Lanterns Church

This is week 9 of our series Red Letters. We have so many things we can search for and seek out in our lives, some things bring darkness, confusion, and foolishness but some things bring clarity, hope, and wisdom. As we unpack this we discover the most important thing to seek out and search for is God. There is a God that offers peace, hope, love, and purpose and He has made himself available for...

This is week 8 of our series Red Letters. Jesus’ words call us to a radical way of life, one that requires sacrificial discipleship, an unwavering commitment to truth, and a rejection of worldly temptations. It’s a call to deny ourselves, to follow Him with our whole hearts, and to speak truth to others in love—no matter how uncomfortable it may seem compared to what the world says, we are called...

This is week & of our series Red Letters. In the quiet, rugged region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples the most important question anyone can ever be asked: “Who do you say that I am?” This question is the crux of the Christian faith. How we answer this question determines everything—our relationship with God, our understanding of salvation, our eternity, and the very purpose of...

This is  week 5 of our series The Gift. We continue to unwrap the story of Joseph and Mary in Matthew 2, we discuss how not only does it show us a story about Jesus’ early life, but also a story of trusting God’s plan, returning to Him, and following His will with obedience and faith. As we reflect on the journey of the Family, we are reminded of our own journey as followers of Christ. Have you fu...

This is our Christmas Eve Eve Service for our series The Gift. We discuss how In the hustle and bustle of our world today, we often confuse joy and happiness. We chase after happiness, believing it will bring us fulfillment, but we find that it’s fleeting, momentary, and often based on circumstances. True joy, however, is something deep, lasting, and transformative. It’s not dependent on what happ...

This is week 3 of our series The Gift. Life is full of surprises—unexpected events, sudden changes, and moments that take us off guard. We may be cruising along, thinking we have everything under control, when suddenly, something happens that shakes us. It could be an unplanned challenge, a life-altering decision, or a crisis that we weren’t prepared for. These surprises often leave us feeling anx...

This is week two of our series The Gift. Today, we speak about gifts—gifts that are good and gifts that are bad. In the world, we often exchange gifts, sometimes good, sometimes not so much. But there is one gift that is always good and always essential for our spiritual lives, and that is the gift of discernment through the Holy Spirit. In the passages we read today, Jesus is confronting false te...

This is week one of our series The Gift. Today we reflect on a very important teaching from Jesus, one that speaks directly to the condition of our hearts. In a world that often values external appearances and behaviors, Jesus turns our attention to what lies beneath the surface, our inner thoughts, desires, and motives. He reminds us that what is in our hearts matters greatly, because it shapes w...

This is week 6 of our series Red Letters. Life is filled with storms—both literal and metaphorical. Whether it’s a financial crisis, relational struggles, health issues, or the daily pressures that weigh on our hearts, it can feel as if the waves of life are constantly threatening to overwhelm us. In these moments, it's easy to become consumed by our problems, to focus on the chaos, and to fo...

This is week 5 of our series Red Letters. Today we unpack the truth of real treasure, The treasure we find in God and His Kingdom. have you ever sold something or got rid of something to purchase something better, to make room for something better? God has so much for us yet sometimes we settle by holding onto the lesser thing living out a lesser plan instead of truly following God and His treasur...

This is week 4 of our series Red Letters. We continue to unpack the red letters in the scriptures. In the dialogue of Jesus' there are some stories that reveal very important truths about God's Kingdom, these stories are known as parables. Today we teach out of the parables of the 4 soils. through the sermon we uncover the answer to this question: Why do some of us truly respond in faith...

This is week 3 of our Series Red Letters. What does family mean to you? What does your local church mean to you? what do the believers around the world mean to you? God has a plan for us that is vital for our Christ centered community, we see that following God's plan will bring people to the kingdom by the day, it will prompt people to notice God working in and through us and the love He has...

