Lighthouse Baptist Church

On Sunday Jeffrey and I were in Rockhampton for the weekend so we attended Lighthouse Baptist Church. I decided this week rather than just not writing a blog that I’d write about visiting this church! First of all Lighthouse is MUCH bigger than Palmwoods, very easy to get lost amoungst that many people and there was also a youth conference on which meant many many more people at the church. In fact we had trouble finding a seat! But it’s great to see so many Christians packed into a church to worship our Lord on a Sunday morning, what a blessing!

Pastor Robert Bakss is usually up the front preaching but this week he had a visitor from America sharing the word of God with us. I didn’t catch his name but I’m pretty sure he’d consumed quite a large amount of red cordial before taking the stage. I don’t believe anyone could have dozed off during this message as he was filled with all the joy, enthusiasm and love from our Lord God! His message was shared from Mark 4:35-40 about God making the storm still and the message was titled ‘Are You Still in Wonder of God’. He spoke of some of the storms in his life which he’s faced but also how the Lord brought him through! He gave lots of examples which I really enjoyed and was extremely excited about the wonder of God and I think we should be too!

Have you stopped lately to think about the big and little things which God has or is doing in your life, in others lives and in the world? If we all stopped and really thought we to could seem to be on a major sugar high but what we’d really have is a ‘God high’! I think God wants us to be excited about Him and wants us not just to share his word but to be enthusiastic about Him. Next time someone gives you an unfriendly comment about God or because you are a Christian just let it go because our God is BIG! He is MIGHTY and He can and will face ALL!

One of the last points this preacher made which I really liked was this ‘Great rain will test your roof but great storms will test your foundation’. Before you find yourself in the middle of a storm make sure your foundation in the Lord is strong because He can withstand anything.