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Psalm 23

Good or bad, every season of life can be summed up in a song. Sandwiched in the middle of the Bible is a songbook filled with verses and choruses that capture the human experience. With each lyric, the Psalmist reminds us that we aren’t alone. In this message, Pastor Skyler gives us fresh perspective on Psalm 23.

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Fear of Man

Have you ever noticed a change in your behavior when you are around certain people? Do you ever find yourself paralyzed by what someone might think about you? What if all of your striving and competitive spirit came from a heart of fear?


In this message, Pastor Carlos unpacks Galatians 1 and 2 to help us understand and address the fear of man. As Ed Welch has written, "Anything that erodes the fear of God will intensify the fear of man." When our fear makes people big, we make compromises. We too easily forget who God is, and who we are in His eyes. Pastor Carlos reminds us that culture is in the full-time spiritual formation business. The more we mature in Christ, the more we grow in our awe and reverence of God. And this allows us to need people less so we can love them more.

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Yardsticks: The King is Alive in Graceland

Throughout our Yardsticks series, we've considered an important question for each of us: who or what do we look to in order to understand our value and significance?

Too often we want grace for ourselves but justice for others. In this final message of the series, Pastor Skyler uses a parable in Matthew 20 to remind us that if we want to avoid the comparison trap, we need to embrace grace. 

Everyone wins with grace. Grace isn't fair, but it is the antidote to envy. And once we embrace this truth, freedom follows.

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Yardsticks: Mother's Day

As we celebrated Mother's Day, we acknowledged that the comparison game is something that uniquely impacts moms. In this message, you'll hear from Pastor Skyler and his wife Amy, talking about how a mom who seeks to honor Christ in her life can thrive in a comparative world.

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Yardsticks: Week 2

We continue our Yardsticks series, where we're asking "Who or what are you going to use as your yardstick?"

In this message, Pastor Skyler walks us through Galatians 4:4-6. God's law is written on our hearts and reveals our nature. That nature reveals our need for a Savior.

The incredible message of the gospel is that the Savior came to redeem us. Salvation is not just to help us sleep better at night or to avoid hell. We've been adopted--as sons and daughters. The Savior of the world is our Abba--daddy! God sees it all and loves us anyway. Our past is forgiven, our future is full, and we're never alone.

Join us for this replay that reminds you that if you could just see yourself like God sees you, everything would be different.

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The Comparison Trap

Solomon tells us in Ecclesiastes 4:4 that all toil and achievement spring from one person's envy of another. In our new series entitled Yardsticks, we chase this idea, shining a light on our tendency to compare ourselves with others, which, as Solomon goes on to say, is "a chasing after the wind."

We will always miss the mark when we measure ourselves against the wrong things. Technology, such as social media, provides an endless stream of each others' highlight reels, serving up false perceptions of reality. In this message, Pastor Skyler shares insights from Ecclesiastes and 2 Corinthians to help us avoid the stress of the comparison trap. 

Are you exhausted trying to keep up? Are you allowing what others have to ruin what you have? Do you find yourself wanting more instead of being thankful for what you have? There is a better way. Join us in the coming weekends as we continue our Yardsticks series.

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How the World Knows We Are Children of God

Who are you? The question of identity is under siege today, with people determined to divide us into various tribes. For true followers of Christ, we have been given a new nature that leads us like a compass to aim for what is right. If actions reveal our identity, what do our actions say about us?

In this message, Pastor Carlos challenges us from 1 John 2 and 3 to live a life of love and obedience, not to gain salvation but as an appropriate response to the great love that the Father has lavished on us. Children of God live with eternity in mind, allowing us to re-frame how we see the day-to-day events of our lives.

Pastor Carlos reminds us of a lesson he learned in seminary, that a true evaluation of our understanding of theology is not measured by answering questions on a test. Rather, it's better measured by how we live each day, seeking to honor and glorify our gracious Lord.

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Jesus: The Grave Robber

Happy Easter, from Heritage Church! Today we celebrate the biggest event in the life of the Church--the resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

In this message, Pastor Skyler helps us look at the resurrection through the eyes of people who were there. How did the Roman soldiers respond? And Thomas, the doubter? How about the men who walked with Jesus on the road to Emmaus? Or those who were so close to Jesus, including Peter, John, and Mary Magdalene.

Each of these people offer lessons to us today. You may come to Easter with a deep fear of death. Or skepticism or enthusiasm or gratitude. This one thing is for sure: Jesus is the only one who has the key to what we desperately need.

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