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Mission Statement:

To Love and to Lead

The Mission of Heritage United Methodist Church

is to Love God and people passionately and to Lead

people into a passionate relationship with Jesus Christ.

In Hospital:

Bill Thomas (Mercy)

At Home:

Mary Beth Autry, Judy Bowen, Carolyn

Bradford, Steve Chism, Mary Dempsey,

Ron Hall, Betty James, Garrett Neal, Dick

Pettit, Gary Powell, Maria Sullivan,

George Williams

Assisted Living:

Mary Coble (Crawford H&R)

Ellarene Crowley (Covington Court)

Sammye Gilbert (Walnut Grove Rehab)

Therese Zolk (Valley Springs H&R)

In Sympathy:

Family and Friends of our beloved, Eloise

Hippensteel.

Tom House and Family in the death of his

wife, Dixie House.

Cyndy Rogers and Family in the death of

her mother, Laura Wilson.

Heritage Happenings is published weekly Office Hours: Mon - Thurs: 8 am - 5 pm; Fri: 8 am - 12 pm

Phone: 479-474-6424

FAX & E-mail Address: 474-8549; office@heritage.church

Church Web Page: www.heritage.church

Arkansas Area Bishop: Rev. Gary Mueller

District Superintendent: Rev. Steve Coburn

Lead Pastor: J. Wesley Hilliard, whilliard@heritage.church

Director of Ministries: Roger Goins, rgoins@heritage.church

Worship Arts Minister Caleb Lester, clester@heritage.church

Accompanist: Rick Endel, rendel@heritage.church

Welcome Minister: Becki Kneeland, bkneeland@heritage.church

Congregational Care Pastor: Max Goins, mgoins@heritage.church

Outreach Pastor: LaToya Shepherd, lshepherd@heritage.church

Discipleship Pastor: Brian Seewald, bseewald@heritage.church

Ministry Development Pastor: Ron Lewis, rlewis@heritage.church

Youth Minister: Jake Simmons, jsimmons@heritage.church

Children’s Minister: Madison Simmons, msimmons@heritage.church

Preschool Coordinator: Shawnna Seewald, sseewald@heritage.church

Business Administrator: Bobby Boyakin, bboyakin@heritage.church

Publications Secretary: Kathy Goins, kgoins@heritage.church

Staff Secretary: Pam James, pjames@heritage.church

Multimedia Producer: Nick Jones, njones@heritage.church

Facility Manager: Steve Kelton, skelton@heritage.church

Newsletter/Bulletin Announcements: office@heritage.church

July 20

UPPER ROOM PRAYER

GATHERING

July 26-27

COLLEGE OF PRAYER

August 6

FAMILY FUN NIGHT

AT ALMA AQUATIC PARK

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JUNE 20, 2019 | VOLUME 33 ISSUE 25

Praise and Worship

You've probably heard someone at church say, "We are

going to have Praise and Worship ."

What once began as a simple catchphrase to attract

people towards Christian music has morphed into vague

Christian-ese. We’ve tossed the phrase around without

stopping to consider the meaning behind the words. The

unintended result is that music, one of God ’s gifts to aid

us in worshiping, has for many become an end in itself. The danger of overfamiliarity and of

misusing biblical terms is that the purity of our praise and worship actually ends up diluted.

Praise and worship clearly go beyond something we do in church or at a concert. It is

not just a title to be assigned to describe an activity. Rather it is a complete way of life for

one who follows Christ.*https://thelife.com/what-is-praise-and-worship

The message this Sunday will be, “A Call to Praise & Worship” and the focal scriptures will be

Psalm 117 and Psalm 150. Invite a friend, co-worker, family member or even someone who

you would like to get along with, to join us this Sunday.

“Let everything that hath breathe praise the Lord”!

LaToya Shepherd , Outreach Pastor

HONORARIUMS AND

MEMORIALS In honor of JOHN AND MARGO

SYMONDS’ 50TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY by:

Donna Parker (BF)

In memory of REV. BILL KELTON

by: Good Shepherd Class (BF)

BF - Building Fund

YOUNG AT HEART 55 or older? Join us for food and

fellowship Thursday, June 27th from

6-8 pm in the Welcome Center. *Bring a dish to share!

MEN’S GROUP Join us on Tuesdays in the

Community Room at 6:15 am for

Band of Brothers! It’s a time of

fellowship, study of God’s Word

and prayer with one another.

REGISTER FOR CAMP Children’s Camp at Pinecrest for

3rd-6th grade students is July 14-

16. The cost is $75. Register online

at www.heritage.church. Deadline

is Sunday, June 30th

REGISTER TODAY Register today for next year’s

Timothy Team & Tiny Tims! (children

3 yrs. old through 5th grade as of 8/1/19).

We will be studying ACTS. Register

online by Sunday, August 4th at

www.heritage.church.

TEA TIME Ladies, join us this Thursday, June

20th from 2-4 pm in the Welcome

Center for this exciting new

ministry. We will enjoy tea, food

and fellowship. Hope to see you

there.

DINNER FOR EIGHT Once again, Heritage Welcome Ministries will be sponsoring “Dinner for

Eight”. This was such a fun way to fellowship during last summer; we

wanted to do it again! “Dinner for Eight” is an opportunity for you to meet

new people or to reconnect with old friends. Currently, I am looking for

people to host the dinner party. To be a host, all you have to do is pick a

restaurant (Dutch treat) and a date in July that you want to meet and

contact me at bkneeland@heritage.church. Each week in the Fellowship

Hall, we will have a table set up, and we will take reservations for your

dinner party. You just have to show up on the date you selected and keep

the conversation lively. We will of course supply you with a list of those

who signed up to be a part of your dinner party.

