STEPPING FORWARD IN FAITH
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Pastor Wayne Edwards, of the Heritage Baptist Church, Perry, Georgia, USA valiantly continues his sermon series on Victorious Christian Living. The service begins at approximately 20 minutes by clicking the link above. The Watchmen’s Report, a must read for serious believers, is accessible after this preamble.
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Chugley
PASTOR WAYNE WRITES:
November 7, 2025
Dear Heritage Family and Friends,
In one of his many devotional books, American pastor, author, and biblical counselor, Paul David Tripp wrote, “The problem with partial obedience is that it is disobedience masquerading as obedience.” This truth was demonstrated in the Israelites’ disobedience when they ‘chose’ not to obey God’s command to destroy the Canaanites. Not only did their casual attitude toward God affect their lives, but their twin sins of laxity and lethargy yielded massive fruits of pain and disobedience in the lives of their children, and their children’s children for generations to come.
Beloved, those small compromises with sin that seem so insignificant at the time, and may even make life better for us at that time, can, over time, become the loose pebble that causes a mighty avalanche of sinful activity in our lives, from which there may not be a point of return, and with which our children must live. If we want to live the Victorious Christian Life, we must learn to trust God and obey God with every decision we make, for trust is the foundation of our obedience.
The title of this Sunday’s sermon is: “Victorious Christian Living: Stepping Forward in Faith.”
- The sermon may be viewed at theheritagechurch.org
- The sermon will be available on our website and YouTube.
- The YouTube URL: ttps://www.youtube.com@heritagebaptistchurchperry
We are deeply grateful for your continued support and for sharing these sermon study guides with those you think might be interested.
Wayne J. and Linda J. Edwards
PO Box 766
Perry, GA 31069
706-599-3966
wnledwards@gmail.com
THE WATCHMEN’S REPORT
News Stories that Connect with Biblical Prophecy
By Wayne J. Edwards, November 5, 2025
My Fellow Watchmen,
After hitting the “save and print” button on this edition of The Watchmen’s Report, I had to fight against what many pastors feel every Sunday night: the “Elijah Syndrome.” In 1 Kings 19:14, Elijah told the Lord, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left, and they seek to take my life.” But, in verse 18, the Lord assured Elijah, “I have reserved seven thousand in Israel, all whose knees have not bowed to Baal, and every mouth that has not kissed him.”
The call of a watchman is as lonely as that of the men and women who stayed in high fire lookout towers. Their job was to scan the horizon for smoke, usually with binoculars, constantly. When they spotted smoke, they were to determine its location and then report it to the district office or dispatch via radio or telephone. My task is to scan daily news sites, prophetic websites, and various private news outlets, and select those articles that might bring you up to date on what is happening in the world prophetically.
However, the “Elijah Syndrome” that I often suffer from is the silence from those we are trying to warn of the impending judgment of God upon His people – as my dad would say, “I don’t think they believe cow horns will hook!” I think the majority of God’s people have acquiesced to the old Doris Day song, “Que Será, Será, “What will be, will be, the future’ not ours to see.” Ironically, that song was introduced in the Alfred Hitchcock film The Man Who Knew Too Much. Go figure!
While I’m certainly not a prophet, I now understand how they felt when they shouted what God had told them to cry; warning His people of what was to come unless they repented of their sins and returned to Him, but it fell on deaf ears. Noah preached for 120 years, warning the people of the impending flood, even while he was building an ark. But the people didn’t believe him, that is, until it started to rain.
Oh well, I’m going to have a cup of coffee, work on my sermons for tomorrow, and if that doesn’t remove the “Elijah Syndrome”, then I must conclude: “Nobody likes me, everybody hates me, I think I’ll go eat worms!”
I urge you to share these few articles with those you think might be interested. Let’s spread the message and keep the conversation going. Your participation is key to our collective effort.
Pastor Wayne
Pastor Wayne
Wayne J. and Linda J. Edwards
PO Box 766
Perry, GA 31069
706-599-3966
wnledwards@gmail.com