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Trusting God
Trusting God By Rev. Gary Lewis, Lead Pastor Last month in the Lamplighter , I shared with you five key verses for you to consider and...
Jan 283 min read
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Being God's Witness
Being God’s Witness on April 8, 2024 By Pastor Gary Lewis, Lead Pastor Where were you during the Solar Eclipse? Did you travel to be in...
May 2, 20242 min read
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Making a Big Decision
By Rev. Gary Lewis Lead Pastor Proverbs 3:5-6: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your...
Apr 27, 20232 min read
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- The Message You Need Most...
The Message You Need the Most: “He Has Risen” By Rev. Gary Lewis I was listening to a Christian musician describe his song as a...
Mar 29, 20234 min read
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God’s Mercy and God’s Justice in 2023
By Rev. Gary Lewis Remember when you were a kid and you wanted to ask your mom and dad for permission to do something really special?...
Dec 28, 20224 min read
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Embracing the Spirit of Christmas
Embracing the Spirit of Christmas By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor The story of Christ’s birth is a story of promise, hope, and a...
Nov 30, 20224 min read
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A Word Fitly Spoken
By Senior Pastor Gary Lewis “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” Proverbs 25:11 Thanks is indeed a fitly...
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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I Still Believe in the Bible
Call Me Crazy, but I Still Believe in the Bible By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor We are increasingly living in an anti-Bible culture....
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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Hope in a World of Hurt
By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor By the time you read this, the Purdue football season will have begun. After a 9-4 campaign last year,...
Sep 1, 20222 min read
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Though Despair Tempts Us, God Holds Us
Though Despair Tempts Us, God Holds Us By Rev. Gary Lewis I do not have to tell you this, but the news is not good: There is war in...
Jun 30, 20223 min read
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Baseball, Dreams, and Pentecost
By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor June is baseball season. One of my favorite baseball movies is the 1989 flick Field of Dreams. The movie...
Jun 2, 20224 min read
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A Closer Walk with Christ
By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor We are beginning a season of preparation for Easter on April 17 known as “Lent.” Lent means the 40...
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Is God Calling You?
Is God Calling You? By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor “Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me.” 1 Corinthians 15:8...
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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What's Next?
What’s Next? By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor As I write these words the day after Christmas, you, dear reader, no doubt has moved...
Jan 3, 20223 min read
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The Death of Prayer is a Lie
The Death of Prayer is a Lie By Senior Pastor Gary Lewis There seems to be a movement afoot in some “Christian” circles to devalue...
Sep 21, 20213 min read
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United We Stand - Reflecting on 9/11
‘United We Stand’ A Reflection on 9/11 By Senior Pastor Gary Lewis Some anniversaries are joyful occasions, but not this one. Twenty...
Sep 10, 20212 min read
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Keep Our Eyes on What is to Come
KEEP OUR EYES ON WHAT IS TO COME By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor Recent events in the world – the earthquake in Haiti, the collapse of...
Aug 17, 20212 min read
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Ending Are Important
Endings Are Important By Rev. Gary Lewis Senior Pastor Have you ever been on vacation, and you didn’t want it to end? That’s the way I...
Jul 28, 20213 min read
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What a Foundation in Christ Means
What a Foundation in Christ Means By Senior Pastor Gary Lewis “For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a...
May 25, 20213 min read
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Remove the ‘No Trespassing’ Signs?
The word “trespass,” in its original usage, meant a sidestep, a lapse, or a deviation. Nowadays, whenever you see a “No Trespass” sign...
May 6, 20213 min read
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