Pastor Ron continued Lakeview’s October 31 Days of Prayer focus with a sermon titled: Persistence in Prayer. His sermon, based on Luke 11, reminded the congregation to never stop asking and never stop taking the three steps of faith.
The Lord’s Model Prayer
Sunday, October 12, 2008
This October, Lakeview’s congregation has been challenged to spend 31 days in prayer. As part of this challenge, Pastor Ron’s sermon this week focused on the Lord’s Model Prayer and its 6 basic component parts: praise, purpose, provision, pardon, protection, and perspective.
Prayer: Our Connection to God
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Pastor Ron began the month of October by encouraging the congregation to spend the month of October focusing on prayer. He reminded them that God chooses to do nothing apart from prayer, so we too can choose to do nothing apart from prayer.
Becoming an Emotionally Mature Adult (Changes that Heal, Week 4)
Sunday, August 31, 2008
This Sunday, Pastor Ron finished his series focusing on the book Changes that Heal, by discussing what it takes to become an emotionally mature adult. Full maturity is not possible if it’s relegated to just one part of our life, apart from life’s battles, and without some intentional focus on our part.
Connecting to God, the Church, and the World
Sunday, August 24, 2008
During this week’s message, Pastor Ron encourages the congregation to sign up for small groups. His sermon focuses on the joy that comes when we connect with God, His Word, the Church, and the world.
Missionary Jay Covert - The Church Today
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Missionary Jay Covert talks about his church planting ministry, called Urban Outreach, in East St. Louis, and discusses the current state of the Christian church.
Accepting the Good and the Bad (Changes that Heal, Week 3)
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Pastor Ron’s sermon this week discusses three things we can do to accept the good and the bad in others:
Learn to confess
Expect badness and weakness from everyone
Practice loving the “less than ideal” in others
Setting Boundaries With Others (Changes that Heal, Week 2)
Sunday, August 3, 2008
In this week’s sermon, Pastor Ron focuses on boundaries. He addresses questions such as:
What are boundaries?
What are some appropriate boundaries to set?
What happens when I fail to set healthy boundaries?
How do I begin to set boundaries?
Bonding With Others (Changes that Heal, Week 1)
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Pastor Ron begins this 4 week series based on the book Changes That Heal, by Dr. Henry Cloud, by discussing the importance of bonding. He answers the following questions:
What is bonding?
What happens when we fail to bond?
How do we bond?
The book and workbook for Changes That Heal are available in Lakeview’s Main Street Bookstore.
Affect (Your Epic Life, Week 2)
Sunday, July 13, 2008
This week, Pastor Nathan LaGrange challenges the congregation to have an epic life that affects generations; asking them not just to go to church, but to be the church.
