Heritage Baptist Church Podcast

The Christmas Story is that Jesus came “to seek and to save” those who are poor, crippled, lame and blind; all descriptions of people who do not have any kind of relationship with Him. For those of us who know and love Jesus Christ, we have been given the task of sharing that great Christmas […]

Most of us would agree that Christmas is becoming more and more commercialized. For instance, it seems that “shopping season” started earlier than ever this year. Let’s admit it, it’s very easy to get caught up in the consumerism environment of today’s culture. But, perhaps the attitude of, “What do you want for Christmas?” should […]

Christmas is a wonderful time of year. It seems like all year, we look forward to the lights, the cookies, the gifts, and the warmth of friends and family. But Christmas isn’t always the most stress-free season, is it? In fact, you don’t have to be a Grinch to lose sight of the reasons to […]

What does it mean to be “filled with the Holy Spirit”? Is it even something that we should desire today? If so, what do we need to do to be “filled”? As we continue in our study of the Book of Acts, we’re pausing to highlight this important concept that we’ve already seen a few […]

Dictionary.com defines “generosity” as readiness or liberality in giving or sharing, unselfishness, freedom from meanness or smallness of mind or character, largeness or fullness, abundance. After reading that definition, I’m sure we would all want those words to describe who we are and how we live. So the question is, “Are you a generous person?” […]

Prayer is one of those spiritual disciplines that we know we ought to practice but like any other discipline, have a hard time doing consistently. When we look at the early church in the book of Acts, it is obvious that they were characterized by prayer. But it wasn’t half-hearted, full-of-clichés kind of praying. It […]

The early church experienced fellowship, unity, great teaching, wonders and miracles, powerful prayer meetings, communion, Spirit-filled leadership and a pattern of people coming to Christ on a daily basis. The church even enjoyed the favor and support of the people of Jerusalem. What a time it must have been! But there soon came a time […]

Mr. Bill Dodge, of the Keystone Rescue Mission Alliance, shared what God is doing through the ministry of the Scranton Rescue Mission as well as the Wyoming Valley Rescue Mission.

When is the last time that you experienced the power of God in your life? I don’t mean a miracle, although that would certainly count, but a specific example of God at work in or through you. Stop for a minute and think – are you having a hard time coming up with something? Why […]

Warren Wiersbe said, “The Christians you meet in the Book of Acts were not content to meet once a week for ‘services as usual.’ They met daily, cared daily, won souls daily, searched the Scriptures daily, and increased in number daily. Their Christian faith was a day-to-day reality, not a once-a-week routine.” Why was that? […]

Continuing in Acts 2, we look at Peter’s sermon on the Day of Pentecost.

Birthdays are a time to celebrate, at least until you hit 60, or is it 50, or . . . well at some point in life they’re fun. It’s an occasion to gather family and friends, eat your favorite meal, take pictures, sing the birthday song, and enjoy ice cream and cake with candles. Oh, […]

A tongue-twister is a phrase that is designed to be difficult to articulate properly. Theophilus Thistle, the thistle sifter, while sifting a sieve full of unsifted thistles, thrust three thousand thistles through the thick of his thumb. God never designed the mission of the church to be difficult to articulate properly.

Have you ever found yourself at the mall looking at the big display map that shows the location of all the stores and notice the red star that indicates, “You are here”? And as you’re staring at the map, you ask yourself, “How do they know I am here?”  Well, maybe not. But have you […]

Have you ever heard the phrase “you can’t see the forest for the trees”? That typically means that you’ve lost sight of the big picture by getting stuck in the details. Sometimes without realizing it, that’s what can happen when we read the Bible. We read those great stories of Abraham and Isaac, Moses and […]

We will be wrapping up our summer series on overcoming the sins we so easily accept. Our hearts have been challenged about those areas of our lives in which we need to claim victory. It may be that there are a number of things that we need to stop doing in order to claim victory. However, this […]

We feel a sense of urgency about many things. It may be getting to work on time, not missing your favorite television program, getting good tickets for the “BIG” game, being first in line at Best Buy so you can buy the newest iPhone or iPad, having your taxes done by April 15 or making […]

So what is your biggest fear? Is it heights, spiders, flying, rejection, failure or maybe you’re afraid of the dark? The Bible talks about a fear that doesn’t usually make the list of “Most Common Fears.” That fear is the fear of man. The “fear of man” is a subtle and dangerous sin that can […]

Expression of unrighteous anger has become an “acceptable sin” not only in the culture but often in the lives of believers. As we deal with this issue we will discover how to do godly anger management from a case study in Scripture and then discover the transforming power of Christ to deal with our anger issues. […]

In this message we will be talking about the “Sins of the Tongue.” Jesus said, “Whatever is in your heart, determines what you say.” The sins of our tongue have everything to do with our hearts. Joseph Peterson and Scott Cleveland (two of our TMI interns) will be looking at why the sins of the tongue are so […]