Lighthouse Church Durban

Jesus promised that he would build his Church - and the very forces of hell would not overcome it. And history has shown that the Church prevails through both persecutions and pandemics. Lockdown has caused us to re-think our focus: instead of focusing on meetings ("going to church"), we would do better to focus on what Jesus had told us to do: to be his witnesses and to make disciples ("being the...

The Jesus of the Gospels was the Son of God, but he was also a human. Crowds knew him as a miracle worker, but his disciples saw behind the scenes - he was a man of prayer. If we can learn to pray like Jesus, we will learn to live more like Jesus - and we will experience more of the supernatural power of God. Jesus taught some powerful lessons on prayer: Be authentic. Know that God hears his child...

How do you recover from devastating loss? King David and his followers lost everything at the hands of a raiding army - but God led them into full recovery! We can learn so much from David's walk of recovery: - he expressed his pain before God and his men - he found strength in God - he sought and followed God's guidance - he fought for his restoration - and won! We don't have to stay in our place...

God has an amazing plan for the future - and each one of us has a specific and significant part to play in this plan! The future that God has planned is GOOD, and he wants to lead us into it. For us to be READY for all that he has in store, we need to work with him, as he trains us, refines us, matures us and proves us. This preparation can be challenging, but if we persevere through it, we will f...

When we can't see how - or when - a difficult season is going to end, it is vital that we TRUST and OBEY Jesus! We have sound reasons to trust him: He has all authority everywhere. He has overcome the world with all its troubles. He came to give us life to the full. No-one can snatch us out of his hand! He is building his church and nothing can stop him! We have sound reasons to obey him: he is th...

The Gospel can sound "too good to be true". Instead of US needing to make our way to God, GOD has come to us in Jesus. Instead of US having to keep a set of rules to be declared righteous, GOD declares us righteous through our faith in Jesus. And instead of US trying to make peace with God, GOD reconciles us to himself when we believe in Jesus! Since the birth of the church, people have tried to a...

God calls us to live godly lives - not "religious" lives that LOOK godly, but lives that are powerfully full of God! If we want to live closer to God, experience more of his power and become more like him, we should: - Pursue God himself (in prayer & worship) - Pursue God's will (in Bible reading) - Put God's opinion above man's opinion and always obey God - Always "keep God in the equation" 1...

The pandemic has separated many of us physically and kept us from church gatherings. This can make us feel isolated from each other - and even from God. The Bible teaches us to contend for one another, fighting in prayer for each other. We are united in Christ, regardless of distances and circumstances! We may not be together in person... We may not even have met... Yet we are united in the Holy S...

God has called us to live profoundly significant lives - as ambassadors for Christ. As ambassadors, we represent the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. We are diplomats, with a message of reconciliation - the good news that all may be reconciled to God through faith in Jesus. We have this position and purpose everywhere and all the time - our impact is not restricted to buildings or meetings. And ultimat...

When we put our faith in Jesus and decided to follow him, God gave us a brand new identity: we became children of God. And as children of God, our lives are now remarkably different! We can live with a healthy sense of value because God himself has chosen us to be his! We can live with a healthy sense of security because we are safe in the hand of Almighty God! We can live free from our past and p...

In these difficult and sometimes confusing times, we can learn from the example of Joseph - a man who endured many severe hardships before he saw God's promises fulfilled. His hardships seemed contrary to God's promised blessings, yet Joseph stayed faithful to God, both as a slave and as a prisoner. And God used him in these dark times, so that he was a great blessing to those around him. God also...

If ever there was a time when we had good reasons to worry, it is now! Yet Jesus tells us NOT to worry - after all, it doesn't fix anything! And he tells us HOW to "stop the worry" by correcting our focus: - Don't deny your needs and problems. (God doesn't!) - But don't deny God's goodness, power and Fatherhood either! - DO engage heaven in prayer and in praise (this is "anti-worrying"!) - DO focu...

The word "disciple" can be misunderstood, but if we look at what Jesus said about discipleship, we will learn what HE is looking for. According to Jesus' words, his disciples follow him as their master. They learn and obey his teachings. They have a close relationship with him. They live fruitful lives. They love each other. And they make more disciples. The result is the most magnificent life! We...

