Lighthouse Christian Community Alabang

A wonderful day to everyone! Today, we would be looking at the gospel account written by Luke.  If you would observe the writings of Luke, you'll see that his accounts of Jesus were very specific given that he was a Doctor and was writing for a friend who was a gentile. In his writings, Jesus himself declared that he came as a servant willing to spread about the knowledge of God as well as healing the sick from town to town. He did not consider himself equal to God but he took on the very nature of a servant, but when he was raised from the dead, Jesus became a king for a kingdom that is not of this world.  So let us read along the book of Luke together with Pastor Jonathan Aranton and try to pick up lessons from the life of our Lord Jesus Christ. Have a blessed day everyone! #LighthouseOnline

We are all for story lines where good trumps bad, and the hero emerges unscathed despite the number of enemies he had to face. What we forget though is the more common plot where the hero suffers much so that the greater number of people shall be set free. This is the twist of the gospel of Jesus. "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) The Messiah had to suffer and die, for the rest of us to enjoy the gift of eternal life. This gospel core message has been the subject of people's unbelief, even adversarial reactions toward the message of Jesus. "For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God." (1 Corinthians 1:18)  Join us in this Sunday's worship service as Pastor Jojo Baldo explores the Suffering Messiah narrative in the Gospel according to Mark, and what it means to us in the present. #LighthouseOnline

A good day to everyone. Last week we have accomplished a great feat by finishing the 39 books of the Old Testament, and now with Pastor Carlo Rosacay we will into the first book of the new Testament: Matthew. The first of the Gospel books, Matthew writes about Jesus as being the Messiah and how he was able to fulfill all the prophecies written about him. Matthew also illustrates the miracles, the signs and wonders made by our Lord Jesus for the duration of his ministry here on Earth. So may the life of Jesus serve as an inspiration to everyone who is listening on how we ought to live our lives, God bless you and have a wonderful Sunday! #LighthouseOnline

As the proverb goes ‘Old habits die hard.’  Free to return to Judah, and to Jerusalem, after the decree of Cyrus the Great, the Jews – who had languished in Babylon for 70 years – returned home in three waves: The first wave returned with Zerubbabel ca. 538BC; the second wave returned about 80 years later, under the leadership of the Priest Ezra, in 458BC; and the third wave, under the leadership of Nehemiah, sometime between 446-444BC. Construction on the Second Temple was abandoned soon after it was begun and was only resumed in response to the prophetic ministries of Haggai and Zechariah.  Worship in the Temple was restored, but in time, old habits returned to ruin society, and pose a threat to Israel’s future life in the Promised Land. The LORD called the Prophet Malachi to preach and prophesy at such a crucial time when a corrupt priesthood, and a complacent people had turned the Worship of the LORD in His Sanctuary into a mockery, reducing it to empty rite, and meaningless ritual