Happening Now

The men from the Magnolia Campus of Adult & Teen Challenge will be joining us for morning worship on Sunday, September 20. They will be ministering during the service and sharing some of their testimonies of what God has done in their lives. We always enjoy having the men and women from Adult & Teen Challenge with us, and Light On A Hill Church is thankful to be able to support this ministry each month.

Following the morning service, we will have a meal together. The church will be providing smoked turkey, and we are asking everyone to help out with the side dishes. If you would like to bring something, please see Amber Loew to sign up. We hope you will plan to stay after service, enjoy the meal, and spend some time visiting with our guests from Adult & Teen Challenge.

Tuesday – October 6 – 6:30 pm

Meet At CR8 Building (210 W Chestnut)

The Community Ladies Bible Study meets on the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at The CR8 Building, 210 W. Chestnut in Grapeland. This community-wide gathering brings together women from across the area and from various churches for fellowship, study, and encouragement. The group is currently studying the Gospel of John, and newcomers are welcome to join at any time. The meeting is informal, and there is no need to dress up. Food is served, door prizes are given each month, and there is no cost to attend. The study is open to all women of all ages (no childcare is available). For more information, contact Donna Sprinkle at 713-828-5587 (call or text). No RSVP is required — just come!

Wednesday Bible Study

Join us each Wednesday at 6:30 PM as we study the Book of Joshua together. We’ll see how God kept His promises, led His people through every challenge, and remained faithful every step of the way. Those same truths still encourage and strengthen us today. We’d love to have you join us as we grow together in God’s Word.

We are using a service called Flocknote to provide several services for church management and communication. You can log into your personal Flocknote account at loah.flocknote.com. Use your cell phone number as your ID to log in.

Using Flocknote you can access your personal information including a record of your giving. You can use Flocknote to give online. This is also the service we use for text message communication.

This Weeks Message

Love Prepares Us for the Wedding

For husbands, this means love your wives, just as Christ loved the church. He gave up his life for her to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word. He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault. Ephesians 5:25-27

Christ’s Work In Us Did Not Stop At Salvation

Love Changes The Way We Prepare

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure. 1 John 3:2-3

The Wedding Day Is Coming

Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people… Blessed are those who are invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb. Revelation 19:7-9

And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven like a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. Revelation 21:2

…Look, God’s home is now among his people! He will live with them, and they will be his people. God himself will be with them. Revelation 21:3

The Wedding Is Not The End Of The Story

It Is The Beginning Of Forever With Christ

How Great Thou Art

Oh Lord my God when I in awesome wonder
Consider all the worlds thy hands have made
I see the stars I hear the rolling thunder
Thy power through out the universe dis played

Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art
Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art

And when I think that God His son not sparing
Sent him to die I scarce can take it in
That on the cross my burden gladly bearing
He bled and died to take away my sin

Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art
Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art

Then Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation
And lead me home what joy shall fill my heart
Then I shall bow with humble adoration
And then pro claim my God how great thou art

Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art
Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art

Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art
Then sings my soul my savior God to thee
How great thou art how great thou art

How great Thou art how great Thou art

Man On The Middle Cross

I heard the preacher talking
About three wooden crosses
Upon a hill for everyone to see
Two sinners on the outside
Couldn’t save themselves if they tried
All I could think is man that sounds like me

I’ve been the one on the left full of guilt and regret
Long-gone on the wrong side of living
I’ve been the one on the right always looking for a fight
Thinking I could never be forgiven
I’m standing here today overwhelmed by grace
‘Cause I know who paid my cost
Thank God for the Man on the middle cross

He didn’t have to do it
But for me He went through it
A love like that I’ll never understand
Lord knows I don’t deserve it
And I know I couldn’t earn it
The mercy rained down on this desperate man

I’ve been the one on the left full of guilt and regret
Long-gone on the wrong side of living
I’ve been the one on the right always looking for a fight
Thinking I could never be forgiven
I’m standing here today overwhelmed by grace
‘Cause I know who paid my cost
Thank God for the Man on the middle cross

The cross is where He went
Oh but that ain’t where He stayed
He brought me back to life
When He rose up outta that grave
Someday I’ll stand before Him
And I’ll see Jesus face to face
I’ll worship and adore Him
For a life forever changed

I’ve been the one on the left full of guilt and regret
Long-gone on the wrong side of living
I’ve been the one on the right always looking for a fight
Thinking I could never be forgiven
I’m standing here today overwhelmed by grace
‘Cause I know who paid my cost
Thank God for the Man on the middle cross
Thank God for the Man on the middle cross

If I Got Jesus

I’ve had a dollar to my name
I’ve had friends that walked away
And I’ve even lost myself a time or two

There were bridges crossed and burned
But through all the wreckage I have learned
There is one thing that I can never lose

If I’ve got Jesus
I’ve got all that I could ever need
Take the world away from me
And I’ll be ok
If I’ve got Jesus
There’s a hope that’s living deep inside
A joy that I could never hide
And a safe place to fall
If I’ve got Jesus
I got it all

I’ve seen weakness turn to strength
I’ve seen failures met with grace
And it’s not from what I’ve done, it’s Christ in me

A miracle I can’t explain
Oh, He’s given me His name
I’m the richest man that I could ever be

Someday that trumpet’s gonna sound
And the King of heaven will ride upon the clouds, coming down
I’ll hit my knees, oh Lord, then sings my soul
I’m going home

I Speak Jesus

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Till every dark addiction starts to break
Declaring there is hope and there is freedom
I speak Jesus

Cause Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over fear and all anxiety
To every soul held captive by depression
I speak Jesus

Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like the fire

Shout Jesus from the mountains
Jesus in the streets
Jesus in the darkness over every enemy
Jesus for my family
I speak the holy name
Jesus

Your name is power
Your name is healing
Your name is life
Break every stronghold
Shine through the shadows
Burn like a fire

I just want to speak the name of Jesus
Over every heart and every mind
Cause I know there is peace within Your presence
I speak Jesus

Come Jesus Come

Sometimes I fall to my knees and pray
Come Jesus come
Let today be the day
Sometimes I feel like I’m gonna break
But I’m holding on
To a hope that won’t fade

Come Jesus come
We’ve been waiting so long
For the day You return
To heal every hurt
And right every wrong
We need You right now
Come and turn this around
Deep down I know
This world isn’t home
Come Jesus come

One day He’ll come
And we’ll stand face to face
Come and lay it all down
Cause it might be today
The time is right now
There’s no need to wait
Your past will be washed by rivers of grace

Come Jesus come
We’ve been waiting so long
For the day You return
To heal every hurt
And right every wrong
We need You right now
Come and turn this around (turn this around)
Deep down I know
This world isn’t home
Come Jesus come
Come Jesus come
Come Jesus come