This is my last sermon where it is just us, our Lake Samm Fam. Next week, will be my last sermon, but that’s Easter and it will be all about Jesus. So this week, I want to say as proper goodbye as possible given that we can’t hug. Nuff said, if I keep writing my tears will drip onto my laptop and blow up on me. At least it would be less painful than this … Man do I love you!!!

Our world is turned upside down & counting the days until we can get back to normal, but maybe God has something else in mind ….

Let’s find out together what it means to be a believer and follower! Lets explore what gets in the way of our commitment to his goals for us and His people

Come hear the message God has been preparing for us since February. What do we do when God is silent? When we feel like he's not moving? Esther has an answer for us.

If you have the wrong ideas about God, you end up doing the wrong things even if your heart is right. But it's also totally possible to have good theology and still get it wrong. Why? We haven't let our thinking transform our doing and our feeling. This Sunday, we're talking about how to make what we believe, what we do, and how we feel all match, as we continually become transformed to be like Jesus.

What is Lake Samm supposed to be…next? His leading appears clear. More the opportunity is absolutely the most exciting and engaging I’ve ever seen. He has us perfectly poised to make an enormous difference. Come experience the Spirit, as He reveals our future!

What does it mean to share the Gospel? Does God expect us to? Is it even possible in today’s culture? This week we are considering the final words Jesus spoke on earth and what they mean for us today.

How can we discern if we are truly growing to be more like Jesus? Are there parts of us that are fully defined by personality and are not in need of transformation by God? Doesn’t God love us just as we are? This week Josh Morris is reflecting on Psalm 139 and sharing what God has been doing in his journey as a task-focused, introverted, and peace-seeking person.

The next step in our pastoral transition is to ask the Lord one simple question: are we supposed to ask Foursquare to consider Josh and Justine as the next pastors of Lake Samm? As most of you know by now, we do not vote on a new pastor. Instead, following the Biblical pattern our new Pastor will be appointed by Foursquare’s District Head, Dave Veach. This provides us with a great check on our sense of the what the Lord is leading, i.e. as happens, we could miss what God is actually leading because we’re so close to the situation. Having a person anointed by God for their ordained role, Dave, protects us by him either confirming or checking our sense of the Lord’s leading. So, this week, we will seek His will in prayer and then ask some questions of Josh, Justine and JJ to see if it helps bring clarity to us. I love this process because of how it gives us the best possible chance of getting this extremely important decision right. Very much look forward to seeing you there!

Big news. You are going to want to be at Lake Samm, in person, this Sunday. God continues to move in huge, incredible ways. See you there!