In Matthew 28, Jesus commands believers to go and make disciples of all nations! Join us as Pastor Jacob teaches on the importance of both being mentored, and mentoring those who are younger in the faith. Discipleship is not optional, so who in your life can you help grow closer to Christ?
Read MoreIt's Christmas at Lakeside! Join us as Pastor Brian walks us through what it means to look for the Savior, and how to celebrate His birth this Christmas season!
Read MoreWhen you think about Mary giving birth to Jesus, do you picture it as a regular birth, or a supernatural battle against Satan? Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley continues our series, "Christmas Clarity," and leads us through Revelation 12:1-17 and shares on how the miracle of Christ's birth was a direct attack on the kingdom of darkness!
Read MoreWhen you think about the birth and humanity of Christ, do you picture a perfectly silent baby, or a Jesus who felt pain and emotions? Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley continues our series, "Christmas Clarity," and leads us through a message on what it means that Christ was both fully God and fully human, and how that knowledge should impact our daily lives!
Read MoreWhen you hear the term "angel," what image pops into your head? Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley kicks off our new series, "Christmas Clarity," and leads us through Luke 2:2-14, by discussing the description, roles, and importance of angels, both in the story of Jesus' birth, and in the lives of Christians!
Read MoreWhen your time comes, how do you want to be remembered? Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley leads us through Genesis 50:1-26 and discusses the final days of Joseph, looking at the importance of being able to reflect and realize that what those around us meant for harm, God used for good!
Read MoreDeath has a way of clarifying things. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley discusses how living with the end in mind can be a benefit to us, the end of Jacob's life, and the implications the end has for us all in relation to our spouses, children, and grandchildren, from Genesis 48 and 49.
Read MoreLife is fleeting, and the end can be scary! But the best way to prepare for our end is finding a relationship with Christ, reconciling with loved ones, and setting a plan for the future of your family and belongings! Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley begins to near the end of our series on the life of Joseph, by working through Genesis 47:1-31, and takes a look at the death of Jacob.
Read MoreWhether we find ourselves in the greatest joys or the darkest hours of our lives, in every situation and circumstance we can be reminded that God has a plan and a purpose. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley discusses Joseph being reunited with his father, Jacob, and the lessons we can take from their relationship including: the reason we can’t let others determine how we see ourselves, how to face death with dignity, and the steps we should take when a relationship is strained, from Genesis 45:16-46:34.
Read MoreOur past isn't the only thing that only thing that defines us. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley continues our look at the life of Joseph and highlights how God orchestrates the events of our lives, the way we should look at ourselves and others, and why we need to make sure bitterness does not grow in our hearts, from Genesis 44:13-45:15.
Read MoreGod changes the circumstances and outcomes of our lives! Join Pastor Brian Pursley as he continues to look at Joseph’s life in Genesis 43-44:12, and highlights how uncertainty and desperation change our decisions, why familial relationships can get easily strained during a couple times of transition, and how God takes our circumstances and changes them for the better.
Read MoreGod has a plan. Sometimes in the midst of our trials, turmoils, and difficulties we can lose sight of that, especially when we don't know what God is doing. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley looks at the interaction that Joseph had with his brothers in Genesis 42, and what it teaches us about forgiveness, reconciliation, and trusting God.
Read MoreWhile God's timing doesn't always follow our plans, He always has a reason. Join Pastor Brian Pursley as he discusses Genesis 41, and continues to journey through Joseph's time in Egypt.
Read MoreSometimes God allows us to endure things for reasons we don't understand. Sometimes the people we count on disappoint us the most. Sometimes God positions us in places we would never choose to be. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley discusses these themes from the life of Joseph, detailed in Genesis 40, and shares why we should use our platforms and positions to help others, why empathy and sympathy are vitally important even when we ourselves are suffering, and how these things help the church function at its best.
Read MoreSometimes God uses us in circumstances and situations we would never desire. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley walks through Genesis 39 and discusses how to respond in challenging circumstances, what to do if you're propositioned, the hope we can have even when we're abandoned and maligned, why God allows us to experience difficulties, and hope for those who have been assaulted.
Read MoreIt’s always easier to recognize the flaws of others than it is to confront our own imperfections. Join Pastor Brian Pursley as he discusses Genesis 38 and how secrecy and the cycle of shame can impact our lives, God’s design for sexuality, and how the hope of redemption and restoration seen in Judah and Tamar’s experiences is the same hope offered to each of us.
Read MoreAll of us carry things from our past. Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley shares from Genesis 37:12-36, and discusses the difficulties that come from the situations and scenarios we’ve experienced in our lives. In this message from Joseph’s life we discover how we should respond when we’re faced with difficult decisions, what to do when we aren’t comfortable with the choices of people around us, and how to respond when people go through an unspeakable loss.
Read MoreWhat happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? When you feel forgotten and betrayed by the people you thought you could count on? When lies and accusations are accepted as fact? When you’re despised, rejected, and thrown away? What happens when life is better than you could ever imagine? When power and prestige are defining characteristics of your life? When you have the ability to not only dream but see those dreams become a reality? What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan but the direction it takes is better than something you could have ever imagined? Join us we look at Genesis 37:1-11 and begin The Journey and discover the answer to all of these questions and many more as we examine the life of Joseph and how God worked.
Read MoreHave you ever done something for someone and felt like it wasn't properly appreciated? Join us as Pastor Brian Pursley examines Luke 17:11-19 and discusses the importance of gratitude, why we should be quick to express it, and what it reveals about the state of our hearts.
Read MoreGod has given us a formula for a great life. Join Pastor Brian Pursley as he discusses 1 Timothy 6:6-19 and the roles that godliness and contentment play in a great life. Follow along as he shares why it's essential we define what enough is, why that will look differently for everyone and why wealth isn't wrong, but it can become wrong.
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