This Week | May 31 – June 6, 2024
June 2 | Conflict, Christ, and the Cross – Abdu Murray
Synopsis:Abdu Murray will be our guest speaker this week. He is a teacher, author, and attorney who specializes in addressing issues where religious faith and emerging cultural trends intersect and collide. Since founding Embrace the Truth in 2004, Abdu has spent decades analyzing how the major religious and non-religious thought traditions have attempted to address emerging cultural issues. He has written four books, including: Saving Truth; Grand Central Question; Apocalypse Later; More than a White Man’s Religion. Abdu will be speaking from Genesis 16 about Sarai and Hagar His message will be on conflict, Christ, and the cross.
Fighter Verse: Genesis 16:13 – “So she called the name of the Lord who spoke to her, “You are a God of seeing,”[ for she said, “Truly here I have seen him who looks after me.”
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What’s Happening?
WOMEN’S PRAYER MEETING | JUNE 1
BAPTISM | JUNE 9
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!
DISCOVERING THE LAKES | JUNE 9
New around here? Join us for lunch in the large group room (219) upstairs after the third service at 12:45pm and get to know The Lakes; our mission, leadership, core values, ministries, and where you fit in! Discovering the Lakes is once every other month, so please take note of the date here!
Please register here so we can plan lunch accordingly!
FAMILY CAMPOUT | JUNE 9
This is our annual church family outing to Somerset Beach Campground! Bring your camper or tent and camping gear for this fun weekend at the lake. Play on the beach, hike, swim, play volleyball or softball, sit around the bonfire, or just relax with friends. The cost for the campsite is $77 per campsite for 2 nights. For questions, please email Dave Spears at spearala@gmail.com
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!:
Core Ministries – Weekly Update
You can’t turn around today without seeing a warning: on your mattress, on a cup of hot coffee….don’t get me started on medication! The Bible is full of warnings too – not just to specific people at a specific time, but also for all of us at all times. This week, we’ll be learning that, though at times these warnings seem harsh, they exist to guide us to the right decisions that are best for us.
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:
K-5th Move Up Sunday | June 9
No Wednesday night | June 5 & 12
School’s Out Bash | June 19, 6pm
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:
Rush Camp | June 24-28
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 | TBD
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Women’s Monthly Prayer Meeting | June 1 9:30am
Women’s Retreat | Save the date for September 27-29
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.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
