Lakeside Light Podcast
Thank you for joining the Lakeside Light Podcast. It's Light to help you see your way, and a lite version of our full televised Sunday services, which you can find on our website lakesidechurch.org This audio podcast is a weekly sermon message of Intellectual, Spiritual, and sometimes Humorous, Nourishment for the road. Enjoy!
Episodes
33 episodes
“Three Forms of Water” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Baptism of the Lord
Scriptures: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Description: 500 years ago, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and Conrad Grebel were among a group of reformers who believed deeply in believer baptisms and started the Anabaptist movement. The Presbyteria...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 2
•
15:48
“Shopping for Jesus” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - Epiphany Sunday
Scriptures: Isaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12 DESCRIPTION: The Christmas season brings so much gift giving and receiving. The wise men were the first to bring Christmas gifts. Were their gifts well chosen? Or might Jesus have preferred ...
•
Season 2
•
Episode 1
•
10:18
“Joseph’s Angel, The Hopes and Fears of All the Years” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Third Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Matthew 1:18-25 “Much like Joseph, people of faith today find ourselves standing at a terrifying intersection between the world we knew and the one in which we actually live. And like Joseph, we are faced with some game-...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 31
•
19:38
“Mary’s Angel, Call and Response” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Second Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Luke 1:26-38Description: The story of Advent is not meant to be a solo or even just an angelic chorus. It is a call and response. The angels say “do not be afraid,” and the faithful are compelled to answer back.Bio: Th...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 30
•
18:17
“LET ALL MORTAL FLESH KEEP SILENT” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - First Sunday of Advent
Scriptures: Luke 1:5-25 DESCRIPTION: When Zechariah doubts the message of the angel Gabriel, he loses his voice for nine months. Was that a punishment? Maybe. Or maybe it was a gift, a season of quietness when Zechariah could listen...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 29
•
17:07
“The Reign of Christ and Belonging” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Reign of Christ Sunday
Scriptures: 2 Samuel 23:1-5 - John 18:33-37 Louisa preaches about Thanksgiving pies and that sense of belonging we have – or don’t have – during the holiday season. When Pilate questions an arrested and bound Jesus, Jesus t...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 28
•
17:47
“The imPossible Promise of Enough” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 28th Sunday After Pentecost
We explore the ‘Gleaning Laws’ and the ways ancient Israel imagined a world under God’s kind of rule instead of under Pharoah’s kind of rule – a world where there is always enough… and enough to share. But what about when it seems that...
•
17:58
“The Impossible Promise of Abundance” - By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 27th Sunday After Pentecost
Bonus Content: Stay tuned after the sermon. for Just as I am, I Come (Victor C. Johnson) © 2011 Lorenz Publishing Company, Chancel Choir. Used with permission. Scripture: Mark 12:38-44 You know what’s easy...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 26
•
19:31
“All Saints’ Sunday in an Election Year” - By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - All Saints Day
Scripture: Revelation 21:1-6aBonus Content: Stay tuned for A New Jerusalem Arise, following the sermon. Description: In the midst of election-week anxiety, we take the time to celebrate God’s larger promises along with the sp...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 25
•
22:35
“The Impossible Promise of Resources” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures:Exodus 35-36Description: The building of the tabernacle (Exodus 35-36): People who have just barely begun to have more than enough after slavery in Egypt are now willing, even excited to bring a nearly endless li...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 24
•
24:05
“Reality TV with Jesus” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: Hebrews 4:12-16, Mark 10:17-31 In Hebrews and in the Gospel of Mark, we are reminded that sometimes God likes to ‘keep it real’ and asks us to be ‘vulnerable.’ Let’s not shy away from these texts but embrace that someti...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 23
•
18:43
“Two Things” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 8Description: The time has come for a sermon addressing this election season… Louisa shares two main take-aways as we engage with this political moment, both inspired by Psalm 8 and World Communion Sunday. B...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 22
•
12:09
“Surprise - Elder Led Service” By Ward Rice, Tom Clark, and Claire Miller - Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: Mark 9:38-50 Description: A humorous, insightful, and poignant sermon led by Elders of Lakeside Presbyterian Church.
•
Season 1
•
Episode 21
•
24:55
“IS IT REALLY A WONDERFUL LIFE?” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: James 3:13-4:3, Mark 9:30-37 Description: The Letter of James raises the question of what true wisdom looks like. Is it dog eat dog? Is it looking out for Number One? Or does God offer us a different kind of wisdo...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 20
•
17:22
“Power and the Cross” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Mark 8:27-38Description: The cross is the central symbol of our faith – but have we watered it down? Or have we allowed it to take on entirely different meaning than what Jesus intended? In this passage, Jesus challenges us t...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 19
•
18:50
“The Parable of Two Parking Lots” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Isaiah 35:4-7a, James 2:1-17 Description: Thou Shalt Not Be Horrible. Your choices matter. Drawing from the words of Isaiah, we explore how every choice can resonate with joy and purpose. Let’s all act like what we...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 18
•
18:15
“Planting Peace” By John Hodges-Batzka - Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 46, John 16:31-33 Description: In the gospel of John, Christ promises peace to his followers. But how can we live into this promise when peace often seems so far away? Bio: John Hodges-Batzka serves as ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 17
•
15:03
“Called, even in stuck-ness and suffering…” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 22, Acts 27:39-44 Description: God’s call is a gift for all people – not just a privilege for the few who have the power to choose preferred jobs or control relationships. Even when we find ourselves out of options...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 16
•
16:27
“Called with and alongside others… ” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Featuring: Lora DavisScriptures: Ruth 1:15b-18, Mark 6:7-13 Description: We were never meant to experience vocation solely as individuals. Wherever and whenever we are called, we are called with one another and with ...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 15
•
23:04
“Called through one another… ” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: Acts 9:10-19, Ephesians 4:25-5:2 Description: As we explore our own vocation and the vocations of our communities, we also become part of God’s call to others. God calls us through one another – through me...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 14
•
16:16
“Called toward the future and God’s promises…” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 145:10-18, Ephesians 4:1-16 Description: God’s call draws us into and toward a greater vision and story, one where God’s heaven is felt on earth and all the world’s people see the promises fulfilled. What does it m...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 13
•
19:41
“Called away from people, places, or situations…” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 145:10-18, Ephesians 4:1-16 Description: God’s call draws us into and toward a greater vision and story, one where God’s heaven is felt on earth and all the world’s people see the promises fulfilled. What does it m...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 12
•
20:40
“Called as we are…” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Isaiah 43:1-7, Ephesians 2:10-22 Description: 2nd week in the Vocation Bible School Series. God calls us each by name, calling us as we are. Our vocations are found within our particular time and place and peopl...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 11
•
19:44
“Vocation in Prepositions…“ By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Scriptures: Psalm 24, Ephesians 1:3-14 Description: 1st week in the Vocation Bible School Series. Instead of thinking of our vocation as a noun (called to be 'a teacher’ or ‘a pastor), or even a verb (called ‘to serve’ or ‘to preach...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 10
•
20:33
“THORNS” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
Scripture References: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10Description: When Paul prayed to be freed from the “thorn in his flesh,” the Risen Lord responded, “My grace is sufficient for you. My power is made perfect in your weakness.” What does that pro...
•
Season 1
•
Episode 9
•
16:15