This is week two of our series Red Letters. Today we discuss the truth of receiving real rest. There is a plan offered for people to have a rest that impacts our souls and allows our burdens to be light. Yet as people we still find ourselves with such a tiredness throughout our days. This is a common result because even if we try to go to God for rest we still hold onto the weight of the other thi...

This is week one of our series Red Letters. We take a close look of the actual dialogue of Jesus while He was here on earth. We unpack the importance of acknowledging God publicly and truly following the instruction from His word. What do you represent and acknowledge the most when in the eye of the public? we read over scriptures Matthew 10:5-20, Matthew 10:26-33, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, and 2 Corinth...

This is week 5 of our Series Matthew. In a world where people feel confused, helpless, and lost there is a God that offers clarity, hope, and a plan. We unpack the compassion filled plan God has for us, a plan that brings forward news of life change for our cities and to all ends of the earth. There is a call for workers! The harvest is great but the workers our few. Let's follow Jesus Christ...

This is week 4 of our series Matthew. We look at scriptures in Matthew chapter 9 and see invites over and over. Friends invite and bring a paralyzed man to Jesus. Jesus invites Matthew to follow. Matthew invites Jesus and a bunch of sinners to a gathering. There is power in an invitation and it's powerful when we invite them into the right environment. Have you invited Jesus into your life in...

This is from our 2 Year Celebration! We have all found ourselves in some darkness but there is hope in Jesus the light of the world and if we follow Him we receive the light to help guide us. We are called to bring this light into the darkness of the world with our time here on earth.  If you reflect on your time here now, what are you prioritizing with it? With your time where can you bring light...

This is week 2 of our series Matthew. Real love and true authority go together, God has a plan for love and authority to carry out His plan. We unpack the importance of acknowledging the authority God has. How do you feel about authority? do you believe in the authority God has? We look at the story of the centurion that had great faith and how Jesus carried out an amazing miracle at a distance wi...

In today's message we talk about Jesus reaching out and healing a leper. We unpack the context and significant meaning of what happens in the beginning of Matthew chapter 8. What is in your proximity? How is your posture? Are you aware of the proof? God's plan brings a difference in our lives and even in the midst of a mess God shows us He is able to clean things up. We read over scriptu...

We conclude our series with week 11 of Sermon On The Mount. What is your life truly built on? On conformities of the world that leaves you unsatisfied or is it being built on the foundation we can only recieve from God? Scripture is clear that it is not enough to just know about the teachings of Jesus, it is important we follow the teachings of Jesus. We should desire to walk and talk differently...

This is week 10 of our series Sermon on the mount. Today we discuss the importance of stopping and slowing down. In a world that offers such a busy lifestyle, God calls us to slow down from other things and sit in His presence with prayer. Do you have a healthy prayer life? do you pray for all the peoples and situations going on around us and in our world? Do you pray like you love God for who He...

This is week 9 of our Series Sermon On The Mount. There are choices we will have to make in life, choices that will take consistency and us being intentional. Are you going to God, creator of all with your decisions that need to be made? When we make the right choices we will bear the right fruit from our actions! We unpack scriptures in Matthew 7:13-23.

This is week 8 of our series Sermon On The Mount. So many of us have heard of the golden rule... Treat others the way you want to be treated! It is important to reflect on the words of Jesus as we continue to unpack the sermon famously known as Sermon On The Mount. Is there an area in your life you are not being very effective for God in? Are you allowing God to help you with your struggles so you...

This is week 7 of our series Sermon On The Mount. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. What are your desires? What are your eyes focused on. If we focus on the things of the world we find ourselves focused on earthly things that don't last, but if we focus on God first and Heavenly things it would make a huge impact on the way we live here on earth and sati...

This is week 6 of our series Sermon On The Mount. In this episode, we dive into the teachings where Jesus challenges us to examine our motives behind giving, praying, and fasting. Are we doing these acts for the approval of others, or are our hearts truly aligned with God’s will? Join us as we unpack the significance of sincerity in our spiritual practices, and discover how living with pure motive...