Lakeview

Christmas Party December 3rd 2011

2011-12-08T11:27:00.004-06:00

Christmas Party

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Bro. Gary, Sis. Heather, Rachel, Sis Amy, Sis Sherry, Rachel

Bro Tuck, Sis LouAnn, Nicole, Michela, Michela, Sis Deronda, Rebecka

Bro. Dave, Bro. Dean, Sis Lola, Sis Harper, Bro. Harper, Sis Phillips, Sis Casi

Tori, Bro. Doug, Sis Casi

Virgil, Bro. Daniel, Sis Ashley, Sis Amy, Bro. Foster

Bro. Claude, Buddy, Sis Mazie, Sis Michelle

Bro. Phillips, Bro Ronald, Sis Della, Bro. Rick

Bro. Phillips Reading the Christmas Story

Everyone fixing their plate....The food was great!

Everyone enjoying fellowship


Rachel Phillips, Rebecka Tuck, Buddy Allen, Tori LaShley, Virgil Adams, Michela Tuck, Audrey Hamby, Michella Heir, Nicole Tuck, and Rachel Brown

We played a few games and had some of the guys to act out the 12 days of Christmas while Sis Phillips, Sis Heather and Audrey sings....not all the pictures turned out but most of them did all the guys did a great job....Lots of fun!

Bro. Gary and Virgil acted out the first day of Christmas....a partridge in a pear tree

Bro. Phillips done the second day of Christmas two turtle doves

Bro Harper acted the 3rd day of Christmas...Three french hens..... Bro Dean acting out the 4th day of Christmas....Four Calling Birds

Bro Michael acting out the 6th day of Christmas - Six geese a-laying

Bro. Daniel and Bro Doug acting out 7th Day of Christmas - Seven Swans a Swiming

Bro. Daniel and Bro Doug acting out 8th Day of Christmas Eight Maids a-milking

Bro Ronnie acting out 9th Day of Christmas - Nine Ladies Dancing

Bro. Ronald acting out 11th Day of Christmas - Eleven Pipers Pipping

Buddy acting out the 12th day of Christmas - Twelve Drummers Drumming

Buttahatchee River Fall Fest Booth Saturday, October 29, 2011

2011-10-31T16:40:00.000-05:00

Holley Farms.......

2011-10-22T23:35:00.001-05:00

We had lots of fun today at Holley Farms....I believe the adults had just as much fun as the kids...It was a beautiful day to just get out and enjoy........Thank the Lord for the beautiful weather and the wonderful fellowship today!
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Rachel, Rebecca, and Audrey on the Tractor ride....

Rachel and Buddy looking at the animals

Nicole enjoying the slide....

Taylor enjoying the slide....

Buddy enjoying the slide...

Rachel Sliding

The adults even had little fun...Michael trying the slide

Everyone waiting on the tractor ride....

Buddy enjoying the swing

Melodie acting like a kid!!

Rebecca and Nicole

Kids Enjoying thereselves

Off to find just the right pumpkin...

Gary wants a big pumpkin.....

Audrey enjoying herself in the corn maze...

Buddy, Zack, and Taylor in the corn maze

Having fun in the corn!

Rachel enjoying the tractor ride!

The pig we saw while on the tractor ride!

Michael, Buddy, and Rachel enjoying themselves....

Rachel and Buddy petting the camel...

The slide that everyone loved even the adults....

Boys having a good time....

Nicole and Rebecca

Rachel Brown

Rachel Phillips

Melodie....Praise the Lord!!!

Michelle enjoying the slide....

Michael

Rebecca

Dave enjoying the slide...

Heather .....enjoying the slide.....

Corn Maze...it was fun!

Michelle in corn maze

Everyone enjoying a break!

Spider we seen on our tractor ride....

Audrey and Rachel

Rachel, Taylor and Zack

Juniors and Teens Sunday School Class Cookout

2011-10-12T11:15:00.006-05:00

The Junior and Teen Sunday School Class Cookout

Everyone had a great time. We played Volleyball Youth against the Adults...Fun! Then we went fishing, and ended the day with making smore's over the fire....

Sis Knopp's first ever Smores' and she liked it....

Pictures from Singing September 24th-"Still Blessed Trio"

2011-10-11T15:21:00.001-05:00

Peanut Butter Footballs- Get your favorite Team Colors

2011-10-07T14:20:00.000-05:00

Get your favorite Team Colors - Teams Such as Alabama, Auburn, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Florida Gators, or even High School teams such as Hackleburg Panthers, Winfield Pirates, Guin Red Raiders, Hamilton Aggies, Bear Creek Bears, or any team that you have that you would like their color....We will be selling these at the Buttahatchee River Fall Fest in Hamilton, on October 29, 2011 but we are taking and filling orders now if you would like to order. Please call 205-495-6216 or 205-412-4932.

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September 24, 2011 -Saturday Night Singing......

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Spaghetti Dinner!

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Sunday Night Fellowship - August 7, 2011

2011-08-04T10:30:00.000-05:00

This Sunday Night immediately following night services will be the Sunday Night Fellowship we will be serving chips, sandwiches and dessert.

PIGS (Perfect in God's Sight) - Wednesday Nights-

2011-08-04T10:26:00.000-05:00

Sis Michelle Allen teaches the children's class on Wednesday Night's - Class Name is PIGS - (Perfect in God's Sight) Gus, Professor Peanut, and George help her teach the class...

Sis Michelle and some of the kids

George

Professor Peanut

Gus

5th Saturday Night Singing- KNOPP FAMILY

2011-08-01T09:10:00.000-05:00

Pictures from the 5th Saturday Night Singing.....Great Anointed singing.....

5th Saturday Night Singing

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Annual 4th of July Picnic and Softball Game

2011-07-13T15:57:00.001-05:00

What a great time everyone had!!!

