Mature Ministries

12/29/2021

As the year draws to an end, remember to bookmark and share our website, www.theheritagechurch.org. Beginning January 1 we will be posting only to this site where you can find sermon guides, videos and other resources. Thank you for your continued prayers and support.

Our Vision is to Glorify God, by seeing lives transformed into the image of Jesus Christ, by God’s saving grace, through the effective communication of His word, by His willing servants. Join Us every Sunday at 10:15am

12/26/2021

We thank you for your interest in Heritage Baptist Church and appreciate your dedicated response to our page. Beginning January 1, 2022, we would like to direct you solely to our website at www.theheritagechurch.org as we will no longer be on Facebook. Sermon guides, videos, and other posts can be found on our site as well as our contact information. For easy access, bookmark our site.
Again, thank you for your continued interest and support. We look forward to continuing God’s work and our correspondence through both in person services/classes and our Heritage website.

Our Vision is to Glorify God, by seeing lives transformed into the image of Jesus Christ, by God’s saving grace, through the effective communication of His word, by His willing servants. Join Us every Sunday at 10:15am

12/25/2021

The virgin birth is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. Yet, some who are considered to be in the mainstream of evangelical Christianity are certainly not in the mainstream of evangelical orthodoxy regarding this and other fundamental doctrines.
For example, William Lane Craig is the director of a ministry called Reasonable Faith. He is also visiting professor at Talbot School of Theology at Biola University and a professor of Philosophy at Houston Baptist University. However, in answer to the question, “Are you confident that Jesus was born of a virgin, Craig said, “I’m reasonably confident.”
To reach that level of theological modernity, one must deny:
· The promise God made to Satan in Genesis 3:15, that the “Seed” of the woman would bruise his head, which Jesus Christ did at the cross.
· The prophecy of Isaiah 7:14, “The Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.”
· The fulfillment of those two promises according to Matthew 1:22-23. “All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet: ‘Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call his name Immanuel.’”
Now, to put Craig’s uncertainty of the virgin birth in the Apostle Paul’s definition of one’s confession of faith, if we are “reasonably confident” Jesus is Lord, and “reasonably confident” God raised Him from the dead, we can be saved. I’m absolutely certain that is NOT what Paul wrote in Romans 10:9-10.
Beloved, the gospel of Matthew was written to prove to the Jews that Jesus was who He said He was, that He did what He said He did, for the reason He said He did it, and that He did it for all who would “believe” in Him – not reasonably confident.
We encourage you to view the sermon on our INTERACTIVE WEBSITE: www.theheritagechurch.org. If you click on the sermon title on the second page, you will find the sermon study guide in another format, and you can follow it on screen as you listen.
The live stream starts Sunday at 10:00 AM, and the worship service begins around 10:13 AM. Videos and audios of the “sermon only” are available on the same site.
Start the New Year with a 30-day Bible Study: “Rediscovering Your First Love.” Many have found this personal study to be helpful in sorting out the affairs of the flesh and focusing on their intimacy with God. Request your copy via return email, or call us: 478-224-3966. Because of a generous donation from one who was blessed by this study, we can offer these workbooks for only $10.00, including postage. Also see the attached pamphlet, "Real Living." I pray this brief word will challenge you to wake up every morning, take time to hear from the Lord through your study of His Word, and then set out to do it!
Pastor Wayne

The virgin birth is one of the essential doctrines of the Christian Faith. Yet, some who are considered to be in the mainstream of evangelical Christianity are certainly not in the mainstream of evangelical orthodoxy regarding this and other fundamental doctrines.

12/25/2021

12/24/2021

Join us this evening at 5:30 in person or on our livestream at www.theheritagechurch.org for our Christmas Eve service.

Our Vision is to Glorify God, by seeing lives transformed into the image of Jesus Christ, by God’s saving grace, through the effective communication of His word, by His willing servants. Join Us every Sunday at 10:15am

12/18/2021

According to a report released this week by Lifeway Research, most Americans and many Christians do not believe the Son of God existed before the manger.
· Three out of four Americans believe Jesus was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, but less than half of them believe Jesus existed prior to that first Christmas morning.
· Ninety-five percent of those who said they were Christians believe Jesus was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, but only 63% of them believe the Son of God existed before Jesus was born, which means they do not understand the triune nature of the Godhead, nor God’s plan for our redemption.
Beloved, if Jesus was not the Son of God sent to be our Savior, He died as a martyr, and not our Savior, and we are still lost in our sins. The gospel of Matthew was written to prove that Jesus was the Messiah: The God-sent Savior for all those who will receive Him.

