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Chain of Lakes Videos

Select a link below to view recent past videos of worship services. For all past worship services go to https://vimeo.com/chainoflakes/videos Don’t forget to also check out Pastor Paul’s blog2025

November 16, 2025
Walking in the Light – 1 John

November 9, 2025
Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives – part 3

November 2, 2025
Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives – part 2

October 26, 2025
Grateful Hearts, Generous Lives

October 19, 2025
Colby Martin, Guest Preacher

October 12, 2025
Randy Dean, Guest Preacher

September 21, 2025
“Unlocking the Bible” Part 3

September 14, 2025
“Unlocking the Bible” Part 2

September 7, 2025
“Unlocking the Bible”

August 31, 2025
“The Skeptical Prophet” Jonah – part three, and a special prayer in response to the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church

August 24, 2025
“The Skeptical Prophet” Jonah – part two

August 17, 2025
Guest speaker Dr. Janice Aanenson
Sound starts at 33:54

August 10, 2025
“The Skeptical Prophet” Jonah – part one

Daily Devotions

Comments about the devotion can be emailed to pastor@colpres.org

Daily Devotions November 24-29

Monday, November 24
1 John 3:11-24
For this is the message you have heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. We must not be like Cain, who was from the evil one and murdered his brother. And why did he murder him? Because his own deeds were evil and his brother’s righteous. Do not be astonished, brothers and sisters, that the world hates you. We know that we have passed from death to life because we love the brothers and sisters. Whoever does not love abides in death. All who hate a brother or sister are murderers, and you know that murderers do not have eternal life abiding in them. We know love by this, that he laid down his life for us—and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers and sisters. How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?
Little children, let us love not in word or speech but in deed and truth. And by this we will know that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him whenever our hearts condemn us, for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God, and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.
And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.
In these verses the writer of 1 John came back to the second theme of the letter—God is love. The first theme is “God is light.” God loves us and asks followers or disciples to love God back and then to love our neighbor.
We might think of the entire book of 1 John as an expression of the Great Commandment. We learn more about loving God with all of our heart, soul, and mind, and loving our neighbor as we love ourselves.
In these words we read about how love is helping our neighbor who needs help. Look at verse 17, “How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?”
The point is that helping our neighbor is a natural expression of the love that exists within our spirit. We don’t have to be told to help someone else. We do it naturally because the love of God that is within our spirit compels us to help.
When we help another person we are helping our neighbor, but the person who is truly helped is ourselves. We follow the love of God that exists in our hearts
Do you have stories of naturally helping someone because of the love you experienced in your heart? Please share.

Tuesday, November 25
1 John 4:1-6
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. And this is the spirit of the antichrist, of which you have heard that it is coming, and now it is already in the world. Little children, you are from God and have conquered them, for the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. From this we know the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.
When we make decisions we are called to test the spirits to see whether the decision we are making is from God.
This doesn’t mean that God has already made the decisions we are supposed to make. But what it does mean is that God will help us discern the direction to go.
Think of all the decisions you make during the day—hundreds, maybe even thousands. It wouldn’t be practical to converse with God about every single decision.
The point that the author of 1 John was sharing is God gives us a framework to make decisions. When we understand this framework it’s easy to come to a conclusion.
If you are wrestling with a decision right now, these words can be a source of comfort to us. God is greater than the spirits that are from the world. God is willing to share the divine direction.
Have you ever had a moment when you were unsure about how to go forward, but God ultimately gave you the path forward? Your testing of the spirits shared the direction? If so, please share.

Wednesday, November 26
1 John 4:7-21
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. God’s love was revealed among us in this way: God sent his only Son into the world so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Beloved, since God loved us so much, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God abides in us, and his love is perfected in us.
By this we know that we abide in him and he in us, because he has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and do testify that the Father has sent his Son as the Savior of the world. God abides in those who confess that Jesus is the Son of God, and they abide in God. So we have known and believe the love that God has for us.
God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. Love has been perfected among us in this: that we may have boldness on the day of judgment, because as he is, so are we in this world. There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. Those who say, “I love God,” and hate a brother or sister are liars, for those who do not love a brother or sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. The commandment we have from him is this: those who love God must love their brothers and sisters also.
These words are the most in depth description of the love of God that we will find in the Bible.
In these verses we come across the idea of abiding in God. The English word “abide” comes from the Greek word, “meno.” We abide or meno in God.
Pastor Paul talked about how abiding in God or abiding in God’s love is like taking residence in God. God and God’s love become our spiritual residence. Our thoughts, our attitudes of the heart, our actions are a reflection of love.
An important part of these verses is this: “There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear…” 1 John 4:18
This is more than being afraid of something happening. This is a perspective on the world that is based on fear. This perspective leads to pessimism and even cynicism.
Agape love is quite different. In living with agape love we realize all that we have. We don’t have fear because the love inside of us crowds it out.
What are your thoughts on this passage? Please share.