Some decisions have little consequence, but others can be life-changing. There is a decision that will make every day different and transform our lives for the good: the decision to follow Jesus. This is much more than believing, this is a decision to surrender daily to his leadership - to live according to his words and his ways instead of ours. This can be difficult at times, but as we learn to...

When we put our faith in Jesus, we are "spiritually re-born" into the family of God. In a very real sense, we start this new life as "spiritual babies" - but just as physical babies must grow into adults, spiritual babies must also grow into maturity. This challenging season is not a time for us to live as "spiritual babies", but a time to mature as "spiritual adults". Let's "dig our own wells", r...

Our coronavirus/lock-down experience is not a season to merely survive; it is an opportunity to experience a deeper work of God. If we would seek his presence, his purposes and his Spirit in this time, we will come out of the season stronger and ready for our next! Let’s seek to see Jesus better, to know Jesus better and to serve Jesus more effectively! Acts 9:1-22, Job 42:5, Ephesians 1:17-21, Ac...

In many churches today, we find two groups of people: "ministers" and "members". But the New Testament teaches us that we are ALL "ministers"! We are PRIESTS, representing God to people and people to God. We are AMBASSADORS, representing Jesus and his Kingdom wherever we go. When each one of us does our part, the church will become strong - and the world will know the love of God through Jesus! 1...

The COVID-19 pandemic has put us in a crisis situation. In this situation, there are many challenges and dangers that we are very aware of. There are also dangers that we are possibly unaware of, in particular, the condition of our souls. Jesus spoke to a church whose members were surviving physically, but they were dying spiritually. He called them to urgent action, before what remained of their...

When we put our faith in Jesus, God gives us an eternal hope that acts as an anchor for our souls. The storms of life may rage, but this anchor holds firm! When we hold on to what Jesus has done - such as forgiveness, reconciliation, justification, sanctification, restoration, eternal life, the rule of God and his victory over evil - we can enjoy security in every storm of life. We hold onto our a...

Jesus has given his Church a global mission - to represent him and to make disciples world-wide. This is humanly impossible... but the Holy Spirit makes it possible as he empowers and transforms ordinary people like us! The Holy Spirit does amazing things like: - enabling us to enjoy a personal, day-to-day relationship with God, - teaching us and reminding us of Jesus ways, and - empowering us to...

The COVID-19 pandemic has been dramatic and traumatic, and has led to widespread INSECURITY and CONFUSION. But JESUS IS STILL IN CHARGE! And because Jesus is always in charge, we can navigate these turbulent times with SECURITY and CLARITY. We can live with SECURITY because we know that Jesus is always in control. We can live with CLARITY because we know that Jesus' ways are always right. So we tr...

Life is like a marathon . God has mapped a course for each of us to run, and it will not always be easy. We will need to persevere through difficult times, when we could grow weary and lose heart. It is important that we don't look to ourselves, to others, or to circumstances for hope, because they can fail us; we must look to God . It is OK to admit it when we are struggling. There is no shame in...

Our mission from Jesus is to go to others and help them to leave their old life behind and begin an apprentice-relationship with Jesus … to begin living a new way of life that will result in them becoming more and more like him . We do this by showing them and teaching them how we are following Jesus. We do this anywhere and everywhere in the world - wherever Jesus leads us! This is our mission. L...

With all the fake news and faulty journalism about, we may wonder if we have heard the true message of Jesus! Here is the fact-checked message: The "Gospel" is the good news of Jesus. Although we have rebelled against God and become alienated from him, God still loves us. He promised to send a Saviour and King who would die for our sins and then rise from the dead. And Jesus is this promised Savio...

Many things all around us have changed - and are changing. Things that we thought we could put our trust in have failed us . Very real dangers are all around us. We need FAITH . We need a confident assurance that looks beyond what is visible. To have this confident assurance, we need a reliable basis for faith - and that reliable basis is Jesus. If we would put our trust in him, earnestly seeking...