Heritage Baptist Church Podcast

You may have heard that everything is a matter of perspective. While we can all agree our perspective has a great influence on how we view life, have you ever stopped to think how your perspective can influence your view of God? Maybe put another way, have you ever looked at how your perspective of […]

The current message series, Now What?! is intended to help us think about how the resurrection should change our perspective, church, community, prayer, and our lives almost 2,000 years later. You don’t want to miss this message as we learn how Jesus’ own brother James was completely changed in an amazing and unexpected way after […]

Have you ever seen or been a part of something that changed you forever? Have you been affected by the change that happened in somebody else’s life? When change takes place on a large scale, it can usually be traced back to a change in the life of an individual. The last few weeks we […]

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. The early church was without a doubt impacted by the resurrection, it changed everything. The reality of a risen, living Jesus motivated the church to pray. But it wasn’t half-hearted, […]

Now What?! Now that Easter 2017 is behind us, we have been reminded that the resurrection changed everything! It changed the perspective of the early church and that change led to the church itself changing. As the church changed, we know that their view of community also had to change. What was the early church’s […]

If you could find the perfect church, how would they do church? What kind of music would you hear? How would the people who attend dress? What style of preaching would you hear? Would it be very serious, quiet and subdued, or would it be relaxed, loud and energetic? Would there be an organ? A […]

The world turned upside down after the Resurrection. There was a new found hope and mission given to the early believers. The Resurrection was the foundation for this change. Our new sermon series examines the influence of the resurrection on the early church and individual people within the church. It is designed to allow the […]

Have you ever heard of someone who is “drowning in money,” or is referred to as a “night owl,” or describes their final exam as a “breeze”? These phrases are not to be taken literally but are metaphors. The Bible describes every person born into this world as “dead in their transgressions and sins” (Ephesians […]

The mention of Palm Sunday stirs up images of excited crowds surrounding Jesus and shouting “Hosanna”, children running alongside of Jesus riding on a young donkey, people spreading robes and palm branches on the pathway in front of Him, and many believing that Jesus was entering Jerusalem as their Messiah and King! It’s an amazing […]

Remember the last time you were suddenly taken back to a significant event in your past? Maybe you were going through an old box or heard a song and you felt the same emotion and the same passion you had back then. It is one thing to have those moments related to your third grade teacher, it […]

I don’t want to be a grumpy Christian! The older I get, the more aware I am of grumpy people. And the older I get, the more I don’t want to be one. How about you?! Are you a grumpy Christian? Are you tired of being grumpy? Listen as we discover the Cure for Grumpy Christians.

I’m sure we can all remember a time when we made the statement, “Oh, I could never do that”. Maybe it was when you watched an Olympic ski jumper soar through the air and stick the landing, or when you read about a firefighter who risked his life to make a heroic rescue, or when […]

I remember as a kid hearing my Mom say – as I stood talking to a friend with the door wide open – “Either come in or go out, but close the door!” There are times when closed doors are good things. At other times, they make you feel unwanted or uninvited. Sometimes closed doors […]

Join us as we continue in our Follow Me series and talk about prayer.

What are you willing to do “for the sake of the gospel”? How far are you willing to go to “win” or to “save some” who don’t know Jesus? What freedoms would you be willing to sacrifice to see people come to know Jesus? Would you ever be willing to become all things to all […]

It seems we all have dreams or plans about how we’re going to succeed academically, financially, athletically, or socially. We want to be good at what we do and at times even aspire to greatness. We want to get the most out of life and experience fulfillment and joy in the process. But it also […]

Paul tells us that the Lord’s Supper was designed by Jesus for a purpose. He gives us that purpose in 1 Corinthians 11:26, “For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.” It is the death of Jesus Christ that is to bring believers together in […]

The day the church began, 3,000 people believed and were baptized. Even after persecution began, the church continued to experience significant growth. What was it that attracted people to the church? As one writer described the church, “Their community life, though far from perfect . . . was nevertheless sufficiently different and impressive to attract […]

Jesus and His disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. As they walked along the road, Jesus informed them that there would be a cost to follow Him. He wanted His disciples to be sure that they understood what was at stake if they continued to follow Him. Listen as we continue our sermon series, Follow […]

Jesus said, “Follow me!” many times to many people. Jesus wanted whole-hearted commitment from those who were willing to become His disciples. In fact, Jesus taught that you could not become His disciple if you weren’t willing to follow Him. Join us in our new sermon series called, Follow Me! Learn what Jesus meant when He […]