This Week | September 27 – October 3, 2024
September 29 | Romans – Grasping The Gospel, Romans 8:28, Part 30: The Greatest Verse in the Bible (Part 2) – Pastor Mark Pospisil
Synopsis: How can God use suffering and evil for His purposes? This is an important question. We can trust and know that the Lord can and will work all things for our good and His glory. But, sometimes our faith gets tested during times of suffering. Just think of Joseph. He went through many hardships and trials. Yet, at the end of his life he made an amazing declaration looking back. He said in Genesis 50:20, “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.” This morning we are going to see how Romans 8:28 gives us confidence that what others meant for evil, God can mean for good.
Fighter Verse: Genesis 50:20 – “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
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FAMILY SERVICE | SEPTEMBER 29
5th Sunday at The Lakes means Family Service! There will be no Lakes Children program for Elementary Age (1st-5th grade) this Sunday. We invite children in this age group to worship together with their families this Sunday! Early childhood (ages Birth-Kindergarten) still available during both the 9:30am and 11:15am services upstairs.
HEALING HIDDEN HURTS | OCTOBER 8
Do you feel stuck and unable to move forward because of hidden hurts of past abuse? Are you longing for more in your life but don’t know where and how to begin the healing process? If your heart is feeling tugged by these questions, please consider joining a weekly Bible study in community with women who are survivors of sexual, physical or emotional abuse. This is a safe, discreet space where you can feel comfortable healing and growing at your own pace and within your boundaries. We will be digging into Mary DeMuth’s Into the Light workbook, a 7-session study that traces biblical truths of healing through stories of real women in the Bible. The registration cost is $25 to cover the workbook.
The facilitator of this group is Joanne Ewald, a Lakes member, fellow survivor and founder of Mend on the Move, a nonprofit that has employed abuse survivors for nearly 10 years to create jewelry from auto scrap.
SHINE DANCE | OCTOBER 12
This is our exciting annual dance event for all our special needs friends and their caregivers. Along with dancing, there will be bingo, crafts, a photo booth.
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A few more upcoming events to be aware of. More details to come, but for now, save these dates!:
Core Ministries – Weekly Update
Family Service for our elementary children this week!!! As they join you downstairs for service, demonstrate what worship each week looks like. Encourage them to be engaged in the service even, ugh, taking notes! Use the sermon as a talking point at lunch or dinner for what you took from it and how you would apply it to your life! Can’t wait for Sunday!
EARLY CHILDHOOD – Early Childhood (Birth – Kindergarten) program available during the 9:30 and 11:15 Sunday services.
ELEMENTARY AGE (1st-5th grade) – Elementary age program available Sundays during the 9:30 and 11:15 services and Wednesday Kids Creek from 6:30-8pm during the school year!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Family Service | September 29
WEDNESDAY YOUTH GROUP – Middle School and High School students meet on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30pm for a combined youth group service in Lakes West (7150 Cooley Lake Rd, shared upper parking lot).
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Monthly Prayer | Lakes Women meet for prayer the first Saturday of each month from 9:30am to 10:30am!
Quarterly “Chat-a-latte” gathering | Coffee/Tea & fellowship in the lower level Atrium
Seasonal Bible Studies | Join us for our Fall Bible Study – Starved by Amy Seiffert. This will be a 6-week study on Thursdays. We will have a daytime (10:30-12pm) and evening (6:30-8pm) study that are going through the same book.
Registration coming soon!
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Women’s Retreat | September 27-29.
Women’s Monthly Prayer Meeting | October 5 at 9:30am, upper level
Chat-a-latte | October 19 at 9:30am in atrium
Weekly Men’s Bible Study
Saturdays at 8am in Lakes West (7150 Cooley Lake Rd, shared upper parking lot).
Tuesdays at 6:30am in the upper level. | Kicking off after Labor Day
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Men’s Fall Football Tailgate | November 16th at 11am
