The vision of The Heights Baptist is to impact our community and world for Christ. That is what we want to be and do together. In making this impact for Christ we must have a vision toward where we live and a vision for the world for that is what Jesus calls us to do.

Patience has always been difficult, but it has to be harder for a person in the modern world with instant everything at our finger tips: from the Microwave to Google. Maybe the hardest thing to wait for is justice. Waiting for wrongs to be made right. Waiting for a person to stop doing the harm they are doing. Waiting for God to come fix things. That can be an awful, painful waiting. And that is a place James says we need to put our faith in gear. Turn with me today to James 5:7-12.

Patience has always been difficult, but it has to be harder for a person in the modern world with instant everything at our finger tips: from the Microwave to Google. Maybe the hardest thing to wait for is justice. Waiting for wrongs to be made right. Waiting for a person to stop doing the harm they are doing. Waiting for God to come fix things. That can be an awful, painful waiting. And that is a place James says we need to put our faith in gear. Turn with me today to James 5:7-12.

Maybe when asking for something…you don’t usually forget to say please. That might not be an issue for you. But I do believe that there are two other words…that we don’t say enough…and that if we would say more often…these words…or I should say…the attitude that these words convey… boy that would make a huge difference in our lives. The words are simply, Thank you. Thank you.

Maybe when asking for something…you don’t usually forget to say please. That might not be an issue for you. But I do believe that there are two other words…that we don’t say enough…and that if we would say more often…these words…or I should say…the attitude that these words convey… boy that would make a huge difference in our lives. The words are simply, Thank you. Thank you.

The NFL season, most college schedules, include a bye week, a week they dont play. I hate bye week. Well, what if I told you James has a bye week in the schedule. Thatd be good news because hes been beating us up every week, and he will beat someone up today, but not us. Now, I wouldnt trust me saying that, but lets see. Read James 5:1-6.

The NFL season, most college schedules, include a bye week, a week they dont play. I hate bye week. Well, what if I told you James has a bye week in the schedule. Thatd be good news because hes been beating us up every week, and he will beat someone up today, but not us. Now, I wouldnt trust me saying that, but lets see. Read James 5:1-6.

I planned to be in James today back in early May, and by the end of May I had planned specifically to be in this passage on this day. Is it possible that was a sin? My normal sermon preparation has me planning messages a year out. As a matter of fact, I am coming up on that. We go on our staff retreat in October and coming back from that I know the calendar. I know what Sundays are open for me to plan, and what Sundays the staff or our programming has me doing certain things. There is our plan, and then there is Gods. But is it a sin for me to have a plan like that?

I planned to be in James today back in early May, and by the end of May I had planned specifically to be in this passage on this day. Is it possible that was a sin? My normal sermon preparation has me planning messages a year out. As a matter of fact, I am coming up on that. We go on our staff retreat in October and coming back from that I know the calendar. I know what Sundays are open for me to plan, and what Sundays the staff or our programming has me doing certain things. There is our plan, and then there is Gods. But is it a sin for me to have a plan like that?

Today we are going to see James continue to challenge us to a faith in gear, but we are going to hear a very 'Paul-esque' faith in grace. Lets read James 4:1-12.