
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
48 episodes
“When Was the Last Time You Ate?” By The Rev. Becky Bosarge
Scriptures: 1 Kings 19:1-15aBio: Rev. Becky Bosarge is a Teaching Elder in the PC USA, a member of the Presbytery of Cincinnati, with a Master of Arts in Spirituality and a ministry focus of Spiritual Formation. She divides her time betw...
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Season 2
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Episode 17
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17:19

“Frog-Spotting with the Trinity” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Trinity Sunday
Scriptures: Psalm 8, Romans 5:1-5 Bio: The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres is pastor and head of staff at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She holds a BA in History from Duke University, Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Semina...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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19:53

“Shipwrecked” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - Pentecost
Scriptures: Acts 2:1-21 Bio: The Reverend Doctor Michael Brewer is a retired pastor with 28 years of ministry at Crescent Springs Presbyterian and 14 years at Blue Ash Presbyterian. He studied at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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19:05

“Is this the time?” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 7th Day of Easter
Scriptures: Acts 1:1-11, Acts 6:1-7 Bio: The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres is pastor and head of staff at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She holds a BA in History from Duke University, Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Semi...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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20:19

“The Trapped Man” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - 6th Sunday of Easter
Scriptures: John 5:1-9 Bio: The Reverend Doctor Michael Brewer is a retired pastor with 28 years of ministry at Crescent Springs Presbyterian and 14 years at Blue Ash Presbyterian. He studied at Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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18:54

“Getting Up and Walking through the Valley” By The Rev. Dr. Andrew Pomerville - 4th Sunday of Easter
Scriptures: Psalm 23, Acts 9:36-43Bio: Dr. Andrew Pomerville serves as President & Trustee at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. He brings to Louisville Seminary successful experience in both higher education and ecumenica...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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25:55

“Re-Call” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 3rd Sunday of Easter
Scriptures: John 21:1-19Bio: The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres is pastor and head of staff at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She holds a BA in History from Duke University, Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Docto...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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17:46

“A Prism Refracting God’s Light” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 2nd Sunday of Easter
Scriptures: John 20:19-31Bio: The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres is pastor and head of staff at Lakeside Presbyterian Church. She holds a BA in History from Duke University, Masters of Divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary, and a Doct...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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22:02

“Remember” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - Resurrection of the Lord
Choral Response: Hallelujah (G. F. Handel) Scriptures: Isaiah 65:17-25 Luke 24:1-12 Description: On Easter morning, the women approach the tomb knowing what is expected of them. But after the tomb turns out to be empty a...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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25:27

“Love” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 5th Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: John 12:1-8 Description: “Really loving people goes beyond what we think we can afford. But it has a multiplying effect. Even as we are diminished by loving action to the point of costing us time, money, or energy, it ma...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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18:43

“Wisdom” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 4th Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: 2 Cor 5:16-21 & Luke 15Description: “We will never be able to make total sense of the pain and suffering we endure. But, somehow, we may find little bits of hard-won wisdom in the midst.” - Kate Bowler #wisdom #Lent #2cor...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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20:40

“Imagination” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 3rd Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: Isaiah 55:1-9 & Luke 13:1-9Description: There is the world as we see it… and there is the world as God sees it. What does it mean to embrace God’s kind of imagination? And how might that relate to repentance or forgivenes...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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17:08

“The Prayer of Tears” By The Rev. Dr. Michael Brewer - 2nd Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: Psalm 27, Luke 13:31-35 Description: Suffering is an inevitable part of the landscape of our lives and our world. Jesus models for us a style of prayer that honors our pain and saves us from falling into despair. This ki...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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27:18

“Beautiful and Terrible” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 1st Sunday in Lent
Scriptures: Luke 4:1-13Description: It’s the first Sunday of Lent, a season where we don’t have to pretend life is easy or that everything has a solution. Life is beautiful and terrible, often at the same time. Jesus knew that better tha...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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19:43

“The Rhodium Rule” By The Rev. Dr. Louisa W. Umphres - 7th Sunday after Epiphany
Scriptures: Luke 6:27-38Description: You know “The Golden Rule,” but have you heard about “The Platinum Rule”? Or how about “The Rhodium Rule”? Jesus’s Sermon on the Plain challenges us to treat others as God would treat them, which is a...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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17:31

“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...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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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 ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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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-...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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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...
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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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...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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24:05
