Apostolic Lighthouse Upc

11/01/2026

10/30/2026

Yes he does know where you are
Yes he does know what you're going through
and
Yes he will take care of you, the question is...will you trust him to do so?
Will you forsake you for Him?
Will you be and remain mindful...of Him?

Let's be deliberate to keep our hearts and mind on Jesus for his heart and mind is on us!

10/28/2026

Ezekiel 3:17–19 “Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me. When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul.”

A watchman cannot afford to sleep.
God told Ezekiel that his responsibility was to hear from God and warn the people. That means spiritual alertness was not optional. Lives were at stake.
And that is exactly why the enemy wants the church asleep.

If we stop praying, we stop hearing clearly.
If we stop fasting, spiritual sensitivity weakens.
If we stay distracted, entertained, comfortable, and numb, we may stop recognizing what God is trying to show us.

A sleeping watchman cannot sound the alarm.

The enemy does not have to destroy every believer if he can simply make them spiritually drowsy enough to stay silent.

Church, we must wake up.
Hear the Word. Pray. Fast. Stay sensitive. Speak when God says speak. Warn in love. Point people toward Jesus.

You were not called to sleep through the danger. You were called to watch.

What has been making you spiritually sleepy lately? What will you choose to do about it?

10/27/2026

The Word of God declares that there is one God, yet throughout history, people have developed different explanations of who God is.
Why do we sometimes find it easier to defend what we have been taught than to examine what is written?

Jesus did not leave the greatest commandment open to speculation. He began with the declaration that the Lord our God is ONE Lord.
The scribe agreed, declaring that there is none other but Him. And Jesus recognized the wisdom in his answer.

The question we must ask ourselves is simple: Will we allow Scripture to shape our beliefs, or will we attempt to shape Scripture around our beliefs?

Colossians 2:9 declares, “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.”
Jesus Christ is the manifestation of the one true God in flesh. We do not need to look beyond Him to discover the fullness of God.

Let us return to the authority of Scripture, searching the Word with humility and allowing God's truth to speak louder than tradition.

A Question to consider is this:

Am I willing to examine everything I have been taught against the Word of God, even when Scripture challenges long-held beliefs?

Today, challenge yourself to be a student of the Word before being a defender of tradition.
Remember the warning in Colossians 2:8
“Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ."

Then hold fast to the revelation in verse 9

"For in HIM dwelleth ALL the FULNESS of the Godhead bodily. ”
Colossians 2:8-9

10/26/2026

Luke 8:14 KJV
“And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to perfection.”

What if some of what we call entertainment is actually keeping us spiritually contained? All the devil does us open the door and we... ENTERconTAINMENT..

Jesus warned that the Word can be heard, yet become choked by the cares, riches, and “pleasures of this life.”

Think about how easily entertainment captures our attention. We can become so absorbed in a movie, video, game, or endless scrolling that someone can call our name and we barely hear them.
Could the same thing be happening spiritually?

We say we cannot find time to pray—but find hours to be entertained.
We struggle to fast—but constantly feed our flesh.
We say we cannot hear God clearly—but surround ourselves with voices competing for our attention.

Entertainment: enter containment.
The danger is not simply watching something. The danger is becoming so captivated by this world that prayer fades, fasting disappears, spiritual sensitivity weakens, and the voice of God becomes harder to recognize.

Jesus said, “My sheep hear my voice…” John 10:27.

Church, it is time to break containment.
Turn down the noise. Pray again. Fast again. Open the Word again. Become sensitive to the Spirit again.

God did not fill us with His Spirit so we could remain contained. He wants His Spirit flowing through us and reaching the world around us.

What has been receiving more of your attention lately—the voice of Jesus or entertainment? When he calls...will you be attentive enough...to hear?

10/23/2026

Welcome to Apostolic Lighthouse!
Thank you for joining us today. Whether you're watching from home, traveling, or joining us for the first time, we're honored to have you with us.
We believe that God is still changing lives through worship, prayer, and the preaching of His Word. Our prayer is that this service strengthens your faith, encourages your heart, and helps you draw closer to Jesus.
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10/20/2026

2 Corinthians 4:3–4
“But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: in whom

the god of this world hath blinded the minds

of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.”

One of the greatest dangers we face today isn't physical blindness. It's spiritual blindness.

The Bible warns us that Satan, the god of this world, works to blind people's minds so they cannot see the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ.

And think about how much competes for our attention today.

Social media. Entertainment. Money. Material possessions. Politics. Pride. Fear and the constant pressure to fit in with a world that increasingly moves away from God's Word.

Not everything that distracts us is sinful, but anything that takes our attention away from God can become dangerous when we allow it to take priority over Him.

The enemy doesn't always have to convince someone that God doesn't exist. Sometimes deception and distraction are enough to keep a person from seriously seeking Him.

Don't allow the world's noise to become louder than God's voice.
Don't allow popular opinions to replace biblical truth.
Don't become so consumed with temporary things that you lose sight of what is eternal.
And don't mistake what the world celebrates for what God approves.

Ask yourself today:
Am I allowing God's Word to shape my thinking, or am I allowing the world to shape how I understand God's Word?
We must be intentional about what we watch, what we listen to, what we believe, and what we allow to influence our hearts.

Stay prayerful. Stay in the Word. Guard your mind. Test what you hear and most importantly Keep your eyes on JESUS

10/18/2026

Has Jesus ever done something in your life that nobody could talk you out of?

John 9:24–25 says “Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner. He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.”
They tried to pull this man into an argument.

He gave them a testimony.
He did not have an answer for every accusation.
He simply knew that before Jesus touched his life, he was blind—and afterward, he could see.

There is something powerful about what God has personally done for you.
People may question your faith.
They may challenge what you believe.
They may even misunderstand your testimony.
But they cannot change what Jesus has done.

Today, let us come together and worship the One who opened our eyes, changed our lives, and gave us a testimony.

Sunday Service — 10:00 AM

What is your “one thing I know” testimony?

10/17/2026

Matthew 6:22–23 says "The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!”

What are we feasting on every day—and then wondering why we feel spiritually weak?

Some of us spend minutes in the Word but hours consuming opinions, personalities, entertainment, reels, and influencers.

Then one 30-second video plants a seed.

A question becomes doubt.
Doubt becomes fascination.
Fascination becomes agreement.
And eventually something we spent years building with God begins to weaken and eventually die.

Jesus said the eye affects the whole body. What we continually allow before our eyes does not remain outside of us. It enters our thinking, influences our desires, and eventually reaches the heart.

We cannot constantly feed the flesh and expect the spirit to remain strong.
Guard your eyes. Guard your heart. Guard your home. Guard what you are passing to the next generation.

Before you open another feed today, open the Word.

What has been influencing you more lately—the Word of God or the voices on your screen?

10/16/2026

“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” — Psalm 19:14

We will often rise or fall based on what we allow to remain inside us.
What we entertain in the heart does not stay hidden forever. Thoughts become attitudes. Attitudes shape words. And words often reveal what has been living beneath the surface.
That is why David did not only pray about his mouth. He prayed about his heart too.
Some of us do not merely need to change how we speak. We need God to deal with what we have been allowing to stay inside.
Bitterness. Pride. Fear. Lust. Anger. Envy. Unforgiveness. Carnality.
The question today is simple:
What have we been allowing?
Lord, let what lives in my heart and what comes out of my mouth be acceptable in Your sight.
What is one thing you know God is asking you to stop entertaining?
If this is your prayer, comment Amen!