Dear Heritage Family and friends, Generally speaking, the people of the world could be divided into two groups: those who know God, love God, and serve God, and those who do not know Him, but who may be seeking Him. However, I know of a third group, for I spent 18-years of my…….Read More
Read: Isaiah 52:7-10 How beautiful … are the feet of the messenger who announces peace” (Isaiah 52:7). But this peace is not the absence of conflict; this is the peace that God promised to those who would believe in and receive Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord! And on this Christmas morning, we join…….Read More
Read: Luke 2:1-20 Of all the characters in the Christmas story, the lowly shepherds were the most amazing to me. Why? Shepherds were outcasts among the people; they were considered “unclean”, and therefore not welcome in the temple services – other than to bring the lambs, of course! But God used them as the first…….Read More
Read: Zephaniah 3:14-20 In this obscure passage from Zephaniah, God made an incredible promise to His people: “I will bring you home.” The writer is referring to days of King Josiah in Judah, but if we will allow them, they will give us a fresh promise for today! “Rejoice and exult with all your heart,…….Read More
Read: Psalm 96:1-3, 10-13 The Lord is coming. His arrival is so close we can almost taste it. The psalmist invites us to sing and rejoice at the universal reign of God. The nations witness it. All of creation—heaven and earth, field and forest, sea and land—are called to join in praise of the Lord……..Read More
Read: Luke 1:46-55 After the baby inside of Elizabeth leaped for joy at the sound of Mary’s voice, Mary broke out in song, praising God for His gracious actions to redeem the world. “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness…….Read More
Read: John 3:16-17 Someone said John 3:16 is the whole Bible in one verse! No doubt it still is the most quoted verse in the Bible, and it does contain the essential elements of God’s plan for our redemption. When it is read in the context of our Lord’s conversation with Nicodemus, we can get…….Read More
Read: Luke 1:26-38 A very popular “preacher” likes to use the word “favor” to indicate the release of God’s blessings upon us. He is prone to say, “We must get ourselves in the place of God’s favor if we want to receive His blessings.” While that might make a good motivational message, it implies that…….Read More
Read: Isaiah 43:1-7 It’s amazing how three words can change our whole attitude of life, especially when they are said by the right people at the right time, and we know they are true. Those three words are, “I love you”, and when they are conveyed to us through the Word of God, they have…….Read More
Read: Lamentations 3:22-26 This I call to mind, and therefore I have hope! It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not; they are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. What makes these words so meaningful is to know that they were spoken as a lament, bemoaning…….Read More