Lakeside Light Podcast

Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10 Description: When Paul prayed to be freed from the “thorn in his flesh,” the Risen Lord responded, “My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in your weakness.” What does that promise mean to us as we wrestle with our own painful thorns?  Bio: The Reverend Doctor Michael Brewer is a retired pastor with 28 years of ministry at Crescent Spri...

Scriptures: Psalm 24, Ephesians 1:3-14  Description: 1st week in the Vocation Bible School Series. Instead of thinking of our vocation as a noun (called to be 'a teacher’ or ‘a pastor), or even a verb (called ‘to serve’ or ‘to preach’), what if God’s call can be found in the prepositions? Prepositions offer relationship between things. We’ll begin exploring what it means to be called by God a...

 Scripture References: Mark 4:26-34  Description: Jesus tells two short and sweet parables about the Kingdom of God, which – it turns out – can be found in even the most commonplace and tiny things. #LakesidePresbyterianChurch #Mark4 #MustardSeed #LazyGardeners  The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres is pastor and head of staff at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She holds a BA in History from Duke Universit...

Scripture References: Mark 3:20-35  Louisa walks through this difficult passage, where Jesus pushes back against scribes and his family. What kind of ‘house’ is Jesus building? Who will be welcomed and who will be forgiven? And how do we respond to a God who challenges us to expand our ideas about who belongs to whom? #Mark3 #JesusandFamily #ChallengingTexts #lakesidepresbyterianchurch   The Rev....

Scripture focus: Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18 - Mark 2:23-3:6  In Mark, Jesus seems to flout sabbath law. But really, he is fulfilling and expanding God’s commandment to “Honor the sabbath and keep it holy.” How can we do the same? Take some inspiration from Louisa’s bearded dragon, Joe, and let’s all reclaim God’s gift of rest. #GospelofMark #Psalm139 #Sabbath #Beardies #lakesidepresbyterianchurch  Thank...

Scripture References: Romans 8:12-25 Description: We confess every Sunday that we believe in one God who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. No one can really explain this mystery because God is simply too big to fit into our limited understanding. But instead of approaching the Trinity as a complicated doctrine, what if we think about the Trinity in more down-to-earth and practical ways? In other wo...

What if Pentecost is not the birthday of the church? What if our foundational story takes place in Acts 1 instead of Acts 2? Are we too busy trying to save ourselves and ‘church’ to notice when the Holy Spirit arrives in our midst? (Credit to two amazing theologians, Andrew Root and Blair D. Bertrand!) #AndrewRoot #BlairDBertrand #WhenChurchStopsWorking #Pentecost #HolySpirit #Acts1 #Acts2 The Rev...

Learn how Jesus embodies power by lifting up and why it's important to have a different perspective on power. #PowerOfLift #DifferentPower #WorshipingJesus #UnderstandingPower #JesusChrist #PowerOverVsPowerWith #TrueMeaningofWorship #EmbodyingPower #PerspectiveOnPower #lakesidepresbyterianchurch  Thank you for joining the Lakeside Light Podcast. This is a copyrighted production of Lakeside Pr...