Thursday, November 27
1 John 5:1-5
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the parent loves the child. By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. For the love of God is this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome, for whatever is born of God conquers the world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. Who is it who conquers the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?
In the first section of the final chapter of 1 John we read about how love compels us to follow the commandments. Following the commandments starts with experiencing the love that God has given to us. Because of this love we see how the commandments are an expression of it. We “want” to follow them instead of “having” to follow them because we have love.
Some people might think that following commandments is burdensome. The author of 1 John refutes this. These commandments are not burdensome because of the love we have.
Have you had a moment when you saw commandments as burdensome? Please share.

Friday, November 28
1 John 5:6-12
This is the one who came by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the truth. There are three that testify: the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three agree. If we receive human testimony, the testimony of God is greater, for this is the testimony of God that he has testified to his Son. Those who believe in the Son of God have the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his Son. And this is the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
It’s not surprising that the author of 1 John closes by talking about eternal life. In the final chapter of the High Priestly prayer we learn more about eternal life. In his prayer, Jesus said this, “And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” John 17:3
In 1 John we read that knowing God is living out his life. So though we might think of eternal life as something that happens after we die, it really doesn’t. We can receive a glimpse of heaven right now. When we love others we connect to and experience God. This is eternal life.
We might remember times when we felt a close connection to God. Undoubtedly we were full of love.
How have you experienced this eternal life recently? Please share.

Saturday, November 29
1 John 5:13-21
I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
And this is the boldness we have in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have obtained the requests made of him. If you see your brother or sister committing what is not a deadly sin, you will ask, and God will give life to such a one—to those whose sin is not deadly. There is sin that is deadly; I do not say that you should pray about that. All wrongdoing is sin, but there is sin that is not deadly.
We know that those who are born of God do not sin, but the one who was born of God protects them, and the evil one does not touch them.We know that we are God’s children and that the whole world lies under the power of the evil one. And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding so that we may know him who is true; and we are in him who is true, in his Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.
Little children, keep yourselves from idols.
Our Bible Study of 1 John ends with the writer of John talking about boldness that we have. When we love and know God we have boldness because we feel a connection to God. We know and are confident that God hears us when we talk to God.
This is one of the highest expressions of the spiritual life. We walk around with a deep sense of security because of God’s love and light. As we reside in God we see that living out love gives us security even when things in our own life go bad.
Have you had moments in your journey, when you’ve experienced this spiritual security? Please share.

Daily Devotions November 17-22

Monday, November 17
1 John 1:1-4
We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life— this life was revealed, and we have seen it and testify to it and declare to you the eternal life that was with the Father and was revealed to us— what we have seen and heard we also declare to you so that you also may have fellowship with us, and truly our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ. We are writing these things so that our joy may be complete.
As an additional resource to the sermon series Pastor Paul is sharing on the book of 1 John, we will have our own Bible Study on First John for this week and next week. This week we’ll explore the first three-and-a-half chapters; next week we’ll explore the last section. The themes in 1 John are very similar to the themes in the gospel of John. People are not completely certain if the two books were written by the same author, though it certainly could have happened.
In the four verses we heard today we come across what the author of 1 John calls the “word of life.” (1 John 1:1) This word is the eternal life shared by God through Jesus. This message is very similar to the message of John 3:16.
This message of eternal life is a connection to God that transcends time, and our own life. Whether we are alive or not, we are connected to God. This is eternal life. This life gives us relationship or fellowship to God and to others.
What does it mean to you that you are always connected to God—that your connection transcends time and even your own life? Please share.

Tuesday, November 18
1 John 1:5-10
This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
The theme of Pastor Paul’s sermon series is “walking in the light.” We are always moving towards the light of God’s reality. As we read in verse five, “God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.”
We’re always moving or walking towards this light.
The author of 1 John recognized that we separate ourselves from this light when we turn away from God, or we sin. If we believe that we do not separate ourselves from God, then we have deceived ourselves.
Talking about sin in church is tricky and nuanced. A long tradition exists of church preachers talking about sin so much that people become afraid of God. The message is unfortunately communicated that God is going to punish us for our sins.
The writer of 1 John is clear that if we confess our sins, God will forgive us.
We hold onto God’s forgiveness as a way that we stay connected to God even though our own separation.
What does it mean to you that God always wants to stay connected to us even when we choose separation? Please share.