We encourage you to view the sermon on our INTERACTIVE WEBSITE: www.theheritagechurch.org.

The live stream starts Sunday at 10:00 AM, and the worship service begins around 10:13 AM. Videos and audios of the “sermon only” are available on the same site.

Please let us know how we may be of help to your personal spiritual growth! PW

OUR CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE WILL BE LIVESTREAMED AT 5:30 PM ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, AND LEFT ON OUR WEBSITE TO BE VIEWED AT OTHER TIMES.

According to a report released this week by Lifeway Research, most Americans and many Christians do not believe the Son of God existed before the manger. Three out of four Americans believe Jesus was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago, but less than half of them believe Jesus existed prior to that ...

12/17/2021

"According to the Pew Research Center, the predominant experience that gives meaning to life is “family!” Regardless of nationality, the common pride of life was one’s relationship with parents, siblings, children, and grandchildren, and the greatest satisfaction in life was to share in the accomplishments of the family. Of course, the pro-globalists would not agree with those intrinsic life values."
To learn more, click the link below.

In 2011, biophysicist Edward Trifonov tried to find consensus among 123 definitions of life. He grouped into clusters words that were used in the various definitions that had similar meanings, and then He combined the most frequently used word from each cluster to produce a ‘minimal’ definition ...

12/13/2021

If you have been looking for a devotion for this Advent season, join us as we look at The Five Women in Jesus' Lineage.

The Five Women in Jesus’ Lineage, Devotionals for ADVENT 2021 Monday, December 13 Posted on December 13, 2021November 27, 2021 by Anna Henry The Conception of Obed – Boaz and Ruth gave birth to a son named Obed, who not only carried the seed-line of his father, but the seed-line through which Ki...

12/11/2021

Just as God was grieved by the evil he saw in the people of Israel in Amos’ day; He must be even more grieved at the wickedness He sees in His people today.
• We have a more-sure knowledge of God.
• We have witnessed the full and final revelation of God in the Person and work of Jesus Christ.
• We have received the eternal blessings of God’s plan of redemption through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Just as Amos pleaded with God’s people in His day, I’m pleading with God’s people today. Turn your eyes away from the things of the world, even the religious things, and look upon Him who gave His life for our sins and who is soon going to call us home to live with Him forever. In 1 Corinthians 10:11 the Apostle Paul wrote, “These things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the ages have come.”
We encourage you to view the sermon on our INTERACTIVE WEBSITE: www.theheritagechurch.org.

If you click on the sermon title on the second page, you will find the sermon study guide in another format, and you can follow it on screen as you listen.

The live stream starts Sunday at 10:00 AM, and the worship service begins around 10:13 AM. Videos and audios of the “sermon only” are available on the same site.

Please let us know how we may be of help to your personal spiritual growth!
Pastor Wayne

Like the children of Israel in Amos’ day, most of God’s people are not walking in God’s ways today. They are religious, and often participate in a worship service, but their hearts are far from Him.

12/05/2021

In the first two chapters of Amos, the prophet used a phrase eight times to explain why God was about to release His judgment upon His people. “For three transgressions, and for four.” Three transgressions represented God’s legal limit for their sins. The fourth represented the tipping point for God. What His people had failed to learn through His mercy and His grace, they would have to learn through His judgment and then His wrath.
To learn more, click the link below.

As I heard the story, having listened to her kindergartner repeatedly bang the refrigerator door with a spoon, the frustrated mother said, “You hit that door with that spoon one more time, and I will pick you up and throw you out this window!” Well, the young lad’s sin nature took over, and he...

12/04/2021

In his book, “A Christian Manifesto,” (1981) Dr. Francis Schaeffer wrote, “Our culture, society, government, and law are in the condition they’re in, not because of a conspiracy, but because the church has forsaken its duty to be the salt of the culture.” The title of this sermon is Return to Me: The Fall of a Nation. Amos is writing about the fall of Israel, but the Holy Spirit is speaking to us about the fall of America, not because of crooked politicians, but because of the spiritual weakness of today’s church.

We encourage you to view the sermon on our INTERACTIVE WEBSITE: www.theheritagechurch.org.

The live stream starts Sunday at 10:00 AM, and the worship service begins around 10:13 AM. Videos and audios of the “sermon only” are available on the same site.

Please let us know how we may be of help to your personal spiritual growth!
Pastor Wayne

In his book, “A Christian Manifesto,” (1981) Dr. Francis Schaeffer wrote, “Our culture, society, government, and law are in the condition they’re in, not because of a conspiracy, but because the church has forsaken its duty to be the salt of the culture.” The title of this sermon is Return...