Sis Casi, and Sis Gloria getting the food ready

Bro. Daniel, Sis. Ashely, Bro. Michael and Sis. Michelle

Sis Phillips and Sis Casi

All the men chit chatting...

Bro. Gary and Sis Heather grilling the food.....

Sis Heather swinging for a hit!

Sis Michelle

Bro. Harper

Bro. Gary

Bro. Phillips

Tori going for a hit!

Bro. Phillips making it home!!

Rachel taking a hit!

Virgil...fixing to make a hit...

Bro. Micheal...oops missed the ball...

Audrey ready to slam it....

Sis Ashley taking a swing!

Sis Heather and Sis Casi waiting for a hit...

Tori making her way home with Audrey coming in behind....

Sis Casi taking a swing....

Bro. Ronnie looking for someone to throw the ball to....

Bro. Daniel ready for a hit....

Sis Phillips up and ready for a swing!

Bro. Gary hitting it hard....

Sis Casi flying her way past third!

Sis Heather making her way to first....

Not sure what he is looking for.....

Sis Casi Praising God on the field that she is making it home!! With Sis Michelle coming in behind her.

Sis Heather and Bro. Michael in conversation on third....

Bro. Gary waiting on someone to get him home...

Rachel making her way around....

Little Rachel waiting on a hit so she can move on to third!

Sis Lola and Sis Gloria bring in some water for the players it was so hot out there....

The cheering crowd....

Sis Sherry, Sis Phillips, and Sis Michelle cheering the team on....

Bro. Philips making his way home....

Sis Phillips is ready to catch the ball....

Sis Phillips....I got it...I got it!

I got it now what do I do with it....

Bro. Ronald takes a swing....

Sorry girls this is the funniest picture.....they are waiting for the ball to come to them instead of reaching out and getting the ball.....

A Christian Gift to Our Father in Heaven on Father's Day

2011-06-03T15:55:00.000-05:00

As a Christian I have discovered over the years that many Christians do not acknowledge our Father in Heaven on Father's Day or send up a special praise to Him in prayer. Christianity teaches us that He our supreme and first father. He is the perfect example of how any father should be, feel for, and teach his children. In my mind, He sets the high standard that all fathers should follow for their children.

Since we are not born perfect, as parents we are bound to make mistakes in our guidance and examples that we set from time to time. The wisdom of Christian Bible shows us the way to be a good parent and how we can do our best to raise our children. The Bible is truly a Christian gift given to us to use for our parenting guidance, and serves as our daily reference with the examples are that were set for us by our Father in Heaven in the Old Testament, and also the sinless life that was lead by His Son portrayed in the New Testament.

As a good parent we should continually grow our relationship with our children, and hopefully most of the time, our children will listen, and follow our examples and guidance that we have to give them. To do this best, we need to always remember the perfect love that our Father in Heaven has for each of us for (His) earthly children, and gives each us on a daily basis, then follow His guidance by reading the Bible.

Each of us is born inexperienced and naive to society culturally, socially, spiritually, and as a child is bound to make many mistakes. Our children will constantly test the limits of their boundaries and sometimes the limits of our patience! Our deep love for our children needs to reinforce our patience so that we can guide them and correct them appropriately in a positive manner, as any loving parent should want to do. This obviously at times, easier said than done!

We need to pray for spiritual strength and ask our Father for lots of patients as parents. Then also teach and set a good example with the guidance of the Christian Bible to live our lives by, we will have become a father that our children will be proud to emulate when they in turn become a parent themselves. Following this path we will know that we are the best father that we could possibly be, we can then rest easy that our obligation as a parent is fulfilled.

I pray that these words above are taken as encouragement to you as a father and parent. I can also only hope that on this and every Father's Day to come, you will always remember our First Father in Heaven. Acknowledge Him with praise in the highest in your prayers for all that He does, He has done, and will do in the future for you and me as His beloved children. It will be the best Father's Day card that you can give Him.

Oh, and by the way everyone, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!
Pastor Gary E. Phillips

Things Happening in the Month Of June

2011-06-02T11:53:00.002-05:00

Mens Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, June 4, 2011
8:00 AM in Fellowship Hall of Church
Everyone come out for a great time of fellowship

Sunday Night Fellowship - This Sunday Night Immediately Following Services -

YOUTH CAKE AUCTION - SUNDAY NIGHT - Immediately after Fellowship Meal.....
This is to raise money for Holiness Youth Camp - Youth will be leaving on Saturday, June 25, 2011 for Camp in Leesburg, FL and be returning the following Saturday, July 2, 2011

Help Marion County-Tornado Victims

2011-05-02T16:45:00.001-05:00

Tornado destroyed the town of Hackleburg and many families homes in rural areas of Marion County if there is any way that you can help with anything please do....here is a link of how you can help go to http://helpmarioncounty.org/
Lets keep all of the families that have lost there homes and even loved ones in this storm in our prayers daily.
Here are some pictures of some of the damages in Hackleburg not near the half of it but just a few:

A Physician Analyzes the Crucifixion

2011-04-20T08:58:00.001-05:00

A Physician Analyzes the Crucifixion
A medical explanation of what Jesus endured on the day He died.

