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We have been talking a lot about our stories and God’s story and how those interact. Let’s dive in! The post Episode 210: Why Are God Stories So Important? appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

From the beginning, Lake Forest has been about making more and better disciples. We are taking new steps forward and we wanna give you a look behind the curtain! The post Episode 209: More and Better Disciples appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

So why did Mike and Harrison get a little freaked out about a creative choice before Easter? Find out that and more behind the scenes on this week’s episode! The post Episode 208: Why Mike and Harrison Were Panicking Before Easter appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

It’s been so encouraging walking through the season of Lent with you, Lake Forest. Today on the podcast, Pastor Mike and Harrison talk more about what Lent means and dig into an important part of the practices. The post Episode 207: Lent And Almsgiving appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Let’s talk about a big Bible word! In the season of Lent, we are thinking a lot about holiness and “consecration”. Join Pastor Mike and Harrison as we dig in to what it means to consecrate your life. The post Episode 206: Consecration appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, Pastor Andrew joins the podcast. The book of Revelation is BIG. and there are some corners we wanted to explore outside of Sunday morning! The post Episode 205: Revelation Grab Bag appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Let’s dig into the book of Revelation! What does the Bible really say about the end of everything? The post Episode 204: The End of Everything appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week on the podcast, we have our newest pastor, Scott Matsen, talking about the tools we need on our spiritual toolbelts. The post Episode 203: Toolbelt appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We’re back! Pastor Mike and Harrison are excited to be back with you on the podcast, and today we are talking about fasting. The post Episode 202: Fasting appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Here is the resource we mention on the podcast today: giftstest.com The post Episode 201: Finding Your Spiritual Gifts appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, Pastor Mike runs through some important material from a few sermons in our Influencer series. How can we follow Christ as others follow us? And how can we create environments where our kids are getting their identity from things other than social media? The post Episode 200: Cutting Room Floor appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We are back! The post Episode 199: What Mike Did On Summer Vacation appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We are back! On today’s episode, we talk with Pastor Andrew about the Ten Commandments, and why God gives us laws. Don’t miss it! The post Episode 198: 10 Commandments, 3 Purposes appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, Pastor Andrew and Harrison dive in to the core passions of Lake Forest Church. What are they, and how to they impact everything we do around here? The post Episode 197: Core Passions appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, we dig in to how an Easter service comes together. Come take a look behind the scenes with us! The post Episode 196: Easter Tidbits appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

In the Bible, we see a pattern of six days or years of labor, and one day or year of rest, going all the way back to creation. This week on the podcast, we look at the idea of SABBATICAL, and what it means to follow this Biblical pattern in our own work and lives. The post Episode 195: Seven Year Rest appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

A few years ago, we took a step towards opening our doors to our community. We have continued growing in our desire to be a place where people who have given up on church but not on God can find space to work and connect. The post Episode 194: Opening the Front Doors appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

If the Bible is true, we should see historical evidence all over the place. On this week’s podcast, Pastor Mike shares how tangible evidence of the existence of King David has been discovered by Biblical archeologists. The post Episode 193: Evidence in the Dirt appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Lake Forest Church is growing in more ways than one. This week on the podcast, come get a look behind the scenes and see how this growth is coming together. The post Episode 192: Behind the Scenes appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We are moving into the season of Lent as a church, and this week we are digging in to what Lent means and how we can approach it. The post Episode 191: Lent and Repent appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We are digging even more into what it means to bless those around us, especially those closest to us. And we have a special guest, Pastor Alan Wright. You can get the worksheet he mentions here: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/zybibfq8oa9tr96a22ry5/The-Blessing-Worksheet.pdf?rlkey=h8jbd7zeqz14ke2mpgr53wbs8&e=1&dl=0 The post Episode 190: Blessing Your Children (w/ Pastor Alan Wright) appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

What does “blessing” mean? We got into it recently on Sunday morning, but this week on the podcast, Pastor Mike digs way deeper into a specific blessing story, and shares how it can encourage us. The post Episode 189: Blessings appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week on the Ask LFC podcast, we are digging into an article by Cliffe Knechtle, the senior pastor of Grace Community Church.  The post Episode 188: Six Miracles Atheists Believe appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Last Sunday, we talked a lot about what we believe is one of the most major pieces of being a Christ-follower. On this episode of the podcast, we talk more about what that piece is AND why money should never be an obstacle towards taking the plunge. The post Episode 187: Don’t Let Money Stop You appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Pastor Mike just gave an awesome sermon about boundaries, including how and when to set them up in our lives. On this episode of the podcast, we dive a little bit more into one of the books that Pastor Mike uses all the time when this topic comes up. The post Episode 186: Bold Boundaries appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We heard an awesome sermon from our newest pastor, Andy Cornett, about what it means to bring humility into our relationships. Pastor Mike wanted to take that a step farther on today’s Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 185: Humble Like Jesus appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

From Huntersville to Charlotte to Denver, Lake Forest Church is growing. We want to celebrate what God is doing through our church: reaching one more person with the gospel of Jesus. Join us as we wrap up 2024 and look ahead to 2025! The post Episode 184: Cheek to Cheek appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

