Charter Oak Lighthouse

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 30, 2023. A lot of people are under the impression that the people that are discussed in the Bible are somehow more holy and righteous than we are and that we can never hope to reach their level of spirituality. In this message, Pastor Larry uses Jesus' calling of His Apostles to emphasize just how imperfect and like us they were. Pastor Larry's argument is that there are no truly great people, just people that God uses greatly.

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 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 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 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 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.

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.

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.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 2, 2023. In this Palm Sunday Service we celebrate the presentation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah of Israel during His Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem. In this message Pastor Larry discusses how the events of Palm Sunday fulfill the prophesy found in Daniel chapter 9 that predicts the very day that Messiah would present Himself to the Nation. This amazing fulfillment of prophesy proves that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Savior of the world to the exclusion of all others.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, April 2, 2023. In this Palm Sunday Service we celebrate the presentation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah of Israel during His Triumphal Entry into the city of Jerusalem. In this message Pastor Larry discusses how the events of Palm Sunday fulfill the prophesy found in Daniel chapter 9 that predicts the very day that Messiah would present Himself to the Nation. This amazing fulfillment of prophesy proves that Jesus Christ is the Messiah and Savior of the world to the exclusion of all others.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 26, 2023. The Gospel means "Good News" and from beginning to end the Bible is aimed at presenting us the Good News about the Messiah—Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation that He brings into the world. In this message Pastor Mike discusses the passion that the Apostle Paul had for the Gospel. His passion to share it and his passion to defend it. If we really believe the Gospel message we must follow in Paul's steps.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 26, 2023. The Gospel means "Good News" and from beginning to end the Bible is aimed at presenting us the Good News about the Messiah—Lord Jesus Christ and the salvation that He brings into the world. In this message Pastor Mike discusses the passion that the Apostle Paul had for the Gospel. His passion to share it and his passion to defend it. If we really believe the Gospel message we must follow in Paul's steps.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 19, 2023. People say that perspective is everything. It certainly does inform our view of life and how we respond to the circumstances that we must face. In this message Pastor Mike Galindo talks about the Apostle Paul and how the eternal perspective that he had affected his approach to life.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 19, 2023. People say that perspective is everything. It certainly does inform our view of life and how we respond to the circumstances that we must face. In this message Pastor Mike Galindo talks about the Apostle Paul and how the eternal perspective that he had affected his approach to life.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 12, 2023. When Jesus was here on earth he encountered a religious establishment in the Judaism of His day that was inflexible and entrenched in its ways. It was not ready to accept the new work that God was starting in Jesus Christ. Jesus uses two insightful parables to explain why God had to create a new institution—the Christian church—in order to move forward with His plan. In this we see a warning that all of God's people need to be flexible and ready for God to move in different directions or to do a new thing.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 12, 2023. When Jesus was here on earth he encountered a religious establishment in the Judaism of His day that was inflexible and entrenched in its ways. It was not ready to accept the new work that God was starting in Jesus Christ. Jesus uses two insightful parables to explain why God had to create a new institution—the Christian church—in order to move forward with His plan. In this we see a warning that all of God's people need to be flexible and ready for God to move in different directions or to do a new thing.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 5, 2023. Self-righteousness is the sin of a person thinking they are holier and morally superior to others. In this message we see a contrast between the humble and joyous response of Matthew Levi to Jesus' calling and self-righteous hypocrisy of the Pharisees who, because of their self-righteousness, could not rejoice in the fact that a sinner was saved.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, March 5, 2023. Self-righteousness is the sin of a person thinking they are holier and morally superior to others. In this message we see a contrast between the humble and joyous response of Matthew Levi to Jesus' calling and self-righteous hypocrisy of the Pharisees who, because of their self-righteousness, could not rejoice in the fact that a sinner was saved.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, February 26, 2023. As human beings living in this world we are a needful bunch. We need food & water. We need clothes & careful nurturing. We need shelter & protection. We need friendship & encouragement. We need guidance & direction. We need compassion & love. But of all the needs that we have as human beings, the Bible tells us that there is one need that is far greater than any other: The need for forgiveness. In this message Pastor Larry explores our need for forgiveness and how Jesus Christ provides it.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, February 19, 2023. A lot of people in the world do not believe in the existence of Satan or his demons. However, the Bible testifies to the reality of these dark forces that are arrayed against God's truth, God's righteousness, and against us. In this message Pastor Larry uses the backdrop of Jesus delivering two demon possessed men to discuss the forces of darkness that we all face and the deliverance that the Lord Jesus Christ brings into our lives.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, February 12, 2023. The Bible tells us that we are living in a fallen world among a fallen people. In reflecting on this reality, Jesus said that it "rains on the just and on the unjust." In other words, even believers will experience storms and challenging times in their lives. The key to surviving these events is knowing the Master of the Storms. In this message we look at the storms of life and how the Lord Jesus Christ can take us through them.

Complete Church Service for Sunday, February 12, 2023. The Bible tells us that we are living in a fallen world among a fallen people. In reflecting on this reality, Jesus said that it "rains on the just and on the unjust." In other words, even believers will experience storms and challenging times in their lives. The key to surviving these events is knowing the Master of the Storms. In this message we look at the storms of life and how the Lord Jesus Christ can take us through them.