Several years ago I became interested in the physical aspects of the passion, or suffering, of Jesus Christ when I read an account of the crucifixion in Jim Bishop’s book, The Day Christ Died. I suddenly realized that I had taken the crucifixion more or less for granted all these years – that I had grown callous to its horror by a too-easy familiarity with the grim details. It finally occurred to me that, as a physician, I did not even know the actual immediate cause of Christ’s death. The gospel writers do not help much on this point. Since crucifixion and scourging were so common during their lifetimes, they undoubtedly considered a detailed description superfluous. For that reason we have only the concise words of the evangelists: “Pilate, having scourged Jesus, delivered Him to them to be crucified … and they crucified Him.”
Despite the gospel accounts silence on the details of Christ’s crucifixion, many have looked into this subject in the past. In my personal study of the event from a medical viewpoint, I am indebted especially to Dr. Pierre Barbet, a French surgeon who did exhaustive historical and experimental research and wrote extensively on the topic.
An attempt to examine the infinite psychic and spiritual suffering of the Incarnate1 God in atonement for the sins of fallen man is beyond the scope of this article. However, the physiological and anatomical aspects of our Lord’s passion we can examine in some detail. What did the body of Jesus of Nazareth actually endure during those hours of torture?
Gethsemane
The physical passion of Christ began in Gethsemane. Of the many aspects of His initial suffering, the one which is of particular physiological interest is the bloody sweat. Interestingly enough, the physician, St. Luke, is the only evangelist to mention this occurrence. He says, “And being in an agony, he prayed the longer. And his sweat became as drops of blood, trickling down upon the ground” (Luke 22:44 KJV).
Every attempt imaginable has been used by modern scholars to explain away the phenomenon of bloody sweat, apparently under the mistaken impression that it simply does not occur. A great deal of effort could be saved by consulting the medical literature. Though very rare, the phenomenon of hematidrosis, or bloody sweat, is well documented. Under great emotional stress, tiny capillaries in the sweat glands can break, thus mixing blood with sweat. This process alone could have produced marked weakness and possible shock.
Although Jesus’ betrayal and arrest are important portions of the passion story, the next event in the account which is significant from a medical perspective is His trial before the Sanhedrin and Caiaphas, the High Priest. Here the first physical trauma was inflicted. A soldier struck Jesus across the face for remaining silent when questioned by Caiaphas. The palace guards then blindfolded Him, mockingly taunted Him to identify them as each passed by, spat on Him, and struck Him in the face.
Before Pilate
In the early morning, battered and bruised, dehydrated, and worn out from a sleepless night, Jesus was taken across Jerusalem to the Praetorium of the Fortress Antonia, the seat of government of the Procurator of Judea, Pontius Pilate. We are familiar with Pilate’s action in attempting to shift responsibility to Herod Antipas, the Tetrarch of Judea. Jesus apparently suffered no physical mistreatment at the hands of Herod and was returned to Pilate. It was then, in response to the outcry of the mob, that Pilate ordered Barabbas released and condemned Jesus to scourging and crucifixion.
Preparations for Jesus’ scourging were carried out at Caesar’s orders. The prisoner was stripped of His clothing and His hands tied to a post above His head. The Roman legionnaire stepped forward with the flagrum, or flagellum, in his hand. This was a short whip consisting of several heavy, leather thongs with two small balls of lead attached near the ends of each. The heavy whip was brought down with full force again and again across Jesus’ shoulders, back, and legs. At first the weighted thongs cut through the skin only. Then, as the blows continued, they cut deeper into the subcutaneous tissues, producing first an oozing of blood from the capillaries and veins of the skin and finally spurting arterial bleeding from vessels in the underlying muscles.
The small balls of lead first produced large deep bruises that were broken open by subsequent blows. Finally, the skin of the back was hanging in long ribbons, and the entire area was an unrecognizable mass of torn, bleeding tissue. When it was determined by the centurion in charge that the prisoner was near death, the beating was finally stopped.
Mockery
The half-fainting Jesus was then untied and allowed to slump to the stone pavement, wet with his own blood. The Roman soldiers saw a great joke in this provincial Jew claiming to be a king. They threw a robe across His shoulders and placed a stick in His hand for a scepter. They still needed a crown to make their travesty complete. Small flexible branches covered with long thorns, commonly used for kindling fires in the charcoal braziers in the courtyard, were plaited into the shape of a crude crown. The crown was pressed into his scalp and again there was copious bleeding as the thorns pierced the very vascular tissue. After mocking Him and striking Him across the face, the soldiers took the stick from His hand and struck Him across the head, driving the thorns deeper into His scalp. Finally, they tired of their sadistic sport and tore the robe from His back. The robe had already become adherent to the clots of blood and serum in the wounds, and its removal, just as in the careless removal of a surgical bandage, caused excruciating pain. The wounds again began to bleed.
Golgotha
In deference to Jewish custom, the Romans apparently returned His garments. The heavy patibulum of the cross was tied across His shoulders. The procession of the condemned Christ, two thieves, and the execution detail of Roman soldiers headed by a centurion began its slow journey along the route which we know today as the Via Dolorosa.
In spite of Jesus’ efforts to walk erect, the weight of the heavy wooden beam, together with the shock produced by copious loss of blood, was too much. He stumbled and fell. The rough wood of the beam gouged into the lacerated skin and muscles of the shoulders. He tried to rise, but human muscles had been pushed beyond their endurance. The centurion, anxious to proceed with the crucifixion, selected a stalwart North African onlooker, Simon of Cyrene, to carry the cross. Jesus followed, still bleeding and sweating the cold, clammy sweat of shock. The 650-yard journey from the Fortress Antonia to Golgotha was finally completed. The prisoner was again stripped of His clothing except for a loin cloth which was allowed the Jews.
The crucifixion began. Jesus was offered wine mixed with myrrh, a mild analgesic, pain-reliving mixture. He refused the drink. Simon was ordered to place the patibulum on the ground, and Jesus was quickly thrown backward, with His shoulders against the wood. The legionnaire felt for the depression at the front of the wrist. He drove a heavy, square wrought-iron nail through the wrist and deep into the wood. Quickly, he moved to the other side and repeated the action, being careful not to pull the arms too tightly, but to allow some flexion and movement. The patibulum was then lifted into place at the top of the stipes, and the titulus reading “Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews” was nailed into place.
The left foot was pressed backward against the right foot. With both feet extended, toes down, a nail was driven through the arch of each, leaving the knees moderately flexed. The victim was now crucified.
On the Cross
As Jesus slowly sagged down with more weight on the nails in the wrists, excruciating, fiery pain shot along the fingers and up the arms to explode in the brain. The nails in the wrists were putting pressure on the median nerve, large nerve trunks which traverse the mid-wrist and hand. As He pushed himself upward to avoid this stretching torment, He placed His full weight on the nail through His feet. Again there was searing agony as the nail tore through the nerves between the metatarsal bones of this feet.
At this point, another phenomenon occurred. As the arms fatigued, great waves of cramps swept over the muscles, knotting them in deep relentless, throbbing pain. With these cramps came the inability to push Himself upward. Hanging by the arm, the pectoral muscles, the large muscles of the chest, were paralyzed and the intercostal muscles, the small muscles between the ribs, were unable to act. Air could be drawn into the lungs, but could not be exhaled. Jesus fought to raise Himself in order to get even one short breath. Finally, the carbon dioxide level increased in the lungs and in the blood stream, and the cramps partially subsided.
The Last Words
Spasmodically, He was able to push Himself upward to exhale and bring in life-giving oxygen. It was undoubtedly during these periods that He uttered the seven short sentences that are recorded.
The first – looking down at the Roman soldiers throwing dice6 for His seamless garment: “Father, forgive them for they do not know what they do.”
The second – to the penitent thief: “Today, thou shalt be with me in Paradise.”
The third – looking down at Mary His mother, He said: “Woman, behold your son.” Then turning to the terrified, grief-stricken adolescent John , the beloved apostle, He said: “Behold your mother.”
The fourth cry is from the beginning of Psalm 22: “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
He suffered hours of limitless pain, cycles of twisting, joint-rending cramps, intermittent partial asphyxiation, and searing pain as tissue was torn from His lacerated back from His movement up and down against the rough timbers of the cross. Then another agony began: a deep crushing pain in the chest as the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart, slowly filled with serum and began to compress the heart.
The prophecy in Psalm 22:14 was being fulfilled: “I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint, my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.”
The end was rapidly approaching. The loss of tissue fluids had reached a critical level; the compressed heart was struggling to pump heavy, thick, sluggish blood to the tissues, and the tortured lungs were making a frantic effort to inhale small gulps of air. The markedly dehydrated tissues sent their flood of stimuli to the brain. Jesus gasped His fifth cry: “I thirst.” Again we read in the prophetic psalm: “My strength is dried up like a potsherd; my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou has brought me into the dust of death” (Psalm 22:15 KJV).
A sponge soaked in posca, the cheap, sour wine that was the staple drink of the Roman legionnaires, was lifted to Jesus’ lips. His body was now in extremis, and He could feel the chill of death creeping through His tissues. This realization brought forth His sixth word, possibly little more than a tortured whisper: “It is finished.” His mission of atonement had been completed. Finally, He could allow His body to die. With one last surge of strength, He once again pressed His torn feet against the nail, straightened His legs, took a deeper breath, and uttered His seventh and last cry: “Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit.”
Death
The common method of ending a crucifixion was by crurifracture, the breaking of the bones of the leg. This prevented the victim from pushing himself upward; the tension could not be relieved from the muscles of the chest, and rapid suffocation occurred. The legs of the two thieves were broken, but when the soldiers approached Jesus, they saw that this was unnecessary.
Apparently, to make doubly sure of death, the legionnaire drove his lance between the ribs, upward through the pericardium and into the heart. John 19:34 states, “And immediately there came out blood and water.” Thus there was an escape of watery fluid from the sac surrounding the heart and the blood of the interior of the heart. This is rather conclusive post-mortem evidence that Jesus died, not the usual crucifixion death by suffocation, but of heart failure due to shock and constriction of the heart by fluid in the pericardium.
Resurrection
In these events, we have seen a glimpse of the epitome of evil that man can exhibit toward his fellow man and toward God. This is an ugly sight and is likely to leave us despondent and depressed.
But the crucifixion was not the end of the story. How grateful we can be that we have a sequel: a glimpse of the infinite mercy of God toward man–the gift of atonement, the miracle of the resurrection, and the expectation of Easter morning.
Pastor Gary Phillips