If hosting is not your thing, then I encourage you sign up to be a part of

someone else’s dinner party. We will start taking reservations this Sunday, June 23rd. It is going to be a great summer!

Becki Kneeland, Welcome Minister

DEDICATION CELEBRATION

JAMES ANDREW

MORRIS

Son of Kody and

Bethany Morris

MOVIE TIME FISH, the Beat, and Pulse (grades 4th-

12th) are going to the movies

Tuesday, June 25th to see Toy Story

4! Exact movie time will be posted

this week. We will go to the

showing closet to 4pm. Drop off

AND pick up will be at the VB

Malco. $10 should be plenty for

movie ticket and snacks.

**FISH kids (grades 4th & 5th)...Please

pick up a permission slip in the

children’s hall before Tuesday, June

25th. *Permission slips are good for the

entire school year.

HALO REPORT 6-11-2019 Did you know the origin of the third strike rule in baseball? You can

advance to first if the catcher misses catching the third strike on a swing and

a miss. The rule goes way back when early forms of baseball began in

the1800’s. One reason was that the pitcher used to throw it underhanded

in one version of the game. The ball was considered live and in play when it

left the pitcher’s hand. So a dropped third strike by the catcher was equal to

a missed pop fly. A more modern version is to penalize a pitcher for

throwing a ball in the dirt to strike a batter out. The rule has evolved over

time, but is still a part of the game like many traditions in baseball.

In modern softball the pitcher tosses a soft arcing pitch intended for the

batter to hit the ball easily. An added defensive player is added to aid the

defense. Despite the easier version of the pitch our boys found few hits with

as many runs versus FBC Alma this past Monday. Down 7 runs in the Halos

last at-bat our boys of summer scored 8 runs to go ahead by one. Then

FBC Alma found it easy to hit the ball as we gave up 2 as FBC ALMA

toppled Heritage to 7-7 for the regular season. This is the second time

Heritage has come from behind in the last at bat only to have the game slip

from our fingers. Both times we lost like this it just so

happened against the 1st and 2nd place teams in the league.

In the previous week we played two games and split the

games with one win and one loss. Halos third base coach left

the first game early due to being hit in the bald spot on the

crown of his head by an errant throw. Throw was considered a bulls-eye although it allowed the Halo runner

on third to score.

The injury is being cleaned-up in the attached image. Halos play the week of

the 24th for the end of the season tournament.

If those in this

church are

focusing on

discipleship, why

is it that we have

to explain what

we’re doing? The issue, most assume, should be pretty

straightforward. Yet, the practical reality is that the word

discipleship applies to a broad range of interrelated

issues, and these fall under the leadership of only a select

number of people at Heritage Church. Lead Pastor Wes

Hilliard sets the tone for discipleship through his

messages and his appointments of key personnel that

carry out the overall reach of these valued

responsibilities. As Discipleship Pastor, Brian Seewald is

authorized and empowered to specifically ensure they

are carried out.

So what are all of those people you hear about doing

when you hear that they are in discipling

relationships? The answer might surprise you because

the scope of what currently numbers over 100 people at

Heritage are involved in is actually very narrow. It’s less

about discipleship and more about reproducible

disciplemaking. Here’s one way to distinguish the two

words:

First, Discipleship describes any area of concern that

relates to helping individuals grow spiritually. It is

typically supported by short-term, program-focused

methods to reach goals that are immediate and

present. While many of these programs are group-

oriented, they are not necessarily ‘relationship-

oriented’. Compare this to…

Disciplemaking is ‘other focused’. While the

disciplemaker always benefits spiritually from his/her

involvement in making disciples, the intended focus is to

help others spiritually grow to greater levels of maturity.

God’s Holy Spirit takes the things the disciplemaker

teaches and transforms this new ‘head knowledge’ into

personal ‘heart knowledge’ that fuels the desire to carry

this forward, just as has been the case among Christians

for 2,000 years.

Second, Discipleship is generally information-centered. It

focuses on passing along information to give people

greater levels of that ‘head knowledge’ that may or may

not be shared with other people. Compare this to…

Disciplemaking is application-centered. The patterns of

its demonstration are modeled in the life of the

disciplemakers as that their ‘heart-knowledge’

automatically overflows into the lives of

others. Disciplemakers know that we reproduce who we

are, not what we know.

Third, Discipleship is focused on sanctification, the idea

that the Apostle Paul calls ‘working out our salvation’.

While wonderful for the individual insofar as his/her

individual growth, it is another way of describing an

individual’s own circumstance. Compare this to…

Disciplemaking is focused on reproducing disciples. The

fruit of sanctification is Christ-likeness; it helps us make

disciples. The end-goal is not just the disciplemaker’s

maturity; it is to both introduce Jesus to non-believers

and to teach others so they too can do likewise for

generations to come.

Fourth, Discipleship is not measurable. The

demonstration of spiritual fruit in a person’s life helps

identify believers among people groups. However, while

such expressions may be obvious to people, they don’t

carry a valid measurability of that maturity. Compare this

to…

Disciplemaking is measureable. Captain obvious might

say, “Parents know the number of children they have

raised.” Likewise, disciplemakers know precisely how

many disciples they have come alongside who later went

on to disciple others. It becomes a matter of

multiplication.

The four distinctions between these words are not meant

to simply be an issue of semantics. Instead, they are

meant to recognize the ongoing cultural movement

within Heritage Church. They identify the church’s shift

from single-person spiritual maturity to equipping this

church body by preparing them to initially come

alongside others within this body and later to go beyond

its walls in making disciples. Reproducible disciplemakers

daily demonstrate their commitment to

‘Glorify, Grow and Go’ as we continue in

‘Making Jesus Real’.

John Wallace

Making Jesus Real