“THE LORDSHIP CONTROVERSY – PART 1” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction It’s good to know what you believe. But it’s better to know why you believe it. And it’s better still to be ready, willing, and able to pass that belief onto others. The founders of this church were committed to belief in Jesus Christ. That […]
“AND ON THE THIRD DAY…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Christ the Lord is risen today! Before He was crucified Jesus had told the Pharisees… Matthew 12:40 40 “…for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so shall the Son of Man be three days and three […]
“JESUS MUST DIE AND BE BURIED…” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction You and I are faced with a problem, and it’s a problem of epic proportions. It began in the Garden of Eden when Adam and Eve – the very pinnacle of God’s creation, the only creatures made in His likeness and in His image – […]
“THE BLESSINGS OF FORGIVENESS” PSALM 32:1-11 I. Introduction A woman went to court and told the judge she wanted a divorce. The judge asked, “Do you have any grounds?” She replied, “We have two acres.” The judge said, “No, that’s not what I mean. Do you have a grudge?” She said, “No, we park the […]
“COME BACK FOR US, JESUS” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction Christmas is behind us. We’ve celebrated the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ for the last four Sundays and once again in a wonderful Christmas Eve service last Monday evening. During that time our children and young people have read Scripture and lighted advent candles. Many […]
“DO YOU HAVE ROOM FOR JESUS?” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction NO VACANCY! Before I was ordained to the pastorate I spent over thirty years in industrial sales. I began traveling for a living in September of 1973. One of the first things I learned was that arriving in a strange city without a hotel reservation […]
“GO TELL IT!” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction The children have already told us: Go tell it! The Botsch’s have read about the shep-herds from Luke’s gospel and what they heard from the angels who proclaimed Jesus’ birth. We’ve sung about those angels and the message they brought with them from the “realms of glory.” John […]
“OUR COMMUNION – OUR WORSHIP” SELECTED SCRIPTURES I. Introduction One of the choruses we often sing to open our services here at Lighthouse is “We Have Come into His House.” “We have come into His house and gathered in His name to worship Him. We have come into His house and gathered in His name […]