LIGHThouse "End of Summer Party" - This Wednesday, at 6:30pm is the end of summer party for 6-12th grades.  

Parenting Class -  "Shepherding Your Child's Heart," finishes this Saturday - 9 to 10:30am. This is the final lesson.    For those that missed the class, talk to Pastor Ken W about borrowing the DVDs and getting a handout booklet.  This is that important.  

We heard an update from Jaime about his evangelism efforts locally.  He's been quite busy at the Sarpy County Jail, street evangelism, and is beginning some ESL classes at Turtle Doves in Gretna.  Be in prayer for Dunia and Iris (the mothers of the two Honduran families he is ministering to).  

We held the music until the end of the service (hopefully that was a welcome change).  Interesting how we sang "Wonderful the Matchless Grace of Jesus" after we heard a message much about God's grace.   God so often weaves the music and message together.   Go God!!!

The message from Jude 4 unpacked the danger of false believers who creep into the church unnoticed, perverting God’s grace into a license for sin and denying Christ by their actions. Jude warns that while God blesses His people with mercy, peace, and love, these qualities are disrupted if the church tolerates ungodliness.

True biblical grace is not permissive but transformative. Drawing from Romans 6 and Titus 2, we heard that grace rescues us from sin, trains us in holiness, anchors our hope in Christ’s return, and flows from Christ’s redeeming work at the cross. Grace is the greatest treasure God has given, worth guarding and living out. It empowers obedience, not rebellion, and it orients us toward holiness and eternity rather than indulgence and selfish ambition.

Malachi was a prophet raised up by God in the post-exilic period calling the people back to covenant faithfulness after returning from Babylonian captivity.  Malachi means “my messenger” and, though little is known about his personal life, his message from God exposed Israel’s spiritual apathy, corrupt worship, and broken relationships. He challenged priests and people alike to honor God with sincerity, justice, and reverence, pointing forward to the coming of the Lord and the promised messenger who would prepare His way. Through Malachi’s bold and faithful proclamation, God revealed both His righteous judgment and enduring love, preserving hope for a purified people and a glorious future. Malachi’s life glorifies God as a vessel through whom divine truth and promise were declared in a dark and complacent time.  Through Malachi we see that God alone is worthy of all worship!