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Week of November 10, 2024 |
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The Letter to the church in RomeWe are spending the month of November in the Book of Romans. Below is a short background on Romans. Romans is a significant book for Methodist. John Wesley is the founder of the Methodist movement and even though he grew up a church kid, he still felt unassure of his faith until he went to a meeting at the age of 34. He heard a message based on Martin Luther's commentary on Romans. Wesley had a powerful spiritual experience at a meeting on Aldersgate Street in London on May 24, 1738. He described the experience as having his “heart strangely warmed.” Wesley’s encounter with Jesus Christ on that evening was intense and personal. He later wrote, “I felt I did trust in Christ, Christ alone, for salvation; and an assurance was given me, that he had taken away my sins, even mine, and saved me from the law of sin and death.” Aldersgate was a pivotal moment in Wesley’s life right on the cusp of the Methodist revival.
Background of the Book of RomansWe know from Acts 18:1-2 that the church in Rome had existed for some time and was made up of both Jewish and non-Jewish followers. The crisis for this church began when the Roman emperor Claudius expelled all of the Jewish people from Rome. About five years later, all those Jews, including many who followed Jesus, were allowed to return. When they did, they found a church that had become non-Jewish in its customs and practice. This culture clash created lots of tension, and by Paul’s day, the Roman church was divided. They disagreed about how to follow Jesus, debating about whether or not non-Jewish Christians should observe the Sabbath, eat kosher, be circumcised, and so on. Paul wrote this letter to accomplish a few things. He wanted this divided community to become unified once again. For a practical purpose, he hoped that the Roman church could become a staging ground for his mission to go even further west, reaching to Spain. These tense circumstances motivated Paul to write out his fullest explanation of the Gospel, the good news that announces Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. |
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Excuse the Intrusion...We have a book fair setup for our Little Learners school. It will be towards the back of the sacntuary this Sunday. Thank you for your patience. |
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Support our Little LearnersWe would love your support by providing some food for our Little Learners Thanksgiving Feast. Our Feast day is November 21, 2024. Food is served at 11:00am. If you would like to see the needs please follow this link to the SignUp Genius. |
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Confirmation Interest FormDo you have a sixth grader? Do you have a youth who has not taken confirmation yet? Do you want to know more about confirmation? Please fill out our confirmation interest form so we can gather information for our Spring 2025 Confirmation Class. Please fill out this form if you answer yes to any of these questions. It is very short, but we will contact you to gather and discuss. Grace and Peace, Pastor David |
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Youth White Elephant Gift Exchange$20 white elephant gift exchange, Christmas Contact Ms. Sara for more information or any questions. |
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Christmas Cookie ExchangeBring 1 Doz. of your favorite cookie with 12 copies of the recipe. Don’t forget to bring an empty container to take your goodies home. |
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Ways to Give and Support Lakeside's Ministries |
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Preschool Spots AvailableWe still have some spots available in the older 2's to young 3's class and our 4 year old class for enrollment now. |
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UMCORUMCOR is the United Methodist Committee on Relief. They are on the ground providing aid through local congregations and regional volunteers in several states after Hurricane Helene. They will stay for Milton. They also are involved in long term relief efforts around the world which includes solidarity grants and other efforts. Follow the READ MORE link to watch a video about the work after Helene. Follow this link to donate to UMCOR Recovery efforts on the East Coast. bit.ly/umcorusdr
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New Testament ReadingContinue our New Testament through the year plan with these readings for the summer. You can download the summer reading list here or pick one up after worship this Sunday. |
