HOW SHOULD WE THEN LIVE? A STUDY OF THE EPISTLES OF PETER
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I am pleased to post Pastor Wayne’s Sermon from Heritage Baptist Church Perry, Georgia, USA. Click the above link and the service begins almost immediately. The News Notes that follow are apocalyptical – a must read. You are living in momentous times and I am encouraged to see people having their eyes opened by many dedicated patriots.
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May 3, 2024Dear Heritage Family,
Dear Heritage Family,
The most heartbreaking statistic to me is that 80% of evangelical youth leave the church when they reach adulthood, and that number has continued to increase since the youth ministry began in the 70s. According to the most recent survey, the main reason they leave the church is because they do not think Christianity is authentic.
Other words for “authentic” include, true, real, reliable, and genuine. The number one antonym for authentic is “fake,” and it should cause us to cry out in repentance to learn that the ways we are expressing our faith in Jesus Christ is not even convincing our own children and youth that Christianity is real. God forgive us!
In Philippians 4:9, the Apostle Paul told his followers, “The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.” Can you say that to those who are evaluating Christianity on the basis of your personal testimony? Can you say that to your Children? If we say we “believe,” it will be manifested in how we “behave!”
God help us if we, in any way, directly or indirectly, put a stumbling block in the pathway of those children and youth who are looking at our lives to find the answers to their questions about life and faith. Help us determine to develop a contagious faith in Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, and let our faith infect others with that same desire to know Him as we have. May every decision we make, regardless of how insignificant it may seem to us, be evaluated as to how it will glorify the Lord, and affect our witness to those who are watching us.
This Sunday, I will begin two new sermon series:
The Sunday morning series is entitled: “How Should We Then Live?” – a study of the Epistles of Peter.
If you view the sermons on our website, www.theheritagechurch.org, you may click on the sermon title on the second page and find the sermon study guide.
THANK YOU FOR FORWARDING THESE STUDY GUIDES TO OTHERS.
Wayne J. and Linda J. Edwards
PO Box 766
Perry, GA 31069
706-599-3966
wnledwards@gmail.comNEWS NOTES
PASTOR WAYNE WRITES:
My Fellow Watchmen,
May 4, 2024
According to an article written by Erik Bleich and Christopher Star of Middlebury College, “Many American Christians today feel that the day of God’s judgment is just around the corner. In a December 2022 Pew Research Center Survey, 39% of those polled believed they were “living in the end times,” while 10% said that Jesus will “definitely” or “probably” return in their lifetime.
For most Christians, the term “apocalypse” is viewed as a cataclysmic, catastrophic event that will destroy the world, and even though they claim to be “saved,” they still live in fear and dread for that day that is ahead. However, the remnant of true, born-again believers views the term “apocalypse” much differently. In the original Koine Greek, “apokalypsis” refers to the “revelation of God’s divine plan for the world.” Yes, it describes God’s wrath, which brings this “age” to a close, but it also describes the return of Jesus Christ to remove the curse of sin and bring our salvation into reality.
The four horsemen of the apocalypse are real, and I sense they are saddled up and ready to ride. But there is another white stallion chomping at the bits to be set free, and very soon, he will carry the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords from his stall in heaven back to earth. And I see a massive herd of white horses ready to carry the multitude of those who have been cleansed of their sins by the blood of Jesus Christ, and clothed in white linen, as they return to earth with Him, to reign with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords for 1,000 years. Are you ready to ride?
Please forward these articles to those you think might be interested.
Wayne J. Edwards, wnledwards@gmail.com
Wayne J. and Linda J. Edwards
PO Box 766
Perry, GA 31069
706-599-3966
wnledwards@gmail.com