Teen's Classroom- Completed

2011-04-01T15:01:00.000-05:00

Some hard work has paid off the teen classroom is finally completed.....
Sis Heather done a wonderful job drawing and painting...along with Audrey, Sis. Gloria and Rachel...Just a few pictures of the completed project...

The scripture on the wall is 2 Cor 10:3-5
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh; (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every though to the obedience of Christ.

Saturday, April 9th Youth BonFire

2011-03-31T13:11:00.001-05:00

Youth Bonfire at 3:00 PM
Place: Daniel and Ashley's
For any further information please see Daniel or Ashley

Youth Camp Fundraiser!!

2011-03-31T13:08:00.002-05:00

Friday Night, April 29th

2011-03-31T10:14:00.000-05:00

Restoration Ranch - Friday Night April 29th - For more Information please see Bro. Doug Adams

5th Saturday Night Singing........April 30th

2011-03-31T10:12:00.000-05:00

If you need any additional information please contact Gary or Heather Phillips 205-495-2472 or 205-412-4932

Friends and Family Day! This SUNDAY!!

2011-03-28T15:14:00.002-05:00

Praise the Lord!!!

2011-03-14T15:37:00.000-05:00

We are Praising God for what was done in Revival this last week....There were many prayers answered and seven souls saved!!! To God be the Glory!!

Revival Starts Sunday, March 6th - Friday March 11th

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Pastor's Post

2011-02-25T09:49:00.002-06:00

Will the Great Tribulation Start in 2011?
Beware of Date-Setters
There are some date-setters out there proclaiming that 2011 is the Year of the Rapture and the start of the Great Tribulation. I know of one individual, Harold Camping, who has set a date in May of this year as being the date for Jesus coming to Rapture away the Church. I’ve not bothered to learn Camping’s reasoning for such a date, in part because he has a notorious track record of previous prediction proven to be wrong. He’s not alone. There are others out there, proverbial date setters who periodically find reasons to set a date. Some of them do so almost annually and have a string of failures exposing them as frauds.
There are however those of us out there who are NOT date setters but we do consider various, potential theories for considering a given year as being perhaps more or less likely for the Rapture or the Great Tribulation to begin.

