Pizza with the Pastors

April 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

It will be a fun time with food and fellowship with a chance to get to know our pastors and their families better and th...

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Pizza with the Pastors

April 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM

It will be a fun time with food and fellowship with a chance to get to know our pastors and their families better and th...

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It’s Never Too Late – The Thief’s Last-Minute Redemption

April 3rd, 2026

A Criminal’s Final Hours Hanging on a cross beside Jesus was a condemned criminal facing certain death. He couldn’t undo his past. He couldn’t […]

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We Are All Barabbas – Understanding Substitutionary Love

April 2nd, 2026

The Criminal Who Should Have Died Barabbas was a rebel and murderer scheduled to die on the middle cross that day. But the crowd […]

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Three Crosses, One Choice: Which Cross Represents You?

March 31st, 2026

Discovering Your Place in the Crucifixion Story When we think about the crucifixion of Jesus, we often picture three crosses on a hill. We […]

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Three Crosses, Three Choices – Which One Is Yours?

March 30th, 2026

The Choice That Defines Eternity On a hill outside Jerusalem, three wooden crosses stood against the darkening sky. Each cross tells a different story, […]

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Finding True Freedom – Your Invitation to Follow Jesus

March 27th, 2026

The Search for Something More You’re searching for something. Maybe it’s forgiveness for past mistakes, purpose for your life, or freedom from guilt and […]

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The Danger of Spiritual Compromise – A Gut Check for Believers

March 26th, 2026

The Slow Drift Away From Faith Spiritual compromise rarely happens overnight. It’s a gradual process—giving little bits of yourself here and there, making small […]

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The Prophecy That Proves Jesus: Isaiah 53 and the Mathematical Miracle of Easter

March 24th, 2026

How a 500-Year-Old Prophecy Reveals God’s Perfect Plan As we journey toward Easter at Lakeview Christian Church of Portage Lakes, there’s something absolutely remarkable […]

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The Barabbas Exchange – Understanding Your Freedom in Christ

March 23rd, 2026

Walking Free While Another Takes Your Place Imagine standing in chains, condemned to death, waiting for your execution. Then suddenly, inexplicably, you’re walking out […]

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Surrendering in the Darkness—Lessons from Gethsemane

March 20th, 2026

What to Do When Everything Feels Like It’s Breaking We all have those moments of darkness, don’t we? When someone gets sick unexpectedly. When […]

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When Love Isn’t Enough—Why Peter Denied Jesus

March 19th, 2026

The Prayer Meeting Peter Slept Through Cost Him Everything Peter’s denial of Jesus is one of the most heartbreaking moments in Scripture. Three times […]

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