Love Is Not a Transaction (Matthew 5:43-48)

We love faithfully, by faith.

I. The fuel for hate
A. We make love a transaction
B. We justify our lack of love
II. The fuel for love
A. We see God’s love as an example
B. We experience God’s love through faith

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Sunday Fuel: Aug. 30, 2026

Welcome to Sunday Fuel! This series of questions is designed to assist your personal reflection and fellowship with others about the sermon from this past Sunday. Go to This Sunday’s Sermon (start at 17:46) 1. Our enemies are not just those who are actively wish you harm but anyone you struggle to love or people […]

Generous Mercy (Matthew 5:38-42)

Respond to the wrongs you suffer and the needs you see with the generous mercy of Christ.

I. Understand the destructive longing for vengeance
II. Display the Savior’s generous mercy
A. The degrading slap
B. The merciless lawsuit
C. The forced mile
D. The free gift

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Sunday Fuel: Aug. 23, 2026

Welcome to Sunday Fuel! This series of questions is designed to assist your personal reflection and fellowship with others about the sermon from this past Sunday. Go to This Sunday’s Sermon 1. Where does the impulse to make things right in the wrong way appear in your own life? Are there scars you are still […]

This Is Youth Ministry!

From Colossians 1:28-29, Pastor Brett Nakashima casts the biblical vision for Lighthouse Youth: youth ministry exists to proclaim Christ so that every student is presented mature in Him. It is a foundation for the year ahead, built on proclamation, equipping, and loving community.

1. A ministry of proclamation: holding out Christ from God’s Word, week in and week out.
2. Equipping students for a life of obedience and worship, growing mature in Christ.
3. The centrality of loving community and discipleship, with parents leading the way.

Sunday Fuel: Aug. 16, 2026

Welcome to Sunday Fuel! This series of questions is designed to assist your personal reflection and fellowship with others about the sermon from this past Sunday. Go to This Sunday’s Sermon (start at 19:56) Note: Though this sermon addresses parents, it is a call for all believers—including singles—to wisely consider how they will steward their […]