The Thursday Update

MAY 8, 2025

Lakeshore Friends,

My heart is filled with so much joy because of you. It always has been, but with our 30th-year anniversary, I have another reason to add to my long list.

So many of you show up so faithfully, and we’re grateful for that. And so many of you are hungry to grow in your faith. You invite people to church and help us reach those who need Jesus. So many of you serve with your gifts. So many of you are generous givers to God. So many of you really love people. The list could go on and on from so many of you. Add to this list that you are so loving to me and my family. Again, that’s always been the case, but your generous gift to me for pastoring Lakeshore for 30 years last Sunday meant so much. Thank you! If there was another more intense word than “thank you,” I would use it. Thank you, thank you, thank you is all I’ve got. Please accept this from a heart filled with so much appreciation.

The gift is nice, really nice. But like the Apostle Paul said in Philippians 4:17 (ESV), “Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit.”

I’m excited that we will resume our new series, How to Find Joy in Life in the New Testament book of Philippians on Sunday, as we celebrate moms. In fact, the topic, “Joyful No Matter What,” will be perfect for the day.

Thanks for being a church that brings me and all of our staff so much joy!

Warmly,
Vince