In past years at The Alpha-Omega Report we’ve made note of some of the more logical theories for consideration but never as predictions or as being dogmatic. We have found some timing theories to be logically compelling enough to merit mindful consideration but nothing more than consideration. We’ve never set dates and we are scornful of those who do try to set dates.

Some A-O readers may be weary of such theories, but please bear in mind, with each passing year, compelling theories are dwindling down to a handful. As of now, I find two or three major timing theories to be worthy of consideration and only one involves the present year, 2011. The remaining theories are far out by 13 to 26 years into the future. We are now upon what I consider to be the last of the valid theories left for consideration.
To understand this last of the valid theories we want to look at the background for this last of the valid theories. This theory revolves around the prophecies of Jeremiah and Daniel and the number 70/
The Prophet Jeremiah prophesied that God had decreed to Israel a coming judgment involving a 70 year period of captivity because of Israel's sins of idolatry; namely, the worship of the Babylonian goddess Ishtar and the god Baal. Jeremiah warned that Israel would be conquered by Babylon and taken into captivity for 70 years. It happened just as he foretold in the year 586 B.C.
This 70 years prophecy would also be what is sometimes called a "foreshadowing" prophecy of a future 70 years period for Israel, namely for the last days. The Prophet Daniel understood Jeremiah’s prophecy (Jer. 25:11-12) to be a time of 70 years of captivity and after 66 years of captivity, Daniel petitioned God for mercy and a reminder to honor His promise to Israel that the captivity would be for 70 years and no longer.
In like manner, we theorize that the 70 years of captivity to Babylon was a foreshadowing of a future time – at the time of the “end of the gentiles” or at the end of the gentile era. The end of the gentile era comes at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. The “Gentile Era” began with Israel/Judah being taken captive by Babylon in 586 B.C.
In 2011, we are still living in the “Age of the Gentiles.” However, in May of 1948, Israel was reborn as a nation although the Jews didn’t have total control over Jerusalem until June 8, 1967. On June 8, 1967 Israeli troops recaptured the Arab Quarter of Jerusalem that had been under Jordanian control.
What is important to note about either of these two dates is relative to the prophecy given by Jesus Christ to his disciples in the Olivet Discourse found in Matthew 24: 32-34
“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
“So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”
Let’s look at the context of these verses. From Matthew 24: 1-31, Jesus tells His disciples of events that would unfold – just before – His Return to Earth to set up the Millennial Kingdom. In verse 32, he shifts gears to explain the parable of the fig tree to give the Disciples a sense of when all of the events previously described in verses 1 through 31 would unfold.
Jesus speaks of Israel’s prophetic symbol of being a fig tree, much like Canada’s symbol is the maple tree, signified by the maple leaf.
In verse 32, Jesus indicates that in the parable of the fig tree, when the branch of the fig tree is tender and putting forth leaves you know that summer is near. This is a reference to the coming “harvest” – a reference to His Return to harvest the wheat from the chaff as indicated by a previous parable given to in Matthew 13: 24-30.
So verse 32 indicates that just before His Return, Israel has been restored as a nation and is a young fig tree putting forth a tender branch with leaves. When you see Israel restored as a nation understand that the time of His Return – His Second Coming is near or “nigh” “even at the doors.” He makes this clear in verse 33.
Yet, verse 34 is the most tantalizing portion of His prophecy, for he states:
“Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”
Please note that the phrase “Verily I say unto you” is a unique phrase which always acts like a “flag.” It functions to warn the reader or in this case the listener that what is about to be stated is an absolute statement of certitude or a “decree.” So what is Jesus about to decree?
“This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.”
Jesus is speaking of a temporal time span of a generation of people. He states that the generation which witnesses these things at the time of Israel’s rebirth and shooting forth its leaves will not pass away until the events He has just previously described are fulfilled.
So what does this mean?
It means that the generation which witnesses a reborn Israel will not pass away until He Returns – until His Second Coming.
Now the question to be asked is:
What does Jesus mean when he says “this generation?”
The answer is undefined within the text and the question raises additional questions.
What is the length of time of a “generation?”
Which “generation” does Jesus reference?

There are several possible answers to that question. In modern society, sociologists generally consider a generation to be 20 years in duration. In the time of Moses, a generation was 40 years as the children of Israel wandered in the desert for 40 years until the unbelieving/rebellious generation died out allowing the succeeding generation to march in Canaan to conquer the land under Joshua, Moses’ successor. Other possible answers could be 50 years, which is the time length of a Jubilee period. Still other possible answers might be 60, 70 or even 80 or 100 years, because these might be considered as the average life-span of a generation. Very few people live past the age of 100 years.
In 1948, the life expectancy rate for someone born in the United States was 67.3 years.
See link http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0005148.html

