Apologies for the quality here, but we just set up an iphone up front to pick up the audio for this message! We’ll figure out a better way to do it next time, but for now, enjoy the first message in our “a.k.a. God” series where we study the names of God!
In The Heart Of India
Pastor Note: It’s important to remember that India has over 1.2 billion people and yet only 2.3% of them are lost. This leaves over a billion lost people in India alone!
To reach the millions of lost souls in India’s heartland, RODNEY and HELEN CREGG are mastering the language. In addition to sharing their faith, the Creggs are training local believers in their area to be bold in sharing God’s Word by storying through the Bible, thanks in part to our desire to fulfill the Great Commission through CP. “Here in the heart of India, despite persecution and intense spiritual darkness, many churches are being planted, and 80 Hindu priests have accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior,” Rodney reports. Take a moment to give praise to God for this wonderful report. This week, ask God to do even more to lift the spiritual darkness in one of the world’s most populated countries.
Weekly Missionary – October 31
Strategy coordinators BILL and LINDA EGBERT are celebrating the start of a radio program for their people, the Ngäbe of southern Costa Rica and Panama. The program airs Bible readings, Bible stories, hymns, and sermons in Ngäbere, their native language. The Egberts’ ministry also includes evangelism, discipleship, leadership training, and church planting. A new work has begun in Paredon, Panama, with 19 new brothers and sisters. Our prayers and our commitment to making a difference through CP allow us to partner with the Egberts so they may be able to continue the good work and finish the race with the Ngäbe. Bill and Linda would greatly appreciate your prayers this week.
LUKE 6:38 Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”
We had our second blood drive!
This past Friday we hosted our second blood drive in 3 months. Lakeside does this in partnership with the American Red Cross. We exceeded our quota once again….maybe next time they’ll finally bring in one of their mobile units! Anyway, I wanted to say a big thank you to everyone who participated! We look forward to more successful events like this in the future.
A Call to Pray for Adam Bell
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.
Blood Drive – April 2nd
We’ve partnered with the American Red Cross to host our first community blood drive! On Good Friday, April 2nd from 3pm to 8pm, we would like to invite the community to give the gift of life by signing up on the form below! Choose a timeframe that you would prefer and we will contact you to confirm your time! Thank you so much for supporting this community effort!
Easter Services
This year we will be celebrating Easter and the theme of “The Gift of Life”. In addition to our Blood Drive on April 2nd, we will have two special weekend services on Palm Sunday (March 28th) and Easter Sunday (April 4th). We have some great live music planned, as well as a two part message over the two Sundays.
If you would like to attend these special services with your family, you can join us at 10:00am. We would love to have you! We have a vibrant children’s ministry and fully staffed nursery for your convenience. For more information, please contact us at 801-814-5741.
Parenting…From The Heart
Parenting…From The Heart
This May, from Mother’s Day to Father’s Day, we will be teaching through a very special series called “Parenting From The Heart”. You will never have a bigger responsibility in your life than that of raising your children. We want to invite you and your family to join us for this special series! Check back to this page for more details in April!
Fireproof Movie Event!
On February 13th we will be showing the movie Fireproof at the church and we would like to invite everyone out to see it with us! This is a free event and we want you to be a part of it. If you would like to go, please let us know on Facebook! The official event page is found here…
Ski and Share forms now available!
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!