The Thursday Update

AUGUST 11, 2022

Lakeshore Friends—

There is nothing that is as freeing as forgiveness, is there?

Think of those times when you did something wrong, bad, unkind, or maybe even dark-hearted.  Have one or two in mind?  Great. Now picture being caught doing it or even convicted in your spirit about its wrongness.  How do you feel at that very moment?  Not too good.  We’ve all been there, me very much included.

Now think of those times when you have experienced the forgiveness of someone for those very same actions.  And then you turn to God for His forgiveness and it washes over your entire being.  How does that feel?  It is freeing beyond words and helps you live without the weight of the sin that put such anguish and pain in your heart.  It is as beautiful a feeling as you can experience!

I’m thankful that we serve a forgiving God who is always like that.  On Sunday, Pastor Brian will be teaching on God’s attribute of forgiveness and I can’t wait to hear it!

Our world is such an unforgiving place.  The news cycle perpetually gives us example after example of people who are filled with hate and unforgiveness and it is trending the wrong way by leaps and bounds.  How refreshing it is to see people who follow Jesus Christ's model and extend forgiveness to others.  It’s an opportunity to be the light this dark world needs today.

I hope to see you on Sunday.  Being together to tell God we love Him is the highlight of my week, and I hope it’s yours too.

Warmly,
Vince

AUGUST 4, 2022

Hey Lakeshore—

We really hope this series has been helpful as we do our best to describe who God is.  It’s no small feat to try and define an infinite God using finite words and time.

With that, however, we firmly believe that if you don’t have an accurate understanding of who God is, that will directly impact the way you view your circumstances and even how you view yourself.  But when we do understand Him, it changes how we view our lives.

This week, we're going to talk about an attribute that has profound implications for our everyday lives.  The fact that God is Just.  So many things happen in our lives and we can find ourselves thinking that life isn’t fair or that God has forgotten about us.  But, that’s not true.

This is a big one, so if you’re really struggling with making heads or tails of this world lately, I want to invite you to church on Sunday at 9AM or 11AM as we dig in to this.  Can’t wait to see you on Sunday!

In Him,
Brian

JULY 28, 2022

Hi Lakeshore,

I am very happy to report that the goose problem at the Lakeshore front door seems to have been resolved.  There have been no geese and no goose droppings sighted for the past couple of weeks.  I’m also delighted to report that no geese and no pastors were harmed in the removal of the geese from the front door.  Apparently, the key to moving the geese to new “rest areas” is to  “chase ‘em until they fly.”  I’m sure there’s an important life lesson in that wisdom, but for the life of me, I can’t figure out what it is... 

There will be another life lesson this Sunday as we ponder the next topic in our God is... series.  This week we consider God’s Omniscience.  Omniscience means God is all-knowing.  You might be asking: how does God’s omniscience help me in my life?  We will be learning that and much more this Sunday.

I hope you are doing summer really well this year.  We have a couple more months of warm weather to get in all the activities of summer.  Then we shift to the serious business of football and goose season.  Just kidding; kind of! 

Hope to see you Sunday morning.

Many prayers and many blessings!
Pastor Brian