Heritage Baptist Church, Johannesburg

This Lord's Day, we reflect on the profound privilege of belonging to God's family. In Christ, we are adopted as sons and daughters and given His Spirit — receiving not only a new name, but also a new calling, with its duties, blessings, and privileges.

What does it mean to be Children of God and co-heirs with Christ? This Lord's Day we consider the Bible's teaching on the topic of Adoption.

When faced with the guilt of our sins, there is often a temptation to try and resolve this ourselves. We will be considering the futility of this approach and how the Cross is the only hope for anyone with a sin problem.

At the resurrection, Jesus gives the final proof that everything He has every said about Himself is true, and that He is truly the Son of God! Now that redemption has been finally achieved, He then gives us His mandate to go and make Him known to all the world!

As we begin our brief Easter Series, we want to think of the affliction that our Lord undertook in order to bring us to life.

As we begin our brief Easter Series, we want to think of the affliction that our Lord undertook in order to bring us to life.

As we conclude Isaiah's saga of trusting the Lord, we come to the pinnacle narrative where the Assyrian king taunts the people of Judah for trusting in God. This scene resembles the Garden of Eden, where the serpent asks, did God really say? Sennacherib asks, did God really say you can trust him? This Lord's Day we will examine this story and see how sin is often a matter of where our trust is.

Paul makes the argument that we must be controlled not by appetites but by what is beneficial. This Lord's Day evening we will examine how we think about our freedom in Christ.

How do we get the peace that the Lord promises us in the Scriptures? Where do we look to find it? Is it obtained in a set of circumstances or perhaps in spiritual growth? For the benefit of the exiled people of Judah, Isaiah pens two psalms that center on how they can have peace in the midst of invasion. In these songs we see where peace is found.

In this section, Paul deals with how believers are to handle conflict within the Church, knowing that we are to judge angels.

The question of Jesus' identity is something that everybody has to answer. The world has countless theories as to who He is and Who He is not. But the truth will remain; He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God Who has come to save us from our sin.

The church is called by Paul to separate from those who are persisting in sin, but what does this actually look like? This evening we consider the subject of church discipline and what it means to be put out.

As we continue looking at Paul's instructions to the Corinthians regarding Church discipline, we see the importance of this practice for the sake of the sinner's restoration, the Church's health, and the Lord's glory.

The Scriptures teach that whatever you treasure controls you, and the thing you focus on shapes you, and what you serve owns you. In light of this, the Lord Jesus teaches us to store our treasure in heaven.

The people of Judah rejoice and celebrate, but Isaiah sees the reality of what is coming as God prepares judgement and salvation. This Lord's Day we will see why we should be more moved by spiritual realities as spoken in God's Word than temporal phenomena.

The people of Judah rejoice and celebrate, but Isaiah sees the reality of what is coming as God prepares judgement and salvation. This Lord's Day we will see why we should be more moved by spiritual realities as spoken in God's Word than temporal phenomena.

Paul in Chapter 5 urges the Corinthians to be faithful to the Lord by dealing with the sin in their midst. And he gives them multiple reasons why this honours the Lord.

In his effort to remind the people of God to trust exclusively in the coming of Jesus Christ, Isaiah walks around naked for three years amid the people. This was to emphasise the nakedness of hoping in Egypt-and in any other false hope. In these two chapters we will see that to be a faithful believer is to actively denounce false hopes.

As we continue in Corinthians, we see the danger of pride and arrogance, and the importance of being others-centred, and Christ-like.

In the oracles to Damascus, Cush, and Egypt, there is much about the judgement of God. However, God's judgement is not arbitrary. In these passages we will see that God's judgment has purpose, is reasonable and shows us why we should trust Him.

As we continue our time in Corinthians, we see the importance of not making much of man and his philosophies, but to rather meditate on the truth that all things are ours in Christ Jesus.

Isaiah tells a tale of Moab's distress and their cry for assistance from Judah. In this story we learn of the Lord's compassion for sinners, of His requirement for salvation and of the blinding nature of pride.

How can Christians ensure that they are maturing in Christ? In our passage, Paul reproves the Corinthians for their immaturity and points them to God's truth.

In the oracles against Babylon, Assyria and Philistia, the Lord shows that he humbles those who exalt themselves against Him. In these oracles we learn that the safest place to be is humble before His Sovereign Glory.

Paul explains in this text how the Lord gives true wisdom to those who are alive in Christ. The exhortation is a simple one; we have everything we need in Christ.

We resume our Isaiah series in chapter 13 as Isaiah pronounces oracles against Gentile nations. What we find in this first oracle to Babylon is that the Lord knows and controls the future—and that is reason enough to trust in Him.

