LATHROP COMMUNITY CHURCH

LATHROP COMMUNITY CHURCH LATHROP COMMUNITY CHURCH Our church was founded by Pastor Jose Lopez in 1978. In 1994 he retired and Pastor Martin Fuentes became the SR.Pastor .. God Bless...

We are a bilingual church here to serve our English and Spanish Community.We believe in the Saving Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and God the Father and the Holy Spirit..If you are looking for a local church or are visiting please come and join us in worship.

Our beautiful mothers of Lathrop Community Church ✝️🌷❤️
05/10/2026

Our beautiful mothers of Lathrop Community Church ✝️🌷❤️

05/09/2026

Great fellowship and fun at Lathrop Community Church 🙌🫶✝️💜

04/29/2026

Attitude of Heart:

"To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices to Me?” says the LORD. “I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams and the fat of fed cattle. I do not delight in the blood of bulls, or of lambs or goats." Isaiah 1:11

The Bible declares that without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sin (Heb. 9:22). Jesus confirmed this truth with His death on the cross. How, then, do we understand God’s admonition to Isaiah?
Even the most sacred acts become meaningless when we thoughtlessly perform them while living in open disobedience to God’s will. In Isaiah’s day, the sacrifices and feasts had come to be only outward forms, devoid of true devotion and righteous living. The ultimate issue in sacrifice is the attitude of the heart. Right relationship, not mere ceremony, is the goal of God’s covenant-making activity.
Nothing will ever diminish the completeness of Christ’s atoning sacrifice, but we can grieve the Holy Spirit by meaningless conformity to “performing” without genuine worship and enlightened service. Today, let us make sure our heart-attitude is right before the Father as we cry out with the psalmist, “You do not desire sacrifice … [but] the sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart” (Ps. 51:16, 17).
(PastorJack)(PM)

03/18/2026

Holy Living:

"Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven." Matthew 5:19

Here is a remarkable truth worthy of our fullest understanding. Because of the fact that we are “saved by grace” and without “the works of the Law” (Eph. 2:8, 9; Gal. 2:16), some misapply these words of Jesus. He notes that while our salvation is neither based on or sustained by our performance of the Law of God’s Old Testament commandments, we are still called to obey them.
In describing the character traits of kingdom people, Jesus emphasizes this. He was unmistakably clear: People who teach that God’s Old Testament Law is unimportant are “least” in His value system. People who do and teach the Law are “great.” Of course, this is not intended to induce a guilty sense of failure for laws we disobey. Neither is it to bring defeat to our souls when we are still “learning to walk,” and sometimes stumble over God’s commandments. Our salvation is secured in Christ’s Cross, and our justification ensures our acceptance with God. However, as we grow and go forward in the life of the kingdom, the commandments of God provide a holy blueprint for successful, liberated living.
Thank God, He has given the Holy Spirit to enable us to live above condemnation and in growing obedience to the Law! (Rom. 8:1–39)
(PastorJack)(P.M)

03/14/2026

Cultivating Seeing and Hearing:

"But blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears for they
hear." Matthew 13:16

Deafness and blindness are problems that afflict our entire race, not merely those with recognizable physical handicaps. In fact, it is often the case that the physically impaired person “sees” or “hears” better than those of us having our hearing and eyesight. The testimony to our spiritually and attitudinally blind-and-deaf condition is demonstrated in the frequency we will hear people say, “I don’t see how they could do that to me,” or, “I just won’t hear of it!”
So much of the time we humans neither see the need and pain nor hear the heart-cry and ache of those around us. We tend only to react out of our own frustration, when instead our Savior is seeking to cultivate our “listening” and “seeing” skills so we can serve human need rather than seeking to be served.
Jesus pronounced the blessing we read above because His disciples were experiencing the fulfillment of God’s age-long objective (v. 17). As His “once-hidden-now-revealed” purposes have been shown to us in Christ, let us remember: Seeing and hearing Him will make us more “seeing” and “hearing” toward others.
(PastorJack)(P,M)

For those wishing to attend the Celebration of Life for our brother John, here are the details.👇
03/06/2026

For those wishing to attend the Celebration of Life for our brother John, here are the details.👇

