Greetings! REGULAR SCHEDULE  Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM. Adult Bible Class is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Mid-week Lenten Services are on Wednesdays through April 9.           Supper – 6:00 PM.  Vespers – 7:00 PM. Bible Matters will resume after Easter. CALENDAR: For a calendar of events and meetings, click here. LENTEN VESPERS           We will continue to have mid-week Lenten services throughout the season of Lent. There will be a supper served at 6:00 PM. Vespers will be at 7:00 PM. Our theme ..read more

Here is the Divine Service from Sunday, March 16, 2025 ..read more

It's that time once again when we celebrate the Christian missionary to Ireland, St. Patrick.  We also get to welcome back our favorite Irish farmers, Conall and Donall.  Enjoy ..read more

JEREMIAH 26:8-15 THE MAN OF SORROWS YEARNS TO SAVE JERUSALEM. In the name + of Jesus.      The prophet Jeremiah had a ministry that no one would envy.  The Lord had told him, “You must go to everyone to whom I send you and say whatever I command you” (Jeremiah 1:7).  So far, this sounds like a great honor.  Not only was it a great honor, but it sounds like a pretty easy job.  The Lord gives you the word, and you repeat it.  Easy, right?      But the Lord told Jeremiah what he was in for.  “I will pronounce my judgments agai ..read more

Just recently, Good Shepherd received a shipment of chasubles and accompanying vestments and paraments to adorn our worship.  They are a generous gift from a member whose name I am choosing not to include in this post.  We will dedicate them to the glory of the Lord in an upcoming service, and we will begin using them on Easter Sunday. While the chasuble is a vestment that is new to Good Shepherd, it is hardly new to the Christian Church, or to the Lutheran Church in particular.  As with anything new, fears and skepticism are to be expected.  Fear and skepticism of noveltie ..read more

Greetings! REGULAR SCHEDULE  Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM. Adult Bible Class is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Mid-week Lenten Services are on Wednesdays through April 9.           Supper – 6:00 PM.  Vespers – 7:00 PM. Bible Matters will resume after Easter. CALENDAR: For a calendar of events and meetings, click here. LENTEN VESPERS           We will continue to have mid-week Lenten services throughout the season of Lent. There will be a supper served at 6:00 PM. Vespers will be at 7:00 PM. Our theme ..read more

Here is the Divine Service from Sunday, March 9, 2025 ..read more

THE TIME BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS           The prophet Malachi was the last prophet among the Old Testament writers.  He prophesied about 400 BC.  The next prophet from the Lord was John the Baptist, beginning his preaching about 29 AD.  What was going on between these two prophets?  Was God silent?  Was he active?  What was going on with God’s covenant and with God’s people?           Our next Bible study will consider “The Time Between the Testaments,” as the Lord was sett ..read more

1 Samuel 17:4-11,32-40,45-59 THE LORD’S ANOINTED HAS SLAIN THE ENEMY OF GOD’S PEOPLE. In the name + of Jesus.      The story of David and Goliath is often used as a locker room pep talk.  A smaller school or less talented team is assured that the little guy can beat the giant.  Sometimes God’s name is even invoked, implying that God is on their side and they will defeat their opponent.  If this is how the Biblical account is taught, then it is woefully misapplied.  The Holy Spirit did not have this event recorded for the sake of locker room pep talks.&n ..read more

It was in Bible Class a few weeks ago that I had the participants respond to this thought question: "Agree or Disagree?  Motherhood is despised in our nation."  The reactions were mixed.  Some thought that statement was far too strong.  I would contend that it is unarguable. Here is a link to a video in which Planned Parenthood boasts how they have women's health care as their primary objective.  Repeatedly, the claim is made that Planned Parenthood provides prenatal health care to expectant mothers.   Planned Parenthood denies claims that they are ..read more