My Text For Sunday with Sick Pics

"You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you" - James 5:5,6

USA TODAY reports: Terror Group Blocking Aid to Starving Somalis

The worst drought in decades is affecting several countries in the Horn of Africa, but the famine is worst in southern Somalia, where al-Shabaab, an Islamist terrorist organization with links to al-Qaeda, is preventing aid groups from helping nearly 3 million people living under its control, according to the State Department and aid groups. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-08-14-somalis-famine-terrorists-block-aid-groups_n.htm

ARIZONA MOM WANTS TO BE THE FATTEST WOMAN EVER

Our beloved country is home to nine of the ten heaviest people ever documented. But Suzanne Eman's goal is to be the world's heaviest woman ever. "I'd love to find out if it's humanly possible to reach a ton," she said. 

Eman visits the grocery store with her two sons where she said she usually spends up to eight hours filling multiple shopping carts with enough food to sustain her 22,000 calorie-a-day diet.

 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/200709/20110819/arizona-mom-aims-to-be-world-s-fattest-woman.htm

Sunday's Sermon on Elders

A couple of folks have asked about the message on eldership last Sunday. Did anything specific prompt it? Is something going on at LakeView? Short answer: no. Long answer: no. We have a great elder team and we’re doing really well together. 

Our philosophy behind sermon series is not just to respond to current needs and issues (very important), but to also address issues that are important for our long-term health. Understanding what Scripture says about church leadership is pretty important for everyone in the church: elders, congregation, pastors, staff. Hope that clarification helps.

This Sunday we’re looking at being members together in the Body, another key topic. Then we jump right into ‘Mythbusters,’ which we’re praying will connect well with unchurched people, but also Christ-followers. After all, if we’re honest, most of us have questions about the faith, right? I sure do. And Peter tells us “always be prepared to give an account for the hope that you have” (1 Peter 3:15). 

Up-Coming Series at LakeView

Back to Ephesus (4 weeks: Feb 20 - Mar 13). There's a lot of talk about being "a New Testament church," but what does that really mean? Is it even possible in 21st century Stoughton? Or anywhere else, for that matter? Does God want us to be a 1st century church or a 21st century church? Does God even care about the church? After all, there's a lot not to like about the church and her failings. God set Israel aside for dropping the ball. Will he do the same with the church and continue his work in the world in some other way? So what should your and my relationship with the church, with LakeView, look like in light of all that? We're gonna head back to Ephesus and find out.

Mythbusters (6 weeks: Mar 20 - Apr 24). A lot of people are skeptical about Christianity, and with good reason. The church has too-often said, "just believe!" whenever questions have been raised, as if faith is like a good belch that you just have to work up from deep in your belly. In this 'Mythbuster' series, we're going to take an honest look at these popular statements which reflect genuine intellectual objections to to Christianity:

• Science disproves Christianity
• A good God wouldn't allow evil and suffering
• All roads lead to God
• The church is responsible for so much injustice
• Good people won't go to hell
• Jesus never rose from the dead

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