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This is the small web presence of the Lighthouse Quartet of Waterloo, Iowa. This group was born of a desire for good, solid gospel music and to be a blessing to Lighthouse Baptist Church. Our music isn't that good, and we aren't much of a blessing to the church. Still that is why we are here and God will use anyone, so the prayer is that this music will be a blessing to you. See the About Us page for more details.

What's New
May, 21, 2010	Hard Drive Crash. Among other things, I have to redo all the work I did on What a Day That Will Be.
March 26, 2010	The new CD will focus on songs written before 1900. But, David Cole asked very nicely if we could do "What a Day That Will Be." So we started it. It is going slowly because of work and other things.
March 5, 2010	Finished "Sweet Hour of Prayer."
February 15, 2010	Started a Facebook Page. Some of our fans are joining us there. Facebook Page
January 29, 2010	We are starting the song, "Sweet Hour of Prayer."
December 26, 2009	Started another song, "The Old Fashioned Way." Let us know if you like it.
December 10, 2009	Changed the vocals for There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood. Hope you like it.
Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2009	There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood is finished and uploaded. It is in the Songs and Songs for Dial Up pages.
August 15, 2009	The CD is on sale! Three ways to buy it: Saved by Grace - $11.99 for the CD from CreateSpace Saved by Grace - $8.99 for mp3 download from Amazon.com Saved by Grace - $11.99 for the CD from Amazon.com If you are a member of Lighthouse Baptist Church and want the special deal, send an email.
August 15, 2009	We re-did Who at my Door Is Standing from scratch. Try it out on the Songs Page or the Songs for Dial Up Page.
July 22, 2009	The proof CD is on its way to us! When it gets here, we have to show it to all who are mentioned in the thank you section. And we get to see if the quality of the manufactured CDs are as good as the price. Also, we have started work on "There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood."
July 9, 2009	Our friend, Larry Byvank, is using our songs to make videos.Then, he uploads them to YouTube. Go to the Videos Page to see them.
June 25, 2009	"Who At My Door Is Standing" is uploaded. Try it out and see what you think.
June 24, 2009	To the right, you will find the liner notes for the new CD. Now, we will finish the artwork to incorporate the new notes. Then, we send a master CD to the reseller. They will send us a proof CD. If it is good, we will be ready to release it. Wow!
June 23, 2009	Well, it's been a long time since we sent off for permission to use the lyrics for "Saved by Grace" in the liner notes. We don't even know if the post office box where we sent the request is good, if Mr. Clark has checked his mail, or if he is even well. I think we will rewrite liner notes to save time. It is very good the way it is, but we cant' tell what has happened to Mr. Clark. Without the copyrighted lyrics, we can post the liner notes here for those who might be interested.
June 20, 2009	We are waiting to hear from Tommy Clark for permission to use the lyrics for "Saved by Grace" in the liner notes. While waiting, we are going to start recording again. We are starting with the beautiful hymn, "Who At My Door Is Standing" by Mary B. C. Slade.
May 21, 2009	It's been a long time since we had an update. We've been working on the CD. All of the artwork is done, the copyrights are all gotten, except for permission for Saved by Grace lyrics in the CD liner. It should be a several week wait for that, then we send the master CD to the publisher. When they get that, they send a proof CD which if it's good, is the last step. Then we order some for any at our church that want some and start the process over on the next CD.
February 15, 2009	Work has stopped on recording songs while we get the new album ready. The name of the album is, "Saved by Grace." The music is done, but we need to create the artwork, write the liner notes, get the copyrights, and send it all to the manufacturer. What a deal!
January 31, 2009	Made a few adjustments on "Saved by Grace." It's done. It's also copyrighted, so I can't put it on the web site.
January 27,2009	"Saved by Grace" is finished and sent out to those who will tell us how it sounds on their stereos, CD players, and such. When we hear back, we will make adjustments and call it done.
December 23, 2008	Works begins on "Saved by Grace." "He was a good man; He loved his wife, All in all he lived a quiet and decent life. He helped his neighbor; He raised his kids. But trusting Jesus is one thing he never did."
October 19, 2008	"Lead Me to Calvary" is finished and uploaded to the Saved by Grace for Dial Up and the Saved by Grace for Broadband web pages.
October 18, 2008	Built web pages for dial up users who's connections are maxed out by the songs and album pages.
October 11, 2008	Work starts on "Lead Me to Calvary"
September 27, 2008	Done with "Wayfaring Stranger". It is uploaded to the Saved by Grace Page and Saved by Grace for Dial Up Page.
September 25, 2008	Work is started on "Wayfaring Stranger"
September 6, 2008	"Jesus Takes Your Heavy Burdens" is finished and uploaded.
September 2, 2008	Work begins on, "Jesus Takes Your Heavy Burdens."
August 20, 2008	Finished and uploaded the hymn, "Does Jesus Care?" If you don't already know, "Oh Yes, He cares; I know He cares. His heart is touched with my grief."

