Pastor John Farley - Lighthouse Bible Church Podcast

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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Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, October 19, 2025 A Temporary Halt Ezr 4:1-24 Enemies noticed the building of the second temple, and they were unhappy about it (Ezr 4:1-2). These were Samaritans of mixed lineage. Those same enemies tried to make the case that they wanted to build to the same God, but the Israelites quickly saw through it (Ezr 4:3). Deu 6:4, Joh 4:17-25 Remember how th...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, October 12, 2025 Title: Back to the Future Ezr 3:1-12 So far (chapters 1 and 2): Cyrus provides resources for the return to Israel The gave freely for the second temple Remember - Isaiah prophesied about Cyrus Coming up in Chapter 3: Cyrus gave resources for the temple Sacrifices back Cornerstone + foundation His mercy (lovingkindness) endures forever...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, October 4, 2025 Title: Family matters Ezr 2:1-70 Chapter 2 details the families who returned to Israel after the 70 years of captivity in Babylon. We discussed last week the precise nature of prophecies including what Cyrus would do. Israelites kept excellent records of families, so it was clear who came from where. We won't read that list a second tim...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, September 28, 2025 From Babylon to Jerusalem Ezr 1:1-11 Cyrus was a Persian king who God compelled to help the Israelites rebuild their temple. Interestingly enough, there's no evidence he was a believer. When Cyrus came to power, the Jewish temple was in ruins. Babylon put the people of Israel under severe persecution for a period of 70 years. Jer 29:...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, September 21, 2025 Sorrow Not as Those Who Have No Hope 1Th 4:13-18 Paul wrote to readers in the church of Thessalonica about their collective hope in Jesus Christ, which should help color the grieving process. Our hope is in Christ, too. Our hope is the One who rose from the dead, and that guarantees that we will down the line. 1Co 6:12-14 1Co 15:12-2...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, September 14, 2025 Title: Love one another 1Jo 3:11-17 By the time we get to 1 John 3, the author has already taken time to cover some pretty major themes. Jesus Christ is our propitiation, our Advocate, we are the sons of God, etc. We should love one another, John writes, and those who have passed from death to life. But who is my brother, and how do...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, September 7, 2025 Title: Let all nations call him blessed Psa 72:8-20 As a reminder, we learned last week a few of the ways Psalm 72 has a near-term fulfillment in Solomon, and a future fulfillment in Jesus Christ. Solomon judged rightly, and he brought peace in his time. Jesus Christ will do the same on a greater, permanent scale. Psa 72:8-10 talk abo...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, August 31, 2025 The King's Son Psalm 72: 1-7 The Psalms aren't simply poetry or history. Many point to aspects of a Christ was yet to come from the perspective of the psalmist(s). David wrote Psa 72, and much of what it says an immediate fulfillment - but not a full one - in Solomon, who is David's physical son. Solomon was a man highly regarded for hi...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, August 24, 2025 Phi 1:8-25 Title: A debt paid once and for all We spent last week talking about a man named Philemon and the folks meeting in a church run from his home. Paul - a prisoner of Jesus Christ - gave a series of greetings to brethren and commended Philemon for his love and faith toward those who love the Lord Jesus. Today, we'll talk about a...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, August 17, 2025 Title: The love of the brethren Phi 1:1-7 This short letter is written to Philemon, a fellow believer in the Lord Jesus, and to others at a church in Philemon's home. Many assume Philemon's home was in Colossae. Here's why - two people mentioned in this letter are in Colossians: Onesimus (Col 4:9) and Archippus (Col 4:17) Paul called hi...

Title: A full reward 2Jo 1:7-13 We spent time talking in weeks past about walking in truth and loving one another and the commandments we should be adhering to, which came from Jesus Christ. Starting in verse 7, John mentions the many deceivers that are in the world. Those deceivers are people that confess not that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh. By definition, the scriptures say, those folks...

Wesley Wright Lighthouse Bible Church Sunday, July 20, 2025 The chosen lady, and her children 2Jo 1:1-7 John is an elder and identifies himself as such. The chosen lady and her children could refer to a literal woman or to a church functioning at the time. John immediately identifies Jesus Christ as the Son of the Father in verse 1. That matters, since acknowledging the Son is absolutely essential...