Lakeside Church

What do snowblowers have to teach us about following Jesus? In this message from Lead Pastor, Marc Gagnon, one of the most famous stories of Jesus’ life shows us a temptation that still plagues humans today - the desire to draw lines around who we should extend love to. In a tense conversation, Jesus pushes back on the religious elite to challenge the way they have used the bible to limit who they...

What could the vision of an ancient rabbi have to do with us? What if I told you: EVERYTHING?! In this message from Pastor Robyn Elliott, we discover in Luke 10:1-20 a powerful and slightly weird (by contemporary standards) vision that Jesus had that is actually our calling - our destiny - and invites us into a radical way of seeing the world. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Tu...

When you think of following Jesus, what do you picture? Reading the bible? Theology classes? Falling asleep during the preacher’s sermon? For Jesus’ disciples, it was hands-on, on-the-road training, and Luke records every juicy detail (not just the highlight reel … but the screw-ups too)! In this message, from Lead Pastor Marc Gagnon, we discover some baggage the disciples brought with them, and i...

Join Pastors Robyn and Marc as they lead us through a time of reflection on the past year, on what God is doing inside you, and on the year ahead. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notifications!🔔 💻 WEBSITE: https://lakesidechurch.ca 📸 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lakesideonline 📻 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/729iNjL9w6uyftta3vmfis?si=Owy4ylj8Q8e_-Qo...

To do what Jesus did, we have to live like Jesus lived. That’s tough for us in 21st century North America where we idolize power, sensationalism, and greatness. Be honest, given the chance, we’d all like to be great. Today in our passage, Jesus exposes what was at the heart of the disciples’ powerlessness in mission and the unexpected anecdote (it might surprise you). Join us as Pastor Robyn Ellio...

Have you ever had an awkward conversation with someone who used a verse from the Bible out of context? Throughout history people have used scripture to rebuke, manipulate, scold, judge, and defend their position, thoughts, and behaviour, but is that really what God intended? In today’s message from Pastor Marc Gagnon, we learn the difference between something that’s descriptive and something that’...

Are you looking to bring more spiritual life, strength, and energy into your home? In today's Bonus Content, Lead Pastor Marc Gagnon sits down with Lakeside's Youth Pastor, Mike Tabet to discuss habits that help families pass on faith to the next generation (habits that help anyone ... even if you don't have kids), from a little book by Don Everts called The Spiritually Vibrant Home: The Power of...

As a culture, we talk a lot about love. Even as Christians, we talk about God being love, and that the greatest command is to love. We seem to be able to agree what is most important … and yet, in this message from Pastor Marc Gagnon, we discover that we may need to lay down our preconceived ideas of what love looks like. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notifications!🔔...

Sometimes it feels like more is the answer. More things to do, more things to learn, more things to accomplish .. and yet, in Luke 9:18-22 we see that that getting away from the hustle proves to be key to getting the clarity the disciples need to move forward. Two thousand years later, we need this more than ever. Join Pastor Marc Gagnon for this message as we learn an ancient practice to help in...

In today’s message from Pastor Robyn Elliott (Luke 9:10-17) we witness a miracle — the only miracle besides the resurrection — that’s recorded in all four gospels! That’s HUGE! And the miracle? Food. Feeding hungry people. Jesus not only dignifies the most basic, universal need of humanity but invites us to bring our not enough and watch as he makes it enough, and more than enough. It’s pretty awe...

Jesus was a surprise. You could even say he was a walking, talking perplexity. There’s no arguing that. Everyone wanted to know, Who is this man? And some had some pretty crazy suggestions! We’re still asking that question and the answer, changes everything. In this message, Pastor Robyn walks us through the answer to that question and the shocking implications for us as followers of Jesus. 🌟 SUB...

Have you ever been so desperate for help that you were willing to bend the rules? Has there ever been a time in your life that you stepped out in faith knowing it might cost you greatly? In this message, Pastor Marc Gagnon walks us through a section of Luke 8 in which Jesus performs miracles for two people who risked everything for his help, and shows us that Jesus doesn’t just heal people, he res...

