Heritage Church

BIG IDEA: NO MATTER HOW BITTER GOD’S PROVIDENCE MIGHT TASTE, GOD IS ALWAYS EXTENDING HIS LOVINGKINDNESS TO HIS PEOPLE. MAIN POINTS: 1. GOD DISPLAYS HIS LOVINGKINDNESS IN ISRAEL’S LAW TO GLEAN (1-3A) 2. GOD DISPLAYS HIS LOVINGKINDNESS IN RUTH’S PROVIDENTIAL PLACEMENT (3B) 3. GOD DISPLAYS HIS LOVINGKINDNESS IN CAUSING REPENTANCE AND REVIVAL IN BETHLEHEM (4) 4. GOD DISPLAYS HIS LOVINGKINDNESS BY RESU...

Audio issues until 23:30. BIG IDEA: THERE ARE WORTHLESS WOMEN AND THERE ARE WOMEN OF EXCELLENCE. STRIVE TO BE A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE LIKE RUTH BY SEEKING REFUGE UNDER YAHWEH'S WINGS. MAIN POINTS: 1. A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE IS MIGHTY (2:1, 3:11) 2. A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE IS A HARD WORKER AND PROVIDENCE TRUSTER (1-3, 7b, 17) 3. A WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE IS REVERENT AND RESPECTFUL (4- 7a,10) 4. A WOMAN OF EX...

BIG IDEA: THERE ARE WORTHLESS MEN AND THERE ARE MIGHTY MEN OF EXCELLENCE. STRIVE TO BE A MIGHTY MAN OF EXCELLENCE LIKE BOAZ WHILE LOOKING TO OUR HEAVENLY BOAZ, JESUS CHRIST OUR REDEEMER. MAIN POINTS: 1. A MIGHTY MAN OF EXCELLENCE IS LIKE BOAZ NOT ELIMELECH (V.1) 2. A MIGHTY MAN OF EXCELLENCE HAS A GOD-ENTRANCED WORLDVIEW (VS.2-4) 3. A MIGHTY MAN OF EXCELLENCE CARES FOR AND PROTECTS WOMEN (VS.5-9)...

The Doctrine of Inspiration and General and Special Revelation.

BIG IDEA: GOD HAS RESPONDED TO MAN’S HAUGHTY SINFUL REBELLION BY INSTALLING HIS MESSIAH AS KING OVER ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. MAIN POINTS: 1. MANKIND'S FUTILE WAR WITH GOD (VS1-3) 2. GOD'S CONFIDENT RESPONSE (VS4-6) 3. CHRIST'S SURE INHERITANCE (VS7-9) 4. THE PSALMIST'S SOBER INVITATION (VS10-12)

BIG IDEA: THOUGH OUR FAITH AT TIMES FALTERS, GOD IS STILL READY AND WILLING TO EXTEND HIS GRACE SOVEREIGNLY TO SAVE SINNERS AND SANCTIFY HIS SAINTS. MAIN POINTS: 1. NAOMI'S ANTI-EVANGELISM EFFORTS (VS6-10) 2. THE LAW OF LEVIRATE MARRIAGE (VS11-14) 3. RUTH'S RADICAL CONVERSION (VS15-18) 4. THE BITTER PROVIDENCE OF GOD (VS19-22)

BIG IDEA/THEME: There are only two types of people (Blessed/Cursed), two paths (righteousness/Wickedness), and two destinies (Eternal Life/Eternal Death). MAIN POINTS: 1. THE BLESSED MAN (vs1-3) A. is ALWAYS blessed (v1) B. AVOIDS Worldliness (v1) C. ADORES the Word (v2) D. ABIDES in the stream (v3) 2. THE CURSED MAN (vs4-6) A. is WORTHLESS (v4) B. is WITHOUT hope (v5) C. is WAITING for destructio...

BIG IDEA/ THEME: THE BOOK OF RUTH IS A STORY ABOUT A FAMILY LIVING UNDER GOD’S JUDGMENT AND DISCIPLINE MAIN POINTS: THE BOOK OF RUTH IS A STORY ABOUT 1. A FAMILY LIVING UNDER GOD’S JUDGMENT AND DISCIPLINE 2. A FAMILY LVING UNDER GOD’S PROVIDENCE 3. A FAMILY THAT TEACHES YOU WITH THEIR LIVES THAT GOD IS WRITING YOUR STORY AS WELL. APPLICATION: 1. Remember, things are never better where God has not...

Shepeherds Institute: God and Scripture Class 1: Orientation Big Idea: God's word-workers must make every effort to be pleasing to Him by handling His message carefully and by proclaiming it clearly. Main Points: 1. The Divine Imperative 2. The Ultimate Purpose 3. The Necessary Disposition 4. The Prescribed Method

BIG IDEA: Those who are persecuted for the sake of Christ and righteousness have a great reward waiting on them in heaven. MAIN POINTS: 1. THE INEVITABILITY OF PERSECUTION 2. THE CAUSE OF PERSECUTION 3. THE FACE OF PERSECUTION 4. THE RESULT OF PERSECUTION APPLICATION: 1. Do not retaliate. 2. Do not feel resentment. 3. Do not fall into depression. 4. Do not stop praying for your persecutors. 5. Do...

