We have celebrated Advent before and we think we have a pretty good idea what to expect, but we need to remember that Advent is about change and change is never limited by what has happened before.
Lakeshore Outreach
All contributions by Jim Hopkins
December 9, 2018
Midweek MessageHaving lit the Candle of Peace, our Advent journey continues on December 9 as we light the candle of Peace. Our central biblical text on the second Sunday of Advent will be Luke 3:1-6, Luke’s introduction to the ministry of … Continue reading December 9, 2018
Continue reading →November 29, 2018
Our Life TogetherYou may already be familiar with the term “Faustian Bargain” but in case you are not, the Encyclopedia Britannica offers the following definition: Faustian Bargain A pact whereby a person trades something of supreme moral or spiritual importance, such as … Continue reading November 29, 2018
Continue reading →November 27, 2018
Midweek MessageDear LABC, Thank you for your many kind remembrances of my birthday and of Karen and mine’s 40th anniversary. we are blessed to be part of the LABC family. As we prepare for the season of advent, we light the … Continue reading November 27, 2018
Continue reading →A Prayer For the President, 2018
Midweek MessageDear LABC, In recent weeks I have heard a number participants in the life of our congregation lament the fact that while they felt it was their duty as followers of Jesus to pray for the President of the United … Continue reading A Prayer For the President, 2018
Continue reading →A Blessing on Our Gifts
Audio SermonsStewardship is not giving what is “mine” but rather sharing what is “ours.”
Thanksgiving Week, 2018
Midweek Message“O give thanks to the LORD, for the LORD is good; the LORD’s steadfast love endures forever.” –Psalm 118:1 From Harvard Healthbeat – November kicks off the holiday season with high expectations for a cozy and festive time of year. … Continue reading Thanksgiving Week, 2018
Continue reading →This Sunday (November 18) at LABC
This Sunday at LakeshoreAll, It has been a demanding week. I look forward to worshipping with you on Sunday and finding encouragement in our faith and in our faith community. As you are able, please bring a frozen turkey with you to church … Continue reading This Sunday (November 18) at LABC
Continue reading →A Prayer for the Church
Audio SermonsLike all churches, we are prone to “erratic changes of course, losing sight of our goals and to be becoming discouraged by the journey.” Yet, God continues to believe in us.
November 13, 2018
Midweek MessageDear LABC, Church Moderator Paige Bence wisely asked Mary Karne to open our November 11 congregational meeting with a prayer. I found her words to be a most meaningful expression of faith. Dear God, As we gather together in your … Continue reading November 13, 2018
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