING them.
Ephesians 5:18 // 1 Peter 1:13
Daniel’s example teaches us:
There is usually a way to COEXIST PEACEABLY in Babylon while DEYING it’s INFLUENCE at the HEART level BUT it takes WISDOM to DISCERN and then DETERMINATION to IMPLEMENT.
John 17:14-15 // Ephesians 5:7-10
While God does NOT promise to PROTECT us from EXPERIENCING SUFFERING, He does promise to PRESERVE and PROVIDE for us THROUGH it.
2 Corinthians 4:16-18
We not only need FAITHFUL exilic EXAMPLES to follow, we need PERFECT FAITHFULNESS LIVED out FOR US.
Romans 4:3,5
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

The Mercy of God's Judgment | Daniel 1:1-2 | Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon

Sunday August 18, 2024 at the Hub City Church
The Mercy of God's Judgment | Daniel 1:1-2
Daniel: Faithfulness in Babylon
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
BABYLON, though a REAL historical PLACE, becomes SYMBOLIC in scripture for ‘the KINGDOM of MEN’ who DESIRE to live OUTSIDE of the good and gracious RULE of GOD.
Genesis 11:1-9 // 1 Peter 5:13 // Revelation 18:10,21
ISRAEL'S time in Babylonian CAPTIVITY is a TESTAMENT to the FACT that God is FAITHFUL to exact JUDGMENT on SIN as He has PROMISED.
Leviticus 26:14-17, 21-22, 33 // 2 Kings 20:12-18
The book of Daniel REVEALS that God is SOVEREIGNLY at work to be MERCIFUL to His people, EVEN amidst their SIN'S consequences.
Jeremiah 29:4-14 // Psalm 119:67, 75 // Hebrews 12:5-7 // Romans 11:25, 30-32
The good news in Old Testament terms is, for those who HUMBLY recognize and REPENT of their SINFUL AFFINITY for Babylon, there is ONE who TOOK the fullness of divine JUDGMENT they DESERVED and who will PRESERVE them throughout the time of their EXILE!
1 Peter 1:13, 17-19 // Jeremiah 23:5-8, 24:4-7
“God really loves us and wants us to turn away from our sins. If He passed final judgment now, we would have no such opportunity; that would be the end of time for us. He has sufficient provocation to do so; that we recognize. We have sinned enough to deserve His infinite wrath at any moment, but we do not receive it. We have an opportunity, therefore, to turn away from our sin and to turn to God. Instead of continuing to offend Him, we can plead for forgiveness and seek to please Him. While there is yet life, that is possible.” — John Gerstner
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.

Jesus is King | Jesus is Everything

Sunday August 11, 2024 at the Hub City Church
Jesus is King | Jesus is Everything
Sermon by Tadd Anderson | Lead Teaching Pastor
Sermon Notes
Matthew 6:9-10
Genesis 1:28
THE PROBLEM underneath all other problems in the universe is that CREATION is out of SYNC with the RULE and REIGN of GOD.
Psalm 10:16, 29:10, 47:2, 74:12, 95:3 // Deuteronomy 33:5 // Isaiah 43:15
Matthew 1:1 // Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
The hope of the gospel is not only ‘INDIVIDUALISTIC’ in that Jesus came to save us from our sin, it is ‘COSMIC’- Jesus came to make ALL things new!
Ephesians 1:16-23 // Revelation 21:1-6
“Many Christians today think of salvation as leaving earth for heaven, but the story of Scripture is quite the opposite. The message of the kingdom of God is not an escape from earth to heaven but God’s reign coming down from heaven to earth. The focus of God’s reign is his people, but the scope of God’s reign is all of creation.” — Jeremy Treat
1 Corinthians 2:9
We live in light of Jesus’ Kingship not only by seeking to live in MORAL RIGHTEOUSNESS (the ETHICS of the Kingdom) but by living on MISSION (heralding the MESSAGE of the Kingdom!)
Colossians 1:13-14 // 1 Peter 2:9 // Revelation 22:17
The Hub City Church is a local expression of the church in Crestview, Florida, making disciples Who Believe the Gospel, Abide in Christ and Obey the Word to the glory of God.
Join us next Sunday at 10am. 837 W James Lee Blvd, Crestview, FL 32536.