Heritage Happenings for 9/25-10/2

*The Mighty Men of God will meet this Sunday evening at 6:00 P.M. Please note the time change. This is a group of men dedicated to becoming who God has called them to be through intense Bible study and prayer.

*If you signed up to be in the Christmas play, Today we will practice from 2-4.

*Today is can collection Sunday for our Cans for Christ project. The money raised goes into the building fund. If you have other items that could be hauled away contact Roy Jett. He will be happy to help you in any way he can.

*Join us this Friday evening, September 30th at 6:30 P.M. as we will be having our annual Heritage Harvest Festival. Join us at the Shaw farm for an evening of wonderful fellowship and great food. Sign up to join us today.

*If you haven’t signed up for the chili cook off do so today. This is our main course for the evening. Please note you don’t have to enter the competition to bring chili. We want to make sure we have enough chili for everyone to enjoy.

*Elevate Puppet Team 2 will practice next Sunday at 9:30. Please make sure if you are part of this team you are here on time and ready to work hard.

*We will be filling backpacks twice during the month of October on the 12th and the 26th. This encompasses 115 students in the Montgomery County School system. We need easy to open, individually packaged items or monetary donations so we can purchase what is needed.

*We need people to serve in a home/hospital visitation ministry for Outreach. If you are interested please see Mike Ritchie or Denise Rayl.

*Heritage Recovery is a program for anyone affected by addiction in any form or fashion. Please see Shaune and Stacey Dunaway if you or someone you know has a need. Please be in prayer as Shaune and Stacey Dunaway and Daryl and Denise Rayl as the travel to a Celebrate Recovery training on Saturday.

*Heritage is couponing. If you have coupons not being used, we would love to utilize them. There is a stack forming on the table in the hallway add yours to it today.



Be An Example

Don’t let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you say, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. (NLT) ( 1 Timothy 4:12 )

Don’t be fooled into thinking that only mature, godly people can spread God’s message. God works through people of all ages. The best way to spread his message is to live it so that others can learn by example. Pick one thing that honors God, such as being truthful, ethical at work, caring for those less fortunate, or loving others more than yourself. Take action on the one that’s missing in your life and others will see God’s work through you.



Glorious Miracles

Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough? (NLT) ( Psalm 106:2 )

Is there any one of us who can detail each of the miracles God has performed for us? No! God provides a miracle with every breath we take. Though we may deserve death for our sins, God allows us to live another day. We can never give Him enough praise for all He has done, but that should not stop us from giving Him the glory He deserves.



Wonderful Grace

Well then, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not! (NLT) ( Romans 6:1-2 )

When God lovingly forgives us of our sins it is not an opportunity to continue sinning. To justify sin with the knowledge that God will always forgive indicates a lack of understanding of the impact of sin and its consequences. Earnestly try to improve and learn as you grow your faith in Jesus.



Heritage Happenings for the week of 9/18-9/24

*If you signed up to be in the Christmas play, Today will be our first practice. We will meet from 2-4.

*Next week is can collection Sunday for our Cans for Christ project. The money raised goes into the building fund. If you have other items that could be hauled away contact Roy Jett. He will be happy to help you in any way he can.

*Elevate Puppet Team 1 will practice next Sunday at 9:30. Please make sure if you are part of this team you are here on time and ready to work hard.

*Friday evening, September 30th at 6:30 P.M. we will be having our annual Heritage Harvest Festival. Join us at the Shaw farm for an evening of wonderful fellowship and great food. Sign up to join us today.

*We will be filling backpacks twice during the month of October on the 12th and the 26th. This encompasses 115 students in the Montgomery County School system. We need easy to open, individually packaged items or monetary donations so we can purchase what is needed.

*We need people to serve in a home/hospital visitation ministry for Outreach. If you are interested please see Mike Ritchie or Denise Rayl.

*Heritage is couponing. If you have coupons not being used, we would love to utilize them. There is a stack forming on the table in the hallway add yours to it today.

*Heritage Recovery is a program for anyone affected by addiction in any form or fashion. Please see Shaune and Stacey Dunaway if you or someone you know has a need.


Heritage Happenings for Sept 11 thru Sept 17

  • The Might Men of God will meet this Sunday evening at 6:00 PM.
  • If you aigned up for the Christmas play, next Sunday will be our first practice, from 2-4 PM.
  • Next Sunday is can collection Sunday for Cans for Christ.
  • Elevate Puppet Team 1 will practice next Sunday at 9:30.
  • Legacy will be meeting Saturday, September 17th at 7:00 Pm at the home of Andy and Amy Dunn.
  • Friday September 17th at 7:00 PM will be our annual Heritage Harvest Festival at the Shae Farm. Sign up to join us today.
  • We need people to serve in a home/hospital visitation ministry for Outreach. If you are interested, please see Mike Ritchie or Denise Rayl.
  • Heritage is couponing. If you have coupons not being used, we would love to utilize them. There is a stack forming on the table in the hallway add yours to it today.
  • Heritage Recovery is a program for anyone affected by addiction in any form or fashion. Please see Shaune and Stacy Dunaway if you or someone you know has a need.


The Little Things

“Whoever is faithful with little is also faithful with much, and the one who is dishonest with little is also dishonest with much.  Luke 16:10
 
What will you do with what you have? Will you cling to it, afraid to let anyone even see it? Or will you use it? If you have a hammer but always keep it in the toolbox, is it even still a hammer? If you own a masterpiece painting that all the world knows, do you hang it in your closet to “keep it safe,” or do you loan it out to a museum so all can look on in awe? When the Church holds onto God’s love instead of giving it away, are we being the Church?


Being Thank-full Goes Beyond Counting Your Blessings

One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him — and he was a Samaritan.” Luke 17:15-16 (NIV)
 
 
As I spend time with family I see how blessed and thankful I am, but you know what? Being “thankful” does not automatically mean we are being thank-full. Being thankful for the good things is really just being glad we are benefiting from those good things and appreciating God’s blessings upon us. But being truly thank-full requires looking beyond our blessings, to the One who blesses. It’s about being full of gratitude for Christ, not just being full of thanks for what He has given us or done.
 


Remember What’s Important

Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.” (James 4:14)

If there’s one thing that this weekend, 15 years ago has taught us, it’s that tomorrow is not promised.

If only we could apply that line of thinking to other areas of our life. The truth from the 9/11 tragedy is some of us now realize that the nice cars, big homes, many of the dreams that we have been chasing are just not all that important. Maybe we have come to understand, as the Apostle John came to understand, that serving God is much more important than honoring our own desires. “For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has and does—comes not from the Father but from the world. The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” (1 John 2:16-17)



Single Moment

Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? (NLT) ( Matthew 6:27 )

You know the feeling you get when you start to worry? Anxiety rises up inside and the situation consumes your thoughts. We try to deal with it ourselves, but this behavior is not glorifying to God. Worry and stress reveal your doubt in God’s will. As the creator of the universe, He has a greater plan at work. The next time you find tension rising up inside of you, stop yourself. Say a prayer that you are turning it over to God and putting your faith in Him. Stop worrying.