Paul writes a personal letter to Philemon asking him to forgive and

receive back Onesimus, his runaway servant slave. Forgiveness requires

the forgiver to "eat" the offense so that they may be free from the

prison of bitterness. Dr. Lewis Smedes, forgiveness expert, theologian,

and Professor of psychology, states there are three stages to

forgiveness: 1) surrender your right to get even (eat the offense); 2)

see the offender with new eyes; 3) wish them a better future. This is

how we are released from a bitter mindset. Forgiveness is the core of

Christianity.

Tag: Philemon, Forgiving Others

Celebration of Fearless at the Halfway PointTag: Financial Challenge (Fearless)

What do we do with grief, pain, suffering and loss? We take a look at Solomon's wisdom from the book of Ecclesiastes to deal with this difficult and frequently asked question.Tags Grief Pain Suffering Suffering Difficult Times

Weekly sermons and other teachable messages from Lakeland Community Church in Lee's Summit, Missouri

In the 16th century Ignatius, a former general, found the

Lord and developed a brilliant system of discipleship. Particular to Ignatius

was his thoughts on finding the will or God through discernment, what he called

“consolations and desolations.” Lakeland is in the process of rethinking how we

lead the church using this time-tested method of discerning the will of God.

Each of us needs to understand the practice discernment for our own lives as

well. Learn how.

This honest look at the Lakeland will explain the heartfelt motivation behind many of the changes you have seen in worship during the last year and the last ten years!Tags:  Lakeland Specific/Vision, Worship

This look at the history and values of Lakeland Community Church reminds

us of our calling from God and our mission in the world. These power

ideas are made practical in this down-to-earth explanation of Lakeland's

vision.Tag Lakeland Specific/Vision, Tell Your Story/Evangelsim

This look at the history and values of Lakeland Community Church reminds

us of our calling from God and our mission in the world. These power

ideas are made practical in this down-to-earth explanation of Lakeland's

vision.
Tag Lakeland Specific/Vision, Tell Your Story/Evangelsim

Here we discuss reasons why you may not be serving followed by reasons to serve which might actually be dangerous to your soul. We close with a message of hope--the good that God can do in the life of a person serving for the right reason.Tag: Serving

Here we discuss reasons why you may not be serving followed by reasons to serve which might actually be dangerous to your soul. We close with a message of hope--the good that God can do in the life of a person serving for the right reason.
Tag: Serving