03/03/2026

Kingdom Prayer of Submission:

"Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."
Matthew 6:10

C. S Lewis said, “There are only two kinds of people: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done;’ and those to whom God ultimately says, ‘Thy will be done.’” How startling it is to weigh the implications of our seeking and surrendering to the rule of God in our hearts. To invite His kingly reign is to receive its forgiving, freeing, and enabling purposes for each of our lives. To ignore Him assures our self-rule, and thereby its pitiful, painful, and destructive results.
Kingdom praying begins to find its power when we have come to the place of clear priority: “Your kingdom come!” It’s often difficult to come to God’s throne without my own “wish list,” my personal agenda of how I think things ought to be and whom I think God ought to change to suit my tastes. But true kingdom praying comes to its highest possibility when I bow my lowest in surrender.

Lord, help me think Your thoughts about the circumstances and the people surrounding me, and let me serve Your purposes in this present world. Your kingdom come here at my small spot on earth, as You will it in heaven. Amen. (PastorJack)(P.M)

Yesterday, one of our dear member of our church, Brother John, a truly man of God, went to be with the Lord. We are sadd...
03/02/2026

Yesterday, one of our dear member of our church, Brother John, a truly man of God, went to be with the Lord. We are saddened, and he will be missed, but I have no doubt that he's rejoicing in all of God's glory, and we know one day we will see him again. His legacy and memory will live on, so it's goodbye for now; we'll see you later 💙🕊🙌✝️🫶

02/13/2026

Jesus’ Example of Love:

"This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." John 15:12

You may be thinking, “How can I love as this passage requires? How am I to do it? It is not like I have not tried. I do. But I fail. How am I to love this way?”
We can love this way because we have an example. Jesus loved this way. He gave up the comfort, joy, and adoration of heaven to be with broken people and become dirtied by the soil of earth and the sin of humanity. He bore the agony of unjust pain as He faced Calvary and continued to give Himself for others. And He did this for love of you and me.
When we see His example, we are encouraged to bear the pain that broken people inflict upon us when we reach out to them. When their remarks stab us, when their rejection is cruel, when our love-actions earn us only scorn and hurt, we see Jesus. With Him as our example, we are encouraged to continue to love and to keep on giving love, even in the face of pain.

If He did this for us, can we not do it for others?
(PastorJack)(P.M)

02/05/2026

Forgiveness:

"For You, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive, and abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You". Psalm 86:5

Scripture makes clear that, having received much from the hand of the Lord, much is expected of us (Luke 12:48). This is true of spiritual gifts, of cherished parental investment, of financial blessing, and of many other benefits we enjoy. What we do with what we’ve been given is very important to the Lord.
Nowhere is this truth more evident than the gift of merciful forgiveness the Lord extends to us all. Only you and the Lord can know how many of your character flaws, points of failure, compromise, and unholy thoughts have been completely forgiven by the Holy Lord.
What will you do with so great a gift?
You have but one choice before the Lord—extend that same forgiveness liberally to those who wrong you. When someone’s character flaw brings you personal injury, you forgive. When their point of failure affects you personally, you forgive. When their unholy living brings you offense, you forgive.

Jesus extends mercy. Jesus forgives failure. Will you?
(PastorJack)(P.M)

02/02/2026

Forgiveness:

"And Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come near to me.” So they came near. Then he said: “I am Joseph your brother, whom you sold into Egypt." Genesis 45:4

Do you suppose that while Joseph was being sent to misery and an almost certain death in Egypt that he thought God was preparing him to rule a nation? I don’t think so.
Do you suppose that during the long, forced march to Egypt he was thankful to his brothers for acting as the hand of God moving him toward the realization of his destiny? I don’t think so. Do you suppose that while he was imprisoned in darkness and filth that he felt the anticipation of one preparing for a glorious future? I don’t think so.
Yet when Joseph forgave his brothers, he revealed a long-term attitude of heart that allowed his suffering to become his strength. God expects us to forgive because we’re growing in Christ-like love. But more personally, when we forgive, we allow God to take the mistreatment we receive and turn it into the forging of character that allows God to use us to rule in our own Egypt.

Who is God using to shape your character? Are you forgiving?
(PastorJack)(P.M)

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