The Lakeside Church Podcast

In a world where truth is constantly shifting and every voice demands our attention, what are you anchored to? This week's message explores the authority of God's Word through 2 Timothy 3:14–17, reminding us that Scripture isn't just helpful it is God-breathed, trustworthy, and the foundation for every believer's life. Discover how being anchored to God's truth shapes your identity, directs your d...

What happens when God speaks? In this powerful message from our Authority of Scripture series, Pastor John unpacks the transformative power of God's Word and why Scripture carries authority in every season of life. Discover how the Bible serves as bread for the hungry, light for the lost, strength for the weary, and truth for the confused. Through personal stories, biblical insight, and practical...

What are you giving authority to in your life? In this powerful message, It Is Written, we explore the difference between borrowed authority and authentic authority through Acts 19 and the story of the sons of Sceva. Pastor challenges us to move beyond simply repeating what we've heard and instead build our lives on what God has said through His Word. When fear, temptation, anxiety, or spiritual b...

What do you do when life throws challenges you never saw coming? In this message, Pastor explores the powerful story of Abraham and Isaac in Genesis 22, revealing a life-changing truth: just because you didn't see it coming doesn't mean God didn't see it coming. Through financial pressures, unexpected hardships, uncertain seasons, and difficult decisions, we are reminded that God is not only our P...

Parenting is one of life's greatest joys and one of its greatest challenges. In this week's message, we're reminded that God never called parents to sit on the sidelines; He called them to be warriors. Drawing from Psalm 127 and Psalm 144, we explore what it means to see yourself the way God sees you, lead your family with courage and authenticity, and fight for the hearts, futures, and God-given...

This week in our Parenting in Progress series, we talked about what it truly means to win as a parent. In a world that measures success by grades, sports, and accomplishments, Pastor challenged us to redefine the win not raising successful kids, but raising kids who know and love Jesus. Through Deuteronomy 6, we were reminded that faith is meant to be lived out daily in our homes, modeled consiste...

This week’s message kicked off our new parenting series with a powerful reminder from Psalm 127 that children are a gift from God, not a burden, and that parenting is always a work in progress. Through humor, honesty, and biblical truth, Pastor unpacked the reality that both parents and children are growing at the same time, learning through every season, mistake, and milestone. From understanding...

This Mother’s Day at Lakeside Church, a powerful panel of women shared honest conversations about faith through every season of life — motherhood, marriage, waiting, loss, healing, and perseverance. From raising toddlers and teenagers to walking through infertility, mental health battles, sickness, and becoming empty nesters, each testimony revealed what it looks like to trust God in both the beau...

This week’s message is a powerful reminder that praise is not just a moment in church—it’s the response of all creation to the greatness of God. From the rising sun to the clapping trees, all of heaven and earth were created to worship His name, and every time we gather, we’re joining in on a praise that’s already been happening for eternity. Through Psalm 150, we’re challenged to understand that...

This week’s message challenges us to ask a powerful question: are we simply in the crowd around Jesus, or are we truly walking with Him? While crowds consume and stay curious, disciples contribute, commit, and surrender their lives fully to Christ. Through the example of Peter and John, we’re reminded that the greatest evidence of a transformed life isn’t status, talent, or achievements, it’s that...

What are you doing with your seat? In this message, we’re challenged to see that while the seat is a blessing, it was never meant to become our residence. Church isn’t just a place to sit, it’s a place to be transformed, to stand up, and to step into a life of serving Jesus and others. Through the story of Matthew, who immediately got up when Jesus called his name, we’re reminded that real faith r...

This week, we kicked off our brand-new series SHOW: Crowds and Christians with a powerful reminder that while being in the crowd is a great place to start, it’s not where we’re meant to stay. Pastor challenges us to recognize the difference between simply showing up and becoming a fully devoted follower of Jesus because it is possible to be in the crowd and still miss Christ. Through the story of...

This Easter message, “No Other Name,” takes us through Acts 4 to boldly declare the power, authority, and salvation found only in Jesus. Through the eyewitness reality of the cross and resurrection, we’re reminded that Jesus didn’t just die, He rose again, proving He is who He said He is and securing our salvation in full. As Peter proclaims before the religious leaders, the same name that healed...

