Week 5 of our series on our values as a church where we will examine and hear about those things that YOU have told us we, as a Christian Community, will not waver on. We have heard that Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd values deep and meaningful relationships that cross generations for the sake […]
Read MoreWe value nurturing faith together
Week 4 of our series on our values as a church where we will examine and hear about those things that YOU have told us we, as a Christian Community, will not waver on. We have heard that Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd values deep and meaningful relationships that cross generations for the sake […]
Read MoreWe value worship that engages EACH of God’s children
Week 3 of our series on our values as a church where we will examine and hear about those things that YOU have told us we, as a Christian Community, will not waver on. We have heard that Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd values deep and meaningful relationships that cross generations for the sake […]
Read MoreWe value a genuine welcome of all
Week 2 of our series on our values as a church where we will examine and hear about those things that YOU have told us we, as a Christian community, will not waver on. Last week we heard our umbrella statement: Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd values deep and meaningful relationships that cross generations […]
Read MoreWho Are We? We Value…
On Sunday we kicked off our 5 week sermon series, “Who are we? We value…” We heard what it means to be a church that values deep meaningful relationships that cross generations for the sake of the Gospel. The values that follow are how we live that out as the community of faith that is […]
Read MoreComplacent is no way to go through life
Matthew 25:14-30 We hear the challenge from the Prophet Zephaniah. We hear the joy the master finds in the worker that goes out and doubles the talents. We are challenged by these stories. Do we go out and turn what we’ve been given into double what it could be? Or, do we safely dig a […]
Read MoreSermon for November 8
Sermon text: Amos 5:18-24 Part one of our November Sermon Series: Out of the Ordinary Let justice roll down like a mighty water. We’d rather remain in our comfortable, ordinary, normal sometimes than do what God calls us to do and live into the church God intended for God’s people. The prophet Amos reminds us […]
Read MoreAll Saints Sunday Sermon
Gospel Text: The Beattitudes Blessed. Are. You. Words we need to hear as we remember not only the Saints that have died in the past year, but also the Saintly Life that we have been called to in our baptism. We hear reminders throughout our worship liturgy that we are God’s beloved, made in God’s […]
Read MoreReformation Sunday Sermon
Sermon for Reformation Sunday – October 25 We are challenged to re-form our way of how we do church. In that re-forming we wonder who it is that will lead us to and through it. The truth is that we’ve been in a bit of re-forming period on more than just the church front, but […]
Read MoreMarks and Reminders – October 18 Sermon
Sunday Sermon for October 18, 2020 Gospel Text: Matthew 22:15 – 22 Sermon Text People of God, grace to you and peace from God, and from our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. Amen. This gospel text brought to mind two ideas or concepts for me. The first being “our marks” and the second, “God’s reminders.” […]
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