Lanterns Church
This is a podcast that has weekly sermons from the Sunday services of Lanterns Church in Wayne Michigan. Our mission is HELPING PEOPLE DISCOVER GOD-GIVEN PURPOSE THROUGH JESUS.
Episodes
124 episodes
1/19/2025 Red Letters "Seek"
This is week 9 of our series Red Letters. We have so many things we can search for and seek out in our lives, some things bring darkness, confusion, and foolishness but some things bring clarity, hope, and wisdom. As we unpack this we discover ...
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Episode 124
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1/12/2025 Red Letters "Grab Your Cross"
This is week 8 of our series Red Letters. Jesus’ words call us to a radical way of life, one that requires sacrificial discipleship, an unwavering commitment to truth, and a rejection of worldly temptations. It’s a call to deny ourselves, to fo...
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Episode 123
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1/5/2025 Red Letters "Who Is Jesus"
This is week & of our series Red Letters. In the quiet, rugged region of Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked His disciples the most important question anyone can ever be asked: “Who do you say that I am?” This question is the crux of th...
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Episode 122
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12/29/2024 The Gift "The Return"
This is week 5 of our series The Gift. We continue to unwrap the story of Joseph and Mary in Matthew 2, we discuss how not only does it show us a story about Jesus’ early life, but also a story of trusting God’s plan, returning to Him, an...
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Episode 121
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45:38
12/23/2024 The Gift "Of Joy"
This is our Christmas Eve Eve Service for our series The Gift. We discuss how In the hustle and bustle of our world today, we often confuse joy and happiness. We chase after happiness, believing it will bring us fulfillment, but we find that...
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Episode 120
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12/22/2024 The Gift "The Surprise"
This is week 3 of our series The Gift. Life is full of surprises—unexpected events, sudden changes, and moments that take us off guard. We may be cruising along, thinking we have everything under control, when suddenly, something happens that s...
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Episode 119
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12/15/2024 The Gift "Good Or Bad Gift"
This is week two of our series The Gift. Today, we speak about gifts—gifts that are good and gifts that are bad. In the world, we often exchange gifts, sometimes good, sometimes not so much. But there is one gift that is always good and always ...
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Episode 118
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12/8/2024 The Gift "The Wrapping"
This is week one of our series The Gift. Today we reflect on a very important teaching from Jesus, one that speaks directly to the condition of our hearts. In a world that often values external appearances and behaviors, Jesus turns our attenti...
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Episode 117
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12/1/2024 Red Letters "Worship Over Worry"
This is week 6 of our series Red Letters. Life is filled with storms—both literal and metaphorical. Whether it’s a financial crisis, relational struggles, health issues, or the daily pressures that weigh on our hearts, it can feel as if the wav...
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Episode 116
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11/24/2024 Red Letters "Real Treasure"
This is week 5 of our series Red Letters. Today we unpack the truth of real treasure, The treasure we find in God and His Kingdom. have you ever sold something or got rid of something to purchase something better, to make room for something bet...
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Episode 115
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11/17/2024 Red Letters "Parable of the Soils"
This is week 4 of our series Red Letters. We continue to unpack the red letters in the scriptures. In the dialogue of Jesus' there are some stories that reveal very important truths about God's Kingdom, these stories are known as parables. Toda...
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Episode 114
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11/10/2024 Red Letters "Kingdom Family"
This is week 3 of our Series Red Letters. What does family mean to you? What does your local church mean to you? what do the believers around the world mean to you? God has a plan for us that is vital for our Christ centered community, we see t...
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Episode 113
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11/3/2024 Red Letters "Rest for the soul"
This is week two of our series Red Letters. Today we discuss the truth of receiving real rest. There is a plan offered for people to have a rest that impacts our souls and allows our burdens to be light. Yet as people we still find ourselves wi...
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Episode 112
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10/27/2024 Red Letters "Instructions"
This is week one of our series Red Letters. We take a close look of the actual dialogue of Jesus while He was here on earth. We unpack the importance of acknowledging God publicly and truly following the instruction from His word. What do you r...
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Episode 111
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10/20/2024 Matthew "The Harvest Is Great"
This is week 5 of our Series Matthew. In a world where people feel confused, helpless, and lost there is a God that offers clarity, hope, and a plan. We unpack the compassion filled plan God has for us, a plan that brings forward news of life c...
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Episode 110
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9/13/2024 Matthew "Invite"
This is week 4 of our series Matthew. We look at scriptures in Matthew chapter 9 and see invites over and over. Friends invite and bring a paralyzed man to Jesus. Jesus invites Matthew to follow. Matthew invites Jesus and a bunch of sinners to ...
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Episode 109
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10/6/2024 2 Year Celebration "We Are Lanterns"
This is from our 2 Year Celebration! We have all found ourselves in some darkness but there is hope in Jesus the light of the world and if we follow Him we receive the light to help guide us. We are called to bring this light into the darkness ...
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Episode 108
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9/29/2024 Matthew "True Authority"
This is week 2 of our series Matthew. Real love and true authority go together, God has a plan for love and authority to carry out His plan. We unpack the importance of acknowledging the authority God has. How do you feel about authority? do yo...
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Episode 107
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9/22/2024 Matthew "The Reach"
In today's message we talk about Jesus reaching out and healing a leper. We unpack the context and significant meaning of what happens in the beginning of Matthew chapter 8. What is in your proximity? How is your posture? Are you aware of the p...
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Episode 106
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9/15/2024 Sermon On The Mount "Solid Foundation"
We conclude our series with week 11 of Sermon On The Mount. What is your life truly built on? On conformities of the world that leaves you unsatisfied or is it being built on the foundation we can only recieve from God? Scripture is clear that ...
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Episode 105
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9/8/2024 Sermon On The Mount "Slow Down And Pray"
This is week 10 of our series Sermon on the mount. Today we discuss the importance of stopping and slowing down. In a world that offers such a busy lifestyle, God calls us to slow down from other things and sit in His presence with prayer. Do y...
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Episode 104
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9/1/2024 Sermon On The Mount "The Narrow Way"
This is week 9 of our Series Sermon On The Mount. There are choices we will have to make in life, choices that will take consistency and us being intentional. Are you going to God, creator of all with your decisions that need to be made? When w...
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Episode 103
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8/25/2024 Sermon On The Mount "Be Effective"
This is week 8 of our series Sermon On The Mount. So many of us have heard of the golden rule... Treat others the way you want to be treated! It is important to reflect on the words of Jesus as we continue to unpack the sermon famously known as...
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Episode 102
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8/18/2024 Sermon On The Mount "Heavenly Treasure"
This is week 7 of our series Sermon On The Mount. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. What are your desires? What are your eyes focused on. If we focus on the things of the world we find ourselves focused on...
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Episode 101
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8/11/2024 Sermon On The Mount "Pure Motives"
This is week 6 of our series Sermon On The Mount. In this episode, we dive into the teachings where Jesus challenges us to examine our motives behind giving, praying, and fasting. Are we doing these acts for the approval of others, or are our h...
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Episode 100
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