Charter Oak Lighthouse

Complete Church Service for Sunday, October 15, 2023. Why is it that some people are saved and others are not? Why is it that some people receive Jesus and others do not? In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus explains that it all comes down to the condition of the heart.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, October 8, 2023. One of the enemy's favorite tactics that he uses against us is to bring division in the church. He understands that if he can divide then he can conquer. In this message Pastor Mike discusses the importance Christians uniting together in the cause of Christ. It is in unity that our true strength is found.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, October 8, 2023. One of the enemy's favorite tactics that he uses against us is to bring division in the church. He understands that if he can divide then he can conquer. In this message Pastor Mike discusses the importance Christians uniting together in the cause of Christ. It is in unity that our true strength is found.

Complete Church Service for October 1, 2023. Today is Love Life Sunday. A day which we have dedicated to the issue of abortion. We will be looking at what it is, what the Bible says about it, and what we collectively as a church can do about it.

Complete Church Service for September 24, 2023.

Complete Church Service for September 17, 2023. Unbelief is the great enemy of our souls. In this message Pastor Larry examines Jesus' condemnation of the unbelief of His generation and draws so important lessons that apply to all of us.

Complete Church Service for September 17, 2023. Unbelief is the great enemy of our souls. In this message Pastor Larry examines Jesus' condemnation of the unbelief of His generation and draws so important lessons that apply to all of us.

Complete Church Service for September 10, 2023. We cannot remain neutral about the Lord Jesus Christ. We all must face a moment of decision when it comes to Him. In this message Pastor Larry looks at Jesus' warning about committing the unpardonable sin - what it is, how to avoid it, and the demand for decision that Jesus confronts us with.

Complete Church Service for September 3, 2023. Pastor Mike Galindo discussing the importance of pleasing God through how we live and the actions that we take. Paul reminds us that God is watching what we do and will separate the wood, hay, and stubble from that which is of eternal value.

Complete Church Service for August 27, 2023

Celebration of Life Service for Sharon Hope Ellingson

Complete Church Service for Sunday, August 20, 2023. The issue of Jesus' identity is at the heart of Matthew's gospel and is the reason that he wrote his Gospel in the first place. In this message we once again take up this crucial issue and look in-depth at why the Jewish religious leadership, by and large, rejected Jesus.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, August 6, 2023. Why did Jesus put up with the rejection and criticism of His own people? Why did He not bring down righteous judgment and punishment upon the wicked religious leaders who plotted to murder Him—an innocent man? In today's message Pastor Larry explores Matthew's answer to these questions and it all comes down to Jesus' calling to be a servant-Messiah. Jesus did not come to earth to assert His royalty. He came to earth serve a lost humanity by giving His life for it.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, July 30, 2023. Legalism is defined as "the rigorous and ruthless adherence to the word of the law, usually combined with a policy to regulate as much as possible." In this message Pastor Larry discusses a second Sabbath controversy that Jesus had with Jewish legalists and explores why this issue can be so damaging to the Christian.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, July 23, 2023. Legalism is defined as "the rigorous and ruthless adherence to the word of the law, usually combined with a policy to regulate as much as possible." In the biblical context, a legalist is someone who rabidly focused on the observance of the law and their interpretation of it rather than a relationship with God. In the text we have before us this morning, the Lord Jesus Christ corrects a group of Jewish legalists who have allowed their legalism to blind them to the presence of the Messiah. Through Jesus' correction we have the dangers of legalism exposed.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, July 16, 2023. The Apostle Paul has inspired generations of Christians by his life story and the anointed writings that he contributed to the Bible. What was it that motivated Paul? What was it that transformed his life? Paul summed it up in one word: Grace. In this message Pastor Mike Galindo explores Paul's relationship with the grace of God and the impact that it had upon his life.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, July 9, 2023. As the Gospel of Matthew progresses we see Jesus dealing with His rejection by His own people. In this message Pastor Larry examines Jesus' strong rebuke of the Galilean cities that rejected Him contrasted with the blessings that Jesus promises to those who receive Him.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, July 2, 2023. Our church just conducted its yearly VBS program for children. In honor of this occasion Pastor Larry will be preaching a message that reveals Jesus' profound appreciation for children as well as some wonderful lessons that adults can learn from the faith of a child.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, June 25, 2023. Human beings have a tendency to form expectations of almost everything and everyone in life. These expectations can trip us up when it comes to our spirituality. In particular, we can form unbiblical expectations of God and then try to squeeze God in the box that we have prepared for Him. No less a biblical luminary than John the Baptist had issues with the set of expectations that he had formed about the Messiah and His mission on earth. When Jesus did not fit into John's self-conceived model, then confusion ensued. In this message we see how Jesus dealt with this issue and indicated that the problem was not with Him but the one who did not fully understand God's plan.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, May 7, 2023. People put their hope in a lot of things that fail them in the end. In this message Pastor Larry argues that it is only the Gospel - the Good News about salvation in Jesus - that gives us an enduring hope that will not fail us.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 23, 2023. Most people living in the world today do not understand that they are spiritually blind, spiritually deaf, and spiritually mute. In this message Pastor Larry uses Jesus' healing of a blind man and a deaf/mute man to discuss how we all need the touch of the Messiah to heal us.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 16, 2023. In survey after survey the number one fear that people express is the fear of death. This fear has in turn driven people to do some fairly drastic things in their quest to avoid death including cryonic freezing of the dead body or the head and efforts at digital "mind uploading" which aims at preserving a person's personality on a computer. In this message, Pastor Larry talks about Jesus' unique power over life and death. When it comes to avoiding death and entering into eternal life, Jesus is the only game in town.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 9, 2023. In this Easter Service we celebrate the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation that we have through the sacrifice that He made for us. The Apostle Paul tells us in Romans 6:23: "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Since all people "have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23), all people need the salvation that Jesus came to bring to us. Our hope and our prayer is that you will receive the gift of salvation that God has extended to you in Him. Praise the Lord and Happy Easter to all!

Complete Church Service for Friday, April 7, 2023. In this Good Friday Service we celebrate the salvation that the Lord Jesus Christ purchased for us through His crucifixion and death on the Cross. As the Apostle Peter put it: "For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God . . ." (1 Peter 3:18) Through His substitutionary atonement Jesus wipes out our sin problem and makes eternal life available to all who will put their faith in Him. In his Good Friday message Pastor Larry focuses our attention on John 3:16 and what is says to us about Jesus' sacrifice for us. This service includes special music and video presentations.