A lot of the work God does in us happens over long periods of time, especially when we make it a priority to spend time in devotions and prayer every day. This week on the podcast, Pastor Mike and Harrison talk about some ways they’ve encountered God through His word in daily devotional practices. The post Episode 183: Time Takes Time appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

If you know Pastor Mike, you’ve heard him say MO BETTA. More disciples. Better disciples. Living out what Jesus called his church to. So how do we do that? Once again, we have Andy Cornett joining us to talk about why it’s good to add more churches into the world. The post Episode 182: Mo’ Betta appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

LFC is growing, again. We know that we’re called to be a church that plants churches, and it’s time to see what God has next for us. Let’s meet Andy Cornett, our newest church planting pastor. The post Episode 181: Meet Andy! appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

One of the things we learn from the life of Joseph is that some of the good work God is doing in us is LONG work. We may not see the ending that we want to our stories, but our stories could be a part of something way bigger that we can’t see. The post Episode 180: Finding Hope in the Middle appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We’ve got Pastor Andrew sitting in this week on the Ask LFC podcast to talk about what God is doing here and around the world, AND why 140,000 is a significant number for Lake Forest Church. The post Episode 179: One Hundred and Forty Thousand appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, we’re digging a little more in the life of Joseph. Redemption comes in lots of shapes and forms, and we wanted to take a look at someone who goes through quite a bit of transformation in the Joseph narrative. The post Episode 178: Judah appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Jesus had more to say about politics and the way to approach this part of our lives than you might realize. This week on the podcast, we take a look at a few interactions Jesus had with his disciples, James and John, and unpack what they tell us about how we as Christ followers should […] The post Episode 177: Jesus and Political Violence on Election Day appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

A few weeks ago, something Pastor Mike said in a sermon stuck with people. The story of Joseph is, in part, a story about how some patterns and behaviors get passed down through generations, and on this episode of the Ask LFC podcast, we dig to that concept a little bit deeper. The post Episode 176: Family Sin Patterns appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week on the podcast, Pastor Mike and Harrison talk about the E word. If you grew up in church, this word could carry a lot of weight, good or bad. So let’s get into how we share Christ with those around us. The post Episode 175: The E Word appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We’re back! After a little delay due to a power outage (details in the podcast), the Ask LFC podcast returns with some extra thoughts from Pastor Mike about who Jesus hung out with and who we are called to be as Christ followers living in a political world. The post Episode 174: Jesus and Parties and Parties appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Let’s get theological! This week on the podcast, Pastor Mikes dives in to three “offices” that Christ holds and what it means to us. The post Episode 173: Three Offices appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Recently, Pastor Mike was speaking to some of our leaders about catching the wave of momentum as it comes into our church and into our lives. And the first step in catching a wave is being prepared ahead of time, having a plan in place, and waiting for God to do the stuff only he […] The post Episode 172: Catching the Wave w/Kristi Leonard appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

One of the coolest details of the new testament is that we are in Christ and Christ is in us. But what exactly does that mean? The post Episode 171: Christ in Me appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

When the world doesn’t align with what we believe, or when the world outright disrespects our faith, what’s our response as followers of Jesus? Check out this weeks episode! The post Episode 170: Kerfuffle! appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, we look into what God is doing around the world through Lake Forest and one exceptional mission partner. Come hear Mike’s stories from Cochabamba! The post Episode 168- Cochabamba appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

It’s that time again. Our group of summer interns are bigger and better than ever this year, so let’s meet the crew. The post Episode 166: Meet The 2024 Interns appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

The book of Hebrews stands as its own little unique island. We aren’t really sure who wrote it, and we aren’t even totally sure who it’s for, so today on the podcast we want to dive into what we DO know about this important book. The post Episode 165: Hebrews Deep Dive appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

This week, Pastor Mike taught us what our role in God’s story looks like, but he didn’t get a chance to dig all the way into some thoughts about our working lives. What does it mean to honor God and fulfill your purpose in work? The post Episode 164: Living Out Your Role in God’s Story (In Your Work!) appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Summer is coming. I know, we are excited too. So how can you turn sitting by the pool or chilling with your toes in the sand into a holy moment? Check out this week’s Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 163: Summer Flow appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Paul gets very direct and practical in 1 Thessalonians 4 on the topic of holiness and sexual purity. There was so much to unpack from this passage that Pastor Mike couldn’t get to all of it on Sunday, so we wanted to unpack more of it on the Ask LFC podcast. The post Episode 162: Sexuality from 1 Thessalonians appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

We just kicked off a new sermon series walking through Paul’s letter to the church in Thessalonica, and Paul had a whole lot to say about how to lead well. This week on the Ask LFC podcast, we dig in to some leadership tips from the book of 1 Thessalonians. The post Episode 161: Leadership from 1 Thessalonians appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

How does a service come together? From sermon to music to board shorts and suits, check out this episode to hear how our Easter service was made, and why we chose what we chose. The post Episode 160: Easter Creativity appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.

Not long ago, our remix team went across some cultural lines to be the hands and feet of Jesus in a really tangible way, and as it so often happens, God had plenty of work to do in their lives as well. This week, Brittany and Sam from our remix team join the podcast to […] The post Episode 159: Urban Plunge appeared first on Lake Forest Church | Huntersville.