The Lord’s Supper will be observed this Sunday, Jan 27 during the worship service. All who have trusted in Christ alone for salvation are welcome to join us.

Adult Jubilee Conference April 10-12 in Branson. Contact Rocky to sign up which closes the end of January; pick up a flyer at the Welcome Center for more info.

Parent Meeting for 7-12th grade students will be Wed, Jan 30 in Rm 106 from 8:00-9:00pm. We will discuss the major spring and summer events/trips.

Baby Dedication is coming up on Feb 10. There is a required parent class on Feb 3. Get more info and sign up by Jan 30 at our website.

Stamp Out Starvation Packaging Event is scheduled for Sat, Feb 2 in the HBC gym at 9:00 a.m. (wear ball cap) Contact Dennis McGee with questions dennislmcgee@yahoo.com.

BIG Weekend 2019, Feb 22-24 (aka Deep Impact)—Parents and students (7-12th grades) go online now for details and register by Feb 6.

New Women’s Wed Bible Study begins Feb 20 at 6:30pm, Rm 416. Finding I Am: How Jesus Fully Satisfies the Cry of Your Heart by Lisa TerKeurst; a 6-week study; book available in class, cost is $8.00. To register, call Karen Cowan at 751-2464.

Membership Matters Class If you have an interest in joining our local church body or have questions about our church, please sign up online for our next class scheduled Sunday, March 3, 9am-12pm in the Heritage House, Room 202. Contact Lauren at lauren@heritageokc.org with questions.

Wednesday Meal 1/30, 5:15-6:15pm in the Café. This week’s menu is Baked Potato Bar with Brisket, Baked Beans, Cole Slaw & Dessert.

WELCOME

As a family of forgiven people we are honored that you have joined with us today as we seek to develop people who delight in God and declare His glory—from our neighborhoods to the nations. Our prayer is that you will connect with God through Christ this morning and that this would be the beginning of a deep connection with other believers as well. To help us connect with you please take a moment to fill out the Connection Card located under the pew in front of you.

For more details and registration go to heritageokc.org/news+events Jan 27, 2019

James 3:1-12Big Idea of Book: Faith works! Genuine faith grows and reveals itself in practical, God-honoring, gospel-centered living. Big Idea of Today’s Message: We must recognize that our tongue (speech) has enormous capacity for good as well as evil and destruction, and that the gospel is the only hope for taming our tongue.

Vv. 1-2 – A warning to teachers and an encouragement to all on controlling the tongue.

Vv. 3-5 – Two illustrations of your tongue’s enormous capacity to influence.• Guiding a horse.

• Piloting a ship.

Vv. 6-8 – Three illustrations of your tongue’s extraordinary potential to devastate.• A destroying fire.

• A devouring wild beast.

• A lethal poison.

Vv. 9-12 – Two illustrations that your tongue simply displays what is in your heart.

• A spring or pool of water.

• A fig tree or grapevine.

V. 8a – What is our only hope of taming the tongue?

January 27, 2019

Call to Worship1 Chronicles 29:10-13

Songs of WorshipThe Solid Rock

Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)

Pastoral Prayer

Ministry Highlights & Greeting Time

Scripture Reading1 Peter 1:3-5

Songs of PraiseMan of Sorrows

Living Hope

Message

Lord’s Supper

Song of ResponseAt The Cross

(Love Ran Red)

Benediction

Genuine Faith Controls the Tongue, Part 2 “The true test of a man’s spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.”

~Kent Hughes

“Someone once said, ‘Gossip is like soap – mostly lye! A gossip is just a fool with a keen sense of rumor. Profanity is a public announcement of stupidity. Swearing is a lazy man’s way of trying to be emphatic. A lie is a coward’s way of getting out of trouble. Truth is as clear as a bell, but it isn’t always tolled. When you sing your own praise, you always get the tune too high. Don’t brag; it isn’t the whistle that pulls the train.”

~Unknown Author

“Never about, always to.” ~Amy Carmichael

“The tongue is you in a unique way. It is the tattletale on the heart and discloses the real person. Not only that, but misuse of the tongue is perhaps the easiest way to sin. There are some sins that an individual may not be able to commit simply because he does not have the opportunity. But there are no limits to what one can say, no built-in restraints or boundaries. In Scripture, the tongue is variously described as wicked, blasphemous, foolish, boasting, complaining, cursing, contentious, sensual and vile. And that list is not exhaustive. No wonder God put the tongue in a cage behind the teeth, walled in by the mouth!” ~John MacArthur