Lakeside Christian Church Blog

February 20, 2026 – Loving God First  Psalm 63:1, 3-4 –  O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you … Because your steadfast love is better than life, my lips will praise you. So I will bless you as long as I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.  Scripture Reading – Matthew 22:37-38 & Matthew 9:9-13 In Psalm 63, David expresses a deep, personal longing: “O God, you are my God; earnestly I seek you” (v.1). His desire is not for blessings, but for God Himself. This is the heart behind Jesus’ words in Matthew 22:37–38, “to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind.” Loving God is not mere duty; it is relational devotion. Matthew 9:9–13 shows this love taking shape as Jesus calls Matthew, not after he cleans up his life, but right in the midst of it. God desires mercy, not performance. Love begins with being known and welcomed by Him. Our mission to Love-Care-Communicate starts here: we love because we have first been loved personal...

  February 13, 2026 – Lord of All  Romans 10:12-13 –  For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”  Scripture Reading – Proverbs 22   The book of Proverbs doesn’t read like most books as it doesn’t cover one topic at a time. Kathleen Nielson describes it as having a kaleidoscopic nature of wisdom in a sort of swirling format. She suggests this reflects the realities and messiness of our lives. Our days don’t unfold compartmentalized. Rather there’s a mixing, at times a chaotic messiness. Themes and issues repeat themselves throughout our days and life. This is how Proverbs reads.    The author(s) circle back to various topics throughout the book, and even in chapter 22. One is the promise that  the rich and the poor meet together  (v. 2). However, this isn’t a promise without escalating complicat...

  February 6, 2026 – Our Greatest Treasure   Philippians 3:8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake, I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ…   Scripture Reading – Proverbs 3   In Philippians 3:8, Paul makes a startling claim: everything he once considered valuable now feels like loss compared to knowing Christ. His words echo the wisdom of Proverbs 3, where we are urged not to lean on our own understanding and not to prize riches or self-made security above the Lord. Proverbs repeatedly reminds us that wisdom is more valuable than silver or gold because it leads not just to success, but to life. Possessions promise control, comfort, and status, yet they cannot guide our steps or heal our hearts. True wisdom begins when we recognize that what we gain in Christ far outweighs what we could ever accumulate on our own. Knowing God reshapes h...