The Lakeside Church Podcast

Not every testimony is dramatic. Some of the most powerful ones are the quietest ones. A grandmother who prayed. A parent who opened the Bible every morning. A life lived in faithful obedience without an audience. And yet somehow, years later, that faithfulness becomes the foundation someone else is still standing on. In this episode of The Redeemed: Lakeside Stories, we open 2 Timothy 1 and find...

What comes to mind when someone says the word testimony? For most of us it is the dramatic version. The rock bottom. The moment everything changed. The before and after that is easy to package and present. And if our story doesn't have that shape to it, we quietly convince ourselves it isn't worth telling. So we hold it back and nobody hears it. But Psalm 107:2 doesn't say let the peop...

Some of the most honest moments in Scripture happen in the middle of grief. Martha asking why Jesus didn't show up sooner. Mary falling at his feet in tears. The disciples too afraid to think clearly. And Jesus, the one who already knew how the story ended, weeping anyway. In this episode of Lakeside Stories, we open The Redeemed series with Curt and Jenni Deal's testimony of loss, sicknes...

There's a lot of news in the world. But only one story has the power to change everything. In this episode, Pastor Kevin dives into one of the most important questions any of us will ever face: Why did Jesus come? The answer begins with an honest look at our greatest problem, and it ends with the best news you've ever heard. In this episode you'll discover: Why every person has a sin p...

Is faith really just a feeling? Or is there something more to stand on? In this episode of the Lakeside Church podcast, Pastor Jon walks through one of the most important questions anyone can ask: Did Jesus actually rise from the dead? And if He did, what does that mean for your life right now? In this episode you'll discover: Why the resurrection is one of the most historically well-supported...

Every kingdom eventually falls. Every one. The ones that looked unstoppable. The ones built on wealth, military power, and prideful kings who genuinely believed they were untouchable. Daniel watched empire after empire rise to dominance and collapse into dust. And through all of it — he was still standing. Not because Daniel was the most powerful man in the room. Because he was never building his...

Deciding ahead of time who you're going to be is one thing, but what happens when the moment actually arrives and it costs you something real? A friendship. A reputation. A room that goes quiet. A furnace that's actually hot. That's where this conversation goes. Because the Unshaken life isn't just a mindset you adopt on a Sunday morning. It's something that gets forged. And the forging happens in...

Most of us want to be steady when life gets hard. We want to be the person who doesn't panic, doesn't fold, doesn't lose their footing when everything around them is shaking. But here's the question nobody really wants to sit with — what are you building right now when nobody is watching? Because that's the whole story of Daniel 6. Not lions. Not a den. Not a miraculous rescue....

Have you ever noticed how hard it is to go against the crowd? Even in small things. When everyone laughs, you laugh. When everyone stands, you stand. The pull toward conformity is real — and it gets a whole lot stronger when standing out actually costs you something. That's exactly where Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego found themselves in Daniel 3. A massive golden statue. A king demanding eve...

Most of us have been there. A season we didn't choose. A place we wouldn't have picked. A life that looks nothing like what we planned. And if we're being honest, it's easy to spend that season just trying to get through it rather than actually living in it. But what if that place you didn't plan for is exactly where God intends to use you? That's the question we're sitting with in this episode as...

Most people don't walk away from their faith in one dramatic moment. They drift. Slowly. Quietly. One compromise at a time. And if we're honest, most of us have felt that pull... the pressure to blend in, go along, and take the path of least resistance. It's subtle. It's convincing. And it's exactly what Daniel faced in Babylon. But Daniel did something that changed everything. Before the pressure...

Let's be honest. Culture isn't just influencing what we wear or what shows we watch. It's quietly shaping how we think, what we believe, and who we become. And the scariest part? Most of the time, we don't even see it happening. In this episode of Unshaken, we open up the story of Daniel, a young man thrown into a culture that wanted to completely rewrite his identity. His name. His diet. His beli...

Daniel’s story doesn’t begin with victory. It begins with loss, uncertainty, and everything familiar being taken away. And yet, even in Babylon, his identity remained the same. In a world where culture is constantly trying to redefine who we are, this message reminds us of a powerful truth: when life shifts, our identity doesn’t. You are not a victim of the moment, you are God’s ambassador, called...