This Palm Sunday message, The King We Needed, walks us through Matthew 21 and the powerful tension of Jesus’ triumphal entry, celebrated as King, yet deeply misunderstood. While the crowds shouted “Hosanna,” expecting a conquering Savior, Jesus came as a humble King riding on a donkey, bringing not political freedom but eternal salvation through the cross. This message challenges us to examine whe...

This week’s message, Wipe the Window, challenges us to see people the way Jesus does so we can do what He’s called us to do. Too often our vision is clouded—by pride, selfishness, or even deeper barriers like racism, elitism, and nationalism—keeping us from recognizing the needs right in front of us. In John 4, Jesus crosses every boundary to reach the Samaritan woman, showing us that we must firs...

In this week’s message, we take a high-level look at the biblical principle of stewardship and what it means to faithfully manage what God has entrusted to us. Everything belongs to God, and every resource in our lives—our time, talent, and treasure—is a gift placed in our hands to steward well. God not only blesses us, but He also expects faithfulness and multiplication with what He has given. As...

This week’s message explores the powerful biblical truth of stewardship, the understanding that everything we have ultimately belongs to God. From our life and health to our family, mind, income, and possessions, Scripture reminds us that every good thing has been entrusted to us by the Creator. When we shift from a “mine” mindset to a kingdom mindset, we begin to see ourselves not as owners but a...

What kind of soul do you have? When we call someone a “beautiful soul,” we’re usually talking about what flows from within—love, kindness, generosity, patience, compassion. But many of us are living with souls that feel empty, neglected, dirty, or even fake—like a house no one has taken time to care for. In this message, we explore the powerful metaphor of soul décor: the difference between a hous...

How often do we measure fruitfulness by what we accomplish instead of what God is forming within us? In this week’s message, we’re reminded that we are no longer called to strive under the pressure of performance, but to live rooted in grace, led by the Holy Spirit, and connected to the true Vine. A fruitful soul isn’t built in public achievement but in private surrender, staying planted in God’s...

Scripture tells us in Proverbs 4:23 to guard our hearts above all else, because it determines the course of our lives. Healthy souls require healthy boundaries, godly discernment, and intentional protection over what we see, hear, and say. This message is a practical and powerful reminder that guarding your soul isn’t anyone else’s responsibility, it’s yours. It’s time to build healthy walls, set...

This week’s message opens with a lighthearted Vermont vacation story that leads into a deeply personal truth: many of us devalue ourselves even though we’re made in God’s image. Just like a child’s coloring page was already “good enough,” when God made you, He called it good. A healthy soul doesn’t happen by accident; it’s built, and it always starts with the right foundation. Through Scripture an...

This week in Learning to Love Me: You Are Worth the Work, we explore what the soul really is, why it gets neglected even in faithful, busy lives, and how a healthy soul begins with seeing yourself the way God sees you. Scripture shows us that soul care isn’t self-centered but soul-aware, anchored in God’s Word, restored by His grace, and rooted in the truth that you are chosen, loved, delighted in...

The more we learn about God, the more we realize He is both knowable and inexhaustible, meticulous in design, intentional in purpose, and perfect in timing. This message reminds us that nothing in our lives is random: God orders creation, governs every detail, and cares deeply for each of us, down to the smallest thing. As Scripture calls us to live wisely and with intention in a misaligned world,...

If you’ve been feeling exhausted, anxious, or stuck, this message is for you. Many of us love Jesus, yet still live overwhelmed because we’re carrying burdens we were never meant to hold. In this sermon, we discover that peace doesn’t come from trying harder, but from aligning our lives under God’s authority. Rooted in Matthew 28:18–20, we’re reminded that Jesus has all authority and nothing in ou...

An important reminder for us that as we begin this new year and especially during 21 Days of Prayer, there is nothing more important than aligning our lives with God’s will, Word, and purpose before rushing into what we want to do for Him; through Isaiah’s powerful encounter with the Lord in Isaiah 6, we see that calling flows from alignment, formation, and then assignment, and that God is far mor...