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Sermon Series: Nice: Why We Love to be Liked and How God Calls Us to More

Niceness keeps the peace, wins friends, gains influence, and serves our reputations well, but it also takes the teeth out of our witness and the power out of our faith. Based on the book by Pastor Sharon Hodde Miller, this series explores the seemingly innocent idol that has crept into our faith and quietly corrupted it.

Today’s Sermon: Bland: The Fruit of Cowardice

Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12, 17-21

What does it mean to be brave? What does true courage look like? There is a foundation to the courage that Jesus modeled and to which we are called – and it is neither being nice to preserve feelings nor is it being a jerk and calling it prophetic.

10:45 Service – Songs

Your Grace Is Enough
How Great Is Our God
There Is None Like You
Victory In Jesus

Upcoming at Lakeside

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• Adult Study– Sundays, 9:30am
• Young Family Study– Sundays,  9:30am
• Youth Study– Sundays, 9:30am
• Womens Study– Tuesdays, 9:15am
• Womens & Mixed Group Studies – Tuesdays, 6:30pm

Mark Your Calendar

• Holy Thursday Prayer Experience– April 9th 6-8pm
• Good Friday Service- First UMC in Sanford April 10th, 6:30pm
• Easter Community Event– April 11th 9am-12pm
• Easter Services-April 12th  6:30am, 8:30am, 10:45am

NEEDED: Empty plastic eggs & individually wrapped candy

We are getting ready for our Community Event on April 11th. Last year the egg hunts were a huge hit!  

Replenishing the Benevolence Fund

The Benevolence Fund allows us to meet urgent needs for individuals and families within our congregation and community. Following the holiday season, the fund is running low. If you would like to help us replenish the fund, please indicate that clearly on your check and/or offering envelope.

Outreach Opportunities

• We are collecting non perishable food items for the food pantry at First UMC in Sanford.
• On March 29th, we will be doing a special Fifth Sunday collection to benefit the United Methodist Children Home. 

Give  

When you invest in Lakeside, you are investing in the eternal lives of individuals and families.  You are investing in our community.  Furthermore, you are investing in raising the next generation of children who will become our future leaders in the church and in the community.

• Through our secure online giving portal, you can schedule a recurring or one-time gift charged to either your debit or credit card. Online giving provides an opportunity to select how to apply your gift, i.e. toward a specific fund.  In addition, you can set up recurring or one time offerings through your online bank.
• Giving is now as easy as sending a text! To try it out, send a text message with the amount of your donation to 84321. If this is your first time using text to give you will be prompted through a few quick steps for set up.  This new way of giving is not charged to your phone bill, and you can always refund a gift if you make a mistake. One of the benefits is you can give anytime from anywhere with just a text!