Lighthouse.Church Message Podcast

If you're a normal person, you struggle with patience. However, the Bible calls us to be patient people, and there is great benefits to being patient. Pastor Paul shares why patience is such a hard thing to maintain in our culture, the importance of it in our lives, and where the source of patience lies.

The fruit we produce as Christians is only as good as the strength of our roots in Jesus. However, there are many things competing for our focus, weakening our roots. Pastor Paul shares the importance of strong roots and what habits we can establish to produce good fruit.

It's easy to think that we need to work, checking off a to-do list, in order to please God. However, Scripture shows a different picture. Pastor Paul shares the importance of fighting against a to-do list perspective and what we should focus on instead.

We all have God-given potential, but it can be difficult to see what that potential is. God desires that we see our potential and pursue it. Pastor Paul shares the importance of a clear vision and how we can find our potential.

While men and women are used throughout the Bible to accomplish great things, they are used for one reason only, to glorify God. What does it mean to glorify God and why does He seek to be glorified? Pastor John explains what it means to glorify God and how His supremacy is shown throughout Scripture.

God is a creator, and we are no different. We were created to create. Pastor Paul shows how we are creators and the importance of creating on the Christian life.

We like to control the direction of our lives. Many of us have plans for the future that we cling to. Having plans is not wrong, but we must understand that our desires don't trump God's plans. Steve Healy shares the perspective we should have when we look at our futures and what that means for us.

In the book of Numbers, we see God discipline Moses after leading the Israelites through the desert by not allowing him into the Promised Land. It's easy to look at that as God being overly harsh, but there is a reason for all situations in which God disciplines us. Gordon Smart shares the reason for discipline and how we should view it when we endure it.

When we read the familiar parable of the prodigal son, we tend to focus on the rebellious son but often ignore his brother. David Thompson shares what we can learn from these two sons and how this parable shows how God interacts with the rebellious and self righteous.

Scripture has the power to completely change our lives, but we must have the right attitude toward it in order to become more like Jesus. Pastor John describes the heart that we must have in order to allow Scripture to mold us and change our lives.

Throughout this series, you asked some great questions about relationships and intimacy. Our panel tackles those questions as we conclude our Love Happens series.

Most people hope for a lasting, happy relationships, but we, unfortunately, have an epidemic of collapsed marriages. Pastor Paul shares some key components of lasting relationships and how we can be more like Jesus to our spouses.

Arguing is unfortunately part of our relationships. However, there is a Biblical way to deal with disagreements and come out of them stronger. Pastor Paul shares the mindset we should have when arguments arise and how to reflect Jesus in disagreements.

In the church and in culture at large, we can view sex as either a god or gross. However, the Bible portrays it as a gift from God. Pastor Paul shares what God-Honoring sex looks like it and how it should be viewed in light of Scripture.

Every relationship has its seasons. How we steward those seasons is important to determine its health. Pastor Paul breaks down three seasons every person encounters in their relationships and how to handle the challenges in each one.

Attraction is the first step to a romantic relationship. However, there are important things to consider when pursuing a relationship or even in the midst of one. Pastor Paul breaks down 4 Godly traits that every relationship should have and person should pursue as shown in the Song of Solomon.

Our world is full of the effects of sin. The recent situation in Baltimore is a clear example of this. In the midst of this it can be easy to lose hope and our purpose in such a dark world. Pastor Paul reminds us of the true hope we have and our call in the world we live in.

In his missionary journey, the Apostle Paul demonstrates three major examples of what a gospel-centered life and community looks like. Pastor Paul breaks down these three examples and how they should be demonstrated in Lighthouse today.

Since the early church, people have been trying too add requirements for salvation on top of God's grace, but the Bible tells a different message. Gordon shares the truth behind our salvation and the shows negative impact of adding to the sufficiency of the cross.

The gospel is not an exclusive message. Jesus died for the excluded in order to include them into His family. Pastor Paul shares the great news of the gospel as we prepare to baptize people into His family.

There can be no celebration of Easter without the reality of Good Friday. John Smart shares the reason that day was needed and the impact it had on humanity.

We tend to believe we have a lot of control over our futures, but the Bible shows that Jesus has plans for us long before we have plans ourselves. Pastor Paul shares the amazing, loving hand Jesus has on our lives and how that should impact our walk in this world.

As the church, we are part of something beyond us. Acts shows the power behind the church and how, despite persecution, it cannot be stopped.

Pastor Paul shares three marks of a what a Jesus-centered community should look like and what our role is in being a part of His church.

Getting our priorities straight is essential for growth in our walk with Jesus. Pastor Paul shares how we can grow effectively and what the results of our efforts lead to.