Pastor's Weekly Update

APRIL 4, 2024

Lakeshore Friends—

As we celebrated the greatest weekend in the history of the world this past weekend, we hope that the Good Friday service and the three Easter services helped you seek out and worship God as deeply as you ever have.  So many of you fasted, prayed, invited and welcomed new families over the weekend.  We know and trust that God used it all.  About 1,450 people were a part of these services.

So what I want to do is say to all you, “thank you”! Thank you to everyone who…

…fasted and prayed for part or all of a day for Easter. 

…invited people to services, regardless of whether they attended or not.

…served God in some capacity this past weekend (including all the hard work put into creating the cross and tomb scene in the Atrium!).

…welcomed our guests and made them feel welcomed.

I’m extremely proud of being the pastor of a church so filled with incredible people like you.  Ministry is hard, sometimes really, really hard.  But you all make it so much easier by your love for God and support for our Staff, Elders, Trustees, LEAD Team (ministry team leaders), and the church in general.  We talk at staff meetings often about what a great collection of people God has given to Lakeshore.

Most of all, I am thankful to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for making the incredible sacrifices He made and the miraculous resurrection He displayed to make eternal life available for all!

Thanks again to all of you!  It’s so exciting to be partners with you in doing God’s work in Rochester and in the world.

Warmly,
Vince

MARCH 28, 2024

Lakeshore Friends—

The most holy weekend of the year is upon us.  Has any weekend ever come even remotely close to Good Friday and Easter Sunday weekend?  No weekend ever proved the greatness of Jesus more or offered the grace of God to people in need of it (which is all of us).  For those of us who love Jesus Christ and have faith in Him, this is our chance to come to church and tell Him we worship Him as we’re taught about the resurrection.

But it’s also important for those who don’t yet know Jesus as their Lord and Savior.  It’s the one weekend of the year that more people are willing to go to church than any other.  That means if we invite people, they are more likely to come than any other time. Will you make a few more invitations and provide a few more reminders to those you’ve already invited to come to Lakeshore this weekend?

On Good Friday, we’ll look at the ultimate reason and response for the death of Jesus on the cross.  People need forgiveness in their lives.

On Easter, we’ll provide super evidence for the actual resurrection of Jesus from the tomb on Easter Sunday morning.  People need to believe that Jesus did in fact rise from the dead and what that means for their eternal destiny.

So I hope to see you here on Friday evening and again on either Saturday night or Sunday morning for Easter services. Eternity is at stake.  Let’s do all we can to help more people find eternal life in Jesus.

By the way, the 11 am service on Sunday is the most attended of all three Easter services. If you can attend another one of the three services, that would be great. Be sure to arrive early!

Warmly,
Vince

MARCH 21, 2024

Lakeshore Friends—

Good Friday and Easter are just over a week away.  The greatest weekend in the history of the world took place beginning and ending with these amazing days.  The death of Jesus on Good Friday paid for our sins when nothing else could have!  The resurrection of Jesus on Easter Sunday morning proved He was God and provided for a Christian’s justification by faith in Him!

What could be greater than that?  No weekend changed the world and millions of lives like this one did.

I hope you’ll be here for both our Good Friday and Easter services.  Just as much, I hope you’ll invite as many people as you can to join you!  It just could be the thing they need to find a personal relationship with God and have their eternal destiny set for heaven.

Pray and then invite people using one of these downloadable invites, or pick up some invite cards at church.

I hope to see you on Sunday as we continue understanding the real Jesus and His power to change people’s lives.

Warmly,
Vince