Of course the expectancy rate was lower for the entire global population, but this gives us something of an idea. Keep in mind this an “average” and does not indicate the end of a generation, but rather an “average.” Jesus speaks of an entire generation not passing away until “all these things (His stated prophecies) be fulfilled.”
Now the question becomes, “which generation” because there are several generations living at any given moment of time. Should we calculate a time based upon those born in 1948 who at the time had no inkling of an idea about what was happening in the world around them? Should we consider the generation to be the generation just becoming of age – at say age 20 or so? Should we instead consider the generation which was “in power” politically and controlling events, say those of age 40 to 60?
Of course, there is another factor to consider. Should we consider the year, 1948, the year Israel was reborn as a nation to be the starting point? Remember, the Jews did not have all of Jerusalem in 1948. They did not regain all of Jerusalem until 1967. So which year should be the starting point for a generational countdown?
Keep in mind that Jesus simply stated that the “generation” would not pass away before His Second Coming, meaning an unknown quantity of people alive at one or the other time point would not pass away until His Return.
In looking back at history, we can rule out some of the previous theories which gauged the time length of a generation. We can safely say that, at least for now the generation which was politically in charge in 1948 has passed away. Yet, the generation coming of age in 1948 was politically in control by 1967 and has yet to pass away, although those remaining from that generation – the World War 2 generation are rapidly dying off as they are now in the 80s and 90s. By 2030 they will be totally gone.
This leaves us with the generation born in 1948 but coming of age in 1967 as perhaps “the” generation Jesus referenced. This generation would be known in America as “the baby-boomer” generation. Their expectancy rate hits an average life span in the year 2015.
We consider this argument to be an interesting one but perhaps the number of years of a generation is not what we should be considering in terms of a timeline. Perhaps there is something in scripture that also is predictive in a “foreshadowing” sense that gives us a better number with which to work.
Keep in mind that we are at the end of the Gentile Era.

Perhaps we should remember what started the Gentile Era? The answer is the captivity of Judah by Babylon for a 70 year period of time. The Gentile Era ends with the Second Coming of Christ and the start of the Millennial Kingdom. Yet, Jesus tells us that before the end of the Gentile Era, Israel would be restored as a nation after having been taken captive and expelled again from the Land in 70 A.D. just as Jesus prophesied. Could it be that the reverse unfolds at the end of the Gentile Era from its beginning?

In other words, Israel was taken captive by Babylon and expelled from the land for 70 years which kicked off the Gentile Era. And from the time of Christ’s birth until Israel was again evicted from the land was 70 years. Could it possibly be that Israel will be restored to the land 70 years prior to Christ’s Second Coming? Could it be that a future Babylon (America) played the critical role in re-establishing the nation of Israel in 1948?
It is an intriguing question to consider such an ironic hypothesis but it is definitely just a hypothetical theory.
Keep in mind that the number 70 is predominant in Daniel’s prophecies along with the number 7. The number 70 correlates to Israel’s original captivity and the length of time between Jesus birth – his First Coming or First Advent and the point of time in which Israel is once again expelled from the land. Could it be that the number 70 once again mirrors the past with the past being a foreshadowing of the future in terms of a timing perspective?
Of course, now we wrestle with the idea of a starting point for a 70 year period of time. Do we start with 1948 when Israel was reborn as a nation or 1967 when Israel retook control of all of Jerusalem? Both seem like equally valid starting points, but both cannot be the starting point. Instead, we have to look and consider both possible dates as starting points, which simply gives us a time range for consideration.
If we add 70 years to 1948 we arrive at the year, 2018. This might well be the year of Christ’s Second Coming. It would seemingly fall right into line with certain astronomical events (solar & lunar eclipses) which will unfold on the Jewish feasts of Rosh Hashanah and Passover in the years 2014 and 2015. Some prophecy watchers would consider such eclipses to be the “signs” spoken of by the prophets and Jesus. I personally do not wish to be dogmatic in asserting such eclipses would indeed be the “signs,” but I think they are worthy of theoretical consideration.
If indeed 2018 is the year of Christ’s Second Coming, and, IF, some prophecy interpretations are correct that the Great Tribulation is a 7 year event and not a 3 and a half year event, then the year 2011 – this year – would be the year in which the Great Tribulation starts. For those who believe in a Pre-tribulation Rapture event, then 2011 would be the year of the Rapture.
Do I believe that 2011 is indeed the year for the Rapture of the Church and the start of the Great Tribulation?
My answer is to remind you that this is all theoretical and hypothetical. With that reminder I answer the question by stating that I think it is entirely possible that 2011 will usher in the key prophecies that kick off the final years before Christ’s Return.
I also want to remind readers that there are alternate theories to consider.
What if the 70 years countdown is to commence with 1967 as the starting point when Israel regained control of all of Jerusalem? If this is the valid theory, then we will arrive at the year 2037 for His Return and the year 2030 as being the start of the Great Tribulation or the year 2033 if you take a 3.5 year Tribulation period. Both years would be the 2,000th year anniversaries since Jesus began His ministry (30 A.D) and his death and resurrection (33 A.D.) You could make a fairly strong case for this particular theory.
I do want to caution readers to understand that this is all just theory, although the theory has its justifications. Even so, it can only be theoretical until proven true or false by unfolding events in 2011 through 2018 or 2030-2037.

It is entirely possible that the 70 years theory is entirely invalid. Even so, unfolding events point to a soon coming global government within a short period of time. The proponents for a New World Order have a target date set for December of 2012 because of its occult nature. Whether or not they achieve their objective by that target date remains to be seen.
Of equal note, events in the Mideast are reaching a dramatic point with geo-political alignments clearly matching Biblical Prophecies. We’re also seeing a shocking level of geological events increasing almost exponentially in the past 50 years and also pointing to Biblical fulfillments. Weather events are also lining up to match the prophecies, as the sun heads into a “solar max” orientation which again potentially aligns with Prophetic fulfillments. We also are hearing warnings of global food shortages and experiencing global epidemics – also predicted in the scriptures.
We see indications of technology now being able to fulfill the 6-6-6 prophecies in ways no one could have previously dreamed. I speak of RFID computer chip technology embedded into the human hand.
For these reasons, it is not difficult to see 2011-2018 as being the time frame for all of these prophecies to be fulfilled. Even so, we should not run around and dogmatically proclaim the year 2011 as the year of Great Tribulation or of the Rapture. There is no reason nor is there room for being dogmatic. We can be hopeful and be encouraged by the various theories, but we must be mindful that they are only theories and not dogma.

Pastor Gary Phillips

Painting......

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Working for the Lord...painting classroom..will post pictures of the room when they are finished...

