Pastor John Farley - Lighthouse Bible Church Podcast

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, April 5, 2026 Title: First among many 1Co 15:12-20 Everything for us is centered around the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If he did not rise from the grave, we would then be a pitiful group. Praise God that He did in fact rise from the dead! Today we'll discuss what Jesus said about His resurrection, what men confirmed once He rose, and its significanc...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 29, 2026 Title: Paradoxes revisited 2 Co 6:8-10 Remember the list from last week? We'll address other aspects of that short list today, and you'll notice how many of them we recognize. There were slanderous reports from others meant to undermine Paul's ministry. This is not at all new for Paul and the apostles. Rom 3:1-8; 1Co 4:10-13 2 Co 6:8 - P...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 22, 2026 Title: At your service 2Co 6:3-10 Paul wrote before about not offending in 2Co 6:3. People look for reasons to discredit you. To the extent possible, be careful not to give them one. We have freedom in Christ, but we should use discretion too. He's made the same point before to these folks: 1Co 10:28-33 Be careful not to offend, especial...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 15, 2026 Do Not Receive the Grace of God in Vain 2Co 6:1-2 We are co-laborers with God, Paul writes (2 Corinthians 6:1). We are working together with Him. Sound familiar? 1Co 3:1-11 Grace is by definition undeserved. You can't do anything to justify what God has done for us. What you can do is point the salvation we have now in Christ alone. What...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 8, 2026 2Co 5:20-21 Title: A true ambassadorship Last week, we spent time talking about how we have been reconciled to our perfect Father via His Son Christ. With that in mind, we are an now ambassadors for that same Christ. We are now ambassadors for Christ, as Paul put it (2Co 5:20). Our prayers should be the same as his - that all should be re...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, March 1, 2026 2Co 5:16-19 Title: Reconcilable differences If you remember nothing else: We are new creations in Christ Jesus Christ has reconciled us to God, and because of Him are trespasses are counted not against us God is perfect, and we are not. Only His perfect Son could provide the reconciliation that we needed. The apostles realized that, and d...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 22, 2026 Title: All for One, One for all 2Co 5:13-17 Remember from last week: Paul just mentioned people who gloried in appearance, but not in heart (2Co 5:12). No doubt some of that group had critics of him. Critics called Paul insane (2Co 5:13), but in reality, he was zealous + devoted to the truth. Another example: Act 26:19-26 Critics said...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 15, 2026 Judgment Day 2Co 5:9-12 "Only God can judge me" is a common retort from the unbelieving word. They are correct technically, but often don't know it - God will judge the world via His Son. Jesus Christ is the Judge of the world. Joh 5:17-23; Acts 17:24-31; 2Ti 4:1 We and all people should expect a judgment: Heb 9:24-28 We discussed the...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 8, 2026 Title: Absent from the body, present with the Lord 2Co 5:5-8 God placed His Spirit in the hearts of the apostles (2 Corinthians 5:5) and prepared them for the future. They had no fear of death, and neither should we. God will praise those who do not love their lives so much that they are unwilling to give them up: Matthew 16:24-28; Rev...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, February 1, 2026 Title: Not temporal, but eternal 2Co 4:15 - 2Co 5:4 Last week: Persecution is guaranteed Death in their mortal bodies, results in life eternal for readers God has raised Jesus, and he will raise us because of our belief in Him All of what the apostles endured what ultimately for God's glory (2Co 4:15). How often has Paul made a similar...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 25, 2026 Persecuted, but not Forsaken 2Co 4:7-14 Last week: Satan has blinded many, but Christ the Lord removes the veil Light of the knowledge of the glory of God in Christ A light shined brighter than the sun Earthen vessels (2Co 4:7) means Paul understood the temporary nature of our bodies. What we do is because of the strength and power God...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 18, 2026 Above the brightness of the sun is the Son 2Co 3:16 - 2 Corinthians 4:6 We established last week that the Lord is the One who can remove the veil from someone's eyes. Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty (2Co 3:17). We have a special type of liberty in Christ that did not exist for men and women under the old covenant (2Co...