Our teaching

The Bible is the Word of God. Because it is, it is not our

business to critique it but to do our best to understand it in

order to obey it. This is the understanding behind all Bible

teaching at Heritage Baptist, but not the ultimate goal.  

      In 1st Timothy 1:5 we are taught that the goal of all Bible

 teaching is love. Our goal is to teach believers to love God as

 they never thought they could, and their neighbor as them-

selves which our Savior said was the greatest commandment.

 (Matther22:36)

Our music

is a mix of historic and

current hymns with

occasional choruses. The

music is conservative,

chosen for its doctrinal

content rather than its

emotive appeal. We believe

that music should direct our

thoughts toward the

attributes of God rather than

our feelings about Him.

Music should never be used

to entice people to a worship

service. When that happens,

the worship becomes more

about the people than about

God.

Our youth

We do our best not to usurp

the role of the parents with the

youth of our church, by

leaving most of the “youth

activities” to the parents. We

treat our teens with respect,

expecting the same from

believing teens that we expect

from believing adults, faithful-

ness to God’s Word and

purity in their personal lives.

Many churches entertain their

youth from junior high through

college, enticing them with

extravagant activities. Then

these same churches wonder

why their young people drop

out of church after high school

or college when the entertain-

ment stops. The answer is

clear. The church has not

taught them how to minister to

the body of Christ; they have

taught them to be entertained.

We do our best to prepare

each young person for the

ministry God has for them.