This is on one side of the wall....Looks great!

Revival March 6th- March 11th 2011

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Pastor's Post

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ENCOURAGING WORDS

For the New Year

"You have never passed this way before" - Joshua 3:4

As we enter this new year of 2011, I'm reminded of several scripture verses given long years ago, but very applicable today.

When Joshua lead the Israelites across the Jordan into the Promised Land, he directed them to follow the Ark of the Covenant, borne by the priests, because "You have never passed this way before". Joshua 3:4

In the days ahead, we too, will encounter many new experiences. For some the coming 12 months may be the best we've known. For others, they could be marked with sorrow and disappointment. No one knows what lies ahead, simply because "we have not passed this way before". That fact can strike fear to our hearts, but need not, if we are trusing the Lord for direction in the following days and months.

Think of Moses' challenge to the Israelites shortly before his death and their entrance into Canaan. With the giants of that land in mind, he encouraged the people, "Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you." Deut. 31:6

When we claim that promise for ourselves, we too, will not be afraid of the future and will face un-traveled pathways with confidence, trusting the Lord in every situation. As we grow older, sometimes the bend in the road looks sharper than it really is.

Jesus said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can boldly say: "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear". Hebrews 13:5,6. A very comforting truth.

May the coming year be a truly blessed one for you as you experience the comforting presence and guidance of the Lord and His provision for each step of the way.

Pastor Gary Phillips

Church Christmas Party- Saturday Night, December 11, 2010

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Everyone had a great time at the Church Christmas Party on Saturday Night, December 11, 2010..Appreciate each one that come out!!!

Tied for 5th Place - Team Captains - Bro.& Sis Phillips Team Members - Darryl Yielding, Monica Knight, Sherry Brown

1st Place ----WINNERS!!! The kids done a great job~!

2nd Place - Captains-Gary and Heather Phillips...Team Members: John Harper, Shawn Logan, Amy Peoples

4th Place - Team Captains - Ronnie & Gloria Scogin Team Members - Amy Hudson, Lola Williams, & Gary Knight

Tied for 5th Place - Team Captains - Michael & Michelle Allen Team Members - Linda Yielding, Dean Williams, Melodie Logan

3rd Place - Team Captains - Daniel & Ashley Phillips Team Members - Michala Aieir, & Audrey Hamby

Men's Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, December 4, 2010

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Everyone Welcome

Sunday Night Fellowship - November 7, 2010

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This Sunday Night November 7th is Fellowship Night - Bring what you would like to bring it is POTLUCK night!

Men's Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, November 6, 2010

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This Saturday, November 6th, 2010 at 8:00 AM

Buttahatchee River Fall Fest & Yard Sale

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A special thanks to everyone that helped with the yard sale this last week through Saturday, and the Buttahatchee River Fall Fest in Hamilton it was a great success and may the Lord bless each one that took time out to help with these events.

YARD SALE!! October 28th - 30th , 2010

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Inside the Church Fellowship Hall

Thursday, October 28th - Saturday, October 30th

There will be all sizes of clothes, toys, household items and many other items as well

Sunday Night Fellowship - October 10, 2010

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Sunday Night Fellowship - This Sunday Night - October 10, 2010

We will be having all different kinds of soup! Come out and enjoy the fellowship!

Tent Revival Pictures

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Different pictures taken throughout the week of revival.........

Ashely, Gary, and Audrey singing on "Youth Night" Thursday Night

Audrey singing

Choir Singing - Tuesday Night

Daniel Preaching Thursday Night

Choir Singing Sunday Morning

Heather, Gary and Audrey singing Sunday Morning

Bro. Phillips preaching Sunday Morning

Bro Phillips preaching Sunday Night

Heather, Gary, and Audrey singing

Daniel on drums and Bro. Ronnie on bass

Daniel Preaching "Youth Night" Thursday Night

Hamilton Gospel Music Fest

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TENT REVIVAL

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Sunday, September 26th- Thursday,September 30th, 2010

Sunday Morning - 10:30 a.m. Sunday Evening - 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Thursday 7:00 p.m. Nightly

Sunday - Wednesday - Pastor Gary Phillips will be preaching

Thursday Night - YOUTH Night - Daniel Philips will be preaching

Tent is located between NTN Bower and Jim Bishop Auto Sales and across the street from O'Riley's Auto Parts Store.

For More information contact

Pastor Gary Phillips

205.546.0196

pastor@lakeviewhc.org

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Hosted by: Lakeview Holiness Church

Saturday, September 25, 2010 at 7:00 pm

Location: There will be a tent located next to NTN Bower

There will be local soloist, groups, praise teams and choirs ministering in song.

Lakeview Holiness Church will be having tent meetings

starting Sunday, September 26, 2010 thru Thursday, September 30, 2010 in the same tent.

For More information contact:

Gary or Heather Phillips

205-495-2472 or 205-412-4932

music@lakeviewhc.org

Men's Fellowship Breakfast Saturday, August 7, 2010

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast

Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 8:00 am

All men invited to come out and enjoy a great time of fellowship!!!

Church Picnic July 5, 2010

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We had a church picnic and it was so much fun....Thanks to all that come out and enjoyed the great time of fellowship. We played softball and I believe everyone from the oldest to the youngest had a great time.

The Destination of the Wicked

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Sunday Night, June 27, 2010 we had a mighty move of God at Lakeview.

Bro. Phillips preached a message entitled

To listen to this message go to http://lakeviewhc.org/Audio-Video.html

Church Picnic

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Church Picnic

Monday, July 5, 2010

Hamilton Park

4:00 PM

We will be playing SOFTBALL this is for ALL AGES....so bring your glove and bat.

EVERYONE COME OUT FOR A GREAT TIME OF FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP!

Sunday, May 16, 2010

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We had two great services at Lakeview yesterday!!!

