Posts by Lakeside Fellowship (Page 12)

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. ~Ephesians 1:3,4 The doctrine, or teaching, of God’s choosing people for salvation can certainly generate some discussion. As one of the Doctrines of Grace, some people call it Unconditional Election. What does the…

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. ~1 John 1:5 This past Sunday’s message focused on a fellowship with God that resides in light and not darkness. Pastor Josh Daggett brought the Word and made clear that an intimate walk with God is walking in light rather than a self deceiving walk in darkness. Light and darkness are concepts often mentioned in…

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ~James 1:2 Pastor began his message this past Sunday with a statement I believe to be true and a wake up call for us all. “Trials are common ground for all of us.” Every single human being from Adam onward without exception has faced trials, trouble, suffering, sorrow, and pain. It is, without a doubt, an experience all of humanity shares in regardless of race, gender, or…

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. ~James 1:22 Through out the years a large segment of Christianity has confused the relationship between the Apostle Paul’s teaching and that of James. This past Sunday, Pastor made it abundantly clear how Paul and James’ teachings are not at odds with one another and in fact are complimentary. This is how Pastor explained it: Paul taught how salvation is received and James taught how salvation is verified.…

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings. ~James 1:1 I am excited about the new series Pastor has begun in the book of James. I am looking forward to our study in this letter, from the Lord’s brother to “the twelve tribes in the Dispersion”, because of its focused look at what the life of a believer ought to look like. Pastor pointed out how much James’ own…

And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, “Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.” ~Mark 10:13-15 This passage of Scripture has been the subject of numerous pieces…

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it. ~1 Thessalonians 5:23,24 When one becomes a Christian and receives the gift of eternal life, it is soon realized that perhaps one’s current lifestyle may be out of sync with God’s Word. None of us are living our lives in perfect…

Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy name! ~Psalm 103:1   There are times when we are tempted to complain and give in to grumbling when it seems as if circumstances are not going our way or when our prayers are not being answered how we would like. It becomes all too easy at this point to sit down defeated and dwell on all of our troubles. Pastor asked us about this…

And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. ~Luke 2:6,7 As Pastor has led us through the Christmas story these past few weeks, we have been given the opportunity to reflect on a very important truth. God has come! God’s first arrival into this world…

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. ~Luke 1:26,27 There has been much to take in and absorb these past two weeks as Pastor has been preaching through the first chapter of Luke’s Gospel. There have been angelic visitations, messages from God, a barren couple conceiving in…