Bethel's Lighthouse Church

08/30/2026

Good morning! Join us for praise and worship and the sermon brought by Rev Dale Ritchie from Luke 24:13-49.

08/25/2026

We finally have our cross finished! As many of you know, we had to relocate our cross so where better to put it than in front of our church, right?!? Well, we decided it was a good time to clean it, paint it and put new lights on it. We also made a new sash decoration for it as well. We hope that it helps “Shine God’s love into our community!”

08/23/2026

There will be no church services tonight 8/23/2026! God bless and see you Wed night!

08/23/2026

Join us for Sunday Morning worship service and the sermon by Rev Dale Ritchie! :)

08/16/2026

Sunday Morning Service Notes 8/16/2026
Rev Dale Ritchie

• Our best days are ahead. Just because we’re getting older doesn’t mean that we aren’t supposed to do what you’re supposed to be doing for God.
• This won’t be a feel-good sermon.

Ezekiel 3:20
20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumbling-block before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand.

• The Old Testament is our schoolmaster.
• When we ask forgiveness, it’s gone. When we turn from God, we give up our righteousness.

Philippians 2:12
12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

• When we were younger and disobeyed our father, we knew there would be consequences.

Revelation 3:5
5 He that overcometh, the same shall be clothed in white raiment; and I will not blot out his name out of the book of life, but I will confess his name before my Father, and before his angels.

• If someone says that there’s no such thing as backsliding, it’s not true.

Matthew 25:1-13
1 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.

• There’s going to come a day when the Lord comes back.
• The ten virgins represent the church. Jesus is the light of the world. We’re supposed to shine our light out into the world.
• In Biblical days, the children were betrothed and waited for the time that the father of the groom said it was time. Once entered into the room, it was locked and no one could come or go for seven days. Reference the documentary Before the Wrath for more info about this subject. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11996308/ Link also in comments on the livestream.
• When the 5 virgins that had their lamps go out, wanted from the ones that had enough oil and they said no.
• If we are the bride of Christ, we have a light and that light is supposed to be shining out to others. If we’re carrying our lamp around with no oil, we aren’t showing others the way.
• What would happen if our light went out? We wouldn’t have that peace not knowing who we could’ve witnessed to. Who would cross our path?
• We are the light of the world. It should shine from the inside out. Some of us do more work in our prayer closet than those who go to work every day.
• Some of us are busybodies that should spend more time praying than talking. The devil will try and get in to destroy the church and cause division.
• We should all follow one doctrine of “WDJS (What Did Jesus Say)”
• Has your light gone out? Are you ready if the Bridegroom comes?

1h 24m

08/16/2026

Join us for worship and praise then the word from Rev Dale Ritchie

08/09/2026

Sunday Morning Service Notes 8/9/2026
Rev Dale Ritchie

Daniel 5:1-4
1 Belshazzar the king made a great feast to a thousand of his lords, and drank w**e before the thousand.
2 Belshazzar, whiles he tasted the w**e, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, might drink therein.
3 Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken out of the temple of the house of God which was at Jerusalem; and the king, and his princes, his wives, and his concubines, drank in them.
4 They drank w**e, and praised the gods of gold, and of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone.

• The vessels hold whatever we put in them. We are a holy vessel and if you put something that doesn’t belong there, it defiles us. What was happening to the Holy vessels that were taken from the temple in Jerusalem?
• When you’re disobedient, there’ll come a day when we’ll be called on about it.
• They took the holy vessels and defiled them.

Daniel 5:5-12
5 In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaister of the wall of the king's palace: and the king saw the part of the hand that wrote.
6 Then the king's countenance was changed, and his thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins were loosed, and his knees smote one against another.
7 The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and shew me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.
8 Then came in all the king's wise men: but they could not read the writing, nor make known to the king the interpretation thereof.
9 Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his countenance was changed in him, and his lords were astonied.
10 Now the queen by reason of the words of the king and his lords came into the banquet house: and the queen spake and said, O king, live for ever: let not thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be changed:
11 There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the spirit of the holy gods; and in the days of thy father light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom of the gods, was found in him; whom the king Nebuchadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and soothsayers;
12 Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.

• The world doesn’t have the answers. Only God has those answers. When you go to the world for answers, you defile your vessel.
• We were created from the dust of the earth, so we are a vessel. It matters what you put in it. When the vessel is broken, anything you put in it will run out. If you fill your vessel with the Word and break your vessel, all you learned and read disappears.
• THERE’S NOT A BROKEN VESSEL THAT GOD CAN’T FIX!
• If we listen to what Jesus said and put that in our vessel, we’ll never be led astray. We can’t live up to all that He has for us if we don’t fill our vessel with the right things.
• Jesus can separate who the man is from what the man does. The man is dictated by the devil.

Daniel 5:25-31
25 And this is the writing that was written, Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin.
26 This is the interpretation of the thing: Mene; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.
27 Tekel; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.
28 Peres; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.
29 Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Daniel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, and made a proclamation concerning him, that he should be the third ruler in the kingdom.
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.

• The king recognized these sayings as true and the king rewarded Daniel for the truth.
• When we recognize that we’re a holy vessel, we hold the oil, the truth. Our job is to deliver the truth. That isn’t always an easy thing, but we have Jesus on the inside.
• Jesus gave us the authority over evil spirits. Do we believe that we have the authority over evil spirits?
• Whatever we put in our vessel better be dedicated to the Lord! The devil will use whatever you say or do to crack and break your vessel. We don’t have to listen to him or his minions.
• God only created one of you! That is how important you are to God. Are you going to recognize your worth in the kingdom of heaven. We are designed to be the bride of Christ and to have eternal life but if you give in to the devil, it’s a trap. Once you get in, it’s hard to get out.

08/09/2026

Join us for our worship service followed by a sermon by Rev Dale Ritchie from Daniel, chapter 5.

08/05/2026

Good news, Facebook peoples!!! We’re doing another T-shirt order. Below you’ll find pictures of all the designs that are available along with a hat design. Shirts are $25 each and a hat is $20. Please let me know as soon as possible. We accept PayPal and Venmo. Now is the time to order your favorites again or for the first time. 😊