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Today we continue our series in Paul's letter to the saints in Colossae.

Life is, in so many respects, a quest for security and certainty. We organize our lives to have a sense that we are in control and know what is going to happen. We find comfort in routine because of the sense of stability it provides. But the chaos and disorder of the world intrudes on our security.…

Scripture is Sufficient SCRIPTURE READING 2 PETER 1:12-2:3 , 2 PETER 3:1-9 Here at LHCC we believe that the Bible is the divinely inspired infallible Word of GOD, Inerrant in the original autographs. The Bible does not contain the Word of GOD it is the Word of GOD. Within it's pages is everything we…

INTRO: Illustration: Good to see all of you. Its good to see. Many of you have probably been to the eye doctor on at least one occasion. When they come to the conclusion that you may need glasses they set you on a chair and pull this mechanical mask vision tester thing over your face. You rest your chin…

Welcome to Christmas at the Lighthouse The next 5 weeks are called Advent – the beginning of the church year - signifying the coming of the Lord - it is a time of preparation for the church - it is a time of reflection on the coming of the Lord - a time of no more tears and suffering Our church year…

Living In Exile Our story this morning carries us to the land of Babylon. The Jewish people live in desolation. The Assyrians conquered and scattered the northern Kingdom of Israel. Now, Babylon sacked the small Kingdom of Judea and deported most of the population to Babylon. They had wiped the nation…

1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because…

Christmas Together for All the People, Good News, God’s Purpose, God’s Love, God’s Presence

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Introduction Our thoughts show what we are. Mind Reader? We cannot read minds, we can only know what another is thinking by how they externalize their thoughts in their words and action. If we could read the minds of others, we would know how to…

How do you know if someone is a “good” person? How do you know whether you are good person? By what do we measure our goodness? How does our culture define “good”? By what standard does our culture have to measure “goodness”? We live in a world and in a culture that tells us that if we do good things,…

We wait for a better king. ( Isaiah 11:1-5 ) We wait for a better world. ( Isaiah 11:6-10 ) We have a better hope. ( Colossians 3:1-4 )

Intro Advent: Taking time to commemorate the coming of Christ. This Sunday the prophecy candle and hope. Christmas can be a time of year where there is much joy and celebration, but it can also be filled with challenges that often go unspoken or unattended. Main Idea: Captives Hope to be Set Free With…

Where were you when…? Every generation has a “Where were you when?” moment… — Where were you when Neil Armstrong landed on the moon? — Where were you when you heard JFK or Martin Luther King Jr. got shot? — Where were you when Columbine happened? — … 9/11? And the list goes on… Moments like these are…

Season of Hope

1 Thessalonians 4:18 “So encourage each other with these words.” “Billy, it was just a year ago today that you left us and the sunshine went out of our lives. But we turned on the headlights and we’re going on. Billy, we shall keep on doing the best we can until that glorious day when we shall see you…

Hope As I begin our sermon this morning, I want to begin with Scripture. As we’ve entered the Advent season, it serves as a reminder for all of us to realign our priorities and to turn once again back to our Lord. So I will invite our Reader in Residence, Drew, up here to read our scripture: “And there…

Psalm 71:5–15 (ESV) 5 For you, O Lord, are my hope, my trust, O Lord , from my youth. 6 Upon you I have leaned from before my birth; you are he who took me from my mother’s womb. My praise is continually of you. 7 I have been as a portent to many, but you are my strong refuge. 8 My mouth is filled with…

The Gifts of Christmas Advent Series Sermon 1: The Gift of Hope Do you ever feel like Charlie Brown? In the midst of the Christmas decorations that have been up since Halloween, the Christmas songs stuck in your head, the lights and shopping and cookies and parties—do you ever want to just stand up and…

Desolation and Promise [Slide: On the wing of abominations will come one who makes desolate. ( Daniel 9:27 , NASB95)] We live in desolate times. The prophet Daniel speaks of the antichrist as “the one who makes desolate.” According to the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, one definition of desolate…

What the Prince Gave up Have you ever wished you were a prince, a royal? If you were a prince, you would probably have a lot of nice things. You probably would have great toys. Great Food. Rich friends. Can you think of any reason you would want to give up being a prince and live with poor people? What…

Our Scripture lesson this morning is Luke 1:5-25 : In the days of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, of the division of Abijah. And he had a wife from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments…

I. GOD’S PURPOSE GUARANTEED 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18 so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong…

What’s led up to this point The Jews have been back from the exile for a while, the temple has been built for a while. This has come after the priest Ezra established temple worship again and this is during the time when Nehemiah had returned to the persian king and during his absence he found that the…

Christmas is a time of memories. There are important things to remember in life. Christmas is a season to remember some of those key things. We will be looking at a different Thing to Remember throughout the Advent season. Today we will be remembering Hope. Is there any hope today? 1000 Fresh Illustrations…

28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary,…