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  • I love each of you with the same love that the Father loves me. You must continually let my love nourish your hearts. If you keep my commands, you will live in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands, for I continually live nourished and empowered by his love. My purpose for…

  • Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, for we all share the one loaf. 1 Corinthians 10:17 The other day, I got my gardening friend to come and have a look at my soil. You see The Lighthouse has lovely gardens but I’m not much of a green thumbs so…

  • Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. John 15:4.  Before the death and resurrection of Jesus, our sins separated us from God so we need a sacrifice to atone for…

  • The modern church is obsessed with church building which is often defined by lots of activity and “ministries” and not a lot of contemplation, prayer, and listening to God. In a world that is drowning in anxiety and busyness, I think it’s important that our churches offer a place of respite and peace from the…

  • One of the main reasons people get intimidated by the Bible is because they haven’t received a revelation that the Holy Spirit is the great Teacher and will always be teaching his Word.  Racing straight into a commentary, or nowadays ChatGPT, will guarantee that you get someone else’s revealed word and not necessarily your own.…

  • He (Jesus) replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm. Matthew 8:26 We had a doozy of a storm here last night. Gale force winds with trees and power lines down.  There are many storms in the…

  • There’s an old timey Christian saying that “the devil will offer you your past”.  I was trying to think if there were any Scriptures that support this idea? The most obvious one is the Hebrew nation’s journey through the wilderness and when they tried to return to Egypt under the leadership of Moses and Aaron…

  • Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders, let me walk upon the waters, wherever you would call me Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Hillsong United I spent five years at Hillsong City in Sydney,  at the peak of Taya’s beautiful “Oceans”.  I’ve worshipped and experienced it live with Taya, I’ve blasted it on my…

  • How the lighthouse keeper got its name

    The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned. Isaiah 9:2 NIV On my Dad’s 70th birthday, I think that was about six years ago, we went around to a man named Paul’s house to check out his amazing, green and lush,…

  • When Grace got saved

    However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 NIV My cat is called Grace. She is a fluffy tabby with no tail (manx) which…