I Resemble That Remark….
Jake came to me a few weeks ago and said, ‘I’ve got a crazy idea. It’s probably really stupid, but, here goes….I’ve been grieved by how the media portrayed Lighthouse as picketers and Mormon-bashers and I wonder if we can’t steal back the narrative.’ Do go on, Jake. ‘Well, what if we picketed ourselves? What if we protested the fact that we’re not what we should be? What if we held up signs that admitted our struggles with sin and then pointed to Jesus as the only answer? Maybe TimesNews would cover it….’
After Jake shared his idea (which had been kicked around in his LifeGroup), I thought, ‘Either this is the stupidest thing I’ve heard….or it’s pure brilliance!’
Protesting ourselves….I love it! So I gave Jake my pastoral blessing.
The truth is, as followers of Jesus, we ought not to come to our culture in pride and arrogance, but rather, in humility and love, as people who have been rescued in spite of ourselves.
Your thoughts?
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BTW, there was someone from TimesNews at the service……
This Little Light of Mine
Good works. Good works are, well……good. They reflect the nature of God-Who is good. We’ve been ‘created in Christ Jesus to do good works’ (Eph.3:10). We at Lighthouse are involved in a lot of humanitarian, good work efforts all over the world, from building wells in Africa, to funding cataract surgery for children in Vietnam, to providing food and education to hundreds of children all over the world (through Compassion).
And here in the Magic Valley we have people going into the jail every week to minister to the those incarcerated; we have people doing chaplain work in the hospitals; we’re helping people get free from addiction; we have people working with the Crisis Pregnancy Center; we give away food to the needy, etc., etc.
All of this reflects the heart of the Lord beautifully. But my question is this: If you could design and launch one mercy ministry here in the Magic Valley that we (Lighthouse) would get behind corporately, what would it be? What would it accomplish? What are the greatest humanitarian needs here? How could we demonstrate the compassionate heart of Jesus to our valley? What’s been on your heart to do for the Kingdom?
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Goodbye to Main St.
Well, it’s official. We had our last Sunday service at our Main St. facility in downtown Twin Falls. I don’t know if it was just me, but I felt a very special sense of the presence of the Holy Spirit as we launched into our 242 series and then worshipped with just an acoustic guitar leading the way. I’m so grateful for all the Lord has done on Main St.
How about you? Do you have any special memories from Lighthouse Main St. you would like to share?
See you at Eastland,
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