I would like to suggest today that if we live worthy, are worthy of the life Jesus laid down for us, that we will also accomplish being worthy of the soldiers who laid down their lives for us. I can’t imagine a right and good way that honors a soldier, but not the Lord, or vice versa. So let me share a couple thoughts from this passage of how we live worthy of the gospel and in doing that we live worthy of every soldier who laid down their lives so we could freely follow our Savior here in the United States.

Randy Hahn, one of our graduating youth, shares the Word today as part of our 2016 Youth Sunday.

Randy Hahn, one of our graduating youth, shares the Word today as part of our 2016 Youth Sunday.

Here at The Heights, we believe that life is better when we're connected with other Christ-followers in our community. Join us in welcoming the Worship Ministry and Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Petersburg, VA as they lead our services today. Dr. Wesley Keith McLaughlin is a uniquely gifted and powerful preacher who has served as the Senior Pastor or Mount Olivet Baptist Church since 1984. Join us for the 11:15am sermon.

Here at The Heights, we believe that life is better when we're connected with other Christ-followers in our community. Join us in welcoming the Worship Ministry and Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Petersburg, VA as they lead our services today. Dr. Wesley Keith McLaughlin is a uniquely gifted and powerful preacher who has served as the Senior Pastor or Mount Olivet Baptist Church since 1984. Join us for the 11:15am sermon.

Here at The Heights, we believe that life is better when we're connected with other Christ-followers in our community. Join us in welcoming the Worship Ministry and Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Petersburg, VA as they lead our services today. Dr. Wesley Keith McLaughlin is a uniquely gifted and powerful preacher who has served as the Senior Pastor or Mount Olivet Baptist Church since 1984. Join us for the 9:45am sermon.

Here at The Heights, we believe that life is better when we're connected with other Christ-followers in our community. Join us in welcoming the Worship Ministry and Senior Pastor of Mount Olivet Baptist Church in Petersburg, VA as they lead our services today. Dr. Wesley Keith McLaughlin is a uniquely gifted and powerful preacher who has served as the Senior Pastor or Mount Olivet Baptist Church since 1984. Join us for the 9:45am sermon.

There are a group of words that God wants so much to describe our lives, words that so fully characterize the follower of Jesus: respect, honor, submit. These words collide with a life lived for self, and living for self is the most natural thing we do. But respect, honor, and submit all call on me to be first concerned, even serve others well-being; and not be bitter about it.

There are a group of words that God wants so much to describe our lives, words that so fully characterize the follower of Jesus: respect, honor, submit. These words collide with a life lived for self, and living for self is the most natural thing we do. But respect, honor, and submit all call on me to be first concerned, even serve others well-being; and not be bitter about it.

Last week we talked about choosing oneness in our marriage. A word I did not use last week, but a word that is very important to the work of oneness is vulnerability. To be vulnerable is to let the guard down, open the door, let them in; and man is it hard to do that when you are hurt. Today we look at one of the most amazing things about God that is perhaps the most difficult to practice: forgiveness. God is a forgiving God.