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The Lighthouse Church has been in existence in Thorsby,
Alabama since 1980 when God led our pastor and co-founder of the
church, along with a few other folks, to pioneer a church that
welcomed all people to find Jesus Christ in a casual, contemporary
setting. Over the years, the church has accomplished that
mission, many times over and now has a greater passion than ever to
offer a non-judgmental environment where people can find mercy,
grace, hope and life.
Identity:
We are "A Christ
Centered, Supernatural Church, Reaching the World for Jesus.
Our Vision:
Filling
The World With His Light (Each a light, together a Lighthouse)
Purpose
Statement:
Taking
all on a journey of Believing in, Belonging to & Becoming like
Christ.
Our Core
Values:
1. Love God
2. Love People
3. The Bible is Our Foundation
4. Give God Our Best
Jesus' Charge to the
Church:
(Matt. 22:37-40 NRSV) - He
said to him, " 'You shall love the Lord your God with all your
heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.' This is
the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it:
'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.' On these two
commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
(Matt. 28:19,20 NRSV) -
(Jesus said) "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,
baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything that I
have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the
end of the age."
We Believe...
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The Bible is the inspired Word of God, the product of holy men of
old who spoke and wrote as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. The
New Covenant as recorded in the New Testament, we accept as our
infallible guide in matters pertaining to conduct and doctrine.
(2 Tim. 3:16, 1 Thess. 2:13, 2 Pet. 1:21)
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That God is One, but manifested in three persons - the Father, the
Son, and the Holy Spirit. (Phil. 2:6, Matt. 3:16,17)
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God the Father is greater than all; the Source of the Word (Logos)
and the Begetter. (John 14:28, John 16:28, John 1:14)
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Jesus is the Son of God, One with the Father, the Word
flesh-covered, the One Begotten, and has existed with the Father
from the beginning. (John 1:1, John
1:18, John 1:14, John 10:30)
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The Holy Spirit proceeds forth from both the Father and The Son, and
is Eternal. (John 15:26)
Upon these principles we accept...
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Salvation as the gift of God to man (Eph. 2:8)
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Eternal life and the new
birth
(2 Cor. 7:10, 1 John 5:12, John 3:3-5)
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Water
Baptism
(Matt. 28:19, Rom. 6:4, Col. 2:12, Acts 2:8, Acts
8:36-39)
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Baptism in the Holy Ghost
(Matt. 3:11, John 14:16-17, Acts 1:8, Acts 2:38-39,
Acts 19:1-7, Acts 2:4)
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Sanctification
(Heb. 12:14, 1 Thess. 5:23, 2 Pet. 3:18, 2 Cor. 3:18,
Phil. 3:12-14, 1 Cor. 1:30)
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Divine healing
(Mark 16:18, James 5:14-20, 1 Pet. 2:24, Matt. 8:17,
Is. 53:4-5)
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Resurrection of the just and the return of our
Lord (Acts
1:11, 1 Thess. 4:16-17)
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Hell and eternal
retribution
(Heb. 9:27, Rev. 19:20, Heb. 6:1-2)
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Communion - The Lord's
Supper
(1 Cor. 11:27-30)
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Laying on of hands
(Mark 5:22-23,41, Mark 5:28-31, Acts 28:8, Acts
19:11-12, Acts 6:2-6, Acts 8:16-18, 1 Tim 4:14)
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