Month: October 2017

October 31, 2017 Matthew Recker

By Pastor Matthew Recker Church attendance is dropping nationwide. Many think they are perfectly justified. They offer many excuses, but here are some common ones: 1.“Someone said or did something to hurt me deeply.” 2.“I’ve got new interests.” 3.“I don’t like how the church treats people.” 4.“I’m not being fed” or “the church is not…

October 24, 2017 Matthew Recker

God’s message through Malachi to a disillusioned nation begins with this comforting declaration: “I have loved you, saith the LORD.” Nevertheless, the people childishly argue back to God saying, “How have you loved us?” (Mal 1.2) This interaction causes one to wonder whether God’s love may be the attribute of God most generally believed but…

October 17, 2017 Matthew Recker

Malachi 2:3 “I will… spread dung upon your faces…” We might think this is a bit “over the top!” I have never preached about God spreading dung on the faces of the priests, and on the surface, it seemed a coarse tactic to use. Recently I have been preaching through Malachi and was confronted and…

October 9, 2017 Matthew Recker

In such a time as this, as our hearts mourn the destruction of hurricanes throughout our land and the horror of the murderous rampage in Las Vegas, we may wonder how to respond. One Bible passage that gives a wonderful heart response are the “Ten Commandments” of James 4:7-10. 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God….

October 7, 2017 Matthew Recker

In such a time as this, as our hearts mourn the destruction of hurricanes throughout our land and the horror of the murderous rampage in Las Vegas, at Heritage we will pray as a church body the 10 Commandments of the NT given by James in James 4:7-10: 7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist…