Lakeside United Methodist Church

Sermon Title ~ Through Change

Scriptures ~ Genesis 12:1-4, Exodus 13:21-22, 14:19-22, Joshua 24:14-15

Major changes in life can be a challenge. Sometimes it is forced upon us, but sometimes we are i…

Series ~ Through 

Sermon ~ Through Chaos

Scriptures ~ Genesis 1:1-13, Genesis 7:7-12, Psalm 46

What do we do when it feels like forces that are completely out of our control are causing chaos in th…

Series ~ 3 Simple Rules

Scripture ~ Colossians 2:3-7

The final of John Wesley’s Three General Rules for Methodists is the simplest of them all, and yet for some of us, it’s the easiest to neglect. …

SERIES: 3 Simple Rules

SERMON: Do Good

SCRIPTURE: Luke 6:27-36

Working toward doing no harm is a big and important first step. But it can leave us wondering what, if anything, we are supposed to do…

3 Simple Rules

For all of the detailed theology that undergirds the Methodist movement, John Wesley understood the importance of living out our faith practically. All of the Bible knowledge in the wo…

SERIES ~ Pray This Way

SERMON ~ Kingdom, Power, and Glory

SCRIPTURE ~ Matthew 28:18-20

As we wrap up our series on the Lord’s Prayer, we are faced with a familiar and seemingly simple benediction: …

SERIES ~ Pray This Way

SERMON ~ Rescue Us

SCRIPTURE ~ Matthew 6:13

Our modern understanding of temptation is that it is an invitation to do wrong. But the words of the prayer in Scripture actually po…

Scripture ~ Matthew 6:12

Forgiveness is at the heart of Christianity, and yet our understanding of it is often a bit blurry. Forgiveness is simultaneously far simpler and far more complex than we m…

Series ~ Matthew 6:10

As we saw last week, praying “Our Father,” has a depth and meaning to it that might have caught us by surprise. The part of the prayer about God’s Kingdom coming and God’s wil…

Scripture ~ Matthew 6:11

We have reached the part of the Lord’s Prayer where we begin to lift up our requests to God. It comes in the form of a request for daily bread - something so simple and gen…

Series ~ Pray This Way

Matthew 6:7-13

Prayer is one of the central disciplines to the Christian faith, and yet many people struggle with it. Perhaps that struggle begins with a central question: to…

Luke 1:26-38

Carrying a child is hard enough, but Mary has even greater challenges heaped upon her—from being pregnant out of wedlock to the pressure of bearing the Son of God. Mary displays incred…

Sermon Series ~ Expecting

Scripture ~ Genesis 18:9-15; 21:1-6

There is more than one way to laugh, and in the story of Sarah, we see her laugh twice. The first laugh is done in hiding with a spirit…

Luke 1:13-17, 39-45

The headliners of the opening of Luke’s Gospel are Mary and Jesus, but Mary’s relative Elizabeth giving birth to Jesus’ cousin John was no less a gift from God. And in both Eliz…

John 18:33

We all have lenses through which we see and interpret the world around us. They shape how we understand things, how we respond emotionally, and even what we think is or is not possible. On…

1 Corinthians 8~

The dinner table is where we come to share about our days, be surrounded by our loved ones, and of course eat. It can also be a place where family tensions linger. As Thanksgiving ap…

Esther 4:12-17

The story of Esther is, in part, a reminder that we can be stewards of the resources, influence, and opportunities we have been given no matter the circumstance. On this Stewardship …

Matthew 25:35-40

When we think about serving impactfully, it is easy to picture the mission trip or the big service project. But the opportunity to serve and make a difference isn’t just occasional …

2 Timothy 3:16-17

The vast majority of Christians, United Methodists included, believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. But what does that mean, and what does it not mean? And how does t…