Liner Notes for the CD, "Saved by Grace"

Many a person has lived his whole life thinking he would go to Heaven because he was a good person. But that is not what God says. The Bible says "we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;" (Isaiah 64:6) That it's "Not by works of righteousness which we have done," (Titus 3:5) "For by grace are ye saved, through faith; and that not of yourselves." (Ephesians 2:8) You see, you may be a good person, but what about all the sin in your past? It has to be dealt with. The Bible says, "For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) It says that "All liars shall have their part in the lake of fire which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death." (Revelation 21:8) And the Scripture in Romans says, "There is none righteous, no not one."(Romans 3:10)

The Bible teaches that if you pay the debt for your own sins, you must die eternally in Hell. "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 6:23) So what can you do? If you believe God and His Word, you must also believe that you (and I) are sinners, deserving of Hell. If you believe you aren't all that bad, you must throw out the Bible and call God a liar! Impossible!

But Jesus Christ was born of a virgin, lived a perfect, sinless life, and died that horrible death on the cross. To pay for His sins? No! He died to pay for your sins, if you will let Him. The Bible says, "For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:7-8)

So, how can we go to Heaven?

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--"For there is none other name, under Heaven, given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12) -- Jesus Christ.
--"I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6) -- Jesus Christ.
-- "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16) -- Jesus Christ.
-- "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:9-10) "For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13) -- Jesus Christ

Friend, "with the heart man believeth unto righteousness." (Romans 10:10)

So I ask you; what do you believe?

-- Do you believe that at some time in your life, you have sinned, just as the Bible says? And if you are honest with yourself, as I had to be with myself, you would find many areas and times in your life when you would have to admit you were sinful.
-- Do you believe that, as a sinner, you are doomed to spend an eternity paying your sin-debt in Hell? The Bible is clear. "The wages of sin is death," and, "It is appointed unto man once to die and after that, the judgment." Also, "Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned."
-- And do you believe that Jesus Christ died to pay the debt for your sins? The Bible says that, "God commendeth His love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." (Romans 5:8) There is no doubt that through Adam and through our own sin, we have a price, a judgment, on our heads. A judgment that we can pay for ourselves in Hell, or ask Jesus Christ to pay for us.

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So what will you do? Will you live answering to no God and in the end reap the eternal punishment? Or will you ask Jesus Christ to save you and put your trust in His blood, which was shed for you on the cross at Calvary? "With the mouth, confession is made unto salvation." (Romans 10:10) If you choose Christ, you must pray to Him, confessing that you are a doomed sinner with no hope of Heaven without Him and Him alone. And you must ask Him with all of your heart to save you. And He will save you. Without a doubt.

What will your choice be? You only have two choices. Heaven or Hell. Friend, you must pray and ask Jesus Christ to forgive and save you. Just pray right now and give your heart, your life, and your eternity to Him.

So, if you prayed and asked Jesus to save you, what next?

First, you must find a good, Bible-believing, King James using, independent, fundamental Baptist Church. Once you find that Church, ask the Preacher what to do next. He should tell you to be baptized and start living for Jesus, the One who died for you. You should read your Bible, pray, and seek God's face every day.

Friend, that's my message to you. I urge you to trust in Jesus and be saved. If you are saved, I urge you to give your all for the Lord. After all, He gave His all for you.

There are a great many Bible verses quoted here. If you have any questions about this message or anything else spiritual, here are two websites you can look up:
Lighthouse Quartet - www.LighthouseQuartet.org.
Lighthouse Baptist Church - www.LighthouseBaptistWaterloo.org.

Sincerely,

DJW

The Lighthouse Quartet