Lighthouse Church - East Lothian
Lighthouse Central
Catchup on the latest talks from our Sunday gatherings at Lighthouse. We are a local church based in East Lothian, Scotland, seeking to follow Jesus, build community and make a difference.
Episodes
Daniel: the King eats Grass
Jules continues our Daniel series, looking at chapter 4, where the great king Nebuchadnezzar is reduced to eating grass like an ox.
Daniel: identifying the idols in our lives
This talk is taken from our All-Age gathering, so it's designed to be accessible to all ages! But it has a serious point, In it, Hannah returns to the story of the golden statue, and asks us to consider what might be the statues - the idols - that we find ourselves bowing down to.
Daniel 3 - the Fiery Furnace
Hannah continues our Daniel series, looking at the challenge faced by Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: how they refused to bow down to an idol even under threat of death, and how God saved them.
Daniel - Nebuchadnezzar's statue dream (part 2)
Morag picks up the account of Nebuchadnezzar's dream in Daniel 2: 31-49, unfolding the dream itself and the explanation God gave, through Daniel, of its implications for the future.
Daniel - Nebuchadnezzar's statue dream (part 1)
Continuing the series on Daniel, Jules introduces the dream that threw King Nebuchadnezzar into a panic, and almost led to the death of all his advisers and their students (Daniel 2: 1-30).
Daniel - Introduction
At a shorter talk from one of our All-Age gatherings, Hannah introduces the book of Daniel, which we'll be studying in some depth over the coming months, and talks about how Daniel handled the problem of what he was given to eat when he first arrived as a captive in Babylon.
Made Alive in Christ - conclusion
As our series on being made alive in Christ concludes, Kim shares her personal story, and also challenges us to look out for the "lifetime of good works that God has already prepared for us."
Made Alive in Christ - continued
Continuing our series on being made alive in Christ, Jules shares his own story, and invites us to realise that for some of the people we interact with, our own unique story will be just what they need to hear.
Made Alive in Christ - continued
Continuing our series on being made alive in Christ, Nathan shares his own story, This is a shorter talk from our All-Age Gathering.
Made Alive in Christ - intro
Nathan opens up a new series on what it means to be made alive in Christ, encouraging us to relate our individual, and very distinct, stories of how that happened for each of us.
Father's Day
In a short talk from our All-Age gathering on Father's Day 2026, Caleb opens up the idea of God as our heavenly Father, the One who longs to welcome home those who have wandered away, and also an example for those of us who are fathers.
Communities - drawing it all together
Concluding our series on Communities, Hannah draws the threads together, and then interviews two special guests, Tricia Roy and Helen McCleister from Central Church in Edinburgh, about their experience of community,
A Community who share Good News
Our great friend and visiting speaker Kay Cathcart continues our Communities series, Looking at Philip's encounter with a senior government official from Ethiopia (Acts chapter 8 verses 26-40), she opens up what it means for us to be a community of people who share the Good News of Jesus.
A Community of People who Welcome together
We continue our series on Communities, looking at the life of the early Church as a pattern for how our communities should be. Today Hannah opens up the idea of the Church as a community of people who welcome together.
A Community of People who Eat Together
Continuing our series on Community, in this episode Nathan opens up an often-overlooked mark of the early disciples: they ate together. This is a shorter talk from our All-Age service.
A Community of People who Pray
In the next of our series on Community, Jules opens up Acts chapter 4, looking at a community of praying people.
Communities - how are your relationships?
We start our series on Communities in earnest this week: Hannah invites us to contrast the isolation that's so common in our society today with the openness and commitment to one another that we see in the early Church (see, for example, Acts 2: 42-47).
A Community Hungry for God's Word
We're starting a new series next week, seeking to pick out God's plan for how a community of God's people should look. As a taster for this series, this Sunday (an all-age gathering), Kim opens up the series with a look at the story of someone who fell asleep during one of Paul's longer sermons!
Easter Day - a Holy Reset
Hannah looks at the events of Easter, and the opportunity it offers for a complete new start in life.
Good Friday: mourning or gladness?
Morag opens up the events of Good Friday, and asks, "Was that day a day of mourning or a festival of gladness?"
Living Well: Relational Health
Drawing on the encounter between Zacchaeus and Jesus, Nathan completes our series on living well by looking at relational health.