What does it actually look like to live for Jesus? In this message, we unpack the power of reconciliation… not just forgiveness, but full restoration with God. Through Christ, we are made new, given a new purpose, and sent into the world with a message that changes lives. This isn’t just about being saved… it’s about being transformed. You’ll discover:• What it means to be a new creation• How your...

Recognizing Jesus as King is only the beginning... following Him is where life changes. In the final week of Our King , we see that the risen Jesus isn’t distant or inactive. He is leading His people right now. Through His words and His authority, He calls us to step out of confusion and into a life marked by purpose, clarity, and direction. Jesus said, “I am the light of the world.” That means we...

Easter isn’t just about an empty tomb... it’s about a living King. In this message, we’re faced with one of the most important questions Jesus ever asked: “Do you believe this?” Looking at John 11 and John 20, we see that even those closest to Jesus wrestled with what to believe. In moments of grief, confusion, and doubt, Jesus doesn’t just offer comfort; He calls for a response. Because what we b...

Palm Sunday looked like a victory, but it revealed a misunderstanding. In Week 2 of Our King , we see a crowd celebrating Jesus as King, shouting “Hosanna!” and welcoming Him into Jerusalem. But while they recognized Him as King, they misunderstood the kind of King He came to be. They wanted power. Jesus came with a purpose. He didn’t come to take a throne... He came to lay down His life. Through...

We all want a king… we just want one who serves us. In Week 1 of Jesus, Our King , we look at a powerful truth revealed in both Judges and John 6: the problem has never been leadership... it’s been lordship. Like the crowd that tried to make Jesus king by force, we often want a version of Jesus that fits our lives—one who brings comfort, control, and quick solutions. But Jesus refuses to be define...

Every heart is following something. We all build our lives around what we trust most... whether that’s comfort, control, approval, or success. But the deeper question is this: Who’s really sitting on the throne of your life? In this conversation, we unpack what it truly means for Jesus to be King. Not just in what we say, but in how we live. We talk honestly about why we struggle to let go of cont...

The book of Judges ends in one of the most haunting statements in the Bible: “Everyone did what was right in their own eyes.” (Judges 21:25) In the final chapters of Judges, we see what happens when people become their own authority. Worship becomes self-defined, truth becomes relative, and chaos begins to spread through the nation. Through the stories of Micah, the tribe of Dan, and the moral col...

Fear has a way of keeping us stuck. In Judges 4–5 we see the story of Deborah, a leader whose faithfulness helped move an entire nation from fear to courage. While Israel had lived under oppression for years, Deborah trusted God enough to speak truth and take a step forward when others hesitated. In this episode, we talk about how fear can quietly shape our decisions, why obedience often requires...

Gideon hid in fear. Samson walked in pride. Both were used by God. Both wavered. Both failed. In this episode, we explore why God intentionally works through flawed leaders and what their stories reveal about our own hearts. From fear and doubt to lust and entitlement, Judges shows us that human strength is never the solution. The real issue isn’t leadership... it’s dependence. When we stop relyin...

Compromise rarely feels dangerous in the moment. In Judges 1 and 3, Israel didn’t openly rebel against God, they simply stopped short of full obedience. Tribe after tribe left cities unconquered. What felt reasonable at the time became generational pain later. In this episode, we explore how partial obedience slowly reshapes our lives, how compromise moves from influence to identity to control, an...

The book of Judges isn’t just history... it’s a mirror. In this conversation, we discuss about spiritual drift, partial obedience, flawed leadership, and the deeper issue beneath it all: authority. Why do we tend to forget God most when life feels stable? Why is “doing what’s right in our own eyes” so appealing? And why weren’t the judges enough to fix Israel’s problem? From Gideon and Samson to J...

Faith doesn’t usually collapse overnight. It erodes when God is no longer remembered. In Judges 2, we see a generation rise up who knew neither the Lord nor what He had done. What follows is a cycle of drift, compromise, oppression, and rescue. In week one of our series Wavering Hearts , we discover how forgetting God leads to destruction, how idolatry replaces remembrance, and how spiritual drift...