Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Yesterday evening we had the joy and privilege of hearing the Christmas story through God’s Word and song; the traditional “Lessons & Carols” Candlelight service was blessed with nearly a dozen choir members and six different lay readers, four who are youth in our congregation. We praise God and…

Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, This morning we rejoiced with the news the Angel Gabriel brought to Mary, that she would be the mother of the Savior of the World. Here is the link to that service: Attached please find the word document file with the order of service for Sunday December 24th. As…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, In our Midweek Advent Worship service this week we heard the story of Jonah and reflected upon the clothes of repentance (sack cloth and ashes) that the King of Nineveh wore. This familiar Old Testament story helped to underscore the importance of confession of our sins and turning to…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Yesterday evening we gathered for the second midweek Advent worship service; we heard the story of Joseph (11th son of Jacob from Genesis 37); Joseph pointed our attention to Jesus the true and only redeemer. Here is the SoundCloud link: Here is the You.tube video link: Blessings on the…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, John the Baptist REDIRECTS our attention this Advent season to Jesus. He REDIRECTS our attention away from ourselves, our guilt, and our culture. He REDIRECTS us to Jesus the true source of hope, peace, and joy! Here is the SoundCloud audio link for yesterday’s worship service: Here is the…

Dear Sisters & Brothers in Christ, Yesterday evening we gathered for our first Midweek Advent worship service, the theme for the service was a “Foretaste of Fashion.” Throughout the Advent season we will be looking at clothing, robes, and coverings In the Bible and how they point to Jesus. In our first service we recalled…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Yesterday we celebrated the beginning of another Church year and the season of Advent. During Advent we prepare through prayer and repentance of our sins to celebrate Jesus’ birth and to prepare with pentitent hearts His second coming. Here is SoundCloud link to the audio recording of the service:…

Dear Families and Friends of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, This past Wednesday we gathered for a Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service; Paul’s first letter to Timothy (2:1-4) was a great reminder of the Gospel, that Christ came for ALL people. In response to God’s great love and grace Paul encouraged us to pray for all people,…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Yesterday we had the honor to hear God’s word proclaimed from a “real live missionary,” Rev. Mark Moss, of the Lutheran Heritage Foundation. In his message about the great commission, he encouraged us to “Charlie Mike” (military code) for “Carry on the Mission.” Jesus gave us His word to…

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, During our worship services this week we gave thanks to God and praised Him for His grace and mercy extended through the educational ministries at Little Lambs Preschool and our partner in ministry, Concordia Christian Academy. The parable of the 10 bridesmaids reminds us of the importance of remaining…