Lanterns Church

This is the fist week of the series Abraham. The theme we will continually be seeing through the life of Abraham is the goal to walk with confidence. Walking with confidence helps us consistently move forward through our lives. There is a calling on our lives and when we sometimes lack confidence to continue the way we are intended to, the best line of defense is the confidence we can find in our...

This is week 9 of our series ACTive. As we conclude this series we look at 3 cues of living a sent lifestyle, because the truth is... in response to God's plan for our lives we are either being sent out or sent for. This should impact the way we live out our Monday through Sunday lives. Sparking curiosity and seizing opportunities is a call on our lives. Through the authority of God there is...

This is week 8 of the series ACTive. Have you ever been caught in the midst of a severe storm? In life we face many struggles and these struggles can feel Like storms and shipwrecks. But even in the darkness, there are promises that bring the light of hope in all these situations. We continue discussing the book of Acts and look at an account of a storm and shipwreck and how  God promises to keep...

This is Week 6 of our series ACTive. The truth should not be distorted, the truth should be shared with one another. Also forgiveness is offered to us through turning to God and having faith even through are wrongdoings. Have you received forgiveness and have you forgiven others yourself?  The message from God the creator of everything, is to be shared. In a world that has outplayed tempting you w...

We are in Week 6 of the series ACTive. Have you ever been a part of something that should have been simple yet someone else overcomplicated it? Maybe you have found yourself even overcomplicating things? We see this can even happen  when it comes to the Church and sharing the Gospel. Jesus lived out a bunch of complicated things so we could simply receive the good news. We can receive salvation th...

This is Week 5 of our series ACTive. There is power in prayer! We look at a historical account of prayer being connected to a miracle. When people come together to pray we see results that lead to a better lifestyle on mission for God and His kingdom. When we pray for the sake of others we have the opportunity to see chains break. Who could you pray for and who can you pray with? In todays talk we...

As we look at week 4 of the series ACTive we see there is a call on our lives to actively share, but we need to be available. We not only have the privilege to receive a gift freely given from God but also have the privilege to share the good news with others. We see in history there are two completely different men Peter and Cornelius yet actively met by the same God, the creator of all and it ch...

This is week 3 of the series ACTive were we discuss the importance of being teachable. Have you ever met someone that was a know it all? maybe you have been this person in moments? Pairing the 2 words "I" and "Know" quickly towards things in life can be dangerous. There is a design for us to continually be coached and in turn to be available to coach others. To do this we must...

This is Week 2 of our series ACTive. Sometimes we can find ourselves feeling hopeless in situations, but through God there is hope. Our God is a consistent God that brings transformation to our lives if we have the right heart posture. There is always hope in Christ and it is available to all of us. No one is too far gone. We see Saul a persecutor of the church radically transformed by his encount...

Join us for week one of our series ACTive. God is actively moving and has a plan for us to actively be on mission with our lives. When Jesus took on flesh He came to serve, not to be served. In response to Jesus and His Acts of love and teachings, we see many followers in Acts live out the call of also being a servant. We look at the account of Stephen and how even though it was very important, he...

This is the third and final week of our Series The Acts Of The Apostles. Through the book of Acts we see the lifestyle of of many people led by devotion. Wether we are aware of it or not our lives today are devoted to something and what we are devoted to matters, who we are devoted to matters. Also in response to a devoted relationship with God and the community He has for us, it should change the...

Week 2 of The Acts Of The Apostles. Suddenly there was a power that came upon the gathering of people that were followers of Jesus?! Today we  discuss how there is a Spirit alive and living, a power that is gifted to us through our relationship with God to help us live life on mission. The Holy Spirit is an encourager, a counselor, a guide to help refine us and direct us to help others. Do you rem...

We kicked off our series Acts Of The Apostles this week. We look at the start of the church after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the beginning of the church in Acts we see the Disciples faced with many "What Now? Moments." the decisions that were made were very important. How these times were handle impacted us even thousands of years later. When we find ourselves in mome...

This is our final week of the series Different. When answering the call to be different with our lives we are promised to come up against opposition. We will witness persecution if we are all in on the purpose God has for us. But through these situations we can learn to live boldly, face opposition, strengthen our faith, and live closer to Christ. We look at scriptures John 15:18-20, 1 Peter 4:12-...

This is week 3 of our series Different. We discuss how there is a calling on our lives for us to be different. We can answer this call by showing people the goodness of God. this brings light to how we act and speak matters. as we continue to discover that we are sons and daughters of God the creator of all, the King of the universe and understand who He says we are it will then guide us what to d...

Check out week 2 of the series Different. While on earth we are called to have different values, values that will set us apart from others. The tension is struggling with having the desire to fit in will go against this. We discuss the importance of follow Jesus and His Values. Remember living holy isn't the path to knowing Christ, knowing Christ is the path to living holy. We look at scriptu...

This is our first week of the series Different.  We as people all face trials while on earth.  Trials can heavily effect the way we live, they can even affect our faith. We focus on the difference between a genuine faith and a false faith. There is a God that offers us comfort and Joy through a genuine faith in all situations. This faith will be a faith that causes us to walk and talk different. W...

Week three of our series Habits. So many of us speak out during our lives and what we say and how we say it matters. There is good news to be shared, but for it to be shared people must go out and speak it to others. If people hear about something so life changing they then in turn have a chance to accept it and trust in it. There is a perfect God that has a loving relationship available for imper...

This is week 2 of the series Habits. God's word is a lamp to our feet and and light to our path, it shows us where we are and where we are going. If we could build our habits of reading God's word we will continually discover the Love and purpose He has for each and everyone of us. There are so many opinions and deceiving thoughts out there for us to read into, things that can distract u...

This week we start the series Habits. Wether good or bad we all have habits and even the smallest of habits can make big impacts in our lives. There is a system for us to help us reach healthy lifestyles in response to good habits in our lives. This system starts with prayer. Having a conversation with God is monumental for our lives, it is a vital organ for the body of the church. We have a power...

This Easter we looked at the resurrection of Jesus and what the mission of a follower of Jesus consist of. There is a celebration to be had in response to the fulfillment of the death and resurrection of Jesus. We are called to be disciples, that make disciples, that make disciples. Who are we doing life with?! we look at scriptures Luke 23:50-56,  Luke 24:1-12, Matthew 28:18-20, Colossians 2:6-10...

This is the very first Lanterns Church Good Friday Service! We look at the act of love through the surrendering of Jesus' Body up to the cross and on the cross for us, for the world. What does this mean to us and our lives? Have we surrendered our lives to our God the redeemer, the powerful, the King of all? Through Faith we can receive salvation in response to an innocent Jesus that died for...

This is the 7th week of our series Journey To Jerusalem. As we take a close look at Jesus as He enters Jerusalem and people are worshipping Him, we see in scripture that there are many ways we can Worship God. How are we with obedience, generosity, praise, suffering, confronting evil? How are we loving Jesus in response of the love He so has for us? We discuss scriptures Luke 19:28-48.

This is week 6 of our series Journey to Jerusalem. Remember as a young child the hope, excitement, humility, vulnerableness, and dependence on others while we were being raised? we are called to seek out the ultimate parent of all time, God the Father. We look at how a notorious sinner in a relationship with God radically changes. Zacchaeus a man with small stature and big riches goes the distance...

This is week 5 of our series Journey To Jerusalem! Jesus continues to teach as he travels to Jerusalem. We see that we should not temp people causing them to fall and stumble. We are called to hold each other accountable by lovingly rebuking, encouraging one another to take up the privilege to repent and repaying people with forgiveness in response to God's forgiveness for us. We take a close...