Offering Hope – Sharing Jesus
Lighthouse Baptist Church meets at 9:30am on Sunday mornings at 19 Government Rd, Nelson Bay
We want to warmly welcome you. At Lighthouse Baptist church we are about "Offering Hope by Sharing Jesus".
We are passionate about loving God and sharing the joy that Jesus brings. We are a bible believing, family orientated and contemporary church community.
We are committed to
- declaring Jesus Christ as Lord,
- sharing the good news that Jesus has come to save
- practically showing the love of Jesus to all.
We are part of the wider denomination of Baptist churches which operate nationally and internationally, as a committed member of the Baptist Association of NSW & ACT.
Our message is streamed each week online from about 9.45am.
Click the You Tube icon to access Live Stream and to access past services from our You Tube channel
A message from our pastor, Grant Morrison
You might be familiar with a movie titled “Groundhog Day” it stars Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell. The movie centres around a weatherman and film crew who are sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for the annual Groundhog Day event which occurs every February 2nd. Murray’s character Phil is a self-centred and not particularly nice weatherman. He lives this same day over and over until he gradually realises what he is like and begins to change. The movie finishes with him finally moving on with his life.
The idea of “Groundhog Day” reflects an issue we read about in our Bibles. The people of Israel again and again do the wrong thing i.e. sin against God and after some time, even years, they repent and God intervenes. This is the story of the Exodus and travel to the promised land and why Judges were appointed in Isael.
Some of us live lives where we seem stuck in a “Groundhog Day” existence. It can be identified often by the thought or expression “Why does this always happen to me” or “not this again”. This is because God allows us to go around and around the mountain, or through the wilderness as he wants us to learn and change. Until we accept that we need to change these same sorts of things continue to occur.
If this resonates with you ask God what you either need to let go of or learn. This month we will look at some of the stories from the book of Judges and hopefully identify a better way.
Love and Blessings
Grant and Sue
Preaching in November
2nd Judges 2: 1-11 "Judges - who are they?" Grant Morrison
9th Judges 3: 12-30 "Ehud - the left handed man" Grant Morrison
16th Judges 4: 1-10 "Deborah - leads the nation (part 1)" Grant Morrison
23rd Judges 5: 1-9 "Deborah - leads the nation (part 2)" Grant Morrison
30th Judges 6: 7-16 "Gideon - mighty warrior?!?" Grant Morrison
What's on in November
Revival prayer meeting - before church each Sunday from 9 am
Church prayer meeting - 2nd Sunday of every month, after the service
Harbourside Haven singing - second Thursday of every month, at 10.15 am
Sunday Kids - every Sunday during term time