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 11, 2026 A hardened mind 2Co 3:1-16 Remember, Paul referred to his readers as a letter of sorts (2 Corinthians 3:1) - their lives served as a testimony of the work the Lord was doing via him and the apostles. The Spirit of the living God wrote that "letter," which is better than one written with mere ink (2 Corinthians 3:3). God made the apostl...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, January 4, 2026 2Co 2:12 - 2Co 3:6 A sweet-smelling aroma to God Paul moved from Troas (modern-day Turkey) west to Macedonia, he notes. Troas comes up several times in the NT. An example: Act 20:5-12 What is Christ's gospel? Joh 8:21-30 Act 10:34-41 1Co 15:1-9 After mentioning Titus, Paul makes a powerful point: God causes him (and us by extension) to...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, December 28, 2025 My Joy is the Joy of You All 2Co 2:1-11 Reminders from Chapter 1: Paul = afflicted but saw gain God delivered them from death Promises are Yes + Amen in Christ It's not clear what trip Paul was talking about when he says he did not want to come to the people of Corinth in heaviness (2Co 2:1). What we do know is Paul did not want to ma...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, December 21, 2025 The Holiest Child of All Luk 2:1-11 This was no mere child - prophets foresaw His coming in the Old Testament, and an angel spoke about him in the previous chapter. Luk 1:26-36 Old Testament references to Christ: Isa 9:6-7 Isa 11:1-5 Jer 30:18-22 From Galilee to Bethlehem would have been something like 60-75 miles away. Back then, tha...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, December 14, 2025 Title: Signed, sealed, delivered 2Co 1:12-24 Paul (2Co 1:12) says he and others have done well in Corinth not by their own power, but instead the grace of God. Paul wrote readers could be proud of the apostles in the same way that the apostles were proud of those at Corinth who were growing in their faith. Paul called this group his "...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, December 7, 2025 Title: The God of all comfort 2Co 1:1-11 Background: Corinth = roughly 40 miles west of Athens Paul met Priscilla, Aquila in Corinth Center of commerce Paul is an apostle of Jesus Christ, he says to begin the chapter (2Co 1:1-2). He made this appeal in his first letter to the same folks - 1Co 1:1-3 Apostle means sent one and Corinth is...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, November 30, 2025 Title: There is hope in Israel Ezr10:1-44 Ezra actions compelled those of the people (Ezr 10:1-4) - the same way bad leadership hurt the people, his actions helped them see their sin for what it was. Hos 4:1-10 In a similar way that we see a contrast between Ezra and priests prior, there's a major one between Jesus Christ and the wayw...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, November 23, 2025 Title: Less than our iniquities deserve Ezr 9:1-15 Remember: Ezra is part of a second group that left Babylon for Jerusalem Decades between the first group and the second The second group arrived to see others in mixed marriages, a direct violation to God's law (Ezra 9:1-2). Even princes and rulers were engaging in them - leadership,...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, November 16, 2025 Ye are holy unto the Lord Ezr 8:1-36 Remember from last week: Artaxerxes gave full support to the work Ezra is coming to Babylon to set things in order Ezra is part of a second group leaving Babylon for Jerusalem Ezr 8:1-13 lists the families that went up with Ezra in the second wave to Jerusalem. No Levites in the group (Ezr 8:15) is...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, November 9, 2025 Title: The hand of the Lord Ezr 7:1-28 There's a 58-year gap between chapter 6 and 7 in the book of Ezra (515-458 B.C.). In that time period, all of the events detailed in the book of Esther take place. The temple is rebuilt - Artaxerxes is in play now. He takes over after Darius, and he is again amenable to the Israelites' cause (Ezr...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, November 2, 2025 Title: A king's search Ezr 6:1-22 Last week: Darius is now king Leaders ask for a decree to the rebuilding Once a decree is in place, you cannot rescind it Darius found the decree (Ezra 6:1-2), which came from Cyrus years earlier, and he honors it - he has to. In Ezr 6:5, we switch back from the reading of the decree to Darius' directi...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, October 26, 2025 Title: Back to business Ezr 5:1-17 Chapter 5 starts out mentioning the prophecies of Haggai and Zechariah. Their prophecy spurred the Jews back on toward their work. Hag 1:12-15 Perhaps Tattenai thought Zerubbabel was the Branch that Zechariah prophesied about. Isa 11:1-6 Jer 23:5-8 Zec 3:8, 6:9-15 There's a great deal of Persian turmo...

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