Walkers’ donations will help to support our Not for Sale efforts locally as we work to make sure Snohomish County is slave-free, beginning with Lake Stevens.   Additionally, half of the funds raised will support Not for Sale’s Thailand International Project.

Join our local walk!
Engage your friends and family!
We can end slavery in our lifetime!

Click here to register

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For more information email:
Kevin Austin, Lakeside staff pastor:  Kevin@lakesidecf.com
Sarah Sweeney, Washington State Director: Sarah@notforsalecampaign.org

Free2Walk Tentative Schedule

Where:
Mt Pilchuck Elementary School
20th St. – Lake Stevens

When:
Saturday, Sept. 18

8 – 9:30 a.m. Light, complimentary breakfast
8:30-9:30 Registration
9:30 Rally and preparations
10 a.m – noon Walk on Centennial Trail
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Activities at Mt Pilchuck Elementary School: Bar-B-Q; kids activities, more

Sunday, Sept. 19

8:30am and 10:15am Gatherings
Not for Sale at Lakeside’s Fall Kickoff
Not for Sale Co-Founder Mark Wexler will be joining us

More about Mark HERE, and Not For Sale HERE.
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Also:
Saturday, Oct. 2

9 – noon
Slave Free Snohomish County Planning Meeting
Lakeside – Email: Kevin@lakesidecf.com for details

Our vision together is to continue to become a ‘Jesus-centered faith community offering love and hope to our world.’ Our mission is to influence as many people as possible toward a Christ-centered life. As you ASCEND this summer, expect that God will continue the ‘new thing’ we believe He started at the beginning of this year…

13 Sept. 2009

1 John 3:11-24 – “Known By Love”

How Do We Become Known By Love?

1. We Learn What Love Does

- 1 John 3:11-15 (NIV)

- It may cause controversy.

- Genesis 4:1-12 (NLT)

- It may bring contention.

- John 7:7 (NIV)

- John 15:18 (NIV)

- It will change your character.

2. We Learn What Love Is

- 1 John 3:16-20 (NIV)

- It is sacrificial, compassionate, and confident.

- 1 Cor 13:1-7

Love:

- is more important than what you do

- is not just about doing good things

- is not just about knowing or giving

- is patient

- is kind

- is not jealous

- is not boastful

- is not proud

- is not rude

- is not selfishly demanding

- is not irritable

- does not keep a record of wrongs

- does not rejoice about injustice

- rejoices when truth wins

- never gives up

- never loses faith

- always hopes

- always endures

3. We Learn Who Love is.

- 1 John 3:21-24 (NIV)

- It is confessing, committed, and Spirit-empowered.

What are you known by?

Connected upward in worship

Connected together in community

Connected outward in mission

What does this mean?

Prioritize

Gatherings – inspiring and relevant

Spiritual Life – inclusive, vibrant, and participatory

Mission – holistic, missional, compassionate

Therefore

We will include all members of the faith community.

We will engage the culture.

We will practice stewardship of everything entrusted to us.

We will emphasize spiritual transformation.

How?

By giving ministry away.

By empowering people to use their spiritual gifts

By mentoring, training, and equipping new leaders.

By encouraging relational connections that promote spiritual growth.

By inspiring radical transformation.

By modeling Biblically relevant, incarnational life.

By following our missional flow.

By inviting the Holy Spirit to operate in organic ways.