Paul continues in his admonition to the church in Corinth regarding their idolising of messengers. As he continues, he emphasises the cross as central to our salvation and that it must not be tainted by vain words and concern with form. This Lord's Day evening we will consider the importance of the substance of the message of the cross.

Having once been Gentiles in the flesh, the Ephesians are exhorted to put off their old self with its sinful practices, and to put on their new self which has been created in true holiness and righteousness. As former spiritual Gentiles ourselves, this text helps us to see what forsaking our previous practices looks like, and what taking on Godly practices means.

Paul exhorts the church at Corinth to beware of dividing over different preachers and teachers. The church, if she is to remain faithful to Christ, but not be filled with people who follow "Apollos" or "Paul." This Lord's Day evening we will study this command.

Paul exhorts the church at Corinth to beware of dividing over different preachers and teachers. The church, if she is to remain faithful to Christ, but not be filled with people who follow "Apollos" or "Paul." This Lord's Day evening we will study this command.

The story of Jehu is one of the most frustrating in the entire Scriptures. On the one hand, Jehu is honored by the Lord for his well doing in executing the Lord's justice. On the other, he is reprimanded for not giving his heart entirely to the Lord. This Lord's Day we will consider this story and learn the Lord's desire for whole-hearted worship.

Paul begins his first letter to the Corinthians by reminding them that they are made rich in Christ. This Lord's Day we will consider this passage and remember the blessings of faith as we begin our exposition in the book of First Corinthians.

How are repentant sinners received in the Kingdom of God? This Lord's Day we look at the parables in Luke 15 where the Lord Jesus shows us the joy with which repentant sinners are received.

This Lord's Day, we will consider the scriptural teaching for each to remain in the situation they were in at their calling, and we will consider the importance of contentment and faithfulness for all believers in every circumstance.

As one approaches the end of the year, one typically begins thinking about the new year's goals and resolutions. This Sunday we will consider what resolutions should be on our minds as we endeavour to live Christ-glorifying lives..

This Lord's Day, we wrap up our series in Isaiah's Christmas, and see the joy of the incarnation and the implications for us today.

Isaiah 11 depicts the reign of Immanuel as a time of wholeness and reconciliation with God.

As Isaiah continues his prophecies of the coming of Immanuel, he gives us the famous Names of Immanuel. In these four Names we learn the power Immanuel has as well as the nature of His reign.

The arrival of Immanuel was eagerly anticipated by God's people for millennia. This Lord's Day we will consider what the faithful were expecting—and how He comes to fulfil all that is needed by the human condition.

Isaiah prophesies that the coming of Immanuel will be a sign—a judicial sign of His faithfulness to a people who did not believe that He is faithful. This Lord's Day as we begin our advent series in Isaiah, we will see the faithfulness of God contrasted to a faithless king.

Who is Christ and what makes Him qualified to be our great High Priest? We will look at an answer from the book of Hebrews as we consider the excellencies of the life of Jesus Christ.

In the famous Upper Room discourse, the Lord Jesus repeats one invitation over and over again to the disciples as He prepares them for His departure—pray. This Lord's Day we will consider the Lord Jesus' instructions as we consider how to conduct ourselves as His people as we seek to accomplish His work.

How will God's work be achieved in the earth? What is God's work that He is busy with? And how are we as a church called to be involved? This Lord's Day we will seek to answer these questions as we reflect on the end of the year and the year ahead.

We conclude our series in the I Am statements of Christ by examining perhaps the most famous of these declarations. We will see in this passage that Christ calls all humanity to Himself.

As we receive new members of the body, we will remind each other what the Lord Jesus calls us to as part of His people. This Lord's Day, we consider the Lordship of Jesus Christ over His people as he rules over us in gathered local churches across the world.

When we are confronted with the reality of who God is and His works, the only appropriate response is worship. We look at Psalm 29 where David calls us to see God's strength and worship Him.

In John 15, our Lord Jesus teaches His disciples that He is the True Vine, and we see the importance of abiding in Him and bearing fruit in our Christian life.

This Lord's Day, we look at Paul's letter to Philemon and see how the gospel ought to shape our life and how each decision we make should reflect the Grace that we've received in Christ Jesus.

This evening, we consider one of the clearest statements Jesus gives relating to His work in salvation and its ultimate end. In this passage, Jesus emphasises his power to give life to all those who believe.

What does the Scripture teach about friendship? Does it have any biblical importance? This Lord's Day, we will explore this doctrine from the book of Proverbs, looking at the marks of a true friend, which all points to Christ, the Friend of friends.

Jesus radically claims to exclusively be the Good Shepherd, and this claim is supported by His death for the saints! This proclamation is a comfort to believers who are sheep susceptible to be led astray by selfish shepherds.