Posts by Lakeside Fellowship (Page 8)

Writing about Session 2 Sola Scriptura, Brady Warrick shares his thoughts on tradition. The focus of Session 2 of our study was on Sola Scriptura. Sola Scriptura is the belief that Scripture is the final and only infallible authority for the Christian in all matters of faith and practice. Not included in the definition is the word ONLY. It does NOT say scripture is the ONLY source of truth. Solo Scriptura (not Sola) is the belief that Scripture is the…

Our church is going to publish a series of blog posts from written by the first class of students in our theology program. They are now in the second 10 week course of the program entitled Bibliology & Hermeneutics. Each student has been tasked with writing a blog post about their impression and thoughts of one session from the course. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and…

For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. ~Romans 12:4,5 The Apostle Paul had earlier been speaking about no longer living for oneself but rather living for God as a spiritual sacrifice; we are to die to self and live our lives for Him. We are also to live humbly and not to think…

And as they were frightened and bowed their faces to the ground, the men said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men and be crucified and on the third day rise.” ~Luke 24:5-7 I love Easter Sunday! It is a wondrous time of anticipation,…

And as they led him away, they seized one Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, and laid on him the cross, to carry it behind Jesus. ~Luke 23:26 When Pastor called on us to read through the crucifixion account in the Gospel of Luke this week I could not help but spend time thinking on this verse. Pastor’s message this last Sunday was to focus our attention not only on the events of Jesus’ arrest, trial,…

Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, “Sit here, while I go over there and pray.” ~Matthew 26:36 On the night of his betrayal and arrest, Jesus went to a familiar place and committed Himself to an even more familiar task… prayer. The hour had grown late and Jesus gave Himself to spend what little time He had left communing with God the Father in prayer, but this time it was…

The words of Nehemiah the son of Hac-aliah. Now it happened in the month of Chislev, in the twentieth year, as I was in Susa the capital, that Hanani, one of my brothers, came with certain men from Judah. And I asked them concerning the Jews who escaped, who had survived the exile, and concerning Jerusalem. ~Nehemiah 1:1,2 Pastor began a new sermon series this past Sunday and it is built on the book of Nehemiah. It is entitled “Nehemiah’s…

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ~2 Corinthians 5:18 When Paul begins verse 18 with “All this is from God,” he is referring to those things he had just been talking about, the renewing of the human heart, his own desire to forsake all and give his life for the furthering of the Gospel. He says all this to make the point that even though he may…

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.” ~Jeremiah 1:5 Although the number of abortions today indicate our society’s low view of life in the womb, it is an indicator of something far more serious. The “pro-choice” movement and abortion laws reveal our society’s low view of the Creator God Who gives that life. Pastor’s message this last Sunday was both saddening…

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. ~Hebrews 4:12 The Bible is God’s Book and when you open it up and start reading it will be just a matter of time before a verse or a passage will grab your attention and speak to you right where you’re at. The…

These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. ~Hebrews 11:13 After speaking about the faith of Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, and Jacob, the writer of Hebrews notes the connecting thread in all of their lives; they died not receiving the fulfillment of the promises of God, but could see the fulfillment of them and…

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal.” ~Matthew 6:19,20 Where is my treasure? That is a question I have been asking myself this week after Pastor’s last message about “Treasuring Christ Together.” This whole series has not been a means to pry more…

We want you to know, brothers, about the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia, for in a severe test of affliction, their abundance of joy and their extreme poverty have overflowed in a wealth of generosity on their part. ~2 Corinthians 8:1,2 The Macedonian churches were both poor and persecuted, but they rejoiced for the opportunity of giving towards the poorer and more persecuted brothers and sisters in Jerusalem. Don’t miss what Paul points…

And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near. ~Hebrews 10:24,25 This past Sunday (as cold as it was) Pastor began a new sermon series entitled “Treasuring Christ Together.” He began our first Sunday of the new year by focusing on the “together” part of treasuring Christ. Think…