Living Well - Physical Health
Continuing our series on living well, Caleb opens up the topic of physical well-being.
Living Well: Financial Health
In a new series on Living Well, Hannah kicks off with a look at financial health.
Ordinary-Extraordinary: the story of Ananias
Concluding our "Ordinary-Extraordinary" series, in which we've seen how ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they respond in faith and obedience when God calls, Jules looks at the story of Ananias (the one from Acts 9, not the one from Acts 5!)
Ordinary Extraordinary - the Story of Peter
Conntinuing our series on how God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, Kim opens up the story of Peter. This is a shorter talk from our All-Age gathering.
Ordinary Extraordinary - the st0ry of Mary
One in a series on what happens when God speaks to people just like us. Here, Hannah unfolds the story of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
The wonder of God's coming
Ini our Christmas Day talk, Caleb invites us to think about the wonder of Jesus' humble birth.
Darkness happens. What's God's response?
As part of our Christmas 2025 series (in fact, the Carols by Candlelight service), Hannah opens up Isaiah 9: 2.
Empowered: the gift of prophecy
Continuing the series on how the gifts of the Spirit empower us to follow and serve Jesus, Hannah opens up the gift of prophecy.
Empowered: Gift of Discernment
Continuing our series on the empowering gifts of the Holy Spirit, Hannah opens up the gift of discernment - the gift of recognising God's voice among all the other voices we hear.
Empowered for Healing
Jules continues our "Empowered" series, looking at the Holy Spirit's gift of healing, What did it look like during Jesus' life on earth, and what might it look like for us today?
Empowered to Witness
Nathan continues the Empowered series, considering how the Holy Spirit gives us power to bear witness to Jesus.
Empowered for Life
Hannah introduces a new series about being empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Spur One Another On
Concluding our "One Another" series, Hannah looks at the need to spur one another on.This is a shorter talk from one of our All-Age gatherings.
Bear With One Another
Continuing the "One Another" series, today Nathan looks with us at the command to bear with one another.
Encourage One Another
Continuing our "...One Another" series, Caleb opens up encouragement.This was a shorter talk, given at one of our All-Age gatherings.
Serve One Another
The second in our "...one another" series, this one sees Nathan opening up the theme of serving one another. This is from one of our all-age gatherings, where the talk is usually shorter and serves as an introduction to reflection and discussion.
Love One Another
We move to a new series this week, looking at the "...one another" commands. Today, Kim opens the series, looking at the command to love one another.
Easter: the Road to Emmaus
.Guest speaker Rich Robinson takes us through the account of the two disciples walking along the Emmaus Road later on Easter Sunday: their disappointment, their questions, their lack of understanding - and how Jesus met with them and brought them good news.
James: Restoring Others
Hannah concludes the series on James, looking at the sensitive issue of restoring people who have wandered off-track.
James: Faith-filled prayer
Continuing our series in James, Nathan looks at chapter 5 verses 13-18 - faith-filled prayer
James: Money and how we handle it
Hannah continues our series on the wisdom from the letter of James, unpacking what we can learn about our handling of money.
The Power of Words (2): Criticism and Truthfulness
Continuing our series in the letter of James, Jules takes us back to the power of words, this time looking at criticism and oath-taking.
James: True Wisdom versus False Wisdom
Hannah continues our series in the Letter of James, comparing wisdom as the world sees it with wisdom as God sees it.
James: the Power of Words: Taming the Tongue
Nathan continuing our series on the letter of James with the first of two visits to the power of words.
James - Episode 2 Genuine Faith - If we believe it, we live it
Continuing the series on James: how our faith is worked out in actions from James 2.14-26.
James - Episode 1 Wisdom for Real Life
Hannah introduces a new series looking at the book of James, chapter 1 v.1-27
'Leadership' #3 - Rounding off the series
Hannah concludes our Leadership series
"Leadership" #2 - A leader that serves well
Nathan continues our series on Leadership, exploring what it means to be a leader who serves well from Matthew 20:25-28.
"Leadership" #1 - A leader that loves well
Hannah kicks off our series on Leadership in John 21 as we explore what Jesus has to say about being a good leader. We also introduce our first leadership discernment process, as we continue our journey of establishing membership together as a church family. *Please note: due to a technical error the first 5-10mins of the talk's recording is of a lower quality. We apologise for this.