The Thursday Update

It’s a busy week here at Lakeshore as we host the Global Leadership Summit on Thursday and Friday for the 18^th consecutive year.  If you’re attending, you’re in store for two great days of insight and inspiration on how to be a better leader at work, at home, and in virtually every area of life.  We have some tickets available for just $100. If interested, please contact Kathy Shepanski at kashepanski@lakeshorechurch.org.

On Sunday, we will have a special guest and Lakeshore favorite speaking at both services.  Bishop Dave Singleton from Ark of Jesus Ministries will be continuing our series “Upping Your Emotional I.Q.” by talking about Surpassing The Stifling Effect Of Shame.  We all wrestle with the feeling of shame for the things we’ve done, but God wants us to move past it to a place of freedom.  Bishop Dave will help us understand how.

Thanks for being such a great church!  You are loved by God and by us.

Warmly,
Vince

I think our summer series has been off to a fantastic start, and the mantra that keeps coming to the surface is the idea that emotions should act as indicators and not guides.  So true!  When we allow our emotions to drive our decisions, that’s when we find ourselves in trouble. 

But this begs the question…what happens when we are past that?  What happens when we either miss or ignore the indicators, or did use them as guides, and now we are stuck, overwhelmed, and feeling hopeless?  Enter the reality of depression.  As someone who has struggled with depression all my life, I am all too familiar with it.  But through a lot of prayer, support and professional help, I have learned that while we may never be able to fully defeat it, we can absolutely deal with it.  King David was someone who struggled too. 

Can’t wait to see you this Sunday at 9 or 11 as we dig into this!