Wednesday, November 19
1 John 2:1-6
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you may not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world.
Now by this we know that we have come to know him, if we obey his commandments. Whoever says, “I have come to know him,” but does not obey his commandments is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist; but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we know that we are in him: whoever says, “I abide in him,” ought to walk in the same way as he walked.
These verses reveal the possibility of people claiming connection with God with their words but ignoring God with their actions. This is certainly not authentic.
One of the most significant criticisms of people of faith is their actions are not consistent with their words. People claim to follow God but then go do terrible things.
Fortunately, at Chain of Lakes we claim that we want to be authentic. We aspire for our actions to be consistent with our words.
We might think that the author of 1 John was encouraging readers to obey the ten Commandments in verse three when people are asked to “obey his commandments.” Actually people were asked to obey the Great Commandment of Jesus to love God and to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. This is the commandment of agape love.
What are your thoughts about these verses? Please share.
Thursday, November 20
1 John 2:7-17
Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word that you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment that is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. Whoever says, “I am in the light,” while hating a brother or sister, is still in the darkness. Whoever loves a brother or sister abides in the light, and in such a person there is no cause for stumbling. But whoever hates a brother or sister is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has brought on blindness.
I am writing to you, little children,
    because your sins are forgiven on account of his name.
I am writing to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I am writing to you, young people,
    because you have conquered the evil one.
I write to you, children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young people,
    because you are strong
    and the word of God abides in you,
        and you have overcome the evil one.
Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world, for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world. And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God abide forever.
“Whoever loves a brother or sister lives in the light, and in such a person there is no cause for stumbling.” 1 John 2:10. This verse is a key theme for this letter called 1 John.
As we read in verses 12-14 when we approach God we are forgiven our sins, we conquer the evil one, and we know God.
Our love for God far surpasses our love for “things in the world” as the writer of 1 John writes about in verses 15-17. Our desires that are part of us are ultimately less important and less powerful than our desire to love God.
Do you find it hard at times to reconcile your love for “things in the world” with your own love for God? Do you struggle with desires of the flesh, of your eyes and for riches? What are your thoughts about these verses? Please share.
Friday, November 21
1 John 2:18-28
Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour. They went out from us, but they did not belong to us, for if they had belonged to us they would have remained with us. But by going out they made it plain that none of them belongs to us. But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and all of you have knowledge. I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and you know that no lie comes from the truth. Who is the liar but the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, the one who denies the Father and the Son. No one who denies the Son has the Father; everyone who confesses the Son has the Father also. Let what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then you will abide in the Son and in the Father. And this is what he has promised us, eternal life.
I write these things to you concerning those who would deceive you. As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, so you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, abide in him.
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.
When the book of the Bible we call 1 John was written people believed that Jesus was returning soon. They were living in the last hour. People expected an enemy of God or the antichrist. The antichrist was a counter Messiah. It opposed everything that Jesus stood for.
It’s interesting that the idea of the antichrist is only found in 1 John (four times) and 2 John (once.)
A long tradition exists of using the antichrist to scare people into a relationship with God.
The last verses of these verses are very helpful and instructive.
“And now, little children, abide in God, so that when God is revealed we may may have confidence and not be put to shame before God at the [divine] coming.” 1 John 2:28
What is most important is we continue to abide in God and not be concerned about the antichrist.
Did you grow up or have other experiences of people talking about the antichrist? Please share.
Saturday, November 22
1 John 2:29-3:10
If you perceive that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who does right has been born of him. See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.
Everyone who commits sin is guilty of lawlessness; sin is lawlessness. You know that he was revealed to take away sins, and in him there is no sin. No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him. Little children, let no one deceive you. Everyone who does what is right is righteous, just as he is righteous. Everyone who commits sin is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. The Son of God was revealed for this purpose: to destroy the works of the devil. Those who have been born of God do not sin because God’s seed abides in them; they cannot sin because they have been born of God. The children of God and the children of the devil are revealed in this way: all who do not do what is right are not from God, nor are those who do not love a brother or sister.
Our knowledge of God and God’s love leads us to shed those parts of us that would cause us to intentionally separate ourselves from God. No room for sin exists because our love for God casts out any separation.
We might think of our own love for God as what we feel when our children or grandchildren are born. We are so amazed and excited and full of love for what has happened that we cannot even imagine turning away from God. The thought does not even cross our mind.
Have you had moments in your life when your love for God was so strong that you couldn’t have even imagined turning away? Please share.

Daily Devotions November 10-15

Monday, November 10
Genesis 12:1-3
Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”
Yesterday Pastor Paul shared a vision for Chain of Lakes—a picture of the future. This week we’re going to read passages from the Bible that describe or inform understanding of the church—the called body of Christ.
This story in Genesis starts the storyline of the Bible. Some think that this chapter really starts the Bible. In these three verses we come across a man by the name of Abram. He’s called to make a long journey to a distant land. The reason he is asked to go is that God will bless him, make his name great, so that he will be a blessing. Five times in these three verses a form of the word “blessing” is used.
Being a blessing is a mark of a congregation. Churches don’t operate at their full potential unless they are living out ministries that bless people.
At Chain of Lakes we are not going to rename our congregation, but if we did we could the name could be ”Blessing.” Not Blessing Church for those two words are redundant—each means the same.
How have you seen or experienced blessing at Chain of Lakes? Please share.

