When some hardship or disaster enters your life, who is responsible for it?  Did God send it, or was it the devil at work? It is easy to say, "Everything good is from God, but everything bad is from the devil."  If we hold to this belief, then we may also conclude that there are times when God loses control and the devil has gained the upper hand. King Solomon wrote, "In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider: God has made the one as well as the other, so that man may not find out anything that will be after him" (Ecclesiastes 7:14).  Base ..read more

JOHN 10:11-18 LISTEN TO YOUR GOOD SHEPHERD AND FOLLOW HIM CLOSELY. In the name + of Jesus. M:       Alleluia!  Christ is risen! C:        He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!      Jesus calls himself the Good Shepherd.  The word “good,” employed here by Jesus, refers to something that is beautiful or useful.  It is the same word that Peter used at Jesus’ transfiguration when he said, “Lord, it is good that we are here” (Matthew 17:4).  Then he suggested that they build three shelters.  ..read more

Greetings! REGULAR SCHEDULE  Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM. Sunday School is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Adult Bible Class is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Bible Matters resumes on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 PM.           For a calendar of events and meetings, click here. INTRODUCTION VIDEO FOR GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH           Here is a video to introduce people to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Novi. Share it as much as you can. GET-TO-KNOW-YOU MIXER             ..read more

Here is the Divine Service from Sunday, April 14, 2024 ..read more

LUKE 24:36-49 THE RISEN JESUS EXALTS THE BODY. In the name + of Jesus. M:       Alleluia!  Christ is risen! C:        He is risen indeed!  Alleluia!      There was a great deal of excitement and confusion going on among Jesus’ disciples on that first Easter evening.  There were reports of Jesus’ tomb being open and empty.  This was confirmed by both Simon Peter and John who ran to the tomb to see it for themselves.  Several women said that they had seen the risen Jesus.  Their report ..read more

We took off the week after Easter.  The first few days were spent lounging and napping and enjoying the kids who were able to be here.  On Wednesday, we took off for Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  Our main objective was to see Andrew play for the Harrisburg Stampede in the American Indoor Football League. That game was on Saturday, which gave us three days the enjoy the touristy spots around Harrisburg.  Those included the National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, Hershey's Chocolate World, and Gettysburg National Military Park.  In Gettysburg, we limited ourselves to the V ..read more

Greetings! REGULAR SCHEDULE  Divine Service is Sunday at 10:00 AM. Sunday School is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Adult Bible Class is on Sunday at 9:00 AM. Bible Matters resumes on Wednesday, April 10 at 6:30 PM.           For a calendar of events and meetings, click here. INTRODUCTION VIDEO FOR GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN CHURCH           Here is a video to introduce people to Good Shepherd Lutheran Church of Novi. Share it as much as you can. NEW HYMN for Sunday, April 14           There i ..read more

On Tuesday-Wednesday, April 9-10, the pastors of the southeast conference of the Michigan District of the WELS met at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northfield Township (rural Ann Arbor). Here are some photos.  ..read more

I was out of town for our service on April 7, but here is the Divine Service.  Thanks to the elders for leading the worship and the Bible Class ..read more

Here is the Divine Service from Easter Sunday, Festival Service, on Sunday, March 31, 2024 ..read more