FEBRUARY 22, 2024

HEY LAKESHORE—

Pastor Frank did an amazing job at kicking off our new series, Taking Charge of Your Life, talking about how to take charge of your physical health and why it’s so important.  This week, we are going to spend some time talking about something that probably doesn’t get talked about enough.

Let’s be honest.  We all feel something at any given moment.  Emotions, both positive and negative, can greatly affect our mood, outlook, and interactions with people.  Some people are really good at managing their emotions, while others aren’t even aware they have emotions.  The truth is that emotional health is a real thing and is critical for us to master.  How emotionally healthy are you?

Being emotionally healthy is a lot more than just finding emotional balance and stability.  If you’re ready for part 2, or maybe just curious about emotional health, I want to encourage you to join us this Sunday as we continue learning the biblical principles to take charge of your life and close the gap between who you are today and who God created you to be.

See you Sunday!
Pastor Brian

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

LAKESHORE FRIENDS—

Taking care of the bodies that God gave us can be a challenge.  Maintaining a proper diet, exercise routines, managing stress, and getting enough rest does not comes easy for everyone.  For me, it takes a lot of intentional effort to remain physically healthy, especially as I enter the latter half of my fifties. 

But what if we began to think differently about our bodies?  What if we fully understood how for the Christian, our bodies are the dwelling place of the Holy Spirit?  What if we began to understand that Jesus bought our bodies with His life, and that our bodies really belong to Him?  Would that change the way you take care of the only body you have? 

I hope you’ll join us this Sunday as we kick off a new series called Taking Charge Of Your Life. We'll explore what the Bible has to say about physical health, emotional health, and relational health, and we'll provide some tools to help you close the gap between who you are today and the person God created you to be.

"What if we began to understand that Jesus bought our bodies with His life..."

Also this Sunday — We'll begin our annual Baby Bottle Drive to help Caring Choices, one of our local missions partners that serves women and families facing unexpected pregnancies by helping them to choose life over abortion.  You can get involved by picking up an empty bottle from the Caring Choices table on your way out the door, filling it with spare change or cash, and returning it by Sunday, March 3.  It’s that simple.

Make a great day!
Frank D.

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

LAKESHORE FRIENDS—

This Sunday is the big game, the Super Bowl.  While most of us don’t have our team in the game, it is nonetheless an event that we’ll all watch.  Well, almost all people in our country will watch.  Not only do we watch the game, we watch the commercials which are (most of them anyways) funny.  It has become a time when the very best attention-capturing commercials air.  As for the halftime show, that’s when I take a break from watching.

I spent this week looking at most of the commercials that were aired during last year’s Super Bowl.  I chose five of them to share during my message this Sunday that I think are funny, encouraging, and have a message that I’ll pick up on and share with some Scripture to teach us some important points.  It was a big hit last year and I hope it’s an even bigger hit this year at Football Sunday.

We’ll also have great music, a fun element to the service, and a fantastic tailgate party in the atrium after each service. 

So here are my asks:

1. Make sure you’re here! There’s no better  way to start Super Bowl Sunday than at church.

2. Wear a jersey or or your favorite sports apparel!  Represent your favorite team.

3. Invite everyone you can!  It’s a can’t-miss Sunday to attend with friends and family. Send a digital invite here.

Hope to see you here with friends and family!

Warmly,
Vince