Tuesday, November 11
Micah 6:6-8
“With what shall I come before the Lord
    and bow myself before God on high?
Shall I come before him with burnt offerings,
    with calves a year old?
Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
    with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O mortal, what is good,
    and what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice and to love kindness
    and to walk humbly with your God?
Doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God are three essential characteristics of a local church.
Justice, the Hebrew word is transliterated as mishpat, is the willingness to confront situations that are not right. The Old Testament prophets frequently called on people to do justice. One way at Chain of Lakes we have lived out justice is by helping people who are homeless.
Mercy is the desire for compassion or forgiveness. People who frequently attend church should grow in compassion or forgiveness. People’s hearts are quick to land on mercy.
Walking humbly with God is an essential part of the life of a disciple. We’re always seeking what God wants in our lives and in the life of the wider community. We approach God with humility—knowing and demonstrating that we are not God; we want God to direct us.
How have you seen doing justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with God lived out at Chain of Lakes? Please share.

Wednesday, November 12
Matthew 28:16-20
Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. When they saw him, they worshiped him, but they doubted. And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
These verses are also known as the Great Commission. Right before Jesus ascended to heaven, he left his followers with these verses.
Jesus wanted his followers or disciples to make disciples of all nations. These verses have fueled many evangelism initiatives. People have been inspired to take the message of the gospel to all parts of the globe.
When a church lives out the Great Commission that faith community is frequently baptizing, teaching others the faith, and approaching God with humility.
Being a disciple is a beautiful calling. As followers of Jesus we’re connected to the ultimate source of life—God. We are not promised that life will always go our way. However we know that we have access to God.
How do you see the Great Commission making an impact at Chain of Lakes? Please share.
Thursday, November 13
Mark 12:28-34
One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself’—this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.” After that no one dared to ask him any question.
These verses are known as the Great Commandment. Jesus taught his followers to loving people is the most important task of a disciple or follower.
When we love God in the way that Jesus taught in these verses we are like the Scribe in this story. We are not far from the Kingdom of God.
It’s interesting that after receiving this teaching from Jesus that no one dared to ask Jesus a question. It’s like people could not think of asking any more questions. Receiving this teaching about love was enough.
At Chain of Lakes the Great Commandment is expressed in our Core Value of “Joyful Love.” We say that “We are released to love each other with joy because of what God has done for us.”
Our love for God and for others comes out of our understanding of what God has done for us.
In what ways have you seen joyful love lived out at Chain of Lakes? Please share.
Friday, November 14
Acts 2:37-47
Now when they heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and to the other apostles, “Brothers, what should we do?” Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ so that your sins may be forgiven, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you, for your children, and for all who are far away, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to him.” And he testified with many other arguments and exhorted them, saying, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” So those who welcomed his message were baptized, and that day about three thousand persons were added. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Awe came upon everyone because many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
This story describes how the Holy Spirit worked among a group of people to become a community. The last five verses describe the result of the church.
“Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.” Acts 2:43. People couldn’t believe what was happening among the people. They were deeply impressed by what the Holy Spirit was doing.
People spent a lot of time together. They became friends. This sense of friendship is a significant part of a local congregation. People have a deep desire to spend time with others. Frequently people will get together with others from the congregation. People get together not as a program of the church. Instead they want to be together.
Pastor Paul has shared the story of how recently people didn’t come out of the Worship Center after worship. When someone asked him about it, he replied that the people of Chain of Lakes don’t want to leave the presence of each other.
How have you seen friendship happen at Chain of Lakes? Please share.
Saturday, November 15
Revelation 22: 1-5
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month, and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. Nothing accursed will be found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and his servants will worship him; they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. And there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
These verses share a vision of heaven. It’s also a vision or picture of a congregation. One significant part of this vision is verse five. “there will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light.”
People in healthy congregations literally carry and share the light of God. Through their interactions people are expressing light. Sometimes we can literally see this light expressed in the faces of people. This light brings energy and joy to others.
How have you seen light shared at Chain of Lakes? Please share.

Events

Church Calendar

Please note that the Google calendar is not showing up on iPhones, but will show up on Android devices and all desktop computers (including iMac). Your patience is appreciated while we troubleshoot this issue!

Community Gardens

Chain of Lakes Church is excited to offer a Community Garden Ministry next to the new church building at 2650 125th Ave NE, Blaine, MN 55449. It’s just east of Malmborg’s Garden Center on 125th Ave NE in Blaine or .8 miles east of Radisson Rd on 125th Ave NE, Blaine.