This Week | May 19-May 25, 2023

May 21 | Genesis, Part 31: Rightly Handling Temptations (Genesis 39) – Pastor Mark Pospisil

Synopsis: As we follow along the life of Joseph we come to a peculiar situation in his life. The Lord is with him (repeated four times in Genesis 39) but he is facing strong temptations. His master’s wife wants to commit adultery with him and tries to seduce him day after day. Although the Lord is with him, he is in this very difficult situation. We will see how Joseph honored God in this moment and fled. We must understand that being tempted is not the same as sinning and temptations are common to all people. The Lord has much to say from this story and through His Word on how we can rightly handle the temptations that we face.

Fighter Verse: Genesis 39:9 – “How then can I do this great wickedness and sin against God?” 

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Reason I Sing

Lion And The Lamb

A Thousand Hallelujahs

Same God

Before The Throne Of God Above

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Discovering The Lakes | May 21

Join us for lunch in the large group room (219) upstairs after the second service at 1pm and get to know The Lakes. Learn about our mission, leadership, core values, ministries, and where you fit in! Discovering the Lakes is once a month, so please take note of the date here!
Please register so we can plan lunch accordingly!

Baptism Sunday | June 18

Baptism is the natural next step once we are saved! It represents the new life that Jesus’ resurrection gives us and is a public sign of our faith in Christ. If you have accepted Jesus as your Savior, we invite you to take this opportunity to demonstrate your faith in Christ.

We will have an opportunity to get baptized during both services on this Sunday. Please fill out this form to let me know you are interested in getting baptized!

VBS 2023 IS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION! | JULY 17-20

It’s happening!!! VBS 2023 is almost here! This year, we’ll be celebrating all kinds of games. From classic tabletop games to strategy games to video games and more, children will play their way through our week of VBS! But more importantly, they’ll see Jesus through the eyes of one of His closest friends and discover that trusting Jesus as Savior and following Him changes the game entirely!

Here are the details:

Monday, July 17th, through Thursday, July 20th
Nightly from 5:15pm to 8:45pm
Open to all children age 4 through 5th Grade (grade entering in the Fall of 2023)

REGISTER HERE!

LAKES FAMILY CAMPOUT | JULY 21-23

More info and registration to come, but for now, save the dates (note that the date just changed and is no longer 7/28-30. We apologize for any inconvenience!)

SAVE THESE DATES NOW…

Be sure to always check our e-bulletin (updated weekly on Fridays) and calendar to stay tuned on everything coming up at The Lakes! 

A few more upcoming events to be aware of. More details to come, but for now, save these dates!:

5/21: Discovering the Lakes

6/18: Baptism

7/17-20: VBS

7/21-23: Family Camp Out (note that the dates have changed and are no longer July 28-30!)

Core Ministries – Weekly Update

God gave Israel His commandments. It becomes apparent that loving and obeying God are very closely linked! We’ll be asking the children, “What occupies the most space in your mind?” If we aren’t thinking about God, then we probably aren’t loving Him. And if we aren’t loving Him, then we probably aren’t obeying Him!

EARLY CHILDHOOD – Early Childhood (Birth – Kindergarten) program available during the 9:30 and 11:30 Sunday services.

ELEMENTARY AGE (1st-5th grade) – Elementary age program available Sundays during The 9:30 and 11:30 services and Tuesday Kids Creek from 6:30-8pm during the school year! 

UPCOMING EVENTS:Registration is open for VBS, July 17-20, 2023!

THURSDAY YOUTH GROUP – Middle School and High School students meet on Thursdays from 6:30-8:30pm for a combined youth group service.

MONDAY HIGH SCHOOL GROW GROUPS – Grow Groups meet weekly on Mondays at Josh and Cassie’s house in Clarkston. Please email Josh if you are interested in attending! josh.broyles@thelakescc.org

Monthly Prayer | Lakes Women meet for prayer the first Saturday of each month from 9:30am to 11:00am!

Quarterly “Chat-a-latte” gathering | Coffee/Tea & fellowship in the lower level Atrium

Current Bible Study | April 12-May 24 (Wednesday nights): Women’s Bible Study (1, 2, 3 John)

Weekly Men’s Bible Study | Join the men of The Lakes upstairs on Saturday mornings from 8-9:30am as we study the Word and share life together.

Men’s Tuesday Bible Study | Please join us upstairs as Pastor Greg Alexander leads our weekly Bible study on Tuesdays from 6:30-7:30am

Men’s Advance | May 19-21