Come out and join us for some great services!!
Sunday School 9:45 am
Morning Worship 10:45 am
Evening Worship 5:30 pm
Wednesday Nights 7pm

More pictures of services to come soon!

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, May 1, 2010 @ 8:00 a.m.
In Church Fellowship Hall
All men come out and enjoy a great breakfast and a great time of fellowship!!!

Sunday Night Fellowship

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Sunday Night Fellowship

Immediately Following Service!

April 11, 2010

Spring Pictures

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SPRING PICTURES!!
Thursday, April 22, 2010 - Saturday, April 24, 2010
Call 205-495-6216 or 205-412-4932 to purchase a ticket. Tell us you seen this on our blog spot and receive a FREE gift! You get 1-8x10, 2-5x7's, 8-wallets, and proof package all for $25.00

Men's Fellowship Breakfast

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast
Saturday, April 3, 2010 8:00 A.M.
In Church Fellowship Hall
All Men come out and enjoy a great breakfast and a great time of fellowship!!!

Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs

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We are selling Chocolate Peanut Butter Easter Eggs $5.00 each if you would like to purchase one or place an order for one please contact Sis Heather Phillips @ 205-412-4932 or Sis Amy Hudson @ 205-495-6216.

Sunday, March 21, 2010 - We had a Great Move of God!!!

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We had two wonderful services at Lakeview yesterday!!

Revival Fire Continues......

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We had a wonderful week of Revival with Bro. and Sis. Baughtman it was sad to see them have to go, but they are working carrying the word of God to others across the land. We look forward to seeing them come back next year!!! God blessed all who wanted Him during the week of Revival.

Revival Fire continues....We had a wonderful outpouring of the Holy Ghost last night in church as well ... God is moving in the lives of each one at Lakeview! Come out and join us!!! Looking forward to be back in the Lord's house on Wednesday Night!!

REVIVAL - Sunday, March 7th- Friday, March 12th

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REVIVAL

Evangelist: Sis. Linda Baughtman

Sunday, March 7th - Friday, March 12th

Sunday Morning - 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Night - 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Friday Night - 7:00 p.m. each night!

Come out and join us for some very anointed preaching!

Men's Fellowship Breakfast

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast

Saturday, March 6, 2010

In Church Fellowship Hall

All Men Come out and enjoy a great breakfast and a great time of fellowship!!!

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Lakeview Kids Choir

Zack Logan, Taylor Logan, and Rachel Phillips

Jesus Loves Me!

Changing Question Marks? into Periods.

The title for Wednesday Night Message

Bro. Daniel Phillips

Wednesday Night Children Class

Teachers: Bro. Gary and Sis Heather Phillips

Zack, Taylor, and Rachel

Sunday, February 21, 2010

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We had two great services at Lakeview!

"To Be Like Jesus" was the title of the message for Sunday

Bro Phillips preaching

Altar Service

Rachel Phillips Playing the drums during altar service

Bro. Gary Phillips II, Sis Heather Phillips, and Bro. Ronnie Scogin singing and playing music during the altar service.

Bro. Phillips leading everyone in singing an old hymn "I'd Rather Be an Old Time Christian" after the altar service

Revival Sunday, March 7th- Friday, March 12th

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Revival

Evangelist: Sis. Linda Baughtman

Sunday, March 7th - Friday, March 12th

Sunday Morning - 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Night - 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Friday Night - 7:00 p.m. each night!

Come out and join us for some very anointed preaching!

Sunday, February 14th

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Nursery Class - Sis Della

Rachel Brown

Primary Class - Sis Amy

Rachel Phillips, Zack Logan, and Taylor Logan

Teen Class - Sis. Gloria

Audrey Hamby

Bro. Phillips Teaching Young Adult Class

Young Adult Class

Adult Class - Bro Ronnie

Sunday Message "He Should Be Here Any Minute Now"

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We had two great services at Lakeview Yesterday!!! Great time of fellowship last night as well...Enjoy getting to sit down and get to know each other during this time of fellowship!!!!

Coming soon there will be pictures posted of some of the services.....

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Sunday Night Fellowship

This Sunday Night February 6, 2010

immediately following service

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Jesus Loves the little Children....

Zack Logan, Taylor Logan and Rachel Phillips singing during last nights service.

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Men's Fellowship Breakfast

Saturday, Febraury 6, 2010
8:00 AM
in Church Fellowship Hall

All men come out and enjoy a great breakfast and great time of fellowship!!!!

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Revival

Evangelist: Sis. Linda Baughtman

Sunday, March 7th - Friday, March 12th

Sunday Morning - 9:45 a.m.

Sunday Night - 5:30 p.m.

Monday - Friday Night - 7:00 p.m. each night!

Come out and join us for some very anointed preaching!

New Year 2010

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Looking for great things to happen in 2010.....Everyone come out and be with us at Lakeview Holiness Church and start the year off right....We have great Sunday School and great Music with Wonderful Preaching.....Come on out and we can guarantee you will leave with a great blessing!!!

Pastor: Gary Phillips

Sunday School
Sunday School Supertindent - Bro. Michael Allen
Adult Sunday School Teacher - Bro. Ronnie Scogin
Young Adult Sunday School Teacher - Pastor Gary Phillips
Teenage Class - Sis. Gloria Scogin
Junior Class - Sis. Denise Phillips
Primary Class - Sis. Amy Hudson
Nursery Class - Sis. Della Hylton

Music
Choir Director - Sis Heather Phillips
Keyboard - Bro. Gary Phillips II
Bass Guitar - Bro. Ronnie Scogin
Electric Guitar - Bro. Coley Scogin / Pastor Gary Phillips
Drums - Bro. Daniel Phillips

Wednesday Night Children Class
Bro. Gary & Sis Heather Phillips

Christmas Party

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Everyone had a great time at the party...we had a lot of food and then had a contest on making Gingerbread Houses everyone had a great time of fellowship.....