Lighthouse Baptist Church
WELCOME!
Seeing God make a difference in lives is the heart of what Lighthouse Baptist Church is all about. Our services are Christ centered and intended to bring people face to face with God’s Word through traditional gospel hymns and biblically sound preaching. We are an independent fundamental Baptist church with a heart for world missions and community outreach.
We are a traditional, conservative church. We use the King James Bible and embrace the traditional hymns. Families are vital to our church and children are welcomed openly. Members are warm and welcoming to everyone who comes.
We are an independent, fundamental Baptist church dedicated to the great commission.
We are autonomous and do not belong to any denomination or governing board.
The Bible is our foundation, in its literal, historical, and grammatical context. Man’s opinion or a church’s creed will not dictate our beliefs.
We practice water baptism by immersion after salvation and hold to the Baptist distinctives.
The church is an assembly of saved baptized believers joined together.
The Great Commission is the last command given by Jesus. We are to go out into all the world and share the good news of Jesus’ death, burial and resurrection, baptizing believers, and teaching them the Word of God.
SERVICE TIMES
Sunday Morning Service
Sunday at 10:45am
Bible Study and Prayer Service / Children's Programs
Wednesday at 7:00pm
Reformers Unanimous Meeting
Friday at 7:00pm
NURSERY
Nursery
Our nursery provides a safe and loving environment for children from birth to 36 months during Sunday school and Morning Church services. Our goal is to provide these young ones with a positive first experience in church and to serve their families so they may attend Sunday school and church services with less distraction.
CHILDREN'S JUNIOR CHURCH
CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES
The goal and focus of our children’s ministry is to teach who God is and what He has done for them. We share the plan of salvation and encourage them to lay a foundation built on the teachings of His Word.
Beginner's Jr. Church is for ages 3-7 and Jr. Church is for ages 8-12.
PATCH & PEEWEE CLUB & YOUNG WARRIORS OF THE CROSS
Patch Club & Young Warriors
Patch the Pirate is a Bible Club for children ages 8-12 to learn more about the Bible through fun lessons, music, and games, emphasizing personal Bible study. PeeWee Club for ages 3-7, is full of exciting lessons, music, and games to keep them engaged and excited to return each week. Patch the Pirate and PeeWee Pirate Clubs meet Wednesday evening from 7-8pm. Our newest class, Young Warriors of the Cross, is for boys ages 10+.
SINGLES
SINGLES
The LBC Singles group encourages teens and single adults to grow in their love for God, His Word, and others. There are several opportunities for singles to become engaged and involved in serving our local church, and in reaching their generation and the community with the good news of Jesus Christ. Bible study and fellowship are on Saturday evenings every other week and group outing activities are once a month.
REFORMERS UNANIMOUS
REFORMERS
RU is a faith-based, Christ-centered addictions program that directs the addicted back to God's support group, the local church. RU now has chapters around the world helping people break the chains of addiction. Reformers Unanimous meets Friday at 7 p.m. where stories of victory are shared, individuals are counseled from God's Word, and lessons are taught on overcoming temptation.
C.A.R.E. SHARING THE GOOD NEWS
C.A.R.E.
C.A.R.E. (Christ’s Ambassadors Reaching Everyone), is a gospel outreach program with the intention of reaching our community and neighbors with the wonderful message of salvation through the death, burial and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ. Through witnessing, passing out tracts, church invitations, and/or meeting needs, our goal is to see as many people come to know Jesus as their Savior by showing them God’s love through the Gospel.
WE LOVE OUR CHURCH FAMILY
“If you have no joy there’s a leak in your Christianity somewhere.” – Billy Sunday
WHAT WE BELIEVE
- The sixty-six books of the Old and New Testament are the completed Word of God and are both verbally and equally inspired by God. Because the Scriptures are inerrant, infallible, and God-breathed, they are the final authority for faith and practice. (II Tim. 3:16-17; II Peter 1:20-21) The KJV is our official translation.
