Blog Posts by David Lee

2011 Christmas Music Roundup

A chill is in the air, stockings have been hung, and every square inch of your life has been inundated with a crush of Christmas music. And just like the Christmas gifts you get, not all Christmas music is created equal. Some you already have, some need to be returned, and some are absolute keepers. Here's a list of keepers for your Christmas collection. 

Check Your Checks

With the end of the calendar year approaching, we wanted to remind you of some important church finance information:

December 25 is the last day in 2011 to 

1) submit check requests, and

2) allocate giving for the financial year.

Please contact Jee at jee [at] lighthousesouthbay [dot] org for more information.

A Virtual Tour of Lighthouse

"Welcome to Lighthouse! We're so glad you could stop by for a visit. You've never been here before? Let me take you on a quick tour of our church."

"This foyer is what greets you when you first step through our doors. You like those curved panels suspended from the ceiling, too? They remind me of rays light emanating from the sun, which is what Lighthouse is supposed to be: a light to the cross."

New Site. Same Church.

A church is more than a building. And yet buildings have their roles to play. After years of waiting on the Lord's timing, he has seen fit to give us a more permament building to use for ministry. Starting on Sunday, September 11, 2011, Lighthouse Community Church will be located at 501 Van Ness Avenue, Torrance, CA 90501.

Here's how you can help make the transition to our new home one that honors the Lord.

A Call to Complain

Is it okay for Christians to complain?

Beginnings

Beginnings are important. Particularly in stories, good beginnings are able to excite us about the journey that the ensuing tale will bring us on. And as great as the previous beginnings are, they cannot compare with the greatest beginning of the greatest story ever told: “In the beginning, God created heaven and earth” (Gen 1:1).

Beholding Our Trinitarian God

We hope you enjoyed Josh Kira's message two Sundays ago on the doctrine of the Trinity. Make no mistake about it, the Trinity is a difficult doctrine. But it is a magnificent one, and I would it commend it to you as worthy of a lifetime of study and devotion.

Praying for Your Pastors

During this week's message on church eldership, Pastor Gavin suggested looking at these seventeen ways for you to pray for our elders. Let us be eager to bring before the Lord in prayer these five men who shepherd us!

Pray...

1. That [your pastor] would know and love the living God, would have a saving interest in Christ, being purchased by His blood, and thus would be bound to the Lord by the indissoluble bond of the Holy Spirit.

10 Questions to Ask in the New Year

Don Whitney:

The beginning of a new year is an ideal time to stop, look up, and get our bearings. To that end, here are some questions to ask prayerfully in the presence of God.