JULY 13, 2023

LAKESHORE FAMILY—

The summer is in full swing here at Lakeshore and all around Rochester. Vacations, graduations, parties, and a lot of other things going on… all of which can cause us to feel like we are losing our minds. We feel like even though there are 24 hours in a day, we don’t have enough time to do everything that there is that we need to do. Running back and forth, all around… stuck in this cycle of GET THIS DONE… and we feel it in our core.

I am sure that many of us can relate to this feeling. All of us have felt like this at one time or another in our life. When we do, all that we truly want is to just sit down, relax, and have some peace.

"WE MUST ALLOW CHRIST TO BE OUR PEACE"

At the end of the day, I think that is what all of us are looking for regardless of the situation that we are in; we are all looking for peace. Unfortunately, we turn to so many different things in order to find that peace. All things that can be good in and of themselves, but also things that can leave us just as messed up as we were before if they're the only place we look for peace.

There is really only one true place where we can find peace: through a relationship with Jesus Christ. We must allow Christ to be our peace. When we do so, we'll have peace that only comes from Christ and “transcends all understanding," as Paul says in Philippians 4:7.

Make sure you make plans to be at church this Sunday as we talk more about peace in our current series, Fruit(Full). Have an amazing weekend. We'll see you Sunday!

Love to you all!
Pastor Antoine

JULY 6, 2023

LAKESHORE FRIENDS—

"If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." —John 15:10-11

Joy; it can be the most elusive thing we ever chase, yet everyone chases it. It can be here today and gone tomorrow. For some, joy is a rare occurrence. Others seem to live in a constant state of joy.

This Sunday, July 9, we'll continue our Fruit(Full) series as we look at what we can do to attain and retain joy even in the difficult times of life. It should come as no surprise that what we believe about God will seriously impact the joy we experience here and now. 

If experiencing joy is something you or one of your friends in whom you’re investing need to learn, we will look forward to seeing you here at Lakeshore this Sunday.

See you soon,
Pastor Brian

JUNE 29, 2023

LAKESHORE FAMILY—

We live in a culture that misconstrues the definition of love. They say that love is simply a feeling that can be passed over and ignored. Love, in the world, is used so loosely, that how a person loves a pair of shoes, is talked about in the same way that a person loves their spouse or children. Love, in the world, has been diminished to nothing more than a temporary emotion that has no power or importance.

Love means so much more than that though. The Bible says that love is the foundation of what we do as believers. Paul says that without love, we are reduced to nothing.

Love is the backbone and the pillar of what it means to be a Christian. Without love, we lose salvation. Without love, we are no longer set apart.

Love means so much more than what the world claims it to be.

"For God so loved the world" — it is through love that we have been given the opportunity to spend eternity with Christ. It is through this love that we even have the capacity to love. We love because he first loved us.

It is in Christ's love that we display love to those around us!

Love to you all!
Pastor Antoine