- There is one Triune God, eternally existing in three co-equal persons – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (Deut. 6:4; Matt. 28:19; II Cor. 13:14; John 14:10, 26)
- Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God, was born of a virgin, paid for the redemption of mankind through His death on the cross, rose from the dead on the third day, and ascended to heaven to be exalted at the right hand of God. (Is. 7:14; John 1:1-2; Acts 2:18-36; Heb. 9:24)
- The Holy Spirit is a person who convicts mankind of sin, acts as a supernatural agent in salvation, and assists in understanding of God’s Word. (John 16:8-11; Eph. 1:17-18) We reject the practice and doctrine of the modern Charismatic Movement. The office of the apostle and the authenticating sign gifts gradually ceased with the completion of the New Testament. (1 Cor.13:8-10)
- Man was created in the likeness of God and because of Adam’s sin, the human race inherited a sin nature and depraved condition, unable to remedy that lost condition. (Gen. 1:26-27; Eph. 2:1-3)
- Salvation is a gift from God by His grace and received by personal faith in Christ. (John 1:12; Eph. 1:7; Eph. 2:8-10, 1 Cor. 15:1-4)
- The believer is kept by God’s power and faith alone in Christ’s redemptive work. (I Peter 1:4-5)
- The local church is made up of a group of saved, baptized individuals and is autonomous in nature. (Eph. 1:22-23; I Peter 5:1-4)
- Water baptism and the Lord’s Supper are the two church ordinances (Matt. 28:19-20; Acts 2:41-42; 18:18; 1 Cor. 11:23-26) Baptism is by immersion after salvation. We reject infant baptism and any form of sprinkling for infants or adults.
- Believers ought to live a life in a manner that would not bring a reproach to Christ. (I John 2:15-17)
- Christ will personally and imminently return in the rapture prior to the seven year tribulation period. (I Thess. 4:13-18)
- There will be a bodily resurrection of all men. Those who are saved will be resurrected to heaven; those who are unsaved will be eternally condemned to a literal hell. (Rev. 20:5-6, 12-13)
- Satan is a person and the declared enemy of God. He is the author of sin, responsible for the fall of mankind, and will be eternally punished in the lake of fire. (Job 1:6-7; Is. 14:12-17; Rev.20:10)
- God created the universe in six literal twenty-four hour periods. (Gen. 1, 2; Ex. 20:11)
For a more complete and detailed statement of beliefs, you may request a copy of our church constitution
Baptist Distinctives
We are a traditional, conservative church. We use the King James Bible version and embrace the traditional hymns. Families are vital to our church and children are welcomed openly. Members are warm and welcoming to everyone who comes.
• Bible is the only rule for faith and practice
• Autonomy of the Local Church
• Priesthood of the believer (We have the authority to come into God’s presence, to read His word, and to worship and commune with Him.)
• Two ordinances: Baptism and the Lord’s Supper
• Individual soul liberty (Every individual has the liberty to choose what his conscience or soul dictates is right according to scripture.)
• Separation of Church and State
• Two Scriptural offices in the Local Church: Pastor(s) and Deacons
• Security of the believer who is saved by grace through faith (He cannot lose his salvation.)
• We are Baptist by conviction, not denomination, and proud of our heritage and the history and testimony of those who from the time of Christ have stood for and even died for these beliefs and convictions.
SERMONS
Pastor John Sass
Sunday Morning
PASTOR SASS
I JOHN
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THEOLOGY PROPER
Pastor John Sass
Demonology
Lighthouse Baptist Building Program
A Faith That Saves • A Faith That Grows • A Faith That Builds
Pastor John Sass
Pastor John Sass has been married to his wife Suzette since 1992 and has five children. He is a United States Marine Corps veteran of the first Gulf War. After the USMC, he attended Bible college where he dedicated most of his studies to the original languages of the Bible and theology. He holds a master’s degree in Biblical Studies. He was ordained in 2000, and has been a missionary/Pastor since that time. As a pastor, he studies the Bible daily in the original languages in order that he can preach and teach the Word of God as accurately as possible. As well as the gift of preaching, Pastor Sass has the gift of teaching and many people enjoy his energetic and practical way of making the complex understandable. He has a heart and passion for people to know the Bible, and consequently, the Lord better.
Matt Voss
Matt Voss is the director of Reformers Unanimous at Lighthouse Baptist Church. He and his wife Liz have three children. Matt grew up in the church, but never had a personal relationship with Christ until his struggles with alcoholism brought him to the realization he could no longer rely on himself and worldly means to handle life. When he became a Christian, Matt gained an understanding of the power of a relationship with Christ to overcome addiction. God worked on Matt through the years after his recovery to create a heart of compassion for those with addictions and strongholds in their lives. With time, this led him to begin our chapter of Reformers Unanimous here at Lighthouse Baptist Church. Matt is well prepared to equip and empower participants to overcome their addictions through the strength found only in Christ and His Word.
DIRECTIONS
From The North
Head south on Hwy 45 and turn west onto 5th Ave. Travel 0.5 miles and turn left on Deleglise St. The church is the third building on the right.
From The South
Head North on Hwy 45 and turn west onto 5th Ave. Travel 0.5 miles and turn left on Deleglise St. The church is the third building on the right.
From The East
Head west on Hwy 64 and turn south onto hwy 45. Travel about 1 mile and turn west onto 5th Ave. Travel 0.5 miles and turn left on Deleglise St. The church is the third building on the right.