Jesus takes his disciples on a little field trip... one they probably won't want to tell their parents about. There they are confronted by everything they fear, and Jesus responds with power, and love. We see the way a man who has experienced a lifetime of Trauma finds comfort with Jesus, and that often... the cost of life change is not worth it for some people. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bi...

Every family has a family name which does two things: 1. it identifies us from other families, and 2. it identifies us as one family — who’s part of our family and who isn’t. In today’s passage (Luke 8:19-21) Jesus pushes against traditional family ties, not to disparage the family, but to enlarge it to include those who we wouldn’t normally consider family. Our collective family name is JESUS! In...

Have you ever found yourself in prayer but by the end you don’t remember what God was saying to you? Have you ever found yourself reading something in the Bible but forgetting what you read a short time later? Or have you wondered why following Jesus hasn’t really changed your life? In this message, Pastor Marc Gagnon takes us through a parable in Luke 8 to unpack the meaning behind Jesus’ words,...

Have you ever asked the question, “Who am I?” Have you ever felt like the words someone spoke about you, even years ago, carry more weight than they should? Do you ever feel judged? In this message, Pastor Daniel Bell walks us through a section of Luke 7 and an unexpected encounter Jesus has with two people - a religious person and a sinful woman. He’ll show us how - and why - Jesus removes the la...

Ever felt like you had questions about faith, morality, or religious practice? Ever felt like you were the odd one out for questioning the way everyone else did it? Ever felt like there was an obvious gap that everyone seemed to be missing, and you feared mentioning it? In this section of Luke 7, Pastor Marc Gagnon shows us how Jesus goes up against the religious tradition of the day, and gives a...

Have you ever felt like God is unresponsive or not listening to your cries for help? In this section of Luke 7, Pastor Marc Gagnon takes us through Jesus’ unexpected response toward his cousin, and shows us that even when God doesn’t do what we want, we can still trust that he’s working. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notifications!🔔 💻 WEBSITE: https://lakesidechurch...

What was the purpose of Jesus’ miracles? Everywhere he went he was displaying his power over disease, nature, and even death. But at the heart of these displays of power we see the heart of Jesus for people, particularly the vulnerable. In this message, Pastor Robyn Elliott takes us through a section of Luke 7 and shows us how Jesus again blows us away with his call to justice — social justice. Ho...

Our world has always been polarized… social media has just made us far more aware of it. Things were even polarized in Jesus day. And Jesus has a unique way, not of yelling, name calling or throwing stuff… but of reaching across the divide with life. Join us today as we see an unexpected way forward in the midst of polarized times. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notifi...

This week, we bless Jeff as he transitions from his role as Executive Pastor. Marc and Robyn also have a Q & A with questions inspired by our journey through the book of Luke. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notifications!🔔 💻 WEBSITE: https://lakesidechurch.ca 📸 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/lakesideonline 📻 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/729iNjL9w6uy...

When you live “the Jesus way” it’s about a life where the inside matches the outside. It’s about a life where Jesus transforms you from the inside out. You don’t just “put on a bold face” to make the outside seem like all is well, when inside things are falling apart. Jesus uses four illustrations in Luke 6 to make his point. 🌟 SUBSCRIBE ON YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2RMUKBE | 🔔Turn on notification...

What do we do when we bump into a part of the bible that seems to disagree with another part or when Jesus says something contradictory? Should we ignore it? Do some theological gymnastics to make it make sense? Pick the version we prefer and go with it? The answer isn’t what you think. In this message, our Teaching Pastor, Marc Gagnon walks us through a section of Luke 6 that was meant to liberat...

Have you ever had something stolen from you, like maybe a backpack, or a wallet? Did you try to find them so you could give them more than they took? Of course not! But how then are we supposed to respond to scripture passages like Luke 6:29 that seem to instruct us to do so? In today’s message, pastor Marc Gagnon leads us through this section of scripture as we explore what Jesus meant when he ca...

What does it mean to be blessed? In a society built upon power and wealth, we usually picture blessing in terms of material things, in being rich and powerful. But does this align with what we read in the bible? Are those people considered blessed by Jesus? Join us today as Pastor Robyn Elliott leads us through a section of Luke 6 and we explore what the bible says about Jesus’ view towards the we...