Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church

“Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.”

1 Peter 2:2, 3

We are going to follow the one-year guide provided by The Bible Recap, a ministry that encourages Christ-followers to read the entire Bible. You will be able to read the Bible daily following the plan or you can listen to the Bible on your phone or computer by connecting to the Bible Recap website (www.thebiblerecap.com). The weekly Bible readings will be printed in the bulletin, and we will also offer some small groups (in person and on-line) to help encourage one another to read the entire Bible in 2026. Sign-ups for groups will take place beginning in December.

The thing I like about the Bible Recap is that after each reading there is a summary of the Bible passages there were read by the host, Tara-Leigh Cobble. She does a good job of giving a summary, so when you slog through a chapter in the Bible that doesn’t make sense, Tara-Leigh’s summaries help to pull things together. I think that you will really like it.

I know that an email went out warning you about a scam that was using my name. It was asking for a call or for you to purchase gift cards. Let me once again say that someone is trying to scam us.

I will never email or text you to request money or gift cards for an emergency need.  Please alert me if you receive a request of that nature from someone claiming to be me!

Many of you did just that, calling me or calling the church office. That is the best thing to do and if there is a legitimate need, I will let you know.

Sorry that this has happened and I pray that it doesn’t cause further problems.

^“30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; ³¹ but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life

in His Name.” John 20:30, 31

Signs. They point us to certain things. Sometimes it is to go a certain way. Sometimes it is to avoid something. Signs point us in the right direction.

Jesus’ miracles were signs that pointed to who Jesus is. That He is God incarnate. We also discover who God is through these miracles and signs. They point out that that our God is good, that He is trustworthy, that He is generous, that He is loving, and that He is kind. He is going about His Kingdom building, reclaiming what is His, and Lakeside Community Presbyterian Church is doing its part to expand this Kingdom.

I hope that you will come this Sunday as we look at another sign that points us to who Jesus is and the God that we believe in.

Have a great rest of the week.