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We are back and better than ever! (Maybe? Hopefully? It sounded good…) In any case, we are excited for the new year and we’ve brought some updates and plans that should help you get excited for 2023 as well. The post Episode 111: New Year, New Stuff appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

This week, Pastor Mike got to meet an author that was influential in Mike’s life alllll the way back at the beginning of his Lake Forest planting days. On this episode of the Ask LFC podcast, we talk about grace, and why it was the cornerstone of the very first teachings at LFC. The post Episode 110: Amazing Grace appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

We don’t have it all figured out, but the good news is that we KNOW that. It’s been so helpful for us here at Lake Forest to move forward by looking back. Our faith has a tradition that spans centuries, and we have a lot to learn. Join Pastor Mike and Harrison as they talk […] The post Episode 109: Ancient/Future appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

Today on the Ask LFC podcast, we have a fancy guest. He is the CEO of City Relief, which describes itself as a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting the unhoused community to hope and resources while also empowering ordinary people to make an extraordinary impact by seeing, serving, and supporting their neighbors with no doors. […] The post Episode 108: Love Like Jesus w/Josiah Haken app...

A few times a year, we celebrate what God is doing at Lake Forest Church by baptizing people and praying over new ministry partners joining our church. So what is a ministry partner? Why that term instead of “member”, and what’s the significance? Join Pastor Mike and Harrison as they talk it all through on […] The post Episode 107: Ministry Partners appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersvi...

We’ve been talking a lot about praying recently, so Pastor Mike and Harrison figured it would be helpful to look at how Jesus Himself prayed. What did he pray for, who did he pray with, where did he pray? All that and more on this weeks episode of the Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 106: Pray Like Jesus appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

We’ve talked a lot lately about days alone with God, or DAWG days. Today, we’re here to bring you some tools to put together a day alone with God, with some real and practical steps. Don’t miss this one! The post Episode 105: Alone With God appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

It’s time to get real about how men and women are wired, and about how specific ministry opportunities can make a WORLD of difference. Join Harrison as he sits down with Jeff Cook and Cammie Howard to talk all about ladies and dudes. The post Episode 104: Ladies and Gentlemen! (W/Jeff and Cammie) appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

On this episode of the Ask LFC podcast, Mike and Harrison discuss Mike’s eventful weekend, where he got to meet up with a few old friends, see how a church could run out of an auto garage, and… hang out with Cam Netwon? The post Episode 103: Mike Moses Hanging with Church Planters and… Cam Newton? appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

Years ago, the leadership of Lake Forest Church had been sensing a growing call to plant a Spanish speaking church to be a part of the LFC family. On this episode of the Ask LFC podcast, we sit down and get to know the pastor who has made that call a reality: Pastor Victor Leal. The post Episode 102: Church En Español appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

We are getting ready to start a brand new teaching series, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry, and we figured a fun way to get rolling would be a quick church history lesson. Early Protestants had a hard time learning anything from the Catholic Church, but some later Protestant leaders learned that Catholic leaders had some […] The post Episode 101- Protestants Learning From Catholics: The Spiritua...

First off, how crazy is it that our little podcast has reached episode 100? Mike and Harrison celebrate that, and talk about how to choose top priorities in an over-scheduled family, this week on the Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 100: Over-Scheduled Family appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

It’s a great day to meet some new people on our staff team. On this episode of the Ask LFC podcast, we sit down with Eliza and Morgan. Who are they, what do they do around here, what are their favorite movies, and can they sing Madonna songs? Find out with us! The post Episode 99: New Friends! appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

This week, Pastor Mike sits down with Harrison and talks through an “origin story”, how visits to three churches shaped how he sees the Holy Spirit. Sadly, this origin story doesn’t involve being bitten by a radioactive Bible. The post Episode 98: Three Churches appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

This week on the Ask LFC podcast, Harrison sits down with Mike Hall and one of our fabulous remix interns, Brooke, as they share some of the things that make remix such a cool place for students to discover and live out their role in God’s story. The post Episode 97: Ruh-ruh-REMIX appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

We talk a lot around here about discovering and living out your role in God’s story. Today on the Ask LFC podcast, we want to talk a little more about that first word: DISCOVER. What does it mean to DISCOVER God and how can we do it? Pastor Mike and Harrison even share a passage […] The post Episode 96: Discovering appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

Who is your neighbor? What does it look like to invite your NEIGHBOR into your family? What would it look like to live on the Missio Dei every day, every moment? Pastor Jeff digs into all this and more this week on the Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 95: Fostering and Adopting w/Jeff Cook appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

Once a year, our whole campus gets transformed into something much more wild, creative, and fun. This week on the Ask LFC podcast, we take a look behind the scenes of Uniquely U art camp with LFC Huntersville staff member Kellee Olmsted. The post Episode 94: Arty Party w/Kellee Olmsted appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

This week we are joined by a special guest, a guy who was born more than five hundred years ago. Martin Luther was blown away when he began to understand the message of the book of Galatians, so we figured there was no better way to begin our Summer Reading than to hear some of […] The post Episode 93: A Word From Martin Luther appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

Our world is in a great cultural upheaval. Things are changing and it can be hard to know what role God is calling us to play. How do we walk the line between being citizens and contributors to our political world and being citizens of an entirely different kind of kingdom? History says that revival […] The post Episode 92: A New Revival appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

There is a season for everything under the sun, according to the Bible in the book of Ecclesiastes. We’re all moving out of a (hopefully) once-in-a-lifetime season of shutdowns and life rhythm changes, and into a season where we are trying to figure out what our new normal looks like. Here at Lake Forest, we […] The post Episode 91: Three Ways We’re Getting Better appeared first on Lake Forest Chu...

What does it look like to live on mission, every day? This is a question that our newest pastor, Andrew Ruth, has spent a pretty good amount of time thinking about. Get to know Andrew on this weeks episode of the Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 90: On the Missio Dei, Every Day, with Andrew Ruth appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

We have a great group of summer interns who are making a huge impact here at Lake Forest and we want you to get the chance to hear from them. The post Episode 89: Meet the Interns! appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

For better or worse, we live much of our public lives in the digital realms of social media. This can obviously go wrong quickly, but today on the Ask LFC podcast we wanted to approach from a different angle- how can we use these tools in a positive way? How can we pursue holiness even […] The post Episode 88: Using Your Powers For Good appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .

All good things must come to an end, including our teaching series Necessary Endings. This week Pastor Mike and Harrison look at how you can take practical steps to end some things that need ending, AND they identify some roadblocks that keep us from moving forward. The post Episode 87: Ending Necessary Endings appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville .