Church family, this has been heavy on my heart since early this morning and I want to take a moment to call you all to pray for Adam Bell. Lately he has had a tough go with the hydrocephalus and the pressure in his head…the doctor is incrementally adjusting it so that she doesn’t set off a chain of bad events like other times. However, this has left him really incapacitated due to the effect.

My heart is overwhelmed by the care that Adam has personally shown my family lately. He is always messaging us or calling me to let me know that he is praying for us and that he is so concerned for us. Becky and I feel so unworthy of that because as she says, her condition is so temporary. We love Adam and Vicki and their children so much and our hearts our burdened to ask everyone we know to pray for them fervently to the extent that people have been praying for us.

Here is what to pray for…Vicki is going to ask the doctor to be a little more aggressive in adjusting Adam’s shunt this week. Please pray that the doctor and Vicki and Adam can collectively make the right decision and that Adam can begin to see marked improvement from the treatment.

Pray diligently…every morning, every evening and when you sit with your families at meals. I thank you so much for praying for us as I believe it has moved God’s hand to work miracles and I want to trust that God can do the same thing for the Bell family. I love you all! See you on Sunday!

Matt Jones

PS – you can leave any comments or messages for the family below.

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Live Like You Were Dying

Week 4 – Give Forgiveness

“This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.”

– Psalm 118:24 (NIV)

“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”

– Psalm 90:12 (NIV)

“Do your part to live in peace with everyone, as much as possible.”

– Romans 12:18 (NLT)

Two choices

• You either have been or you can be released from God’s                                  .

Key Word… C _______________.

“At one time you were far away from God and were his enemies because of the evil things you did and  thought.”

– Colossians 1:21 (TEV)

“Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.”

– Ephesians 4:32 (NLT)

• Release others from your _________________ .

Key Word… L_____________ .

“A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.”

– Proverbs 19:11 (NIV)

“You must make allowance for each other’s faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.”

– Colossians 3:13 (NLT)

“But if you are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.”

– Luke 6:27-28 (NLT)

“Love your enemies! Do good to them! Lend to them! And don’t be concerned that they might not repay. Then your reward from heaven will be very great, and you will truly be acting as children of the Most High, for he is kind to the unthankful and to those who are wicked. You must be compassionate, just as your Father is compassionate.

– Luke 6:35-36 (NLT)

A Warning

• Release yourself to __________________ .

Key Word… D__________________ .

Then the king called in the man he had forgiven and said, ‘You evil servant! I forgave you that tremendous debt because you pleaded with me. Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?’  Then the angry king sent the man to prison until he had paid every penny.

– Matthew 18:32-34 (NLT)

“That’s what my heavenly Father will do to you if you refuse to forgive your brothers and sisters in your heart.”

– Matthew 18:35 (NLT)

“See to it that no one misses the grace of God and that no bitter root grows up to cause trouble and defile many.”

– Hebrews 12:15 (NIV)

Abner shouted down to Joab, “Must we always solve our differences with swords? Don’t you realize the only thing we will gain is bitterness toward each other? When will you call off your men from chasing their Israelite brothers?” Then Joab said, “God only knows what would have happened
if you hadn’t spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary.”

– 2 Samuel 2:26-27 (NLT)

Attention all parents of students!! We are going to be taking a trip to Burley Idaho this March for the Youth Evangelism Conference called “Ski and Share”.  If your student would like to go or if you would like to volunteer to be one of the adults going then please download the registration packet below and bring it in on Sunday as soon as possible!

Ski and Share Registration Packet

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Notes – January 17

“None of us can hold back our spirit from departing. None of us has the power to prevent the day of our death…”
- Ecclesiastes 8:8a (NLT)

“You bring our lives to an end just like a dream. We are merely tender grass ⁶that sprouts and grows in the morning, but dries up by evening.”
- Psalm 90:5-6 (CEV)

“Another reason for right living is that you know how late it is; time is running out.  Wake up, for the coming of our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed. ¹²The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So don’t live in darkness. Get rid of your evil deeds. Shed them like dirty clothes. Clothe yourselves with the armor of right living, as those who live in the light.”
- Romans 13:11-12 (NLT)

1. Live with a sense of   .

“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life? Of course not. ²⁸“And why worry about your clothes? Look at the lilies and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, ²⁹yet Solomon in all his glory was not dressed as beautifully as they are. ³⁰And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers that arehere today and gone tomorrow, won’t he more surely care for you? You have so little faith!”
- Matthew 6:27-30 (NLT)

“This is the day the Lord has made.  We will rejoice and be glad in it.”
- Psalm 118:24 (NLT)

2.  Live with a sense of  .

“We die only once, and then we are judged.”

- Hebrews 9:27 (CEV)

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but  on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but          what is unseen is eternal.”

- 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)

3.  Live with a sense of  .

• Take off your frantic .

“Be still and know that I am God.”
- Psalm 46:10a

• Take off your frantic pursuit of the .

• Put on more time for   .

Planning for 2010

Seven Pillars of Wisdom

January 10, 2010

Today’s service concluded the three-part series on planning for the New Year.  The audio file includes the teaching portion of the service only and does not include the presentation of the changes being implemented at Lakeside Church in the next 90 days.  The notes below are a companion to the audio file.

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Scripture: Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars.

– Proverbs 9:1 NIV

Wisdom’s Seven Pillars

1. A _______________________.

Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid

-Proverbs 12:1 NIV

¹¹My son, do not despise the LORD’s discipline, and do not resent his rebuke, ¹² because the LORD disciplines those he loves, as a father the son he delights in.

- Proverbs 3:11-12 NIV

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

- Matthew 5:4 NIV

• S __________________ .

¹ The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: ²for attaining wisdom and discipline; for understanding words of insight; ³for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life, doing what is right and just and fair;

- Proverbs 1:1-3 NIV

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

- Matthew 5:8 NIV

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

- Proverbs 1:7 NIV

• Maintaining _____________________ with people.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

– Proverbs 11:30 NIV

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

- Matthew 5:11 NIV

¹⁷But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. ¹⁸Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

- James 3:17 NIV

We sang this for our Vision Sunday called “Lakeside 2.0″ on November 22, 2009. The audio and video aren’t great, but you can still see how into it people were!  What a great day!  I love you all…

-Matt

We had so much fun hearing from you on choosing the music for Vision Sunday that we’ve decided to do it again!  What is your favorite Christmas song?  Choose one or more from the list to the right and we’ll try to fit them in during our Christmas services!

So I was thinking today…Sunday is going to be a great celebration and all I can think about today is getting to sing with everyone on Sunday. As I thought more about it, I thought “I want to sing the songs that everyone else wants to sing!” so I put together a list of a few favorites and I’m asking you to help me pick the music for Sunday! If you were planning the service, what would the playlist be? Choose 5 songs from the list on the right side of this page. Don’t see your favorite song? Write it in under “Other”.

UPDATE!!  - Thanks for voting everyone!  We’ve taken the poll down now and we had a great service together.  Video soon coming.

Hey everyone!  Here is the video that I mentioned in service this Sunday.  It was sent to me by Tami Davids and it is certainly worth a listen.

When My Heart Is Overwhelmed from Reality on Vimeo.

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