“⁶ Jesus replied, “You hypocrites! Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you, for he wrote,    ‘These people honor me with their lips,  but their hearts are far from me. 

 ⁷ Their worship is a farce,   for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’

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LIFE Group Study:

Mark #6 – Jesus 101

We are a broken people. Apart from Christ we are under God’s wrath, but through the cross we’re reconciled. Jairus and the bleeding woman are opposites in almost every possible way, yet they both know where they need to put their faith—in Christ—we need to put our faith in Him as well. We need to run to him, fall at his feet, confess our sin, repent of it and believe.

Governance Board member Jayson Ursulak preaches on the themes of Power, Faith and Impurity in Faith & Power.

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LIFE Group Study

Mark #5 – Jesus 101

Pastor Ken preaches on the Parable of the Sower, from Mark 4,in The Word of the King.

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 When the teachers of the law who were Pharisees saw him eating with the “sinners” and tax collectors, they asked his disciples: “Why does he eat with tax collectors and ‘sinners’?”

On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” —Mark 2:16-17 

Pastor Ken continues the Jesus 101 portion of the Gospel of Mark series with Offended by Jesus.

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LIFE Group Study

Mark #3 – Jesus 101

On the fifth Sunday of the month, we have a potluck lunch after our worship at Hillcrest Elementary. (view map)

The Next Fifth Sunday Potluck is January 29, 2012.

Make sure to bring a hockey stick as we’ll be playing ball hockey in the parking lot after lunch!
We’ll make sure to have some extras on hand in case you don’t have one.

So Mark Your Calendars and plan to arrive with your best dish for sharing. Beverages will be supplied.

 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law.
—Mark 1:22

In Thy Kingdom Come Pastor Ken looks at the authority Jesus had and how it amazed those around Him in Mark 1:14-34.

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LIFE Group Study:

Mark #2 – Jesus 101

Mens Advance is March 2—4, 2012 at Gardom Lake Bible Camp

Guest speaker is Jason Johnson

We will be racing Outhouse at this year’s Junkyard Wars

Annual Floor Hockey Tourney

Cost is $140

Registration

Download The Plan Registration Form, fill it out and return it to the church office along with your payment.

Please direct any registration questions to Pat Duncan: 250-832-4861

Have you been asked by a Freedom Session participant to be their Sponsor? If so, we will be holding the Sponsor Orientation at 7pPM—9PM on Monday, January 23rd at the LCC Office.

You should have been given a Becoming a Sponsor booklet when you were asked to be a sponsor. If you weren’t, or have misplaced it, you can download it here. The booklet provides an overview of Freedom Session’s teaching about finding a sponsor, and what is required of a sponsor.

We would encourage you to make every effort to be at the orientation—please make this a priority. However, if you are unable to be there on Monday night, please make arrangements with us to go over the materials with you.

We are thankful that you have chosen to come alongside one of our participants and look forward to seeing you at the orientation!
Jayson & Cindy

Details

Freedom Session Sponsor Orientation
Monday, January 23rd, 2012
7 PM—9PM at the LCC Office (331 4th Street NE, Salmon Arm)

The time has come, the Kingdom of God is near. Repent and belive the good news!
—Mark 1:15

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The Gospel of Mark, Jesus 101 Series begins with Your Gospel is Too Small. Pastor Ken Dryden preaches on Mark 1:1-15 looking at:

1. The King and His Kingdom
2. Life in the Upside-Down Kingdom
1. The “Voice”
2. Paving the Way
3. Temptation, Suffering and an Adversary
3. The Message of the Kingdom

LIFE Group Study

Mark #1 – Jesus 101

Pastor Ken will begin an 8 week sermon series title Jesus 101—going through the first 8 chapters of the Gospel of Mark.

Jesus 101 Challenge

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The Gospel of Mark begins with these words: “The beginning of the Gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God”.  “Gospel” means news and what follows in the next 16 chapters is the best news that the world has ever received.  At Lakeside we truly believe that we can know Jesus.  Know Him in the sense of having a relationship with Him and know Him in the sense that we have responded to the call of Jesus to “follow me”.  Over the next few weeks our prayer is that all of us will grow in our knowledge of Jesus – even if you’ve known Him for years.  Below are some practices that we have found to be important in this process of getting to know Jesus.

Explore:  Read the Gospel of Mark.  Level One – read Mark twice between now and the end of February (average 5 chapters per week) Level Two – Gospels in 7 Weeks. Average about 2 chapters/day through the 4 Gospels.

Reflect:  As you read, write down in a notebook verses that challenge or encourage you, things that you need to apply to your life, verses to memorize, etc.  Use these things as subjects for your prayers. Share what you are learning with someone else.  Find someone to partner with you in this journey.  Post the verses that are most meaningful to you in the comments below or on the Lakeside Facebook page.

Pray: for those in your life who need to know Jesus.  How does God want to use you to introduce them to Him? Pray that God would work in your life to deepen your love for Jesus.  Pray with others about these things.

Act:  As you are getting to know Jesus better, ask what it would look like in your life to follow Jesus.  What are the disciplines that Jesus followed that you need to implement?  How would your life be different if you were one of His disciples?  What is holding you back from trusting Him completely?  What do you need to do about what you are learning? Who will keep you accountable for doing these things?  Participate in a LIFE Group that will encourage you in your growth.

Seek:  Don’t really know where Jesus fits in your life?  If you would like to explore questions like “Who is Jesus?”  “Why does He matter?” or any other question you might have about Jesus, why not get into a group with 2 or 3 others and explore some of these important questions?  No question is out of bounds.  If you are interested in a group like this please respond on the Jesus 101 Challenge bookmark where it says “Seeker Group”

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