To the Church Family at Lake Forest,

We are blessed to be able to see another year in 2012! God has certainly blessed this congregation in so many ways in the past. 2011 was another year of God’s great blessings and we are truly thankful for that. We added several new members to our congregation in 2011, and had to say goodbye to a few as well. However, a new year is upon us and so are many new blessings from God in 2012 if we will be busy in His work.

As you know, each year we seek to set a theme for the year to help us focus in on the goals we wish to achieve. We have had some very meaningful and important themes in years past.

2004 – Being A Caring Church
2005 – O Worship the King
2006 – Follow Me, And I Will Make You Become Fishers Of Men
2007 – The Mind of Christ
2008 – A.W.A.R.E. – Always Watching For Anyone Who Requires Edification
2009 – One By One
2010 – Between The Sundays
2011 – Walking With Jesus

Once again this year we have selected a new theme. However, we want to remind you that we intend to remember our themes from the past and build upon them. This is important for us if we are to continue to grow. Our theme for this year is “Higher Ground”. The verse we wish to focus on with our theme comes from Hebrews 6:9-12.

Our new theme is centered on the idea of reaching for new heights. We want to strive for perfection in every aspect of our Christian walk in 2012. We can strive for this whether it deals with our Bible study habits, our prayer life, being a better spouse, better parent, or becoming more evangelistic. There are so many ways and so many opportunities for improvement in our service to God. One such area of opportunity is through our Fishers of Men class that is being offered beginning in January. There will also be lessons presented the first Sunday of the month that will focus on our theme for 2012.

We as your elders stand always ready to serve and help you in anyway that we can. Please do not hesitate to call upon us.

May God’s blessings be upon us all,

The Elders

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open these files. If you don't have it, click on the logo at the left to download the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.