Technical issues: Last 15 minutes of Sermon did not get recorded. BIG IDEA: THOSE WHO HAVE PEACE WITH GOD WILL SEEK TO BE AT PEACE WITH ALL MEN AND SO PROVE THEMSELVES TO BE HIS CHILDREN! Main Points: 1. THE ESSENCE OF PEACE 2. THE PEACEMAKERS 3. THE FRUIT OF PEACEMAKING 4. THE TRUTH PEACEMAKING REVEALS

BIG IDEA: THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN MADE PURE AND ARE PURIFYING THEIR HEARTS WILL SEE GOD. MAIN POINTS: 1. THE PROBLEM OF THE HEART 2. THE PURIFYING WORK OF CHRIST 3. THE PURSUIT OF PURITY 4. THE PROMISE OF DIVINE VISION

BIG IDEA: THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN "MERCIED" BY GOD CONTINUALLY SOW MERCY AND REAP MERCY. MAIN POINTS: 1. THE NATURE OF MERCY 2. THE SOURCE OF MERCY 3. THE WORK OF MERCY 4. THE REWARD FOR SOWING MERCY

Sunday Evening Gathering. Biblical Preaching: 1. Gathers the Saints under one Banner/Purpose 2. Prioritizes the Written Word 3. Reveres the Written word 4. Exalts the Triune God 5. Raises Affections 6. Catapults Worship 7. Exegetes / Provides Understanding 8. Applies the Word to Real Life 9. Leads Sinners to Deep Conviction and Brokenness 10. Produces Joy in the Lord

BIG IDEA: ONLY THOSE WHO POSSESS A SPIRITUAL APPETITE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS WILL BE SATISFIED IN THEIR CRAVINGS MAIN POINTS: 1.     THE RAVENOUS CRAVING 2.     THE FEAST OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 3.     THE SACRED HUNGER  4.     THE FOUNTAIN OF SATISFACTION  How can I Cultivate a Sacred Hunger?  OR Fan into Flame a God-Honoring Spiritual Appetite? 1.     Examine Your Heart 2.     Prioritize Proper Nourishment...

Doctrine: Spiritual Lowliness is the heart disposition required for those who, by God’s Grace, will Inherit the World to Come! Main Points: 1. THE VIRTUE OF LOWLINESS 2. THE GETTING OF LOWLINESS 3. THE RESULT OF LOWLINESS 4. THE PERFECT PICTURE OF LOWLINESS

DOCTRINE: ONLY THOSE WHO MOURN CAN BE COMFORTED BY GOD AND OTHERS! AIM: To show that the blessed life is intrinsically linked to mourning. MAIN POINTS: 1. THE BLESSING OF TRUE MOURNING 2. THE RESPONSE TRUE MOURNING PRODUCES 3. THE GIFT TRUE MOURNERS RECEIVE USES: 1. Pray for a sensitivity to Sin and the ability to mourn rightly 2. Slaughter the heart postures that numb your sensitivity to sin. 3....

DOCTRINE: THE PATH TO THE BLESSED/HAPPY LIFE BEGINS WITH (1) A SOBER ASSESSMENT OF GOD AND (2) A RADICAL ABANDONMENT OF SELF. Aim: To show that in order to see, love, and obtain the Kingdom of God YOU MUST be humble(d). MAIN POINTS: 1. BLESSEDNESS BEGINS WITH GOD 2. BLESSEDNESS IS FOR SPIRITUAL BEGGARS 3. BLESSEDNESS IS FOUND IN THE KINGDOM UNDER KING JESUS

Doctrine: Christ, the Father's Preacher, Preaches the Greatest Sermon ever Preached on what it means to be clothed in Christ and live the Blessed life. Main Points: 1.) The Preacher (Christ) 2.) His Preaching (Primacy) 3.) His Pulpit (Place, People, & Significance) 4.) His Purpose in Preaching this Particular Sermon (Blessedness/the Good Life)

Ephesians 1:22-23 DOCTRINE: GOD THE FATHER HAS MADE CHRIST THE SON THE HEAD OF ALL THINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CHURCH, WHICH IS HIS GLORIOUS AND BEAUTIFUL BODY. MAIN POINTS: 1.) CHRIST'S SOVEREIGN HEADSHIP 2.) CHRIST'S GLORIOUS BODY 3.) THE EXPRESSION OF CHRIST’S FULLNESS

Doctrine: The Same Power that Raised Jesus from the Dead, and has Exalted Him above all things, is the Same Power God Directs Toward Those Who Believe in Him. Main Points: 1.) God’s Omnipotence is Demonstrated in the Historical The Resurrection of the Incarnate Son 2.) God’s Omnipotence is Demonstrated in the Unassailable Exaltation of the Incarnate Son 3.) God’s Omnipotence is Demonstrated in the...

DOCTRINE: The Holy Spirits Curing of our Spiritual Cataracts Enables us to Affectionally Know the objective Hope Produced by His Calling (of Us)! Main Points: 1.) PAUL PRAYS FOR THE DEATH OF OUR SPIRITUAL CATARACTS THAT WE MIGHT SEE MORE OF GOD 2.) PAUL PRAYS FOR PARTICULAR KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING GOD’S CALLING OF US

Doctrine: A GENUINE FAITH IN THE LORD JESUS CHRIST WILL PRODUCE IN YOU A FEROCIOUS LOVE FOR FELLOW SAINTS. 1.  FAITH IN JESUS    2. LOVE FOR THE SAINTS

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