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July 7, 2014 message: “Life in ...

July 7, 2014 message: “Life in the Spirit: Called and Welcomed”

Today was Pastor Mary Ivanov’s first Sunday at Lake Harbor.  Welcome, Pastor Mary!  If you missed it or just want to refresh your memory, click here for Pastor Mary’s message.  To see this week’s media, “The Holy Spirit — Don’t Forget About It!”, click here.

June 29, 2014 message: “Guess W...

June 29, 2014 message: “Guess Who’s Coming to God’s House”

This week’s message was brought to us by Rev. Susan Hagans.  Susan is a retired United Methodist Minister, who served as pastor here from 1995-2000.  In 2000 she was appointed by the Bishop to become the Grand Rapids District Superintendent, from which she retired in 2006.  We were delighted to have her back home! If […]

June 22, 2014 message: “Love of...

June 22, 2014 message: “Love of the Law or Law of Love?”

Today’s message was presented by guest speaker, Jeff Stone, and is based on 1 Timothy 1:3-11.  Jeff is a life-long member of Lake Harbor.  He has been active in Ray Post’s adult Sunday School class for many years.  Jeff became a certified lay speaker about nine years ago.  Below is an abbreviated version of his […]

June 15, 2014 message: “Commiss...

June 15, 2014 message: “Commissioned for the Mission”

On Sunday, June 15th, we celebrated Pastor Mark’s  last Sunday at Lake Harbor by looking at the Great Commission given by Jesus at the conclusion of the Gospel of Matthew.  We saw how this call unites all Christians in a similar mission, especially we United Methodists, who are united under our denominational mission statement that […]

June 8, 2014 message: “Under th...

June 8, 2014 message: “Under the Influence”

If you missed it or just want to refresh your memory, here is the outline for Pastor Mark’s Under the Influence message.  To see this week’s media, “Pentecost,” click here.  And finally, if you wish to read the script for “The Spiritualizer” written by Pastor Mark and performed by Brad Dean, Patrick Miles, Roger Knopf, […]

June 1, 2014 message: “Reaching...

June 1, 2014 message: “Reaching Out”

Guest speaker, Gary Step, helped us understand what obstacles and barriers have kept us from reaching out to making more disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.  Through prayer and repentance, God gives us a chance to break open our hearts anew for the people of our community who don’t know Jesus […]

May 25, 2014 message: “God̵...

May 25, 2014 message: “God’s Dependents”

If you missed it or just want to refresh your memory, here is the outline for Pastor Mark’s God’s Dependents message.  To see this week’s media, “Fourth of July,” click here. To view this week’s bulletin, click here.

May 18 message: “Heroes for God...

May 18 message: “Heroes for God”

The May 18 message was presented by Lake Harbor’s children and youth.  Contact the church office at 231-798-2181 if you wish to receive a copy of the service on DVD. To see the bulletin,  click here.

May 11, 2014 message: “Mothers&...

May 11, 2014 message: “Mothers”

If you missed this week’s Mother’s Day message by our Youth Director, Jimmy Epplett, you can get a copy of his message on DVD by calling the church office at 231-798-2181. To view this week’s bulletin, click here.

May 4, 2014 message: “Stations ...

May 4, 2014 message: “Stations of the Resurrection: The Road to Emmaus”

If you missed it or just want to refresh your memory, here is the outline for Pastor Mark’s The Road to Emmaus message. To view this week’s bulletin, click here.